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Bio

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He has a unique vision that combines unconventional creativity with visual diversity and efficient production. His obsession for the strange and sinister side of life shows surprising results.

Born in 1978 in Lower Austria, he has lived in Vienna since 2002. Christian has been researching and developing opening titles, music videos and motion design on many projects.  He also creates photographic projects, exhibitions and visual arts.

The award-winning artist has worked with  directors, film-producers, editors, programmers, agencies, culture departments and composers.

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SHORTBIOGRAPHY

2023: 44th News and Documentary Emmy Awards for Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction for A Trip to Infinity on Netflix.

2022: Apple in the Box for A Trip to Infinity on Netflix

2021: SEMI FINALIST for DRY OUT and THE COMET at the Boden Film Festival, Sweden

2021: SEMI FINALIST for DRY OUT at the Dumbo Film Festival, New York

2020: SEMI FINALIST for DRY OUT and THE COMET at the Rome Independent Prisma Awards

2020: DRY OUT

2019: THE COMET

2019: LUNAR featured at the Museum of Natural History in Vienna

2019: LUNAR featured at the Royal Maritime Museum in London

2017: GRAND PRIZE for  LUNAR at the CineSpace Festival in Houston

2017: LUNAR– Short Film, Time Magazine Article

2017: TRAISKIRCHEN. Das Musical – Artwork

2017: FINALIST at the Music Video Underground for HIDE

2017: Lay Down Your Weapons– Music Video

2016: HIDE – Featured at the Prix Ars Electronica 2016

2016: HIDE – Nominated for the German Web Video Award

2015: HIDE – Music Video

2015: BIRTHLIGHT – Shortfilm

2015: 2nd PLACE – NATIONAL AWARD – SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2015

2014: SPUREN- WIENS VERGESSENE SEITEN – Single Exhibition, GB*14, Vienna, Eyes-On

2014: WINNER – NATIONAL AWARD – SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2014

2014: YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 – Group Exhibition, See.Me | Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY

2014: ILLUMINE – Group Exhibition, Darkroom-Gallery, Essex, VT

2013: THE STORY OF THE CREATIVE – Group Exhibition, See.Me | Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY

2013: SONY WPA – Group Exhibition, SUMMERHOUSE, LONDON

2013: FINALIST at the SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS „BURNING“

2013: HONORABLE MENTIONS for the photographies „RESERVE“ and “THE CHAIR”, One shot: Spaces, IPA

2012: DER KOMPLEX – Single Exhibition, Galerie Kandinsky, Vienna, Eyes-On

2011: HABITAT – Single Exhibition, Palais Kabelwerk,  Vienna

2010: HONORABLE MENTION for the photographic series „PORT“ And „REFINERY“, IPA

2009: HONORABLE MENTION for the photography „OBSESSED“, IPA

2008: Creation of 2 Musicvideos: SLOW MOTION and MYKOMANIAC.

2005: WINNER of the “Eyes and Ears-Award – best non-fictional trailer” für the ORF-Crime Documentation “TATSACHEN”

2004: ROZZNJOGD: Visual-Arts for the theatrical play, Metropol, Vienna

2003: Live-visual arts, FLEX, Vienna

2002: FLAKK, Live-visual arts & installations, electronic Musik-Event, St. Pölten

2001: WINNER of the “YOUNGSTER OF ARTS” for visual arts

1999 -2001: FREQUENCIES I – III (live audiovisual arts) & various VJ-acts in Lower-Austria & Vienna

1997 – today: working as On-Screen- and Broadcast Designer at the „AUSTRIAN BROADCASTING“ ORF). Focused on researching and developing opening titles & graphical identities for many well known televison-formats.

1996: Matura

1988 – 1996: Grammar-school BRG und BORG St. Pölten

1978: born in St. Pölten, Lower Austria



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