Mag. Robert Buchschwenter
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The title of the August 2008 issue of the Süddeutschen Zeitung’s youth magazine was "Ten Years of The Big Lebowski  – The Best Film With The Worst Fans.” Apparently its fans are unable to stop quoting the film or recalling every scene down to its smallest detail, like a bunch of stamp collectors. Worse things can happen to a filmmaker/author than having to suffer such notoriety; indeed, what could be better than films whose character development is lovingly devoted and yet merciless at the same time, or whose Fates are wrapped up in such strange yet appealing, in-your-face storylines?



Robert Buchschwenter has worked since 1996 as a free-lance dramaturg and script-doctor for feature, documentary and short films. He has also offered countless film workshops designed in particular for young and upcoming potential filmmakers. 

In addition to this, Buchschwenter helds university teaching positions at both the Universities of Salzburg and Vienna in Film and Media Studies as well as in Script Development at Filmcollege Vienna. He has worked in film production and as a journalist for Austrian and international print media, radio and television, and published in diverse industry and scholarly journals. He was the business manager for the Festival of Austrian Film, DIAGONALE, during 2004-2005. Since 2005 he has been the program curator and moderator of the television show “Oktoskop” on Okto TV.

Buchschwenter has been on many Austrian and international juries, is a member of the Austrian Film Rating Commission, and is also on the board of directors of the Drehbuchforum Wien, Vienna’s script forum.
 
Curriculum Vitae Buchschwenter


Dramatury and Consulting

Dramaturgy

Fiction (selection)
2005    „Augenleuchten“, D: Kurt Hennrich (Fischer Film)
2002    „Am anderen Ende der Brücke“, D: Whang Zebin, A 2002 (SK Film)
2000    „Ternitz Tennessee“, D: Manfred Rebhandl, Mirjam Unger (Thalia Film)
2000    „Gelbe Kirschen“, D: Leopold Lummerstorfer (Aichholzer Film)
to be completed:
    „Die Vaterlosen“ (working title), D: Marie Kreutzer (Witcraft Szenario)
    „Wirtshaus“ (working title), D: Gideon Koval (Witcraft Szenario)
    „Tante Lou’s Erben (working title), D: Danielle Proskar (Mini Film)
    „The Last Boat To Gotland", D: Tomas Makaras (Film Angels, LV)

Documentaries (selection)

2008    „Vertical Rush“, Gerald Salmina (Planet Watch)
2006    „Reisen im eigenen Zimmer“, Bernhard Braunstein/David Gross
2006     „Niemand vermischt mit dem Nichts“, Johanna Tschautscher
2004    „Kopfbahnhof“, Martin Hasenöhrl/Bernhard Braunstein
to be completed:
    „Revolution im Ton“ (Arbeistitel), Martin Reinhart/Thomas Tode (WildArt Film)
    „A View of Ears“ (Arbeitstitel), Sabine Groschup
    „Wings of Glory“ (Arbeitstitel), Thomas Rilk (West4Media)

Script analysis und lectorship

for Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Frames Filmproduktion, Satel Film, Amour Fou, Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, Lotus Film, SK-Film, WILDart Film, Studio West, Mini Film u.a.

other
Dramaturgy and conception of training projects of Drehbuchforum (Script Forum) Vienna (ScriptLab, Tandem, KURZwerk u.a)

Apprenticeship

1997 Script-Consulting training programme of ScriptHouse /Berlin, Focal/Zurich, Drehbuchforum (Script Forum) Vienna

Projects

Film | Art | Media

03 - 10 | 2008: Coaching und supervision of the opening-film-project of der „Video and Filmfestival Vienna“

04 - 09 | 2008: Co-Conception und workshop direction of the Public Video Project MISS HANDELT at  Medien Kultur Haus Wels

08 | 2004 – 2008: Direction of the film workshops „10 Minutes World“ in the context of Short-Film-Festival Alpinale (Nenzing, Vorarlberg)

09 – 11 | 2008: Co-Direction of the documentary project „It’s Alright Ma’“ at Medien Kultur Haus Wels / Arbeiterkammer Oberösterreich

05 | 2007: Direction of the image video „Bretter, die die Welt bewegen“ for schindel & Holz, Lienz

03 | 2007:  Editing of the video documentation/installation for the Neptun Price, Vienna

01 - 06 | 2006: Co-conception, -implementation und -presentation of SURFING VIENNA – series of lectures of Drehbuchforum Vienna

11 | 2006: Direction of the script workshop in the context of the Student Film Festival film:Riss / Salzburg

07 | 2006: Direction of a music-video-workshop in the context of a European Partnership Project of Bilderstifter – Society of Audiovisual Art  / Salzburg

