Gustav Deutsch (b. 1952, Vienna) is a leading Austrian filmmaker who examines the phenomenology of film media. He studied architecture in Vienna in 1970-79, a field he is still involved in, but back then he had already begun experimenting with photography and video art. He has been working since 1984 with Hanna Schimek, who also shared in his latest film. He was appointed Artistic Director of the Aegina Academy in Athens in 2003. Apart from film directing he has numerous other artistic projects in his portfolio. Selected filmography: Wossea Mtotom (1984), Taschenkino (1995), Film ist. (1998), Film ist mehr als Film (1999), Film ist. 7-12 (2002), Film ist a Girl & a Gun (2009). The seeds for the film Shirley - Visions of Reality were sown back in 2008, when the Vienna Kunsthalle hosted an exhibition of the works of artist Edward Hopper.
48. MFF Karlovy Vary
