Barbara Albert
Encyclopedia
Barbara Albert is an Austria
n writer, film-producer and film-director.
She studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademie. Her first film to become known to a larger audience was Nordrand
, which describes the reality of life of Yugoslavian
children in Vienna
.
She heads the production company Coop 99 with Jessica Hausner
and Antonin Svoboda
, among others.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n writer, film-producer and film-director.
She studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademie. Her first film to become known to a larger audience was Nordrand
Northern Skirts
Northern Skirts is a 1999 German-language film directed by Barbara Albert. It was an international co-production between Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It was Austria's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination....
, which describes the reality of life of Yugoslavian
Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
children in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
She heads the production company Coop 99 with Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She has directed six films since 1995. Her film Lovely Rita was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival...
and Antonin Svoboda
Antonín Svoboda
Antonin Svoboda was a Czech computer scientist, mathematician, electrical engineer, and researcher. He is credited with originating the design of fault-tolerant computer systems, and with the creation of SAPO, the first Czech computer design....
, among others.
Filmography
- 2006 Fallen
- 2003 Böse ZellenBöse Zellen-Plot:Following the death of Manu in a car accident, the film relates the interwoven stories of several people who become indirectly connected by the events and aftermath of the crash....
- 2001 Zur Lage
- 2001 Lovely RitaLovely Rita (film)Lovely Rita is a 2001 Austrian drama film directed by Jessica Hausner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Barbara Osika - Rita* Christoph Bauer - Fexi* Peter Fiala - Bus driver...
- 1999 NordrandNorthern SkirtsNorthern Skirts is a 1999 German-language film directed by Barbara Albert. It was an international co-production between Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It was Austria's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination....
- 1998 Somewhere else
- 1998 Slidin‘ – alles bunt und wunderbar
- 1998 Sonnenflecken
- 1993 Die Frucht deines Leibes
- 1993 Nachtschwalben
Prizes
- "Marcello Mastroianni Award" (Best Young Actress) Venedig 1999
- Wiener Filmpreis
- Preis der FIPRESCI Jury (Viennale)
- Best Feature Film (Stockholm)