Günter Johannes Schwaiger
11-09- 1965. Neumarkt (Salzburg)
2010
Preproduction of a new documentary and a first feature fiction film
2009
Production, direction and cinematography of ARENA documentary, 105 min, HD, coproduction with TVE (Spain), ORF (Austria)
www.arena-film.com
2007
Written, directed and produced “HAFNER´S PARADISE ”documentary, 74 min. Beta SP
FIRST PRIZE “TIME OF HISTORY” Best Documentary Film VALLADOLID INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL, SEMINCI 2007
Festivals (selection): Locarno, Los Angeles, Valladolid, Hof, Diagonale, Guadalajara, Jerusalem, Warsaw, Sao Paulo, Florence, Rome, Cologne, Bergamo, Gijón, Lublin,…
2007
Written the script for feature film “Why”
2007
Collaborates with the director Freddy Más in his script “Amanecer de un sueño”
2006
Cofunder of the international filmmaker group “IMAGENES CONTRA EL OLVIDO” www.imagenescontraelolvido.com
2006 / 2007
CoWriter of the new script of the director Achero Mañas “Who is Carlos Buendía”
2005 / 2006
Installation „ Fosa comun “ (Massgrave) – in collaboration with Tom Lavin Gallery El Ojo Atómico - Madrid
2005 / 2006
“El Encargo“ script for feature film
Coproduction Austria - Spain
2005
Directed and produced “ SANTA CRUZ ...FOR EXAMPLE” documentary, BetaSP, 66 min., color
Award:
Special Award for Culture and Art City of Salzburg
2004
Directed for Television the Opera “ Triunfos y Lágrimas” Artistic Director: Jordi Savall, HerspérionXXI, Barcelona
2003
Director of the World First performance of the opera “Horizonte Cuadrado” from César Camarero. Teatro de la Abadía, Madrid /in Coproduction with Teatro Central, Sevilla
2002
Script for the feature film : „Zero“
2000 / 2001:
“DER AUSFLUG/ LA EXCURSIÓN” (“The Excursion”), 35mm, 17 min., color, Spanish
Festivals (selection): SPAIN: Festival de Cine de Medina del Campo; Festival Int. del Mediterrània, Mallorca, Proyecta, Las Palmas; Int. Shortfilmfestival ELCHE (Alicante) , ALCALÁ/MADRID, ALPINALE - Int. Film Festival (Austria); SAO PAULO Int. Filmfestival, (Brazil) , CORTOIMOLA (Italy), DIAGONALE (Austria), MELILLA (Spain), HOF (Germany), CUZCO (Ecuador), WARSCHAU (Poland), CARACAS (Venezuela)
Awards: Best Director - XXIII Festival Int. of Indept. Cinema, Elche (Spain)
Best Fiction Fiction 35mm - XXIII Festival Int. of Indept. Cinema
1998 / 99
“ NIEMANDSLAND “ (“TIERRA DE NADIE“,“NO MAN´S LAND “), 35 mm , b/w,17min., Spanish
Festivals ( selection ): Palm Springs (USA), Sao Paulo, Alcala (Madrid), Rotterdam, Montecatini (Italy), Alpinale (Austria), Verden (RFA), Barcelona (Spain),..
1996 / 97
“ Fünf Füsse und ein Wunsch “ ( ” Cinco Pies y un Deseo”- “ Five Feet and one desire” ) 35 mm , 19 min., color, Spanish
Awards: Hauptpreis (best Film) Verden (RFA)
Festivals (selection) : Sitges(Spain), Cork (Irland), Sao Paulo (Brasil), Verden (RFA), Saarbrücken (Max Ophüls Preis) 97(RFA), Alcalá de Henares(Madrid, Spain), Diagonale (Austria) a.o.
1994 / 95:
“ SUPPENKASPER “ ( “LEON”), 16 mm , b/w, 17 min.
Awards: Uppsala Filmkaja ( best fiction film ) International Shortfilmfestival Uppsala, Sweden
Premio Extraordinario ( best film ) Festival Internat. Cine Independ. Elche, Spain, Primer Premio ( best film,16mm )Semana Internat. del Cortometraje de San Roque – Spain; Festivals (selection): Uppsala (Sweden), Bilbao, Elche, Cadiz, Alcalá - Madrid (Spain), Krakow (Poland), Grenzland Filmtage(RFA), Montecatini (Italy), a.o.
1994:
“ Das seltsame Ende eines Frühstücks in der Ewigkeit “
(El extraño final de un desayuno en la eternidad”, “The unusual end of a breakfast in eternity”), 16mm, b/w, 12 min.
Awards : Segundo Premio 16 mm Festival Internat. Cine Indep. Film Elche (Alicante), Menciòn de Honor , Mundial Badalona ( Barcelona)
Mejor Fotografia , Semana Internacional de Cine Naval y del Mar Cartagena
Biography
Günter Johannes Schwaiger
Born : 11- 09 - 1965 in Neumarkt (Salzburg)
1983 - 87: student of ethnology and drama at the University of Viena
1987 - 89 : lives and studies in Italy ( Rome and Milan )
since 90 : lives and works in Madrid and Austria
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