11 | 2005: Direction of a film critics workshop at the Student Film Festival film:Riss / Salzburg

04 – 09 | 2005: Direction of a film workshop for the winners of a script competition of the Judish Museum Vienna

11 | 2003: Direction of the film workshop „Generation-Gap“ at the Youth Film Festvial YOUKI, Wels

09 | 2003: Co-Direction of the script workshop and direction of the YOUKI-Soapopera „drunter & drüber“

09 | 2002: Conception and Sounddesign of the sound installation/jingle for „Kassiber“, Steirischer Herbst 02 (with Mona Hahn)

2001 – 2004: Workshop direction und coaching of several story-develop-courses of Drehbuchforum Vienna: (with Gustav Ernst)

09 | 2001: Co-conception and presentation of the „monochrom“-project „G. P. Thomann - a fictional artist“ at Ars Electronica Linz

03 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002: Direction of the film-analysis-workshops for the youth jury of the Diagonale 00-02, Kulturvermittlung des Landes Steiermark, ÖKS

02 | 1999: Co-Direction of the film workshop „Between Images. Analysis and (re)construction of fiction and documentary films for schools“, ÖKS

Television

1999 - 2001: Design and editing of the serial programme Filter at T.I.V. (True Image Vision)
since 2005: Design (partly: editing) of the serial programme „Oktoskop“  at Okto Community TV

Exhibitions

09 – 12 | 2005: Concept for a film programme in the context of the exhibition The True/False inc. vs. Science Communications Vienna
 
03 | 1998: Co-Curator (Concept and Design) of the Exhibition „Einsatz. Youth Literature and Media / Adalbert Stifter Haus, Niederösterr. Gouvernment

03 | 1998: Design and editing of the film- and music-ressorts for the exhibition YOUgend. Youth Culture ’68 – ’98. / Radkersburg, Styrian Gouvernment

01 | 2000: Video-installation (conception and editing) for the Exhibition 175 Years Viennaer Städtische Insurance

11 | 1996: Video-installation (concepion and editing) für „Götterspeisen. The history of eating culture / Hermesvilla, Museum of History Vienna
 
1994 - 95: Co-conception, organisation und research for „Kinosequenzen. 100 Years of Cinema“ (Direction: Ruth Beckermann)

Internet / IT

2001 – 2004: Project development  and management of the Internet Presence of Vienna Public Libraries; management of the department Electronic Services

04 - 11 | 2006: Management und project coordination of the web-relaunch of the Vienna Public Libraries

Festivals / Film Series

2007-2008: Co-conception and -production the shortfilm-reel ELEVEN MINUTES

09 | 2007: Curator of the key-theme-programme „Sound & Animation“ at the Animation Film Festival FANTOCHE, Baden (CH)

2005: Co-Direction (production & programme) of DIAGONALE – Festival of Austrian Film 05

2004: Member of the programme- und administration-committee  of DIAGONALE – Festival of Austrian Film 04

01 | 2004: Curator of the film retrospective GASTARBAJTERI – Migrants in Cinema, Metrokino/Filmarchiv Austria

05 | 2003 Curator of the film retrospective KLAUS KINSKI, Metrokino/Filmarchiv

01 | 2003: Co-curator of the film retrospective HALBSTARK. Georg Tressler – Filmemacher,  Metrokino/Filmarchiv, Vienna

07-08 | 2002: Co-curator of the open air festival „Sonnenaufgang. Austrian Cinema 1992 – 2002, Filmarchiv Austria

09 | 2001: Co-conception and -organisation of the der film debate and retrospective „Destination Alltag. Youth Culture in Austria 1950 – 1970, Schikaneder-Kino, Vienna

09 | 1996: Co-Conception und -organisation of the  film debate and retrospective „Learning Viennese with films“, Summer Stage-Independent Festival ’96

09 | 1996: Co-Conception und -organisation of workshops and lectures „European Popular Cinema   1955 – 75, Summer Stage/Independent Festival ’96

08 | 1995: Conception of the Boat Trip „Cinema between the City“ (sic) in the context of the architecture festival  „80 Days Vienna” (in cooperation with St. Balbach Art Produktion)

08 | 1995: Co-Curator of the film retrospektive „City Passages“, Votivkino in the context of the architecture festival  „80 Days Vienna” (in cooperation with Filmladen/Votivkino)

01 | 1995 - 12 | 2003: Co-Conception of the film debate and retrospective „Film & Theorie“ / HTU-Kino (in cooperation with Depot Vienna)

09 | 1994 - 06 | 1995: Co-conception and -organisation of the film debate and retrospective KINOreden, Votiv Kino

1995 - 2001: Co-conception and -implementation of cultural events in public spaces with „St. Balbach Art Produktion“ (1996 – 2004 Vorstandmitglied)

Science

2000 - 2002: Member of the research project „Mass Culture in Vienna 1950 - 1970“;  Society of the History of Labour Movement, Vienna

09 | 2001: Co-conception of the cultural studies enquiry „Realities. TV-Culture in the postmodern society“

1997 - 2000: Co-initiator and scientific consultant of the research project „History Show. New Media and the science of history“

1996 - 1998: Co-conception, -organisation und -supervision of course of studies „Film & the Humanities II“/ Univ. of Vienna

1992 - 1994: Co-conception und coordination of the faculty course „Film & the Humanities“  / Univ. of Vienna

Teaching & Lectures

Universities and academies

since 2007: Assiciate lecturer at the department Script Development, Filmcollege Vienna

since 03 | 2000: Associate lecturer at the department Communication Studies / AV-Media, University of Salzburg – Lectures on Austrian Film History, Film Analysis

10 | 2007, 3 | 2008: Visiting lecturer at Filmcollege Stöbergasse (script dramaturgy)

1996 - 2004: Associate lecturer at the Institute for Contemporary History, University of Vienna – courses on über film history, media sciences, cultural studies, history of popular culture

05 | 2001: Visiting Lecturer at the Seminar for Film Sciences, University Zurich (on film & popular music)

2000 - 2003: Project supervisions at the college of higher education Eisenstadt (on electronic reading, online research)

SS 1998: Lecture at the Danube University Krems, (course on cultural-theory-basics)

1998 - 2000: Project coordination and associate lecturer at the course of studies „Film & the Humanities“, University of Vienna

WS 1995/96: Visiting lecturer at the department for theatrical science, University of Vienna (lecture on film theory)


Lectures (selection)

03 | 2008: Lecture „Film Music Education. Report on the state-of-the-art in Austria“ /  EU XXL  Dialog „FilmMusik“ / Krems

11 | 2006: Lecture „Living In A Sound Society“ /  First European Forum for Music Education in Film – TV – Digital Media / ICCM Salzburg

11 | 2006: Vortrag „Teacher to the Cameras“ / Media-Education-Meeting „Be Aware of the Media“ / Danube University Krems

09 | 2005 - 2008: Lectures on Films of the national-socialist-era /  film debate & retrospective series IM FOKUS / Schloss Hartheim (OÖ) 

12 | 2002: Lecture „Filmmaking in Austrofashism“ & moderation at the Symposion „Austria in Image und Sound“, Metro Kino/Filmarchiv Austria

09 | 2001: Lecture „History of Reality TV“  in the context of the cultural studies inquiry „Realities. TV-culture in the postmodern era“ Evang. Akad. Vienna / University of Applied Arts

12 | 2000: Lecture on cinema & popular culture in the 50s and 60s in the context of the research project „Mass Culture in Vienna 1950 - 1970“ at the International Research Centre of Cultural Studies / Austrian Ministry of Education

01 | 2000: Lecture „Progaganda Films in the 3rd Reich“ / Interaktionen, Department of Contemporary History / University of Vienna

08 | 1999: Lecture „Sampling and Stealing - the Recycling of Sounds and Noises“ / symposium of the Institute for youth literature, Vienna

09 | 1999: Lecture „Media-Realities: Changes of Live with New Media“ / German Didactics Meeting at the University of Klagenfurt
 
12 | 1998: Lecture „Hal Hartley – Filmmaker“ / Salzburg Festival ’98

1995 – 2008: Numerous lectures (on „Near Dark“, „North by Northwest“, „Ladykillers“, „Funny Bones“, „Don’t Look Now“, „Matrix“, „Velvet Goldmine“, „Oldboy“ u. a.) /  FILM & THEORY at the Depot, Vienna

Lectures (on film, literature, media, art)

for: Austrian Editors Association, Association of German Editors, Spielboden Dornbirn, Drehbuchforum Vienna, Association of Austrian Libraries, Kulturvermittlung Steiermark Kameraleute, et. al.

Misc.

Moderations

for: Filmarchiv Austria, Mediameeting Wels, Viennale, Diagonale, Public Libraries Vienna, Kinova Wels, Viennale, Crossing Europe, Agenda 21, Drehbuchforum Vienna, Depot, Xenix-Cinema Zürich et. al.

