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'''Alexander Gratzer''' (7 May 1993 in Hallein, Austria) is a film maker.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://filmfreeway.com/AlexanderGratzer|title=Alexander Gratzer|website=FilmFreeway}}</ref>

== Life ==
In 2015, while studying Painting at the Institute for Fine and Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (2012 to 2018, Henning Bohl's class), the decision was made to create animated short films that are largely self-directed. After graduating, he continued his studies at the Budapest Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. He lives in Vienna as a freelance artist.

== Selected filmography ==
2019<ref Name="auto" />
* ''Apfelmus'' / ''Applesauce'' (7’)
2018
* ''Jubiläumsgeschenk'' / ''Anniversary present'' (1’)
* ''Animateur'' (4’)
2017
* ''Geht immer'' (1’) (Teamwork with Sophie Linnenbaum)
* ''Angelique'' (3'03)
* ''Axel'' (4'25)
* ''Tischtennis im Wald'' / ''Ping Pong in the forest'' (3'35)
* ''Beauty'' (4'05)
2016
* ''Espresso'' (5'21)
* ''Museumswärter'' / ''Museum Guard'' (2'51)
* ''Im Wohnzimmer'' / ''In the Living Room'' (2'14)
2015
* ''Geht’s noch?'' (1'56)
* ''Im Gespräch'' (3'37)

== Film aesthetics==
In her portrait '' Human, too human - about the tragicomics of everyday life '' (2019, orig. ''Menschliches, allzu Menschliches – von der Tragikomik des Alltags'') <ref name = "cinemanext">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemanext.at/talents-to-watch/alexander-gratzer|title=Alexander Gratzer | Animationskünstler | Cinema Next}}</ref> Michele Koch recognizes in Gratzer's films a characteristic "preference for stylistic minimalism, which is shown in small, quiet narrations and gestures that deal with the very big thing, life itself". According to Koch, “the comedy” in his short films “never turns into cynicism, and he never reveals the characters to be ridiculous”. This corresponds to Gratzer's aesthetic credo: “I don't want to make fun of certain groups. In a way, I portray everyone as odd. It should have something loving and is meant as a gesture of acceptance for all behaviors. "<Ref Name =" cinemanext "/> The artist characterizes himself in a similar way in an interview with Cinema Next in 2019 („Mit diesem Vogel kann ich mich identifizieren“<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegap.at/cinema-next-on-demand-mit-diesem-vogel-kann-ich-mich-identifizieren-interview-mit-alexander-gratzer/|title=Cinema Next on Demand: »Mit diesem Vogel kann ich mich identifizieren« – Interview mit Alexander Gratzer|date=November 13, 2019|website=The Gap}}</ref>).

== Selcted awards ==

* Grand Jury Award of the Poetry Film Festivals Vienna (Austria) 2019 for ''Apfelmus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/METROKinokulturhaus/posts/1656370634493477|title=METRO Kinokulturhaus|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
* Audience Award for the weirdest & most wonderful film of the Interfilm Festival (Berlin,Germany) 2019 for ''Apfelmus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfilm.de/en/internationales-kurzfilmfestival-berlin-2019/awards/|title=Awards & Winners|website=www.interfilm.de}}</ref>
* Innovation Award of the Filmzeit Festivals Kaufbeuren (Germany) 2019 for ''Apfelmus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmzeitkaufbeuren.de/rueckblick/preistraeger/preistraeger-2019/|title=filmzeitkaufbeuren | Das offene Autorenfilmfestival: Preisträger 2019|website=filmzeitkaufbeuren.de}}</ref>
* ORF.AT-Audience Award of the Vienna Shorts Festival 2019 for ''Apfelmus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orf.at/vis19/stories/3124091/|title=Animationsfilm: ORF.at-Publikumspreis an „Apfelmus“|date=May 27, 2019|website=news.ORF.at}}</ref>
* Main Award Animation of the Juvenale 2019 (Salzburg, Austria) for ''Apfelmus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.juvinale.at/2019/07/11/die-gewinnerinnen/|title=Die Gewinner*innen | Juvinale|website=www.juvinale.at}}</ref>
* Audience Award of the Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing (Germany) 2019 for ''Apfelmus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kurzfilm-thalmaessing.de/archiv/2019/|title=Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing » Archiv » 2019|website=www.kurzfilm-thalmaessing.de}}</ref>
* Jury Award and Audience Award of the Shortynale 2019 (Klosterneuburg / Austria) for ''Apfelmus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shortynale.at/|title=Home|website=Shortynale Filmfestival KLBG}}</ref>
* Main Award of the 2 days animation Festival (Vienna / Austria) 2019 for ''Apfelmus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asifa.at/austria/2days-2019/|title=2 DAYS ANIMATION FESTIVALErfolgsbericht & Danksagungen – Asifa Austria}}</ref>
* Anča Student Award 2018 (Žilina / Slowakei) for ''Animateur''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.festanca.sk/2020/en/fest-anca-2018-awards/|title=Fest Anča 2018 Awards|date=July 2, 2018}}</ref>
* Audience Award des 2 days animation Festival Vienna 2018 for ''Animateur''<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.asifa.at/austria/preise/|title=Preise – Asifa Austria}}</ref>
* Eject Award des Interfilm Festival Berlin 2017 für ''Museumswärter''<ref name="auto"/>
* Audience Award des 2 days animation Festival Vienna 2017 for ''Museumswärter''<ref name="auto"/>
* Prix très chic des Vienna Shorts Festival (Austria) 2017 for ''Im Wohnzimmer''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.viennashorts.com/nc/news/artikel/date/2017/06/03/prix-tres-chic-an-alexander-gratzer/|title=Prix très chic an Alexander Gratzer|website=www.viennashorts.com}}</ref>
* Audience Award of the Association International du Film d'Animation (Asifa Austria) 2017 for ''Animateur''<ref name="auto1"/>
* Audience Award of the Under the Radar Festivals 2016 (Vienna / Austria) for ''Espresso''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asifa.at/austria/radar-award-2016-preistraeger/|title=Radar Award 2016 – PREISTRÄGER – Asifa Austria}}</ref>
* Audience Award of the One day animation festival 2016 (Vienna / Austria) for ''Espresso''<ref name="auto"/>
* Audience Award of the Shortynale Festival 2016 (Klosterneuburg / Austria) for ''Espresso''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shortynale.at/esel-gewinnt-das-8-shortynale-kurzfilmfestival-klosterneuburg/|title=ESEL gewinnt das 8. Shortynale Kurzfilmfestival!|date=July 1, 2016}}</ref>

== External links==
* [https://www.instagram.com/alexander.gratzer/ Alexander Gratzer on Instagram]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9928516/ Alexander Gratzer on Imdb]
* [https://www.facebook.com/alex.gratzer.9 Alexander Gratzer on Facebook]
* [https://filmfreeway.com/AlexanderGratzer Homepage ]
* [https://www.diagonale.at/filmarchiv/?fpersid=26138 Filmarchiv Diagonale]
* [https://thegap.at/cinema-next-on-demand-mit-diesem-vogel-kann-ich-mich-identifizieren-interview-mit-alexander-gratzer/ Interview „Mit diesem Vogel kann ich mich identifizieren“ (2019) ]

== References ==
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{{Source Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Filmmakers]]
[[Category:Film directors]]
[[Category:Austrian film directors]]
[[Category:Austrian filmmakers]]
[[Category:Austrian painters]]
[[Category:20th-century Austrian painters]]
[[Category:1993 births]]

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