Short biography

Born 1972 in Vienna, Austria. Jessica Hausner studied psychology and graduated from the Vienna Film Academy (direction). In 1999 she cofounded coop99 filmproduction together with Barbara Albert, Martin Gschlacht and Antonin Svoboda.


Filmography Director

Lourdes, feature film 90 min (in postproduction)

Toast (A 2006),
Videoinstallation - Kunsthaus Graz

Hotel(2004), feature film, 83 min.
Cannes 2004, „Un Certain Regards“

Friendly Alien (2003), documentary
documentary for the Kunsthaus Graz

Lovely Rita (2001), feature film, 80min.
sellection festivals
Cannes 2001, sélection officielle „Un Certain Regard“
Toronto 2001
München 2001
Karlovy Vary 2001
Sarajevo 2001
Viennale 2001, Vienna Film Award
Honorable Mention of Fipresci-Jury
nominated for European Discovery 2001 of the Eurpean Film Academy
Thomas Pluch script- promotion- price
London Film Festival 2001
Pusan 2001
Saarbrücken 2002

Inter-View (1999), short, 35mm, color, 50min.
Int. Filmfestival Cannes 99, sélection officielle „Cinéfondation“ - Prix Special Du Jury
San Sebastian International Filmfestival 1999
Karlovy Vary 1999
Rotterdam International Filmfestival 2000
Angers 2000

Flora (1996), short, 35mm, color, 25 min.
50. Int. Filmfestioval Locarno, „Leoparden von Morgen“, Preis „Aaton“
Viennale 97, price New Cinema
Festival Angers 99, great proce for best film of European Film Academies
2nd price winner of the international student’s film festival “Sehsüchte” Berlin
Babelsberg, 1997
audiences’ price of the Vienna student film festival FAK 1997

Sometimes I want to be a butterfly(1992), portrait, 16mm, 20 min.Kurzbiografie