Juries

FAF-Jury f. Oscar-Selection, ORF/Viennaer Volksbildungsverein, Aurora Festival/Norwich (GB), VideoEx/Zürich, Sixpack Film, Student Film Festival /Film Academy Vienna & Salzburg, Thomas Pluch Script Price, Austrian Youth Literature Price, Children- and Youth-Literatur-Price City of Vienna, Vienna Video & Filmfestival, YOUKI Wels, BMUKK et.al.

Journalism

Subeditor

Print media
Meteor, Filmarchiv-Magazine, miscellaneous catalogues („Gegenlicht – Politik und Film“, „Literatur im März“ et. al.)

TV
1999 - 2001: „Filter“ / T.I.V. (True Image Vision)
since 2005: „Oktoskop“ /  Okto

2006 - 2007: Graphic-layout and publishing of „Bücherbriefe“, review magazine of Public Libraries Vienna

Publicist

1993 - 2001: Film-, TV- und music reviewer for „Die Presse“, Vienna.
Since 1993: Essays, articles and columns on film, music, literature and media on: Ray, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, DIE ZEIT, Medienwissenschaft, Blimp, Presse-Feuilleton „Spektrum”, Jazz Zeit, Meteor, Falter, Austrian Film News, Mediabiz, Buchkultur, Aufrisse, Multi-Media, WOZ, 1001 Buch u.a.

Radio
Since 1995: Radio features for: Synchron-Filmmagazine (ö1), Diagonal (Ö1)

Internet
2005 – 2007: Cine column for Ö1-Online


Publication List (Selection)

    „An der kurzen Leine. Die Eigenart von Hans Mosers Darstellungskunst“ (Edition Filmarchiv Austria; unveröffentlicht)

    „’Johnny, ein Glas Milch!’ Kino, Pop und der Kampf um den (guten) Geschmack“.  In: „Randzone. Jugend- und Massenkultur in Vienna 1950-1970 (Vienna 2004)

   „Von aufrichtigen Dirnen vor falschen Kulissen. Der Prater und seine (spiel-)filmischen Repräsentationen“. In: Mattl/Müller-Richter/Schwarz(Hgg.) (Arbeitstitel: „Felix Salten: Wurstelprater“ (Vienna 2004)

    „’So ohne weiteres ausdrücken lassen sich nur Senftuben’. Das regungslos erregte Schauspiel bei Fritz Lehner”. In: Sylvia Szely (Hg.): Fritz Lehner (Vienna 2002) 

    „Von eingepferchten Hühnern und rausgelassenen Säuen. Reality-TV als (Anti-)Realitätsprinzip“. In: Blimp. Film Magazine, Nr. 42/2001

    „Spielfigur Mensch. Der Versuch der Selbstfindung in der Orientierungslosigkeit”. In: Andreas Weber (Hg.): Er kann fliegen lassen. Gespräche und Texte über Bernhard Wicki (St. Pölten 2000)

    „Medien-Realitäten. Die Veränderung der Lebenswelten durch Neue Medien”. In: Eva Maria Rastner (Hg.): auf!brüche. Aktuelle Trends der Deutschdidaktik (Innsbruck 2000)

    „Mondflecken auf Kopfbildern. Das Bild zwischen den ’Bildschüben’”. In: Gottfried Schlemmer (Hg.): Dietmar Brehm. (Vienna 2000)

    „Gebrochene Versprechen. Über Wilhelm Thieles ’Großfürstin Alexandra’. In: Gottfried Schlemmer/Brigitte Mayr(Hg.), Der österreichische Film. Von seinen Anfängen bis heute (Synema Schriftenreihe, 1. Lieferung, Vienna 1999)

    „Eine Möglichkeit, die Österreichische Filmgeschichte heißt”. In: Blimp. Film Magazine, Nr. 38/1998

    „Ruf der Berge – Echo des Fremdenverkehrs. Der Heimatfilm: Ein österreichischer Kunjunkturritt”. In: Ruth Beckermann/Christa Blümlinger (Hg.), Import/Export. Zum österreichischen Kino. Fragmente einer unheimlichen Geschichte (Vienna 1996) 

    „Geschichte als Film/Film als Geschichte. Wege, Umwege und Abwege zum ’Historischen Film’” (gem. mit Georg Tillner). In: Zeitgeschichte (Hg. Erika Weinzierl), Heft 9/10, Sept/Okt. 1994

    „Das Schauspiel – oder: Die Vermittlung des Scheins durch Wahrheit”. In: Andrea Lang/Bernhard Seiter (Hg.), John Cassavetes. DirActor (Vienna 1993)


Editor
„Halbstark. Georg Tressler – Zwischen auftrag und autor“ (ed.: Robert Buchschwenter/Lukas Mauer), Edition Filmarchiv Austria, Vienna 2003.
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