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Bernhard was born 1992 in Salzburg, Austria. He lives in Vienna, where he studied directing at the Vienna Film Academy.
His debut feature film PEACOCK will have it's World Premiere at Venice Film Festival 2024 in competition of Settimana della Critica. With the script he was selected for the 40th Cinéfondation Residence of the 73rd Festival de Cannes 2020. The Austrian-German co-production starrs Albrecht Schuch, Julia Franz Richter, Anton Noori, Maria Hofstätter, Branko Samarovski, Salka Weber and many more.
Bernhard loves to work with subtle, odd and visual humour. His short film EXCUSE ME, I'M LOOKING FOR THE PING-PONG ROOM AND MY GIRLFRIEND was awarded Best Short Film at the Austrian Film Awards 2019, won the Max Ophüls Award, as well as both short film awards at the Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film. His short RECORDINGS FOR A WEATHER CAMERA was nominated for the 2023 First Steps Award.
Bernhard's films have been broadcasted by ARTE/ZDF, SRF and MDR, selected as Vimeo staff picks and one as Short Of The Week. Another one went viral on various social media platforms with more than 35 million views in total. Bernhard is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents, Locarno Filmmakers Academy, Zürich Film Festival Academy and Talent Village Les Arcs.
FILMOGRAPHY
2024
PEACOCK
Fiction I 103' I Austria/Germany I Nikolas Geyrhalter Filmproduktion/Cala Film I World Sales MK2 I Austrian/German/Swiss distribution Wild Bunch
World Premiere at Venice Film Festival 2024 in competition of Settimana della Critica
2023
RECORDINGS OF A WEATHER CAMERA
Short Narrative I 18' I Austria/Germany I Vienna Film Academy
Nominated for the First Steps Award 2023
2019
GUY PROPOSES TO HIS GIRLFRIEND ON A MOUNTAIN
Short Narrative/Oneshot I 13' I Austria I Vienna Film Academy
8 Awards I 60 Film Festivals
2018
EXCUSE ME, I'M LOOKING FOR THE PING-PONG ROOM AND MY GIRLFRIEND
Short Narrative I 23' I Austria/Germany I Vienna Film Academy
41 Awards I 130 Film Festivals
2015
KEEPING BALANCE
Short Doc I 5' I Austria I Vienna Film Academy
25 Awards I 195 Film Festivals
2014
EXIT RIGHT
Short Narrative I 6' I Austria
20 Awards I 127 Film Festivals