Wilhelm Pellert
Wilhelm Pellert (born January 26, 1950 in Vienna ) is an Austrian writer and director . In addition to plays and radio plays, he writes novels, scripts and poems. As the director of the socially critical Jesus von Ottakring , he had a film success that received several awards in 1976.
Live and act
He started working for film in 1968 when he worked in Herbert Holba's ACTION film group , which ran a film documentation center, cinemas, a film club and a film magazine, among other things. He left this group in 1970 and founded the cabaret group Borobya in 1971 , which dealt with target group and street theater, and whose director and author he was.
In 1974, his folk play Jesus von Ottakring , written together with Helmut Korherr , premiered at the Vienna Volkstheater . In 1975 this play was filmed with Rudolf Prack and Hilde Sochor in the leading roles. His play Ulenspiegel was premiered in Basel , the monodrama Der Cascadeur was played in Saarbrücken , Berlin , Vienna, Bern and Eger .
1978 doctorate Wilhelm Pellert to Dr. phil. with the dissertation Neues Theater in der Scala (1948-1956) . In 1979 he received an annual scholarship for dramatic authors as well as the sponsorship award from the Ministry of Education and the Arts .
His children's books have been translated into Spanish, Greek and Albanian.
Wilhelm Pellert lives and works in Vienna. He is a member of the Austrian PEN Club and the Austrian Writers' Association .
Works (selection, incomplete)
Plays:
- 2013: kronprinz@rudolf.eu . A monodrama
- 2012: Messenhauser . A Viennese folk piece
- 2011: Wittgenstein . A monodrama
- 2010: Oskar Werner . A monodrama
- 2006: Sindelar
- 2005: Hedy Kiesler Lamarr . A monodrama (Director: Gerald Szyszkowitz , Vienna: Freie Bühne Wieden )
- 1992: The Cascadeur
- 1987: Ulenspiegel (premiered in Basel )
- 1974: Jesus von Ottakring (written with Helmut Korherr , premiered at the Vienna Volkstheater , filmed with Rudolf Prack )
Radio plays:
- 1999: The Art Piper. A monodrama. (Director: Wilhelm Pellert, ORF Vienna)
- 1998: Sindelar. A piece of time. (Director: Nikolaus Scholz, ORF Vienna)
- 1987: The dead point. A parable (Director: Götz Fritsch, ORF Vienna)
- 1983: meal. An everyday story (with Silvia Wallner, director: Wilhelm Pellert, ORF Vienna)
- 1975: Last help. A Rhapsody in Black (with Helmut Korherr, Director: Hans Krendlesberger, ORF Vienna)
- 1973: The night walkers. A suburban comedy with a bad ending (with Helmut Korherr, director: Hans Krendlesberger, ORF Vienna)
- 1973: Dr. Tschicker and Mr. Heut. A New Vienna horror fairy tale (with Helmut Korherr, director: Hans Krendlesberger, ORF Vienna)
Novels:
- 2007: The Art of Living from Art
- 1984: Go well into life
Scripts:
- 1991: The King Bee
- 1991: Desires or It's all so easy (filmed by ORF)
- 1971: the first days
Children's books:
- 2010: Daniela and the Bad Boys Club
- 1997: Jimmy and Formula I
- 1997: Jimmy and winter sports
- 1996: Jimmy and the football world
- 1992: Ayana and the golden gate
- 1990: Ada and Grandma in Togo
- 1989: The Bee King ( filmed in 1990 with Karl Merkatz )
- 1986: The eighth dwarf. A fairy tale
- 1985: Fridolin and Barto (with Helmut Korherr)
Poems:
- 2002: Martial - Poems against the Just War
- 1998: Dialectical - Poems at the Right Time
Films:
- 1991: Desires or It's all so easy (TV film; screenplay)
- 1976: Jesus von Ottakring (director, screenplay)
Awards
- 1973: Theodor Körner Prize for Literature
- 1976: Prize of the Vienna Art Fund for Film
- 1979: Annual grant for dramatic authors from the Federal Ministry for Education and the Arts
- 1979: Austrian Prize for Film Art from the Federal Ministry for Education and the Arts
- 1983: Prize of the City of Vienna for Literature
- 1989: Theodor Körner Prize for Literature
- 1994: Drama scholarship from the Federal Ministry for Education and Art
literature
- Olaf Möller: Last people and first again essay, in: Filmarchiv. Announcements of the Filmarchiv Austria No. 42, edition 03/07, pp. 23–28
Individual evidence
Web links
- www.pellert.at - Homepage of Wilhelm Pellert
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Pellert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Wilhelm Pellert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pellert, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |