Sauper has lived in the UK, Italy, and the United States and now lives in France. He studied film directing in universities in Vienna and France. He teaches film classes in Europe and the USA.
Sauper is famed for his political documentary films, shot in cinema verite style. He earned worldwide recognition for his film's expression, content, and aesthetics. His films are usually controversial for their explicit political, social, and poetic expression. Sauper's film Darwin's Nightmare was nominated for best documentary at the Oscars, and he has been awarded for his work with more than 50 international film prizes. His two latest documentaries have received twelve International Film Prizes.
Sauper born in the Tyrolean Alps, Austria in 1966 as son of inn keepers, musicians. His father, Anton Hubertus Sauper is a writer and painter. Maria, his mother, is a passionate singer and works occasionally on humanitarian missions in the Balkans. Sauper has spent his adult life in Italy, Southern California - USA, Great Britain, Tanzania, Zaire (now DR Congo) Sudan, South Sudan. His permanent home is since 1995 in Paris and Burgundy, France.
Education
Sauper studied photography in the US, then film directing at the University of Fine Arts in Vienna, and the Universite de Paris. He was also a guest student at the FEMIS after receiving an ERASMUS grant. His Cinema thesis, published in Vienna, was entitled: "Film as testament", and focused on the three last films of the directors Cyril Collard, Andrey Tarkovsky, and Joris Ivens ("Die Verdichtung"). Sauper graduated with a special mention as director from film school, receiving a Bachelor of Arts.
Filmography
On the Road With Emil (1993, Documentary)
So I Sleepwalk In Broad Daylight (1994, fiction)
Lomographer's Moscow (1995, Documentary)
Kisangani Diary / Loin du Rwanda (Far From Rwanda) (1998, Documentary)
Won – Cinéma du Réel Grand Prix for Best Film (Paris, 1998) Won – "Centaur 98" for Best Documentary Film (St.Petersburg, 1998) Won – NY Film Expo Gold prize for Best Documentary (New York, 1999) Won – Don Quihote Prize (Kraków, 1998) Won – One World Media Award 2nd Place (London,) Won – 1st Human Rights Award for Best Film (Nurnberg) Won – 48th International Film Festival Forum of Young Cinema (Berlin) Won – Special Jury Mention (Montevideo) Won – Special Jury Prize for Documentary (Karlovy Vary, 1998) Won – International Humanitarian Award (Geneva, New York, Los Angeles)
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