Sebastian Meise
Sebastian Meise (born 1976 in Kitzbühel ) is an Austrian film director .
Life
Meise studied painting at the Art Students League of New York from 1994 to 1996 and then philosophy and musicology at the University of Vienna . From 2000 he switched to directing at the Vienna Film Academy , where he was in Michael Haneke's class .
In 2007 he co-founded the production company FreibeuterFilm . His feature film debut Still Life from 2011 deals with the subject of pedophilia . While researching the film, he met the protagonist of his documentary Outing and decided to make a film about him.
Filmography
- 2003: Prises de vue
- 2005: Random
- 2006: demons
- 2011: still life
- 2012: Outing
- 2021: Great freedom
Awards
- Diagonale Prize of the Youth Jury - Best Newcomer Film 2003 for Prises de vue
- Carl Mayer Screenplay Award 2007
- Thomas Pluch Prize 2012 for Still Life
- Grand Diagonale Prize 2012 for Still Life
- International Cannes Film Festival 2021 - Awarded the jury prize of the Un Certain Regard section for Great Freedom
Web links
- Sebastian Meise in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Sebastian Meise - Association of Austrian Film Directors. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
- ↑ PROFILE. In: FREIBEUTERFILM. Retrieved June 5, 2021 (German).
- ↑ Sebastian Meise on STILL LIFE. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
- ↑ Cannes: “Un Certain Regard” jury award to director Meise. In: ORF.at . July 16, 2021, accessed July 16, 2021 .
- ↑ Un Certain Regard Prizes 2021. In: festival-cannes.com. July 16, 2021, accessed July 16, 2021 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Titmouse, Sebastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian film director |
| BIRTH DATE | 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kitzbühel |