Curt Faudon
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Curt Faudon is an Austria
n film director
who has written, produced and directed over 30 films. He has received First Prizes and Jury Awards at Film Festivals in Cannes
, Berlin
, Monte Carlo
, Chicago
, New York
, and Sydney
.
Faudon was born in Graz in 1949, and moved to New York City in 1979. His films, in a style all of their own, show a keen eye for detail, colour and light. Faudon's son, Patrick Faudon, is a film producer.
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:...
who has written, produced and directed over 30 films. He has received First Prizes and Jury Awards at Film Festivals in Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
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Faudon was born in Graz in 1949, and moved to New York City in 1979. His films, in a style all of their own, show a keen eye for detail, colour and light. Faudon's son, Patrick Faudon, is a film producer.
Films
- Magic Graz (1972); writer/director
- Hugo Wolf (1976) director; documentary starring Oskar WernerOskar Werner-Early life:Born Oskar Josef Bschließmayer in Vienna, Werner spent much of his childhood in the care of his grandmother, who entertained him with stories about the Burgtheater, the Austrian state theatre, where he was accepted at the age of eighteen by Lothar Müthel. He was the youngest person ever...
as Hugo WolfHugo WolfHugo Wolf was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, somewhat related to that of the Second Viennese School in concision but utterly unrelated in...
; ORF, ZDFZDFZweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues... - George Orwell (1984) director; documentary on George OrwellGeorge OrwellEric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
; written by Hilde Spiel; ORF, ZDF, RAI, SRGSRG SSR idée suisseSRG SSR is the Swiss public broadcasting organisation, founded in 1931 as SRG-SSR. Headquartered in Bern, SRG SSR is a non-profit organisation, funded mainly through radio and television licence fees and making the remaining income from advertising and sponsorship.Switzerland's system of direct... - Good News from Austria (1984) director; documentary on the Austrian economy
- Fanny von Arnstein (1985) director; feature based on the book by Hilde Spiel; ORF, ARDARD (broadcaster)ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
- Christmas with Willi (1985) writer/director; feature, ORF, ZDF
- Auf dem Schnee ein Feuer (1986/87) writer/director; documentaryDocumentaryA documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
; ORF, ZDF - Land der Täler, parts 1-10 (1989–1991) director; documentary; ORF
- Top Spot, parts 1-3 (1989–1991) TV show; writer/director/producer; with Désirée NosbuschDésirée NosbuschDésirée Nosbusch is a television presenter and actress. She was born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, and has one Luxembourgish parent and one Italian parent. In the 1980s she lived in Manhattan in New York City, and from the 1990s to 2008 she lived in Los Angeles, California.Nosbusch speaks...
, Philip Michael Thomas, Shirley BasseyShirley BasseyDame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"... - Melting Pot of Illusions, parts 1&2 (1992) writer/director; TV documentary on the USA 500 years after Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, PBS channel 13 - Mount of Olives (1990) director; TV documentary; ORF, PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
- Loaves and Fishes (1991) director; TV documentary; ORF, PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
- Nothing but reality (1989) director; documentary based on the book by Hilde Spiel; ORF, ZDF, PBS
- Die verweigerte Zärtlichkeit (1986) director; feature film based on the book by H. Fink; ORF
- Cross Town Sabbath/Zwang zur Unrast (1994/95) writer/director/producer; docudramaDocudramaIn film, television programming and staged theatre, docudrama is a documentary-style genre that features dramatized re-enactments of actual historical events. As a neologism, the term is often confused with docufiction....
based on the book by Frederic MortonFrederic MortonFrederic Morton is a Jewish Austrian writer who emigrated to the United States in 1940.Born Fritz Mandelbaum in Vienna, Morton was raised as the son of a blacksmith who had specialised in forging imperial medals. In the wake of the Anschluss of 1938 his father was arrested but later released again...
, ORF, PBS, Channel 13 - Total Relaunch of TV News Station n-tv/CNN writer/director/producer; 1997 in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
- Death Run (1997/1998) Writer/Director; feature film starring Rupert Frazer, Francois-Eric GendronFrançois-Eric GendronFrançois-Éric Gendron is a French actor. He is the son of French cellist Maurice Gendron.-Filmography:*1981 : Les hommes préfèrent les grosses, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré...
