Rainer Egger
* 1960 in Innsbruck.
Rainer Egger learned acting at Innsbruck's cellar theatre as well as by Ruben Fraga and Oskar Werner. In 1985, he received his acting diploma by the examination board of the labour union. He has played numerous roles on stage, has engaged in readings and has been narrator of documentary films and radio plays. Rainer Egger has played about 50 roles on film and television and has worked with directors such as Dieter Berner, Sabine Derflinger, Robert Dornhelm, Florian Flicker, Andreas Gruber, Paul Harather, Nikolaus Leytner, Ruth Mader, Peter Patzak, Thomas Roth, Xaver Schwarzenberger, Harald Sicheritz and Götz Spielmann. He received acting awards at the Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis in 1990 and at the Alpinale in 1987. Rainer Egger lives in Innsbruck and Vienna.
Personal website: http://members.chello.at/rainer.egger/index.html
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250910/
FILMS directed by RAINER EGGER
Die Leiden des Herrn Karpf: Der Geburtstag
Germany 2009, 11 min
directors/screenplay: Lola Randl, Rainer Egger | cinematography: Lola Randl | editing: Sabine Smit | music: Maciej Sledziecki | cast: Rainer Egger
It’s Herr Karpf’s birthday but nobody calls him. Probably something’s gone wrong with the telephone.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2009, Walled In
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2010, Short Matters! 1
Other presentations (selection):
Berlinale Shorts 2009
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2009
Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg 2009
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2009
Melbourne International Film Festival 2009
Awards:
Prix UIP Berlin (European Short Film), Berlinale 2009
Die Leiden des Herrn Karpf: Der Besuch
Germany/Austria 2008, 9 min
directors/screenplay: Lola Randl, Rainer Egger | cinematography: Lola Randl | editing: Sabine Smit | music: Maciej Sledziecki | cast: Rainer Egger
Herr Karpf is expecting a lady visitor but isn’t quite ready. And his flat certainly is not. The second part of the trilogy.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2009, Walled In
Other presentations:
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2008
Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg 2008
Soirée Allemande, Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2009
Die Leiden des Herrn Karpf: Morbus Bechterew
Germany/Austria 2007, 11 min
directors/screenplay: Lola Randl, Rainer Egger | cinematography: Lola Randl | editing: Sabine Smit | music: Maciej Sledziecki | cast: Rainer Egger
Herr Karpf has to go, but he doesn’t feel well. It’s sure to be something serious. The first glimpse into the world of the amiable neurotic.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2008, International Competition 3 (Austrian premiere)
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2009, Walled In
VIS on Tour: espressofilm 2011
Other presentations (selection):
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2007
Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg 2008
Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche 2007
Soirée Allemande, Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2008
Awards:
BMW-Kurzfilmpreis, Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche 2007