Michael Glawogger
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Michael Glawogger is an Austria
n film director
, screenwriter and cinematographer.
From 1981 to 1982 Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute
and then from 1983 to 1989 at the Vienna Film Academy. Like fellow Austrian director Ulrich Seidl
, with whom he collaborated several times, Glawogger is mainly known for his documentary films such as Megacities (1998) and Workingman's Death
(2005).
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 film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter and cinematographer.
From 1981 to 1982 Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
and then from 1983 to 1989 at the Vienna Film Academy. Like fellow Austrian director Ulrich Seidl
Ulrich Seidl
Ulrich Seidl is an Austrian film director, writer and producer.-Selected filmography:* 1990 Good News* 1992 Loss Is to Be Expected * 1995 Animal Love ...
, with whom he collaborated several times, Glawogger is mainly known for his documentary films such as Megacities (1998) and Workingman's Death
Workingman's Death
Workingman's Death is a 2005 Austrian-German documentary film written and directed by Michael Glawogger. It premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. The film deals with the extremes to which workers go to earn a living in several countries around the world.The film is composed of six differently...
(2005).
Filmography
- 1989 – War in Vienna (Krieg in Wien; documentary)
- 1995 – Ant Street (Die Ameisenstraße)
- 1996 – Movies in the Mind (Kino im Kopf; documentary)
- 1998 – Megacities (documentary)
- 2000 – France, Here We Come! (Frankreich, wir kommen; documentary)
- 2002 – State of the Nation: Austria in Six Chapters (documentary)
- 2004 – Slugs (Nacktschnecken)
- 2005 – Workingman's DeathWorkingman's DeathWorkingman's Death is a 2005 Austrian-German documentary film written and directed by Michael Glawogger. It premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. The film deals with the extremes to which workers go to earn a living in several countries around the world.The film is composed of six differently...
(documentary) - 2006 – Slumming
- 2009 – Kill Daddy Good Night (Das Vaterspiel)
- 2009 – Contact High
- 2011 - Whores' Glory (documentary)