Michael HANEKE

Austria director
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Biography

Michael Haneke is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He has made films in German but also in French and English. His work often examines societal violence, social issues, consumerism and misfits.
He went on to win the Cannes Film Festival’s Grand Prix for The Piano Teacher (2001) as well as its Palme d’Or twice, for The White Ribbon (2009) and Amour (2012), the latter of which received five Academy Award nominations and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also directed Funny Games in Austria in 1997 and its 2007 international remake, which premiered at Sundance.
He also teaches film direction at the Film Academy Vienna.

Filmography

  • Happy End 2017
  • Amour 2012
  • The White Ribbon 2009