Michael Bindlechner

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Michael Bindlechner (born September 3, 1957 in Laa an der Thaya , Lower Austria ) is an Austrian director , cameraman and producer .

Life

Michael Bindlechner was born in Laa an der Thaya, a small town in Lower Austria, into a family of chemists . At the age of ten he already played his first film role, as Max, in the feature film production Max and Moritz , whereupon he received a photo camera as a souvenir gift after filming.

After completing a photography apprenticeship , he worked as a camera assistant for cameramen such as Derek Vanlint, Toni Imi, and many more. In 1980 he started working as a freelance cameraman and made documentary and television films worldwide. In 1987 he became a director and made over 250 commercials at home and abroad. He has received numerous international awards for his work, including the Golden Lion of Cannes .

In 1993 Michael Bindlechner founded the film production company FRAMES based in Vienna and produced the feature film " In Heaven ", which he also directed himself. For “In Heaven”, with Merab Ninidze , Sylvie Testud and Xaver Hutter , he received numerous international awards. In the advertising industry, Bindlechner made an international name for himself both as a director and as a producer with his FRAMES film production. Michael Bindlechner's specialty besides “storytelling” is the “food & tabletop” area, in which he is among the best in the world.

During a break in early 2000, he retired to his second adopted home, Edelprinz in the northern Waldviertel , and in 2003 wrote the book “Edelprinzer Gärtnerjahr. Diary of a break ”.

Awards (selection)

  • Golden Lion , Cannes
  • British Television Register
  • “National Gold Award”, Hong Kong Film Festival
  • Clio-nominee, New York
  • "Tiger Award" - competition, Rotterdam
  • "Max Ophüls Award" - nominee, Saarbrücken
  • 2015: Diagonale "Best Cinematography" award for Superwelt
  • 2015: Festival del Cinema Europeo Winner Best Cinematography for Superwelt

Filmography (selection)

Feature films

  • 1998 "In Heaven", director
  • 2004 "C (r) ook", co-producer
  • 2006 “Breaking the Ice”, producer
  • 2014 “SUPERWORLD” , photography director

Commercials (Director)

over 250 advertising films, etc. a. For:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ orf.at - Diagonale Prize to “Ich seh Ich seh” ( Memento from March 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Article dated March 21, 2015, accessed March 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Awards of the XVI edition of the european cinema festival . accessed on April 23, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Bindlechner, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian director, cameraman and producer
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd September 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Laa an der Thaya , Lower Austria