Director of
ELEMENTS OF(F) BALANCE
Othmar Schmiderer was born in Lofer, Salzburg province, and has lived in Vienna since 1973. After working as a teacher, restaurateur (Amerlingbeisl), and cultural manager, he joined the Theaterkooperative zur Schaubude in 1980 as a production and directing assistant. Since 1983, he has worked in film in various capacities on numerous documentaries and feature films, including collaborations with Michael Pilz, Valie Export, and many others. Since 1987, he has been an independent filmmaker in Vienna and Grafenwörth, founding his production company in 2009.
Films (selection): JOSEF HAUSER - KLANG UND RAUM(1988) MOBILE - STABILE (1992) AM STEIN (1997), AN ECHO FROM EUROPE (1998) IM TOTEN WINKEL: HITLERS SEKRETÄRIN (2002), STOFF DER HEIMAT (2011) DIE TAGE WIE DAS JAHR (2018)