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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 had it's World Premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival 2024 and was selected as Austria's official entry for Best International Feature Film to the 98th Oscars 2026. The film won several awards including Best Actor at the Austrian Film Awards 2025 and the German New Faces Award 2025 for Best Debut film. Bernhard developed the script in the Cinéfondation Residence of the 73rd Festival de Cannes 2020.

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. Bernhard is also an alumnus of Berlinale Talents and Locarno Filmmakers Academy, Zürich Film Festival Academy and Talent Village Les Arcs.

FILMOGRAPHY

2024
PEACOCK
Fiction I 102' I Austria/Germany I Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion/Cala Film I World Sales MK2
World Premiere at Venice Film Festival 2024 in competition of Settimana della Critica I Austria's official entry for Best International Feature Film to the 98th Academy Awards 2026

2023
RECORDINGS OF A WEATHER CAMERA
Short Fiction 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 Fiction/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 Fiction 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 Fiction I 6' I Austria
20 Awards I 127 Film Festivals