Anja Salomonowitz

Anja Salomonowitz (born November 12, 1976) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter, specialised on documentary films with political or social background.

Leben und Wirken

Anja Salomonowitz was born in Vienna and started to study dramatics and film theory at the University of Vienna, but broke the study to change to the film academy, based in the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. There she specialised on the field of studys directing and cutting. As a cutter she attended also the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (college for film and TV) in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany.Daniel Ebner, celluloid – die österreichische filmzeitschrift: " [http://www.anjasalomonowitz.com/pdf/daswirst/ebner.pdf Anja Salomonowitz – „Das wirst du nie verstehen“ (PDF)] ." no date]

One of her early works was a short film, made out of four commercials against racism: "get to attack". Her first movie which started in the cinemas was the 53 minutes documentary film "Das wirst du nie verstehen" (2003). There she confronted herself and her family with their family's history. Her jewish grandaunt was in a concentration camp, her nanny joined the socialistic resistance and her grandmother "did nothing".

In her one minute long, shortest short film "Codename Figaro" – as a contribution to the "Mozart year 2006" – she raises the ironic and politics critic question if „Le nozze di Figaro“ actually was a fictitious marriage. [summary to " [http://www.anjasalomonowitz.com/mozart/frames_inhalt.htm Codename Figaro] ", www.anjasalomonowitz.at]

Filmography

documentary films:
* 2003: "Das wirst du nie verstehen", 52 min.
* 2006: "Kurz davor ist es passiert", 72 min.

Short films:
* 2000: "Carmen", 23 min., Video
* 2001: "get to attack", 5 min
* 2002: "Projektionen eines Filmvorführers in einem Pornokino", 14 min., Video
* 2005: "Monument", Videoinstallation
* 2006: "Codename Figaro – Mozart 2006", 1 min., Video

Awards

* "Kurz davor ist es passiert":
** 2006: "Wiener Filmpreis" (Vienna Film Award)
** 2007: "Caligari-Filmpreis", Internationales Forum des Jungen Films – Berlinale 2007
** 2007: "Innovative Artistic Award", Mar del Plata
** 2007: "New Vision Best Director Award", Alba International Film Festival
** 2007: "Friedensfilmpreis der Stadt Osnabrück"
* "Das wirst du nie verstehen"
** 2003: "Audience Award", Vienna students film festival
** 2004: "Prix Regards Neufs", Visions du Réel, Nyon

References

External links

* [http://www.anjasalomonowitz.com/ Official Homepage]
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Film director, Screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH= 1976-11-12
PLACE OF BIRTH= Vienna, Austria
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