Alice Dwyer was born in Berlin in 1988. At the young age of 9 she applied at an actor’s agency. Two years later she took the leading role in Anna Wunder. Aged 13 she played a 15-year old who seduces a friend of her father’s in Baby. After that she appeared in Hans-Christian Schmid’s Lichter as the young cigarette smuggler Katharina. The film received the Deutscher Filmpreis in silver in 2003. 2008 Alice was honored for two roles in Die Tränen meiner Mutter and Höhere Gewalt as best supporting actress at the Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Award in Saarbrücken/Germany.  

Filmography (selection):
2014 GLÜCKSKIND (d: Michael Verhoeven)
2013 HEUTE BIN ICH BLOND (d: Marc Rothemund)
2013 IM ALLEINGANG ELEMENTE DES ZWEIFELS (d: Jan Ruzicka)
2012 3 ZIMMER/KÜCHE/BAD (d: Dietrich Brüggemann)
2012 HERBSTKIND (d: Petra K. Wagner)
2011 DIE VERLORENE ZEIT (d: Anna Justice)

Awards and Nominations:
2008 Filmfestival Max-Ophüls Award ‚Best Young actress‘ for
Die Tränen meiner Mutter and Höhere Gewalt
2006 Nomination for the “Förderpreis Deutscher Film” at the Film
Festival Munich for Was ich von ihr weiß (Best young actress)

Sabin Tambrea was born in Romania in 1984. From 2005 to 2009 he studied at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch in Berlin. Since 2009 he is a member of the Berliner Ensemble and participated in various theatre productions, also by Claus Peymann and Robert Wilson. 2012 Sabin Tambrea appeared as leading role in LUDWIG II. by Marie Noelle and Peter Sehr, for which he won several awards.

Filmography (selection):
2013 Tatort Machtlos(d: Klaus Krämer)
2012 DAS GROSSE HEFT (d: János Szász)
2012 LUDWIG II. (d: Marie Noelle/Peter Sehr)
2012 Fliehkraft, short (d: Benjamin Teske)
2010 Die Unsichtbare (d: Christian Schwochow)

Awards and Nominations:
2013 Nomination Deutscher Filmpreis for LUDWIG II. (Best leading role)
2013 new faces award film as Best young actor for LUDWIG II.
2013 Bayerischer Filmpreis as Best young actor for LUDWIG II.

Gerti Drassl was born in Bolzano, Italy/South Tyrol, in 1978. She studied history of art in Vienna. 1998 she entered the prestigious Max-Reinhardt-Seminar. 2002 she completed the theatrical education and since then she belongs to the ensemble of the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna. Furthermore she regularly appears at several other stages for German-language productions as well as in various cinema and TV productions. 2013 Gerti Drassl won the German Actors Award in the category "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for Das Wunder von Kärnten and Spuren des Bösen.

Filmography (selection):
2013 ZWEISITZRAKETE (d: Hans Hofer)
2011 Das Wunder von Kärnten (d: Andreas Prochaska)
2010 KOTTAN ERMITTELT: RIEN NE VA PLUS (d: Peter Patzak)
2009 Geliebter Johann Geliebte Anna (d: Julian Pölsler)
2009 SCHOTTENTOR (d: Caspar Pfaundler)

Awards and Nominations (selection):
2013 German Actors Award in the category "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for Das Wunder von Kärnten and Spuren des Bösen
2011 ORF Hörspielpreis in the category “Actor/Actress of the Year”
2006 Golden Romy in the category “Most popular female shootingstar”

Oliver Rosskopf was born in Prottes, Lower Austria, in 1981 and completed his education as an actor at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz. He is member of the Landestheater Niederösterreich ensemble. So far he worked at the Schauspielhaus Graz, the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, "die theater" in Vienna and at the Sommerspiele Rosenburg. Furthermore he regularly appears at several other stages for German-language productions as well as in various cinema and TV productions.

