FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Glawogger

1959 - 2014

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Michael Glawogger (3 December 1959 – 23 April 2014) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, born in Graz. From 1981 to 1982, Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, and from 1983 to 1989 at the Vienna Film Academy. Like fellow Austrian director Ulrich Seidl, with whom he collaborated several times, he was mainly known for his documentary films, such as Megacities (1998), Workingman's Death (2005) and Whores' Glory (2011). In 2008 he was a member of the jury at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Glawogger is the 1,781st most popular film director (down from 1,756th in 2024), the 1,142nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 1,136th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Austrian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Glawogger ranks 1,780 out of 2,041. Before him are Ti West, Kevin Greutert, AR Murugadoss, John Sayles, and Ilya Naishuller. After him are Sebastián Lelio, Carlos Atanes, Ramesh Sippy, Cédric Kahn, Scott Cooper, Joachim Rønning, and Ursula Meier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Michael Glawogger ranks 650. Before him are Gabriel Jaime Gómez Jaramillo, Wilmar Cabrera, Ursula Konzett, Wanda Panfil, Carlos I. Noriega, and Oleg Vasiliev. After him are Mourad Amara, Eileen Davidson, Irina Kalinina, Victoria Rowell, Kim Reynolds, and Marisol Touraine. Among people deceased in 2014, Michael Glawogger ranks 545. Before him are Bob Houbregs, Russell Johnson, Audrey Long, K. Balachander, André Wohllebe, and Eduardo Campos. After him are Anja Niedringhaus, Sitara Devi, Vugar Gashimov, Mary Ann Mobley, Tom Gola, and Jim Jeffords.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Michael Glawogger ranks 1,142 out of 1,424. Before him are Christian Fuchs (1986), Renate Götschl (1975), Aleksandar Dragović (1991), Michaela Dorfmeister (1973), Josef Grünwidl (1963), and Günther Mader (1964). After him are Barbara Rosenkranz (1958), René Aufhauser (1976), Markus Schopp (1974), Jürgen Macho (1977), Birgit Minichmayr (1977), and Josef Hader (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Austria

Among film directors born in Austria, Michael Glawogger ranks 19. Before him are Francis Lawrence (1971), Leopold Lindtberg (1902), Luise Fleck (1873), Franz Antel (1913), Stefan Ruzowitzky (1961), and Jessica Hausner (1972). After him are Virgil Widrich (1967), Sabine Derflinger (1963), Barbara Albert (1970), and Hans Weingartner (1977).

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