Sunday, December 23, 2012

2012 Österreichischen Filmpreis (Austrian Film Awards) – nominations


The Akademie des Österreichischen Films (Academy of Austrian Film) has announced the nominations for their 3rd annual Österreichischen Filmpreis (Austrian Film Awards).

Most interestingly, the highest profile Austrian film this year, Michael Haneke's Amour, was not among the nominees. Haneke himself declined to submit it for consideration, saying it was "kind of stupid" to compete against those who were just beginning and "that would be unfair." Amour was winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and has won numerous other awards since, including the European Film Awards.

The resulting nominations were led by Florian Flicker's Grenzgänger (Crossing Boundaries) with seven nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Andreas Lust) and Best Screenplay. The film is an adaptation of Karl Schönherr’s “Der Weibsteufel” about two men and one woman involved in a dramatic triangle.

Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love) by Ulrich Seidl followed with six nominations, while Julian Pölsler's Die Wand (The Wall) chimed in with five. Both film's nominations included Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay.

56 films were submitted to the Akademie des Österreichischen Films, including 15 feature films, 25 documentaries and 16 short films. About 240 voting members of the Academy participated in voting for the nominees.

The ceremony for the 3rd annual Österreichischen Filmpreis takes place on January 23, 2013 in the Festival Hall of the Wiener Rathaus (Vienna City Hall).


Complete list of nominations for the 3rd annual Österreichischen Filmpreis

Best Film
Grenzgänger (Crossing Boundaries) – Producer: Viktoria Salcher, Mathias Forberg; Director: Florian Flicker
Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love) – Producer and Director: Ulrich Seidl
Die Wand (The Wall) – Producer: Bruno Wagner, Antonin Svoboda, Martin Gschlacht, Rainer Kölmel, Wasiliki Bleser; Director: Julian Pölsler

Best Documentary
Evolution der Gewalt (Evolution of Violence) – Producer: Oliver Neumann ; Director: Fritz Ofner
Low Definition Control – Malfunctions #0 – Producer: Johannes Hammel, Director: Michael Palm
Der Prozess (The Process) – Producer: Michael Seeber, Gerald Igor Hauzenberger; Director: Gerald Igor Hauzenberger

Best Short Film
Hatch – Christoph Kuschnig
Unser Lied (Our Song) – Catalina Molina
366 Tage (366 Days) – Johannes Schiehsl

Best Actress
Martina Gedeck – Die Wand (The Wall)
Christine Ostermayer – Anfang 80 (Coming of Age)
Margarethe Tiesel – Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love)

Best Actor
Lars Eidinger – Tabu – Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden (Taboo – The Soul Is a Stranger on Earth)
Andreas Lust – Grenzgänger (Crossing Boundaries)
Karl Merkatz – Anfang 80 (Coming of Age)

Best Director
Florian Flicker – Grenzgänger (Crossing Boundaries)
Julian Pölsler – Die Wand (The Wall)
Ulrich Seidl – Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love)

Best Screenplay
Florian Flicker – Grenzgänger (Crossing Boundaries)
Julian Pölsler – Die Wand (The Wall)
Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz – Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love)

Best Cinematography
Martin Gschlacht – Grenzgänger (Crossing Boundaries)
Wolfgang Thaler, Edward Lachman – Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love)
Carsten Thiele – Kuma

Best Costume Design
Cinzia Cioffi – Kuma
Birgit Hutter – Tabu – Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden (Taboo – The Soul Is a Stranger on Earth)
Thomas Oláh – Die Vermessung der Welt (Measuring the World)

Best Make-Up
Fabienne Adam, Brigitte Dettling – Tabu – Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden (Taboo – The Soul Is a Stranger on Earth)
Monika Fischer-Vorauer, Michaela Oppl – Die Vermessung der Welt (Measuring the World)
Martha Ruess – Kuma

Best Music
Lorenz Dangel – Die Lebenden (The Dead and the Living)
Eva Jantschitsch – Grenzgänger (Crossing Boundaries)
Judit Varga – Das Pferd auf dem Balkon (The Horse on the Balcony)

Best Editing
Karina Ressler – Grenzgänger (Crossing Boundaries)
Karina Ressler – Oh Yeah, She performs!
Monika Willi – Die Lebenden (The Dead and the Living)

Best Art Direction
Andreas Donhauser, Renate Martin – Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love)
Katrin Huber – Kuma
Renate Schmaderer, Enid Löser, Petra Heim, Hajo Schwarz – Die Wand (The Wall)

Best Sound Design
Heinz K. Ebner, Philipp Mosser, Bernhard Maisch – Das Pferd auf dem Balkon (The Horse on the Balcony)
Nils Kirchhoff, Bernhard Maisch, Dieter Meyer – More than Honey
Dietmar Zuson, Tobias Fleig – Die Lebenden (The Dead and the Living)

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