Peter Schreiner

Peter Schreiner (b. 1957, Vienna) graduated from the Film and Television Department of the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (1981). In the early 1970s he began experimenting with the Super 8 format. He shoots his feature-length work in black-and-white, often over a period of years – true of both his early work (Auf dem Weg, 1986–89) and of the opus Fata Morgana (2010–12, KVIFF 47). I Cimbri (1988–91) was presented at the Berlinale, while Blaue Ferne (1995) saw festival play at Rotterdam. At Diagonale, Austria's national fest, Bellavista (2004–06) took the award for best documentary. Another doc, Totó (2007–09), premiered at the Venice IFF and was subsequently screened at festivals around the world. Schreiner often fills a variety of roles on his films, serving as cameraman, producer, and editor. Lampedusa premiered internationally this year at the Rotterdam IFF.

MFF Karlovy Vary