Saturday, December 18, 2010

The inaugural Österreichischen Filmpreis (Austrian Film Award) - nominations


On Friday, December 17 the Akademie des Östereichischen Films (Academy of Austrian Film) announced the nominees for the first ever edition of the Österreichischen Filmpreis (Austrian Film Award). Der Räuber (The Robber) directed by Benjamin Heisenberg dominated with seven nominations for Best Feature Film, Director, Actor, Screenplay, Camera, Editing and Sound. The movie is based on the true story of an Austrian champion marathoner who led a secret double life holding up banks in the 1980s.

Two films received four nominations each. They were Jessica Hausner's multi-award winning film Lourdes and Oskar Roehler's Austria-German film Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen (Jew Suss: Rise and Fall). But Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen did not receive a Best Feature Film nomination which instead went to Andreas Prochaska's Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott (The accidental kidnapping of the Woman Elfriede Ott).

The Österreichischen Filmpreis was founded in March 2009 by the Akademie des Östereichischen Films (Academy of Austrian Film). They are likely intended to be a more serious alternative to the Romy Awards. 41 feature films released in Austrian cinemas between October 1, 2009 and November 30, 2010 were eligible for nominations. For a film to be nominated, it had to satisfy at least two of the three criteria: 1) the original version of the film is German; 2) the director is from Austria, or lives in Austria; or 3) the producer is an Austrian or resides in Austria. Three nominees were determined in each of the 13 categories.

The Academy consists of over 140 film professionals. It is current President is director/producer Barbara Albert and the Chairman is actor/director Karl Markovic.

The ceremony for the 1st Österreichischen Filmpreis will be on January 29th 2011 in Vienna, Austria.
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Complete  nominations for the Österreichischen Filmpreis (Austrian Film Award) 2011

Best Feature Film 
Der Räuber (The Robber), Benjamin Heisenberg
Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott (The accidental kidnapping of the Woman Elfriede Ott), Andreas Prochaska
Lourdes, Jessica Hausner

Best Documentary
Bock for President, Sudabeh Mortezai
Im Bazar der Geschlechter (In the Bazaar of Gender), Sudabeh Mortezai
Pianomania, Lilian Franck, Robert Cibis

Best Actress
Dorka Gryllus, Der Kameramörder (The Killer with the Camera)
Magdalena Kronschläger, Tag und Nacht (Day and Night)
Barbara Romaner, Mahler auf der Couch (Mahler on the Couch)

Best Actor
Moritz Bleibtreu, Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen (Jew Suss: Rise and Fall)
Andreas Lust, Der Räuber (The Robber)
Tobias Moretti, Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen (Jew Suss: Rise and Fall)

Best Director
Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel, La Pivellina
Jessica Hausner, Lourdes
Benjamin Heisenberg, Der Räuber (The Robber)

Best Screenplay
Jessica Hausner, Lourdes
Benjamin Heisenberg Martin Prinz, Der Räuber (The Robber)
Uwe Lubrich, Alfred Schwarzenberger, Michael Ostrowski, Andreas Prochaska, Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott (The accidental kidnapping of the Woman Elfriede Ott)

Best Camera
Martin Gschlacht, Women Without Men
Gerald Salmina, Günther Göberl, Peter Thompson, Franz Recktenwald, Michael Kelem, Mount St.Elias
Reinhold Vorschneiderm, Der Räuber (The Robber)

Best Costume Design 
Caterina Czepek, Mahler auf der Couch (Mahler on the Couch)
Martina List, Das Vaterspiel (Kill Daddy Good Night)
Thomas Oláh, Women Without Men

Best Makeup
Sam Dopona, Blutsfreundschaft (Initiation)
Heike Merker, Astrid Mariaschk, Das Vaterspiel (Kill Daddy Good Night)
Björn Rehbein, Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen (Jew Suss: Rise and Fall)

Best Music 
Raimund Hepp, Der Atem des Himmels (The Breath of Heaven)
Kollegium Kalksburg, Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott (The accidental kidnapping of the Woman Elfriede Ott)
Olga Neuwirth, Das Vaterspiel (Kill Daddy Good Night)

Best Editing 
Tizza Covi, La Pivellina 
Karina Ressler, Lourdes
Andrea Wagner, Benjamin Heisenberg, Der Räuber (The Robber)

Best Art Direction
Csaba Stork, Der Kameramörder (The Killer with the Camera)
Isidor Wimmer, Jud Süss – Film ohne Gewissen (Jew Suss: Rise and Fall)
Katharina Wöppermann, Women Without Men

Best Sound Design
Manfred Banach, Philipp Mosser, Bernhard Maisch, 3faltig
Marc Parisotto, Veronika Hlawatsch, Bernhard Maisch, Der Räuber (The Robber)
Dieter Zuson, Veronika Hlawatsch, Bernhard Maisch, Tag und Nacht (Day and Night)

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