Ulrike Schweiger

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Ulrike Schweiger (* 1969 in Linz ) is an Austrian screenwriter , director , film producer and dramaturgical consultant.

Life

Ulrike Schweiger has lived in Vienna since 1973. After graduating from high school in 1987, she studied decorative arts in Brussels in 1987/88 . In 1989 she completed a radio and television workshop at Stanford University in the USA . From 1990, Schweiger studied directing with Peter Patzak and film production with Peter Mayer at the University of Music and Performing Arts (Film and Television Department). In November 1995 she graduated with honors as a Magistra artis.

As a result, some films made after the training period were shown at numerous festivals and received multiple awards. Since March 1999 she has been working on the scripts with Michael Tanczos (scripts for Twinni, For a handful of luck and everything will be fine ).

Schweiger is a member and on the board of the script FORUM Vienna and is a member of the Austrian Film Director Association.

Filmography

  • 1989: A day in the Palo Alto Fire Department - (script, director, editor), documentary, 5 minutes
  • 1991: Gefangen - (script, direction, editing), documentary, 5 minutes
  • 1992: Leni - (camera; cast as Uli Schweiger), short film
  • 1992: Sushi - (sound), short film
  • 1992: Numbers of a Time - (script, direction, editing), documentary, 20 minutes
  • 1992: Hommage - (script, direction, editing), short film, 10 minutes
  • 1994: Seventeen and Four - (script, direction, editing), short film, 20 minutes
  • 1995: Zapping - (script, director), short film, 20 minutes
  • 1996: because i'm a girl - (production, script, direction), short film, 26.5 minutes
  • 1996: Hoch Zeit - (production), short film
  • 1996: Attention recording - (script, director), documentary ORF, 40 minutes
  • 1997: Schnell Geld - (script, director), short film for children, 7 minutes
  • 1998: Abuse is punished - (book, director), short film, 15 minutes
  • 1999: Everything will be fine - (screenplay), feature film, 90 minutes
  • 1999: Land of Milk and Honey - (screenplay), documentary, 52 minutes
  • 2000: For a handful of luck - (screenplay), feature film, 90 minutes
  • 2003: Twinni - (book, director), feature film, 90 minutes
  • 2005: The ears are growing - (script, director), documentary

Awards

Zapping

  • 1995: Golden Bobby for best director and best editing, Festival of the Vienna Film Academy

Attention recording

  • 1996: Nomination for the State Prize
  • 1996: Young talent award from the professional association of the audio and film industry in Austria
  • 1997: Award for high standard at the Master Awards in Stuttgart

Abuse is punished

  • 1998: Best short film (Grand Prix du Court Métrage), Festival International du Film d'Amiens
  • 1998: Best film at the 14th International Short Film Festival in Berlin
  • 1999: Main Jury Prize (Gold Danzante) for best film at the 27th International Film Festival, Huesca ( Spain )
  • 1999: Best Student Production at the Melbourne International Film Festival
  • 1999: Golden Bear, Festival of Nations, Ebensee
  • 1999: 3rd place, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Florida

Twinni

  • 2003: Grand Jury Prize (Vague d'Or) for best film, Festival International du Cinéma au Féminin, Bordeaux
  • 2004: Special Mention, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, San Francisco
  • 2004: Best first film script, Thomas-Pluch-Förderpreis
  • 2004: Undine Award for best young actress (Diana Latzko)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dramaturginnen: Ulrike Schweiger, Vienna on the website of the DrehbuchFORUM Vienna, accessed on October 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ about us: Board of Directors: Ulrike Schweiger on the website of the DrehbuchFORUM Vienna, accessed on October 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Data source: Original VHS video (shot in Beta SP ) and original card, both from 1996.
personal data
SURNAME Schweiger, Ulrike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schweiger, Uli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian screenwriter, director, film producer and dramaturgical consultant
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Linz