Stefan Stratil

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Stefan Stratil (born November 24, 1963 in Vienna ) is an Austrian film director , draftsman and judoka . He deals with animation - short films and working on music videos , illustrations and comics .

Life

Stefan Stratil studied in the 1980s at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in Maria Lassnig's master class for experimental design. There he learned painting and, in the studio for experimental animation directed by Hubert Sielecki , animation film techniques . In the 1980s, Stratil started his artistic career in an environment that was heavily influenced by punk , new wave and the ligne claire drawing style. His personal development was shaped by regular stays in Japan , where he attended judo training, and in Brazil .

Stratil was active in judo from a young age. At the Austrian junior judo championships in 1981 he won bronze in the U78 weight class, and gold the following year. He subsequently took part in the national judo championships four times (weight class U86). He won the bronze medal in 1985 and 1986, the silver medal in 1987 and the gold medal in 1989.

Stratil has been chairman of Asifa Austria since 2004 .

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Stratil created as a director several animated short films . In his politically motivated animation, Prometheus (1983), he fictitiously addressed the struggle against the ruling class, although, similar to George Orwell's 1984, there was no happy ending for the protagonist. In cooperation with Bady Minck , Stefan Stratil developed the animated film The Man with Modern Nerves (1988). It addresses the dichotomy between body and soul in that the protagonist's spiritual heights are in contrast to his physical limitations - his broken leg. The short film I'm a Star! is inspired by Frank Sinatra . The lonely world of the protagonist between alcohol, cigarettes, empty hotel corridors and the fatal love for Ava Gardner is depicted in a state of intoxication. Framed by the music of Louie Austen , the animation of a comic strip is staged using different cinematic techniques. From abstract drawings to black-and-white photographs, Stefan Stratil uses various methods of representation to describe the distorted reality of the main character. Stratils short films such as The Man with Modern Nerves and I'm a Star! were shown at the international film festival in Cannes , at the international film festival in Rotterdam , at the Berlinale and at the Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand .

In addition to some music videos, Stefan Stratil's work also includes drawings, illustrations and some comics for Austrian and international magazines. He has received many awards for his work for the advertising industry in the print and film sector. Among other things, he received the Golden Venus several times , which is awarded by the Art Directors Club of Austria .

Filmography

Short films

  • 1983: Prometheus
  • 1984: Ronald Dunck strikes back
  • 1986/94: The Secret of the Gray Matter
  • 1988: The man with modern nerves
  • 1992: Vivus Funeratus
  • 2002: I'm a Star!

Music videos

Stefan Stratil produced the following music videos for Der Plan :

  • 2004: Copyright Slavery
  • 2004: Germany pale mother
  • 2004: Ulrike

Commercials (selection)

Stefan Stratil produced several commercials including:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Franziska Bruckner: Painting in Motion. Studio for experimental animation film at the University of Applied Arts Vienna . Springer, Vienna / New York 2011, ISBN 978-3-7091-0245-9 , pp. 118–119.
  2. ↑ a b c d Peter Tscherkassky (Ed.): Film Unframed. A History of Austrian Avant-Garde Cinema . Synema, Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-901644-42-9 , p. 358.
  3. ↑ Stefan Stratil Judoka . In: JudoInside. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b Stefan Stratil . In: Sixpackfilm Database. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  5. ^ Franziska Bruckner: Painting in Motion. Studio for experimental animation film at the University of Applied Arts Vienna . Springer, Vienna / New York 2011, ISBN 978-3-7091-0245-9 , p. 131.
  6. ↑ I'm a Star! Viennale Vienna International Film Festival. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Stratil, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian film director, draftsman and judoka
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna