Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Stefan Ruzowitzky | |
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 Stefan Ruzowitzky, 13 April 2008 | |
| Born | Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Spouse | Birgit Sturm |
Stefan Ruzowitzky is an Austrian film director and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Ruzowitzky was born in
Movie career
In 1996, Ruzowitzky presented his first feature film, Tempo, about a group of youths living in Vienna. He was subsequently awarded with the Max Ophüls Preis.
His next feature film,
In 2000 he directed the successful German horror film Anatomy, starring Franka Potente, and in 2003 the equally well-received sequel Anatomy 2. Ruzowitzky's first international co-production, All the Queen's Men (2001), starring Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Izzard, was received poorly by both critics and viewers.
In 2007 Ruzowitzky's
In 2013, he directed the 90-minute non-fiction drama Das radikal Böse, which, by means of authentic letters and interviewing psychology, military, and history experts seeks to explain the mentality of "ordinary" members of
His vampire horror film The Last Voyage of the Demeter is based on Bram Stoker's Dracula tale,[4] and the psychological thriller Braincopy.[5][6]
On 2 May 2014, Deadline Hollywood announced that Ruzowitzky would direct Screen Gems' action-thriller
Filmography
- 1996 – Tempo – writer & director
- 1998 – The Inheritors – writer & director
- 2000 – Anatomy – writer & director
- 2001 – All the Queen's Men – director
- 2003 – Anatomy 2 – writer & director
- 2007 – The Counterfeiters – writer & director
- 2009 – Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book – writer & director
- 2012 – Deadfall – director
- 2013 - Radical Evil - director [7][8]
- 2017 – Cold Hell – director
- 2017 – Patient Zero – director
- 2019 - 8 Tage - director
- 2020: - Narcissus and Goldmund - director
- 2021: – Hinterland – director
Awards
- 1998 - The Inheritors, Grand Prix at the 1998 edition of Film Fest Gent
- 2007 – The Counterfeiters, Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
- 2007 - The Counterfeiters, Grand Prix at the 2007 edition of Film Fest Gent
Opera
In 2010, Ruzowitzky directed his first opera production, Der Freischütz, for Vienna's Theater an der Wien. The cast included his Counterfeiters star Karl Markovics in the non-singing role of Samiel; the production was conducted by Bertrand de Billy.
References
- ^ 'The Demeter' Finally to Set Sail With Dracula Aboard?
- ISBN 978-3-933471-80-2
- ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards Database 2007 (80th) Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today
- ^ 'Counterfeiters' helmer eyes 'Demeter'
- ^ Anatomie Director Set to Offer Up a Braincopy
- ^ "Over 800 German and Austrian Film Industry Professionals Sign Letter Against Antisemitism: 'We Stand Unreservedly in Solidarity With All Jews'". Variety.
- ^ Radical Evil | Film Platform
- ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (5 January 2015). "Radical Evil: Film that nobody wants to see". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links
- Stefan Ruzowitzky at IMDb
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