Peter Simonischek, the Austrian actor who rose to international prominence late in life through Oscar-nominated feature Toni Erdmann, has died. He was 76.
He passed away surrounded by family in Vienna, according to a statement released by Austria’s national theater, the Burgtheater. No cause of death was given.
Simonischek was a well-known actor in the German-speaking world and performed at the Salzburg Festival. He played the title role in Austrian play Jedermann several times, appeared in TV movies such as Years of Love and features such as Franz Seitz Jr.’s Success.
He joined the Burgtheater in 1999, according to the institution, and was made an honorary member in 2019.
However, it was in 2016 when he played ageing prankster Winifred Conradi in the Austrian film Toni Erdmann that he gained international popularity. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Oscars,...
He passed away surrounded by family in Vienna, according to a statement released by Austria’s national theater, the Burgtheater. No cause of death was given.
Simonischek was a well-known actor in the German-speaking world and performed at the Salzburg Festival. He played the title role in Austrian play Jedermann several times, appeared in TV movies such as Years of Love and features such as Franz Seitz Jr.’s Success.
He joined the Burgtheater in 1999, according to the institution, and was made an honorary member in 2019.
However, it was in 2016 when he played ageing prankster Winifred Conradi in the Austrian film Toni Erdmann that he gained international popularity. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Oscars,...
- 5/30/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Ed Sheeran documentary Songwriter joins the line-up Photo: Murray Pictures Limited/Berlin Film Festival
The Berlin Film Festival announced the final line-up of their competition section for the festival, which will run from February 15 to 25. They also finalised the Berlinale Special programme, adding Ed Sheeran documentary Songwriter to the line-up.
Actor Willem Dafoe, European Film Market president Beki Probst, Israel Film Fund director Katriel Schory and director Jiri Menzel will be honoured at the event. The festival will screen 10 of Dafoe's films, including Antichrist, The Hunter, Pasolini and The Life Aquatic. Menzel, meanwhile, will appear in Martin Sulík’s film The Interpreter.
The Norwegian production Utøya 22. juli (U - July 22), by Erik Poppe, completes the Competition programme of 24 films.
The full competition and Berlinale Special line-up is below:
Competition
3 Days in Quiberon(3 Tage in Quiberon) by Emily Atef (Germany/Austria/France) 7 Days in Entebbe by José Padilha (Us/UK) – Out...
The Berlin Film Festival announced the final line-up of their competition section for the festival, which will run from February 15 to 25. They also finalised the Berlinale Special programme, adding Ed Sheeran documentary Songwriter to the line-up.
Actor Willem Dafoe, European Film Market president Beki Probst, Israel Film Fund director Katriel Schory and director Jiri Menzel will be honoured at the event. The festival will screen 10 of Dafoe's films, including Antichrist, The Hunter, Pasolini and The Life Aquatic. Menzel, meanwhile, will appear in Martin Sulík’s film The Interpreter.
The Norwegian production Utøya 22. juli (U - July 22), by Erik Poppe, completes the Competition programme of 24 films.
The full competition and Berlinale Special line-up is below:
Competition
3 Days in Quiberon(3 Tage in Quiberon) by Emily Atef (Germany/Austria/France) 7 Days in Entebbe by José Padilha (Us/UK) – Out...
- 2/6/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Ed Sheeran documentary Songwriter joins the line-up Photo: Murray Pictures Limited/Berlin Film Festival
The Berlin Film Festival announced the final line-up of their competition section for the festival, which will run from February 15 to 25. They also finalised the Berlinale Special programme, adding Ed Sheeran documentary Songwriter to the line-up.
Actor Willem Dafoe, European Film Market president Beki Probst, Israel Film Fund director Katriel Schory and director Jiri Menzel will be honoured at the event. The festival will screen 10 of Dafoe's films, including Antichrist, The Hunter, Pasolini and The Life Aquatic. Menzel, meanwhile, will appear in Martin Sulík’s film The Interpreter.
