Jasmin Baumgartner (born 1990 in Baden, Lower Austria) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Jasmin Baumgartner (born 1990 in Baden, Lower Austria) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Baumgartner has been making films since the age of 17 and has also worked as a producer. Since 2011, she has been studying screenwriting at the Film Academy Vienna [1] under Götz Spielmann and directing with Michael Haneke. [2]
Between 2017 and 2020, she directed several music videos for the Austrian rock band Wanda. During the same period, she directed documentary segments for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) in Kenya and Iran for the series kreuz und quer. [3]
Baumgartner’s 2020 documentary feature Robin’s Hood portrays alternative lifestyles and self-empowerment. The film was screened at the Diagonale and DOK Leipzig. [4] [5]
She received international attention with her short film Bye Bye, Bowser (2023), which premiered in the official shorts program of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. [6] The film also won the Best Newcomer Award at Vienna Shorts in 2023. [7]
Baumgartner’s work combines precise character studies with a realistic, often music-driven visual style. In interviews, she describes her approach as “both visual and emotional,” emphasizing the narrative role of music. [8]
She is regarded as a representative of the Austrian New Wave. [9]
