Curt Faudon


Curt Faudon was an Austrian film director who wrote, produced and directed over 30 films. He received First Prizes and Jury Awards at Film Festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Monte Carlo, Chicago, New York, and Sydney.
Faudon was born in Graz in 1949, and moved to New York City in 1979. His films, in a style all of their own, show a keen eye for detail, colour and light. Faudon's son, Patrick Faudon, is a film producer.

Films

  • Magic Graz ; writer/director
  • Hugo Wolf director; documentary starring Oskar Werner as Hugo Wolf; ORF, ZDF
  • George Orwell director; documentary on George Orwell; written by Hilde Spiel; ORF, ZDF, RAI, SRG
  • Good News from Austria director; documentary on the Austrian economy
  • Fanny von Arnstein director; feature based on the book by Hilde Spiel; ORF, ARD
  • Christmas with Willi writer/director; feature, ORF, ZDF
  • Auf dem Schnee ein Feuer writer/director; documentary; ORF, ZDF
  • Land der Täler, parts 1-10 director; documentary; ORF
  • Top Spot, parts 1-3 TV show; writer/director/producer; with Désirée Nosbusch, Philip Michael Thomas, Shirley Bassey
  • Melting Pot of Illusions, parts 1&2 writer/director; TV documentary on the USA 500 years after Christopher Columbus, PBS channel 13
  • Mount of Olives director; TV documentary; ORF, PBS
  • Loaves and Fishes director; TV documentary; ORF, PBS
  • Nothing but reality director; documentary based on the book by Hilde Spiel; ORF, ZDF, PBS
  • Die verweigerte Zärtlichkeit director; feature film based on the book by H. Fink; ORF
  • Cross Town Sabbath/Zwang zur Unrast writer/director/producer; docudrama based on the book by Frederic Morton, ORF, PBS, Channel 13
  • Total Relaunch of TV News Station n-tv/CNN writer/director/producer; 1997 in Berlin
  • ' Writer/Director; feature film starring Rupert Frazer, Francois-Eric Gendron, Alexander Peskov, Thomas Heinze, Jerry Cala; Sat.1, BAVARIA, ORF
  • Flames of Death co-author/Director; feature film starring Heino Ferch, Natalia Wörner, Axel Milberg: Kirch Group, SAT 1, ORF
  • Trivial Pursuit co-author/Director; feature film starring Tobias Moretti, Jule Ronstedt, Thomas Heinze, SAT 1
  • Tattoo co-author/Director; feature film starring Tobias Moretti,, Benjamin Sadler, Gudrun Landgrebe, Erwin Steinhauer: Sat.1, Kirch Group, ORF, Vienna Film Commission
  • Universum Steirische Toskana Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF
  • Universum Tirol - Leben im Bergland Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF, Faudon Movies
  • Universum Carinthia - Leben am Wasser Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF-Cine, Culture Carinthia, Faudon Movies, WDR
  • Szczesny - The Film Writer/Director/Producer; documentary on Stefan Szczesny
  • Commercials Österreich Werbung
  • Discover the Joy - Austria ; commercial. Won first prize at the film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Karlsbad, at the 2003 ITB Berlin, and the Grand Prix CITF for best commercial
  • ' co-author/Director; feature film starring Ken Duken, Sebastian Koch,, August Schmölzer, Rosie Alvarez; EPO Film, ORF, Towers Production London, Cine Carinthia
  • Universum New York Central Park Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF, WDR, Faudon Movies
  • "Silk Road - Songs Along the Road and Time" film about the Vienna Boys' Choir - Director
  • The End of Something. Ernest Hemingway co-author/Director; in production

    Awards

  • 1972, Cannes Film Festival: nomination, Palme d'Or, best short film
  • 2002, New York Festivals, International Film and Video Competition: Finalist
  • 2002, ITB Berlin: First Prize
  • 2002, CIFFT - Comité International des Festivals du Film Touristique Grand Prix, Best Commercial World Wide
  • 2005, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Golden Camera Award
  • 2007, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Certificate for Creative Excellence
  • 2007, ITB Berlin: First Prize
  • 2007, CIFFT - Comité International des Festivals du Film Touristique Grand Prix, Best Commercial World Wide
  • 2007, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Silver Screen Award
  • 2007, New York Festivals, International Film and Video Competition: Bronze World Medal