The Norwegian production Utøya 22. juli (U - July 22), by Erik Poppe, completes the Competition programme of 24 films.
The full competition and Berlinale Special line-up is below:
Competition
3 Days in Quiberon(3 Tage in Quiberon) by Emily Atef (Germany/Austria/France) 7 Days in Entebbe by José Padilha (Us/UK) – Out...
The Berlin Film Festival announced the final line-up of their competition section for the festival, which will run from February 15 to 25. They also finalised the Berlinale Special programme, adding Ed Sheeran documentary Songwriter to the line-up.
Actor Willem Dafoe, European Film Market president Beki Probst, Israel Film Fund director Katriel Schory and director Jiri Menzel will be honoured at the event. The festival will screen 10 of Dafoe's films, including Antichrist, The Hunter, Pasolini and The Life Aquatic. Menzel, meanwhile, will appear in Martin Sulík’s film The Interpreter.
The Norwegian production Utøya 22. juli (U - July 22), by Erik Poppe, completes the Competition programme of 24 films.
The full competition and Berlinale Special line-up is below:
Competition
3 Days in Quiberon(3 Tage in Quiberon) by Emily Atef (Germany/Austria/France) 7 Days in Entebbe by José Padilha (Us/UK) – Out...
- 2/6/2018
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
From Albania to Vietnam, 63 countries are hoping that their film entry will get picked to fill one of the five slots for Best Foreign Language Film for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.
Five slots, 63 countries, the competition is fierce! Is your country of choice one of the 63 hopefuls?
I'm happy that my home country, the Philippines, has an entry, the dramedy "The Woman in the Septic Tank" from director Marlon N. Rivera. Released in the Philippines on August 3rd, the film became the highest grossing independent movie in my country's cinema history. So keeping my fingers crossed for this movie!
The shortlist will be released in January and then it will be whittled down to five contenders when the nominations are announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The winner will be announced on Oscar night on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Take a look at the complete list of Best Foreign Language hopefuls:
Albania, "Amnesty,...
Five slots, 63 countries, the competition is fierce! Is your country of choice one of the 63 hopefuls?
I'm happy that my home country, the Philippines, has an entry, the dramedy "The Woman in the Septic Tank" from director Marlon N. Rivera. Released in the Philippines on August 3rd, the film became the highest grossing independent movie in my country's cinema history. So keeping my fingers crossed for this movie!
The shortlist will be released in January and then it will be whittled down to five contenders when the nominations are announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The winner will be announced on Oscar night on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Take a look at the complete list of Best Foreign Language hopefuls:
Albania, "Amnesty,...
- 10/17/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Oscar 2012: New Zealand/First Samoan Feature Among Best Foreign Language Film Contenders Albania, Amnesty, Bujar Alimani, director; Argentina, Aballay, Fernando Spiner, director; Austria, Breathing, Karl Markovics, director; Belgium, Bullhead, Michael R. Roskam, director; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belvedere, Ahmed Imamovic, director; Brazil, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, José Padilha, director; Bulgaria, Tilt, Viktor Chouchkov, Jr., director; Canada, Monsieur Lazhar, Philippe Falardeau, director; Chile, Violeta Went to Heaven, Andrés Wood, director; China, The Flowers of War, Zhang Yimou, director; Colombia, The Colors of the Mountain, Carlos César Arbeláez, director; Croatia, 72 Days, Danilo Serbedzija, director; Cuba, Havanastation, Ian Padrón, director; Czech Republic, Alois Nebel, Tomás Lunák, director; Denmark, Superclásico, Ole Christian Madsen, director; Dominican Republic, Love Child, Leticia Tonos, director; Egypt, Lust, Khaled el Hagar, director; Estonia, Letters to Angel, Sulev Keedus, director; Finland, Le Havre, Aki Kaurismäki, director; France, Declaration of War,...
