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Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1964, he began working in film as a cable basher, assistant editor and editor on projects including Michael Haneke's THE CASTLE and FUNNY GAMES. He made his name in 1998 with the film adaptation of the children's story DIE 3 POSTRÄUBER. In 2006 his horror-thriller DEAD IN 3 DAYS became Austria's most successful cinema film and in 2010 he repeated this success with THE UNINTENTIONAL KIDNAPPING OF MRS ELFRIEDE OTT. His TV film THE MIRACLE OF CARINTHIA won a 'Blue Panther' Bavarian TV Award for best director and was nominated for the Grimme Award.

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