MICHAEL HANEKE

Born on March 23, 1942, in Munich. Initially worked as a TV dramaturge and editor, as well as a theater director. In 1973, he made his first television film, “...und was kommt danach?” (And What Comes Next?), followed by other television productions. In 1989, his first feature film, “Der siebente Kontinent” (The Seventh Continent), was produced. In 2006, he staged his first opera, Mozart's “Don Giovanni,” at the Opéra Garnier in Paris, followed by “Cosi fan tutte” in Madrid and Brussels in 2013. Since 2002, Michael Haneke has been teaching directing at the Vienna Film Academy of the University of Music and Performing Arts. In 2012, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Paris VIII, in 2013 from the Faculty of Theology at the University of Graz, and in 2015 from the Film School in Lódz. 

Michael Haneke has received numerous national and international awards for his directing work, including two Golden Palms at Cannes, a César, a BAFTA Award, a European Film Award, a Bavarian Film Award, and a Golden Globe. Michael Haneke won countless awards for his feature film “Amour,” including five Oscar nominations, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and a Golden Globe. His feature film “The White Ribbon” also won a Golden Globe Award in 2010 and was nominated for an Oscar. In 2015, Haneke was awarded the German Metropolis Prize for his life's work.

Awards (Selection)
2018 Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
2018 Pour le Mérite
2014 Sonning-Prize
2013 Austrian Decoration of Honour for Science and Art
2013 Prince of Asturias Award
2012 Federal Cross of Merit 1rst Class
2012 Knight of the Legion of Honour
2010 Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Filmography
2017 Happy End
2012 Amour
2009 The White Ribbon - A German Children's Story 
2007 Funny Games U.S.
2005 Caché
2003 Time of the Wolf
2001 The Piano Teacher
2000 Code Unknown
1997 The Castle (TV movie)
1997 Funny Games
1995 The Moor's Head (as screenwriter)
1994 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1993 Die Rebellion (TV movie)
1992 Benny's Video
1991 Nachruf für einen Mörder (TV movie)
1989 The Seventh Continent
1985 Fraulein (TV movie) 
1985 Schmutz (as screenwriter)
1984 Who Was Edgar Allan? (TV movie)
1983 Variation (TV movie)
1979 Lemminge (TV movie)
1976 Three Paths to the Lake (TV movie)
1976 Sperrmüll (TV movie)
1974 After Liverpool (TV movie)