Peter Tscherkassky

Peter Tscherkassky

DirectorProducerCinematographer
Born
October 3, 1958
Awards
15 wins, 31 nominations

Born in 1958 in Vienna. 1979 - 84 stay in Berlin. Filmmaker since 1979. Studied philosophy. Doctoral thesis: ^ÓFilm as Art. Towards a critical aesthetics of cinematography^Ô (1985/86). 1989 National Art Award for Film. Teaches filmmaking at the Academy of Art, Linz. Founding member of Sixpack Film.…

Biography

Born in 1958 in Vienna. 1979 - 84 stay in Berlin. Filmmaker since 1979. Studied philosophy. Doctoral thesis: ^ÓFilm as Art. Towards a critical aesthetics of cinematography^Ô (1985/86). 1989 National Art Award for Film. Teaches filmmaking at the Academy of Art, Linz. Founding member of Sixpack Film. Organized several international avant-garde film festivals in Vienna and international film tours. Many publications and lectures on history and theory of avant-garde film. 1993-94 director of the Austrian National Film Festival (^ÓDiagonale^Ô).

Actor

LinksrechtsLinksrechts(2001)as Interviewee
Parallel Space: Inter-View(1992)
MiniaturenMiniaturen(1983)

Cinematographer

Outer SpaceOuter Space(1999)
L'arrivéeL'arrivée(1999)
Kelimba(1986)
ManufrakturManufraktur(1985)
Freeze Frame(1983)

Sound Department

Outer SpaceOuter Space(1999)
Parallel Space: Inter-View(1992)

Self

Días de cineDías de cine(1991)as Self - Interviewee
Cinema Austria: The First 112 YearsCinema Austria: The First 112 Years(2020)as Self
KinomagazinKinomagazin(1993)as Self
Court-circuitCourt-circuit(2001)as Self
The RevueThe Revue(2000)as Self

Known for

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