Erwin Wagenhofer

Author, Film Director

Erwin Wagenhofer
Erwin Wagenhofer (image source: ray-magazin.at)

98% of the children at birth are genius. After school it is only 2%.

from alphabet, the movie

About

Erwin Wagenhofer (born 27 May 1961 in Amstetten, Austria) is an author and film director.

Next to producing short movies and TV productions he made several documentaries from which "We Feed the World", "Let's make Money" and "Alphabet" are the most famous ones. All of these 3 films are a must watch for everybody who is interested in getting a look behind the scenes of the planet earth human play.

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Bio

Life - a Selection

  • 1961 - Arriving on planet earth in Amstetten, Austria.
  • 1981 - Presentation of his first short film "Endstation normal".
  • 1987 - Start of the career as a freelance author and film director.
  • 1995 - Start to teach university students in Krems and later in Vienna.
  • 2013 - Co-Author of the book alphabet; Angst oder Liebe ("alphabet; Fear or Love") together with Sabine Kriechbaum & André Stern.

Awards - a Selection

  • 2005
    • Toronto International Film Festival: Official Selection
  • 2006
    • Amnesty International Human Rights Award
    • FIPRESCI-Preis
    • Österreichischer Filmpreis (Austrian film price)
    • DOK Leipzig; best documentary
  • 2009
    • Dokville; Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis (German documentary price)
    • World Shift Ethics Award

Cinema

We Feed the World, Film Cover

We Feed The World (2005) - A look at how the world's food is produced and how mass production changes the environment and the lives of people.

Let's Make Money, Film Cover

Let's make Money (2008) - Most of us don't know where their money is. However, one thing is for certain, it is not in the bank to which we entrusted it.
Alphabet, Film Cover

alphabet (2013) - A documentary that analyzes the modern educational system and argues that it squelches children's capacity for imagination, creativity, and independent thought.