SABINE HIEBLER and GERHARD ERTL
Ever since they were students at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz, Sabine Hiebler and Gerhard Ertl have worked together. In the early stages of their artistic cooperation they produced and staged prize-winning experimental films which were shown around the world (e.g. the New York Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, MOMA Museum of Modern Art, New York).
Their artistic endeavours in the realms of photography, visual arts and video have been presented in numerous exhibitions (Ars Electronica, Neuen Galerie Graz, Vienna Museum of Art History, Biennale de l´image Paris).
Sabine Hiebler and Gerhard Ertl’s first feature film was NOGO – an episode film with Jürgen Vogel, Michael Ostrowski in his first film role, Jasmin Tabatabai, Meret Becker, Oliver Korittke and Mavie Hörbiger.The film had its international premiere in Rotterdam and at the Max Ophüls Festival in Saarbrücken, was invited to festivals around the world and received numerous awards including the Variety Critics’ Choice and the Diagonale Award for Innovative Production.This was followed by another feature film which won numerous awards, "Anfang 80 (Coming of Age"), with Christine Ostermayer and Karl Merkatz in the leading roles. Both the film and the actors were awarded in Austria and around the world (including the Best Foreign Film Award Santa Barbara, Best Actor and Audience Prize World Film Festival Montreal, Best Narrative Film Wisconsin).
F i l m o g r a p h y:
EXPERIMENTAL Films:
Schönberg, Crossover, Crossover 2, Position Simultan 1990 /
LIVINGROOM 1991 / Definitely Sanctus 1992 / General Motors 1993 /
SPOT-CHECK 1994 / PROST 1995 / KOMAKINO 1996 /
TRANSCODER (Understanding Lydia) 1998
FEATURE FILMS:
CHUCKS 2014 / 2015
ANFANG 80 2011 (with Karl Merkatz and Christine Ostermayer, Erni Mangold )
NOGO 2002 (with Michael Ostrowski, Mavie Hörbiger, Jürgen Vogel)
PRIZES / AWARDS: (selected)
1993: Film Prize from the Ministry of Education and Art
1995: Media Prize from the Sate of Lower Austria
2000: Upper Austria State Prize for Film
2001: Thomas Pluch Screenplay Prize for NOGO
2002: Diagonale Prize for Innovative Production for NOGO
Variety Critics´ Choice for NOGO
2012: Diagonale Graz – Best Actress Award for Christine Ostermayer in Anfang 80
World Film Festival Montreal:
Most Popular Film of the Festival – Audience Prize for Anfang 80
Best Actor for Karl Merkatz in Anfang 80
Hof Film Festival – Millbrook Screenplay Prize for Anfang 80
Zürich Film Festival – German Language Contest: Special Mention for
Anfang 80
2013: Austrian Film Prize, Best actor for Karl Merkatz in Anfang 80
Santa Barbara Int. Film Festival – Best International Feature Film Anfang 80
Wisconsin Int. Film Festival – Best Narrative Film for Anfang 80
Film Festivals: (selected)
New York Film Festival 1991, 92, 94 and 97 / USA
International BERLIN Film Festival 1991, 96 / G
San Francisco Int. Film Festival 1993 / USA
London Film Festival 1991, 92, 93 / GB
Sydney Film Festival 1993, 95 / AUS
Sao Paolo Int. Film Festival 1995, 2002, 2012 / BRA
Melbourne Intern. Film Festival 1992, 95, 96, 98, 02 / AUS
Worldfilm Festival Montreal 2012 / CAN
Philadelphia International Film Festival 1992 / USA
Austrian Avant-Garde Cinema Tour USA 1994/95 ( MOMA New York)
ARCO Arte contemporàneo Madrid 1993, 94 and 97 / S
Bombay Int. Film Festival 1996 / IND
Rotterdam Int. Film Festival 1997, 2002 / NL
Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival 1997 / CAN
Los Angeles AFI Int. Film Festival 2002 / USA
Chicago Int. Film Festival 2002 / 2012 USA
Fort Lauderdale Int. Film Festival 2002 / USA
EXHIBITIONS (VISUAL ARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY)
Ars electronica 1993
Theseustempel (Vienna Museum of Art History) 1993
Neue Galerie Graz 1994
Biennale de l´image Paris 1998
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