, Alexander Peskov, Thomas Heinze, Jerry Cala; Sat.1Sat.1Sat.1 is a privately owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station in Germany, having started one day before RTL Television....
, BAVARIA, ORF - Flames of Hell (1999) co-author/Director; feature film starring Heino FerchHeino FerchHeino Ferch is an award-winning German film and television actor.-Life:The son of a cargo vessel skipper, he was on stage for the first time in his life at the age of 15, while he was still attending grammar school...
, Natalia WörnerNatalia WörnerNatalia Wörner is a German actress.- Biography :After finishing high school, Wörner moved to New York, where she studied acting at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio...
, Axel Milberg: Kirch Group, SAT 1, ORF - Trivial Pursuit (2000) co-author/Director; feature film starring Tobias MorettiTobias MorettiTobias Moretti is an Austrian actor.-Biography:Born in Gries am Brenner, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers. His brothers are named Tomas, Cristoph and Gregor. Since 1997 he has been married to Julia Moretti , an oboist...
, Jule Ronstedt, Thomas Heinze, SAT 1 - Tattoo (2000) co-author/Director; feature film starring Tobias MorettiTobias MorettiTobias Moretti is an Austrian actor.-Biography:Born in Gries am Brenner, Tyrol, Moretti is the eldest of four brothers. His brothers are named Tomas, Cristoph and Gregor. Since 1997 he has been married to Julia Moretti , an oboist...
, Katja Weitzenboeck, Ben Sadler, Gudrun LandgrebeGudrun LandgrebeGudrun Landgrebe is a German actress.Landgrebe was born in Göttingen, grew up in Bochum, and attended theatre school in Cologne from 1968 until 1971. In 1971 she made her debut at Stadttheater Bielefeld. She also appeared in Heimat as the character Klärchen Sisse...
, Erwin Steinhauer: Sat.1, Kirch Group, ORF, Vienna Film Commission - Universum Steirische Toskana (2000) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF
- Universum Tirol - Leben im Bergland (2001) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF, Faudon Movies
- Deadly Diversion (2004) co-author/Director; feature film; EPO Film, ORF, Towers Production London, Cine Carinthia; starring Ken Duken, Sebastian Koch, Eva Hassmann, August Schmoelzer, Rosie Alvarez
- Universum Carinthia - Leben am Wasser (2002/2003) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF-Cine, Culture Carinthia, Faudon Movies, WDR
- Szczesny - The Film (2003/2004) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary on Stefan SzczesnyStefan SzczesnyStefan Szczesny is a German painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.He is best known for co-founding the Junge Wilde movement by, among other things, organizing the exhibition "Rundschau Deutschland" in 1981...
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- Discover the Joy - Austria (2002/2003); commercial. Won first prize at the film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Karlsbad, at the 2003 ITB Berlin, and the Grand Prix CITF for best commercial
- Tödlicher Umweg (2004); thriller.
- Universum New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Central ParkCentral ParkCentral Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
(2004/2005) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF, WDR, Faudon Movies - "Silk Road - Songs Along the Road and Time" (2007/2008) film about the Vienna Boys' ChoirVienna Boys' ChoirThe Vienna Boys' Choir is a choir of trebles and altos based in Vienna. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries....
- Director - The End of Something. Ernest HemingwayErnest HemingwayErnest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
co-author/Director; in production
Awards
- 1972, Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalThe Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
: nomination, Palme d'Or, best short film (Magic Graz) - 2002, New York Festivals, International Film and Video Competition: Finalist (Snowdance in Austria: Discover the Joy)
- 2002, ITB Berlin: First Prize (Discover the Joy)
- 2002, CIFFT - Comité International des Festivals du Film Touristique Grand Prix, Best Commercial World Wide (Discover the Joy)
- 2005, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Golden Camera Award (Mozart)
- 2007, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Certificate for Creative Excellence (Sailing Island)
- 2007, ITB Berlin: First Prize (Vienna Collection)
- 2007, CIFFT - Comité International des Festivals du Film Touristique Grand Prix, Best Commercial World Wide (Vienna Collection)
- 2007, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Silver Screen Award (Vienna Collection)
- 2007, New York Festivals, International Film and Video Competition: Bronze World Medal (Sailing Island)