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Peter Schreiner

Peter SCHREINER (1957-2023, Austria) has been making experimental documentaries since the 1980s. He studied at the film academy in his home city of Vienna. I Cimbri/The Cimbers (1991), Blaue Ferne/Blue Distance (1995), Totó (2009), Fata Morgana (2012) and the hybrid documentary Lampedusa (2015) were screened in Rotterdam. He has received many awards, including the Main Diagonale Award for best Austrian documentary in 2006. Tage (2023) was selected for IFFR 2023.

Filmography

Thomas D., Interpret (1977, short doc), Grelles Licht (1982, doc), Erste Liebe (1983, doc), Adagio (1984, short doc), Kinderfilm (1985, doc), Auf dem Weg (1986-1990, doc), I Cimbri/The Cimbers (1991, doc), Blaue Ferne/Blue Distance (1994, doc), Tage in Ljetzan (1995, short doc), Bellavista (2006, doc), Totó (2009), Fata Morgana (2013, doc), Lampedusa (2015, doc), Garten (2019), Tage (2023)

More info: echtzeitfilm.at

Peter Schreiner at IFFR

  • Tage

    Peter Schreiner | 230' | Austria | World premiere

    A chamber piece anchored in the presence of director Peter Schreiner. A unique essay in stream-of-conscious filmmaking.

  • Bellavista

    Peter Schreiner | 117' | Austria | International première

    A subtle and poetic portrait of three woman in the Italian mountain village Sappada, where a slowly disappearing East-Tyrol dialect is still spoken. T

  • Fata Morgana

    Peter Schreiner | 140' | Austria | World premiere

    Giuliana: ‘Man’s soul is full of closed doors and you have to open them carefully.’ Christian: ‘The question is, will you then be happier?’ In…

  • Garten

    Peter Schreiner | 136' | Austria | World premiere

    Time seems frozen in this hypnotic black-and-white film. Four people who have lived hard lives muse on their pasts and futures.

  • Lampedusa

    Peter Schreiner | 130' | Austria | International premiere

    Two strangers cross paths on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa: a former refugee from Africa and a woman who escaped to the island to cope…

  • Blaue Ferne

    Peter Schreiner | 95' | Austria | World premiere

    Poetic and photographic quest with the camera for evidence of reality and love.

  • Totó

    Peter Schreiner | 123' | Austria | None

    Experimental documentary about the Italian migrant Totó, who feels a great nostalgia for something he cannot name. Schreiner follows him to his

  • I cimbri

    Peter Schreiner | 116' | Austria | -

    A strikingly stylish documentary shot in secure, lengthy black & white shots which almost look like photos thanks to the calm they radiate. The breathes…