Andrea Maria Dusl
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Andrea Maria Dusl is an Austrian/Swedish film director
, author
and illustrator
.
She was born in Vienna
, the daughter of Austrian architect Erwin H. Dusl and Swedish captain's family Pettersson's descendant Monica Jüllig. Between 1981 and 1985 she studied stage design at Vienna's Akademie der Bildenden Künste
and promoted as Master of Arts. She worked as assistant stage designer at Vienna's Burgtheater
, Akademietheater (under the direction of George Tabori
), Theater an der Wien
, Theater in der Josefstadt
and Wiener Staatsoper. Between 1993 and 1997 she attended medical studies at Universität Wien (University of Vienna).
Since 1985 she has been writing and illustrating for Austrian newspapers and magazines. Her columns Comandantina Dusilova and Fragen Sie Frau Andrea ("Ask Miss Andrea"), published in Austria's weekly magazine Falter
have many fans among urban and liberal readers.
In 2003 Falter
published the paperback Fragen Sie Frau Andrea. In 2007 Residenz Verlag published the book Die österreischische Oberfläche (The Austrian Surface). A novel, Boboville will be published in 2008 by Residenz Verlag.
In 2001 she shot her first feature film Blue Moon starring Austrian stand-up comedian Josef Hader
, Ukrainian actress Viktoria Malektorovych and German helmer-actor Detlev Buck
. Blue Moon premiered at the 2002 Locarno International Film Festival
. Awards: (2003 Grand Prix for Best Austrian Film (Graz
, Diagonale
). 2003 Special Jury Prize (Lagów
, Poland
) and Variety
Critic's Choice of Europe's 10 Best Films, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
, Czech Republic
, 2004 Best Script (Graz
, Diagonale
)).
In 2006 she has hosted Redezeit, a monthly political discussion at Viennas "off-broadway"-theater Rabenhof.
Currently she is developing her next feature films Crazy Day, Dining Car and Channel 8 (selected by 2005 eQuinoxe Screenwriter's Workshop and by 2006 New Cinema Network at Rome Film Fest site).
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:...
, author
Author
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and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
.
She was born 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...
, the daughter of Austrian architect Erwin H. Dusl and Swedish captain's family Pettersson's descendant Monica Jüllig. Between 1981 and 1985 she studied stage design at Vienna's Akademie der Bildenden Künste
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, Austria.- History :The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy by the court-painter Peter Strudl, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae. In 1701 he was ennobled as Baron of the Empire...
and promoted as Master of Arts. She worked as assistant stage designer at Vienna's Burgtheater
Burgtheater
The Burgtheater , originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatres in the world.The Burgtheater was created in 1741 and has become known as "die Burg" by the...
, Akademietheater (under the direction of George Tabori
George Tabori
George Tabori was a Hungarian writer and theater director.-Life and career:Tabori was born in Budapest as György Tábori, a son of Kornél and Elsa Tábori. His father died in Auschwitz in 1944, but his mother and his brother Paul managed to escape the Nazis. His son Peter Tabori and again his son...
), Theater an der Wien
Theater an der Wien
The Theater an der Wien is a historic theatre on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district of Vienna. Completed in 1801, it has seen the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music...
, Theater in der Josefstadt
Theater in der Josefstadt
The Theater in der Josefstadt is a theater in Vienna in the eighth district of Josefstadt. It was founded in 1788 and is the oldest still performing theater in Vienna...
and Wiener Staatsoper. Between 1993 and 1997 she attended medical studies at Universität Wien (University of Vienna).
Since 1985 she has been writing and illustrating for Austrian newspapers and magazines. Her columns Comandantina Dusilova and Fragen Sie Frau Andrea ("Ask Miss Andrea"), published in Austria's weekly magazine Falter
Falter
Falter is a weekly magazine published in Vienna, Austria.Founded in 1977, it is published weekly on Wednesdays. Since Spring 2005 a local edition has also been published in Styria. The magazine reports from a broadly left-liberal perspective on politics, media, culture and the life...
have many fans among urban and liberal readers.
In 2003 Falter
Falter
Falter is a weekly magazine published in Vienna, Austria.Founded in 1977, it is published weekly on Wednesdays. Since Spring 2005 a local edition has also been published in Styria. The magazine reports from a broadly left-liberal perspective on politics, media, culture and the life...
published the paperback Fragen Sie Frau Andrea. In 2007 Residenz Verlag published the book Die österreischische Oberfläche (The Austrian Surface). A novel, Boboville will be published in 2008 by Residenz Verlag.
In 2001 she shot her first feature film Blue Moon starring Austrian stand-up comedian Josef Hader
Josef Hader
Josef Hader is an Austrian comedian, actor, writer and producer.-Life and work:...
, Ukrainian actress Viktoria Malektorovych and German helmer-actor Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck is a German film director and actor.-Life and work:From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, Erst die Arbeit und dann?, he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working in Germany...
. Blue Moon premiered at the 2002 Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
. Awards: (2003 Grand Prix for Best Austrian Film (Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, Diagonale
Diagonale
The Diagonale is a film festival that takes place every March in Graz, Austria.The festival was initially held under the auspices of the Austrian Film Commission in Salzburg from 1993 to 1995 but moved to Graz in 1998. Traditional cinema venues are UCI Kinowelt Annenhof, Schubertkino, augartenkino...
). 2003 Special Jury Prize (Lagów
Lagów
Łagów is the name of several villages in Poland:*Łagów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Łagów, Łódź Voivodeship *Łagów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship *Łagów, Masovian Voivodeship...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) and Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
Critic's Choice of Europe's 10 Best Films, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, 2004 Best Script (Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
, Diagonale
Diagonale
The Diagonale is a film festival that takes place every March in Graz, Austria.The festival was initially held under the auspices of the Austrian Film Commission in Salzburg from 1993 to 1995 but moved to Graz in 1998. Traditional cinema venues are UCI Kinowelt Annenhof, Schubertkino, augartenkino...
)).
In 2006 she has hosted Redezeit, a monthly political discussion at Viennas "off-broadway"-theater Rabenhof.
Currently she is developing her next feature films Crazy Day, Dining Car and Channel 8 (selected by 2005 eQuinoxe Screenwriter's Workshop and by 2006 New Cinema Network at Rome Film Fest site).
Films
- Around the World in Eighty Days (In Achtzig Tagen um die Welt), (1989/1991) (6 shorts)
- Blue Moon, (2002)
- Heavy Burschi, (2005) (short)
- Channel 8, (2007) (in development)
- Dining Car, (2007) (in development)
- Crazy Day, (2009) (in pre-production)
Books
- Fragen Sie Frau Andrea, 107 fantastische Kolumnen, 2003, Falter Verlag, Wien
- Die österreichische Oberfläche, Essays, 2007, Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten
- Boboville, novel, 2008, Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten