Stefan Ruzowitzky facts for kids
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Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Stefan Ruzowitzky, 13 April 2008
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| Born | 25 December 1961 Vienna, Austria
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| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Birgit Sturm |
Stefan Ruzowitzky is a famous film director and screenwriter from Austria. He is known for directing many different types of movies, including thrillers, horror films, and dramas. He even won an Academy Award!
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Early Life and Education
Stefan Ruzowitzky was born in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. He went to the University of Vienna where he studied drama and history. Before he started making movies, he directed music videos for popular groups like ['N Sync]. He also made many commercials.
Movie Career
Starting with Films
In 1996, Stefan Ruzowitzky made his very first full-length movie called Tempo. It was about young people living in Vienna. This film helped him win an award called the Max Ophüls Preis.
His next movie, The Inheritors, came out in 1998. This film won "Best Picture" at two big film festivals: the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Flanders Film Festival. It also won a prize at a festival in Spain.
Horror and International Films
In 2000, Ruzowitzky directed a successful German horror film called Anatomy. It starred Franka Potente. He also directed its sequel, Anatomy 2, in 2003.
His first international movie was All the Queen's Men in 2001. This film starred Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Izzard.
Winning an Oscar
In 2007, Stefan Ruzowitzky's film The Counterfeiters was shown for the first time at the Berlin International Film Festival. The movie tells the story of Adolf Burger, a Jewish man who survived the Holocaust and was involved in a secret operation to print fake money.
The Counterfeiters was chosen to represent Austria at the Oscars. On February 24, 2008, the film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards. This was a huge achievement for Ruzowitzky and Austrian cinema!
Recent Projects
Stefan Ruzowitzky has continued to direct many interesting films. He directed a vampire horror film called The Last Voyage of the Demeter, which is based on Bram Stoker's famous Dracula story. He also directed a psychological thriller called Braincopy.
In 2014, it was announced that Ruzowitzky would direct an action-thriller movie called Patient Zero. This film stars actors like Matt Smith and Natalie Dormer.
Filmography
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Here is a list of some of the films Stefan Ruzowitzky has directed:
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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| 1996 | Tempo | Yes | Yes |
| 1998 | The Inheritors | Yes | Yes |
| 2000 | Anatomy | Yes | Yes |
| 2001 | All the Queen's Men | Yes | No |
| 2003 | Anatomy 2 | Yes | Yes |
| 2007 | The Counterfeiters | Yes | Yes |
| 2009 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | Deadfall | Yes | No |
| 2017 | Cold Hell | Yes | No |
| 2018 | Patient Zero | Yes | No |
| 2019 | 8 Tage | Yes | No |
| 2020 | Narcissus and Goldmund | Yes | No |
| 2021 | Hinterland | Yes | No |
Awards and Recognition
Stefan Ruzowitzky has received several important awards for his work:
- 1998 – The Inheritors, Grand Prix at the Film Fest Gent
- 2007 – The Counterfeiters, Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
- 2007 – The Counterfeiters, Grand Prix at the Film Fest Gent
Opera Directing
In 2010, Stefan Ruzowitzky tried something new: he directed his first opera! It was a production of Der Freischütz for the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. Interestingly, Karl Markovics, who starred in Ruzowitzky's film The Counterfeiters, also appeared in this opera.
See also
In Spanish: Stefan Ruzowitzky para niños
