The Loneliest Man In Town

Since 1996 they work together on films,
theatre, photography. In 2002 they founded their own film production company Vento Film. They received
numerous awards for their documentaries DAS IST ALLES and BABOOSKA, including the Wolfgang-Staudte
Prize at the Berlinale. LA PIVELLINA, their first feature, was awarded the Europa Cinemas Label at the Quinzaine
des Réalisateurs in Cannes and was Austrian official entry for the Oscars 2011. Their second feature film DER
GLANZ DES TAGES (THE SHINE OF DAY, 2012) received the Silver Leopard for best actor in Locarno and the
Max Ophüls Prize in Saarbrücken. Their third feature film MISTER UNIVERSO (2016) also premiered in Locarno
where it received the Fipresci Award. VERA (2022) was selected in the Orizzonti section of the 79th edition of
Venice Film Festival, winning the awards for Best Director and Best Actress (Vera Gemma). It was selected as
the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Like all their films it was
realized with non-professional actors and it was shot on Super 16mm film.