- 10/13/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
We gave you an update a few weeks ago, but The Academy now has its final list of the 63 films competing for Best Foreign Film Oscar. This list will get cut down as films screen and the committee decides on a final five when the nominations get announced late January. The notable films include Iran’s A Separation, which we adored and China’s massive budget The Flowers of War starring Christian Bale (which isn’t even complete to my knowledge).
Mexico’s Miss Bala (read our Cannes and Vancouver reviews) and Finland’s Le Havre (our Cannes and Toronto reviews) are also contenders. Lebanon’s Where Do We Go Now? is also in the mix, a drama that won the top prize at Toronto. There are many others we’ve seen at festivals, so follow that coverage here as we head into Oscar season. Check out the press release below.
Mexico’s Miss Bala (read our Cannes and Vancouver reviews) and Finland’s Le Havre (our Cannes and Toronto reviews) are also contenders. Lebanon’s Where Do We Go Now? is also in the mix, a drama that won the top prize at Toronto. There are many others we’ve seen at festivals, so follow that coverage here as we head into Oscar season. Check out the press release below.
- 10/13/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Press Release:
Beverly Hills, CA - Sixty-three countries, including first-time entrant New Zealand, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards®.
The 2011 submissions are:
Albania, “Amnesty,” Bujar Alimani, director;
Argentina, “Aballay,” Fernando Spiner, director;
Austria, “Breathing,” Karl Markovics, director;
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina,”Belvedere,” Ahmed Imamovic, director;
Brazil, “Elite Squad: The Enemy Within,” José Padilha, director;
Bulgaria, “Tilt,” Viktor Chouchkov, Jr., director;
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau, director;
Chile, “Violeta Went to Heaven,” Andrés Wood, director;
China, “The Flowers of War,” Zhang Yimou, director;
Colombia, “The Colors of the Mountain,” Carlos César Arbeláez, director;
Croatia, “72 Days,” Danilo Serbedzija, director;
Cuba, “Havanastation,” Ian Padrón, director;
Czech Republic,”Alois Nebel,” Tomás Lunák, director;
Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen, director;
Dominican Republic,”Love Child,” Leticia Tonos, director;
Egypt, “Lust,” Khaled el Hagar, director;
Estonia, “Letters to Angel,” Sulev Keedus, director;
Finland,...
Beverly Hills, CA - Sixty-three countries, including first-time entrant New Zealand, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards®.
The 2011 submissions are:
Albania, “Amnesty,” Bujar Alimani, director;
Argentina, “Aballay,” Fernando Spiner, director;
Austria, “Breathing,” Karl Markovics, director;
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina,”Belvedere,” Ahmed Imamovic, director;
Brazil, “Elite Squad: The Enemy Within,” José Padilha, director;
Bulgaria, “Tilt,” Viktor Chouchkov, Jr., director;
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau, director;
Chile, “Violeta Went to Heaven,” Andrés Wood, director;
China, “The Flowers of War,” Zhang Yimou, director;
Colombia, “The Colors of the Mountain,” Carlos César Arbeláez, director;
Croatia, “72 Days,” Danilo Serbedzija, director;
Cuba, “Havanastation,” Ian Padrón, director;
Czech Republic,”Alois Nebel,” Tomás Lunák, director;
Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen, director;
Dominican Republic,”Love Child,” Leticia Tonos, director;
Egypt, “Lust,” Khaled el Hagar, director;
Estonia, “Letters to Angel,” Sulev Keedus, director;
Finland,...
- 10/13/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
MOSCOW -- An award-winning film by one of Slovakia's leading directors, Martin Sulik's City of the Sun, has been nominated as the Central European state's choice to compete for a foreign-language Oscar, the Slovak Film Institute said Wednesday. A gritty, contemporary drama about four friends laid off from a factory in a run-down industrial town, the Czech-Slovak production was one of only three of the country's five feature releases this year to fulfill Academy Award nomination rules, said Miroslav Ulman of the audiovisual information center of the Slovak Film Institute.
- 10/5/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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