
(Austria, 1975)
Artist and filmmaker. He studied Architecture at the Graz University of Technology and the University of Edinburgh. Since 2000 he has made numerous films and video installations. She is currently a professor at the University of Fine Arts in Linz. Among the awards and distinctions he has received are: Best Experimental Film, New York Underground Film Festival, USA (2003), International Competition Cinematography Award, Cinematexas, Austin, Texas, USA (2004), Nominierung für Int. Medienkunstpreis, ZKM, Karlsruhe, D (2005), THE SECTION ARCHITECTURE, Milano Doc Festival, IT (2009), Outstanding Artist Award“ Avantgardefilm, Bundesminist. F. Unterricht, Kunst u. Kultur (2011), Lobende Erwähung am IFFI – Internat. Filmfestival Innsbruck, A (2012), Award for Best Short Film, Edinburgh International Filmfestival, UK (2013), Großer Diagonale-Preis für Innovatives Kino, A (mit Sasha Pirker) (2015), Staatsstipendium für Video- und Medienkunst (2017) and the con-tempus Award des Landes Steiermark für zeitgenössische bildende Kunst 2019 / Award for Best Short Film, Sabaudia June Filmfestival, IT (2019).