Filmography (selection):
2013 Die Rosenheim-Cops (R: Gunter Krää)
2012 DIE WERKSTÜRMER (R: Andreas Schmied)
2011 STILLLEBEN (R: Sebastian Meise)
2010 KING KONGS TRÄNEN (R: Peter Kern)
2009 SCHOTTENTOR (R: Caspar Pfaundler)

Andrina Mračnikar was born in Hallein in 1981 and grew up in Carinthia and Slovenia. She studied history of art in Vienna and film directing at the AGRFT in Ljubljana. Since 2002 she studied "film directing" and "script writing" at the Filmakademie Wien. Her teachers were Michael Haneke and Walter Wippersberg. 2010 Andrina Mračnikar earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction for both studies. After she received a number of awards for her documentaries, MA FOLIE is Andrina Mračnikar’s first feature film.

Filmography and achievements:
2010 Master-Study in film directing at the Master Class of Michael Haneke, Filmacademy Vienna.
2010 Bachelor of Arts in film directing and scriptwriting.
2009 Die Wand ist abgerissen, short feature, 24min.
2008 Zürich Master Class with Constantin Costa-Gavras, Ken Loach, Andreas Dresen, a.o.
2007 Krankheit der Jugend, feature (episode)
2006 directing and method-acting workshop with Susan Batson
2006 Der Kärntner spricht Deutsch, doc, 60min  
2005 Carl Mayer Sript Award for MA FOLIE
2004 study of film directing and scriptwriting, Filmacademy Vienna.
2002 Andri 1924–1944, doc, 20min, ‘Best Documentary’, Diagonale Graz.

Awards and Nominations (selection):
2010 Start-Stipendium (special scholarship for young successful artists) by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture.
2007 Audience Award and Diagonale Youth jury award for “Best film by an up-and-coming director” for ”Der Kärntner spricht Deutsch"
2005 Carl-Mayer-script award for the treatment of MA FOLIE.
2003 Award for the “Best documentary” (Golden Bobby) at the International Student Filmfestival of the Filmacademy Vienna for Andri 1924-1944.
2003 Award of the Diözese Graz/Seckau for the “Best documentary or short feature film” for Andri 1924-1944.
2002 Literature prize of Carinthia (Villacher Literaturpreis) for the text
Alen oder Nichts (published in the anthology Hysterisch funktionieren, Aarachne Verlag, Vienna 2002).
1998 Golden Bear for the “Best youth film”, Innovation Award and Audience Award at the International short film festival in Ebensee for Večernica/Gute-Nacht-Geschichte.
1997 Golden Bear for “Best youth film” for Bo bilo / Es wird gewesen sein.

Lukas Stepanik was born in Vienna in 1950. He studied "directing", "script writing" und "production" at the Filmakademie Wien. In 1980 he co-founded the production company Extrafilm. Lukas Stepanik works as producer, script writer and director and has made several films for cinema and television. Furthermore he has been a professor for directing at the Filmakademie Wien for more than 25 years.

Filmography as director und producer (selection):
2012 See you soon again (with Bernadette Wegenstein)
2003 GEBÜRTIG (with Robert Schindel)
1988 UNTER FREUNDEN (Among Friends)
1984 …beschloss ich Politiker zu werden
1983 KIESELSTEINE (Pebbles)
1980 Auf der Strecke
1977 Schiessen

Filmography as producer (selection):
2008 MOZART IN CHINA
2006 THE END OF THE NEUBACHER PROJECT
2003 Summer with the ghosts
2001 ATLANTIC DRIFT
1998 THE PORT OF LAST RESORT
1995 LISA AND THE SABRE-TOOTHED TIGER
1990 HOLIDAYS WITH SILVESTER

Awards and Nominations (selection):
2003 Nomination for GEBÜRTIG as Austrian candidate for the foreign language Oscar©
1988 “Prix jeunes cinema Européen” Filmfestival Nice for UNTER FREUNDEN (Among Friends)
1987 Erich-Neuberg-Award for ... beschloss ich Politiker zu werden
1980 Prix Futura Berlin for Auf der Strecke
1976 Prix Henri Langlois at the Filmfestival Tours for 101 Stunden – Der Trommler