Florian Pochlatko


Florian Pochlatko is an Austrian film director and screenwriter.

Life and education

Pochlatko attended the HTL Ortweinschule for Art and Design.
He studied in Linz at the University of Fine Arts, and in Vienna at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
and the Vienna Film Academy in the film directing class under Michael Haneke.
In addition, he studied Critical Studies under Diedrich Diederichsen at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
He lives and works in Graz, Vienna and Berlin.
His brother is the film producer Jakob Pochlatko.
He is regarded as a representative of the Austrian New Wave.

Works

Short films and music videos

Between 2013 and 2022 he worked on short films and music videos, including for Zebra Katz, Monsterheart, Koenigleopold and the band Wanda.
His short film Erdbeerland won the Diagonale Award for Best Short Feature in 2013.
Another milestone is the 12-minute music video God of Ghosts for Zebra Katz and DJ Leila,
released in 2016. For that, he won the Austrian Music Video Prize awarded as part of the VIS Vienna Independent Shorts Festival.

Feature film debut

His feature film debut How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival 2025 in the Perspectives section
and was nominated for the Perspectives Award Best First Feature.
The Austrian premiere was as the opening film at the Diagonale 2025.
The film centers on Pia, who returns to her parents’ home after a stay in a psychiatric hospital.
Reality begins to dissolve as she is confronted with suppressed memories and a distorted perception.
The film combines elements from pop culture, surreal imagery and dark humor.

Filmography

  • 2025: How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World
  • 2021: WEIL: Chaos
  • 2017: Wanda: 0043
  • 2015: Zebra Katz x Leila: God of Ghosts / Nu Renegade
  • 2012: Erdbeerland
  • 2012: Bunny Lake: Satellite Sky
  • 2011: Koenig Leopold – Heat the Water
  • 2010: Eisberg
  • 2009: Von vergangenen Tagen
  • 2009: Im Auto – segment "Porsche"
  • 2006: ''Running Sushi''