Austrian director of award-winning documentaries Whores’ Glory and Workingman’s Death died while filming in Africa from malaria.
Michael Glawogger, the Austrian director, screenwriter and cinematographer, has died aged 54 in Africa. Production company Lotus-Film confirmed that Glawogger died this morning (April 23) in Liberia from malaria.
He was best known for documentaries including Megacities, which won the Vienna film award in 1998; Workingman’s Death, which picked up the Grierson Award at the London Film Festival in 2005; and Whores’ Glory, which won the Austrian Film Award at the 2012 Viennale.
Glawogger recently directed the National Library of Russia segment of omnibus 3D documentary feature Cathedrals of Culture, which debuted at the Berlin Film Festival in February.
A statement from Lotus-Film said: “We have lost a long-time friend. Michael Glawogger influenced our work in a unique way and he was significantly involved in the creative orientation of the way we produce films.
“Michael went on a journey to find out what...
Michael Glawogger, the Austrian director, screenwriter and cinematographer, has died aged 54 in Africa. Production company Lotus-Film confirmed that Glawogger died this morning (April 23) in Liberia from malaria.
He was best known for documentaries including Megacities, which won the Vienna film award in 1998; Workingman’s Death, which picked up the Grierson Award at the London Film Festival in 2005; and Whores’ Glory, which won the Austrian Film Award at the 2012 Viennale.
Glawogger recently directed the National Library of Russia segment of omnibus 3D documentary feature Cathedrals of Culture, which debuted at the Berlin Film Festival in February.
A statement from Lotus-Film said: “We have lost a long-time friend. Michael Glawogger influenced our work in a unique way and he was significantly involved in the creative orientation of the way we produce films.
“Michael went on a journey to find out what...
- 4/23/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Acclaimed Austrian director Michael Glawogger, famed for his hard-hitting documentaries on the lives of the desperate poor, has died while on a shoot in Africa. Glawogger, whose work includes his documentary trilogy into the world of work: Workingman's Death, Megacities, Whores' Glory as well as dramas such as Slumming and Kill Daddy Good Night apparently died in Liberia after contracting Malaria. Gallery: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2014 Glawogger had been in Africa gathering material for a new project. “With horror and great dismay we have received the news of the sudden death of Michael Glawogger,” industry association Film
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- 4/23/2014
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- The Vienna Film Fund will back Contact High, the new low-budget comedy from director Michael Glawogger, whose Slumming premiered in competition at this year's Berlin International Film Festival. A collaboration with long-time partner Michael Ostrowski, Glawogger's new film is an episodic comedy that follows the lives of four men living in Vienna. The Vienna film fund announced Friday it will back Contact High with 330,000 ($393,000). The Austrian fund also will back Antonin Svoboda's satire Patsch, with 295,000 ($351,000). The film is the latest production from Vienna-based boutique production house Coop99, producers of Berlinale Golden Bear winner Grbavica.
- 3/11/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- The Vienna Film Fund will back Contact High, the new low-budget comedy from director Michael Glawogger, whose Slumming premiered in competition at this year's Berlin International Film Festival. A collaboration with long-time partner Michael Ostrowski, Glawogger's new film is an episodic comedy that follows the lives of four men living in Vienna. The Vienna film fund announced Friday it will back Contact High with 330,000 ($393,000). The Austrian fund also will back Antonin Svoboda's satire Patsch, with 295,000 ($351,000). The film is the latest production from Vienna-based boutique production house Coop99, producers of Berlinale Golden Bear winner Grbavica.
- 3/10/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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