Götz Spielmann (born 11 January 1961) is an Austrian director and
scriptwriter.Spielmann was born in Wels, Austria, and grew up in
Vienna. After High School, he lived in Paris for several months. From
1980 to 1987 he studied film direction and script-writing in Vienna at
the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. At the Viennese
Filmacadamy, his professors included Harald Zusanek and Axel
Corti.After making several short films, and receiving his diploma with
Vergiss Sneider!, with the drama Erwin und Julia, Spielmann had his
first great success. In 1993, his film Der Nachbar won the Vienna
Filmaward at the Viennale. And in 1994, his film for television Dieses
naive Verlangen was awarded with the Erich-Neuberg-Preis. In 2006, he
was honored with the Upper Austrian Landeskulturpreis in the
“Film†section.Spielmann is one of the most important contemporary
Austrian film directors. His films The Stranger and Antares were the
Austrian candidates for Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language
Film. Antares has been screened widely at more than thirty
International Film Festivals.
scriptwriter.Spielmann was born in Wels, Austria, and grew up in
Vienna. After High School, he lived in Paris for several months. From
1980 to 1987 he studied film direction and script-writing in Vienna at
the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. At the Viennese
Filmacadamy, his professors included Harald Zusanek and Axel
Corti.After making several short films, and receiving his diploma with
Vergiss Sneider!, with the drama Erwin und Julia, Spielmann had his
first great success. In 1993, his film Der Nachbar won the Vienna
Filmaward at the Viennale. And in 1994, his film for television Dieses
naive Verlangen was awarded with the Erich-Neuberg-Preis. In 2006, he
was honored with the Upper Austrian Landeskulturpreis in the
“Film†section.Spielmann is one of the most important contemporary
Austrian film directors. His films The Stranger and Antares were the
Austrian candidates for Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language
Film. Antares has been screened widely at more than thirty
International Film Festivals.
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