Maria Magdalena Koller

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Maria Magdalena Koller (born September 25, 1957 in Feldbach in Styria; † February 21, 2019 in Vienna ) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter .

Life

Maria Magdalena Koller studied German , history and philosophy at the University of Graz . She did her doctorate in 1985 with the topic “Economic Policy under National Socialism ”. After working as an AHS teacher, she worked for Hugo Portisch's team for five years . Since 1992 she has worked as a screenwriter and film director. Her works include, in particular, documentaries from the fields of history, social politics, culture, religion and nature films. A large number of the works were produced in cooperation with German broadcasters and Arte and have won multiple awards. From 2013 to 2015 she held a professorship for dramaturgy at the Karl Franzens University Graz .

Koller was honored with the Golden Eagle Award 2009 and the Austrian People's Education Award 1999 for the documentation Commando Forced Labor . In 2001 she received the Silver World Medal at the New York Festivals for her ORF documentary "We are not silent" and was nominated for the Prix Europe in Berlin . The ORF documentary is about violence against women during the Balkan War . For the first time women speak publicly about their suffering. The film was shown worldwide. With the docu-drama Mother Teresa - Saints of Darkness , Koller created a poignant portrait and human obituary for a great personality. The film illuminates the life of the world-famous missionary and tells of her inner conflicts and the not always easy love for God. The international co-production Triumph der Tomato depicts the worldwide campaign of conquest of this coveted fruit in a sensual way. For this, Koller received several international awards, including a. the Silver Dolphin at the Corporate Media & TV Awards in Cannes.

Koller lived in Vienna with her husband, the cartoonist Gerald Mayerhofer .

Filmography

  • 1986–1990: Austria I ( ORF documentary, collaboration on the script)
  • 1990–1991: Hear the signals (ORF documentation, collaboration on the script)
  • 1993–1995: The future of aging (ORF documentary, script and director)
  • 1996–1997: Everyday culture (ORF documentary, script and direction)
  • 1998: Hunger for love (ORF / 3sat report, script and director)
  • 1997–1998: The Scent of the Forest (ORF documentary, script and director)
  • 1999: Forced Labor Command (ORF documentary, script and direction)
  • 1999: Love in War (ORF documentary, script and direction)
  • 2000: Immaculately beautiful (ORF / 3sat documentation, script and direction)
  • 2001: We are not silent (ORF documentary, script and direction)
  • 2003: Cape Verde - Insel der Sehnsucht (3sat documentary, script and direction)
  • 2003: Otto von Habsburg - Emperor's son without a crown (ORF documentary, script and direction)
  • 2003: The Reach for Life (ORF documentary, script and direction)
  • 2003: Lechtal-Lebensraum Berg (ORF / NDR documentary, script and direction)
  • 2004: Die Seelenheiler (ORF documentary, script and director)
  • 2004: The Mehlspeisadel (ORF / ARTE documentation, script and direction)
  • 2005: The Almsommer (ORF / ARTE documentary, script and direction)
  • 2006: Große Lust (ORF / Bayerischer Rundfunk documentary, director)
  • 2006: Angels, do they exist? (ORF documentary, script and direction)
  • 2007/2008: Death at Dawn (ORF / ZDF / ARTE docu-drama, script and direction)
  • 2009/2010: Mother Teresa - Saints of Darkness (ORF / ZDF / ARTE docu-drama, script and director)
  • 2012/2014: Triumph of the tomato (ORF / ARTE / CCTV9 China, script and direction)
  • 2016: The Art of Healing (ORF documentary, script and direction)

Awards

  • 1999: Austrian Adult Education TV Award for "Forced Labor Command"
  • 2001: Silver World Medal / New York Festivals for "We are not silent"
  • 2008: Golden Eagle Award / Washington for "Death at Dawn"
  • 2015: Silver Dolphin / Corporate Media & TV Awards / Cannes and NaturVision / Filmfestival Ludwigsburg for "Triumph der Tomato"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Part of Maria Magdalena Koller. In: trauerportal.at. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Award-winning . ( uni-graz.at [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / isacademy.org
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / files.adulteducation.at
  5. ↑ Triumph of the tomato. In: ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG. Accessed February 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Koller, Maria Magdalena
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Feldbach in Styria
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 2019
Place of death Vienna