Awards

2010 Bremer Filmpreis, Germany
2008 Amnesty International Award, Festival Internacional de Cinema Independente / Lisbon
2007

Best Picture, 4th Yerevan Film Festival, Armenia (Golden Apricot)
Palic Tower for Best Acting of an Ensemble – Import Export, Palic, Serbia
First Prize 5th Bangkok World Film Festival

2005

Lower Austrian Film Award,Austria

2004

Best Director Riga, Lettland

2003

Best Documentary Karlovy Vary (Jesus, You Know)
Vienna Film Award / Viennale (Jesus, You Know)
Prix de L’Association Quebecoise des Critiques 32nd International Festival of New Cinema, Montreal (Jesus, You Know)

Erich-Neuberg-Award Vienna 2003 (awarded by ORF – the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation –in honour of television pioneer Erich Neuberg). (Jesus, You Know)

2002

Appreciation Award Office of the Federal Chancellor

2001

Special Grand Jury Special Prize 2001 Venice Film Festival (Dog Days)
Best Picture and Best Director Bratislava (Dog Days)
Best Picture and Special Award for Maria Hofstätter, Gijon (Dog Days)
FIPRESCI Award for Discovery of the Year (Dog Days)
Award for the Most Successful Austrian feature film 2001/2002 (Dog Days)
TV Award for Best Picture Austrian Adult Education (Models)

2000

People's Choice Award Sarajevo Film Festival (Models)

1996

Best Documentary, Potsdam 1996 (Animal Love)
Austrian Award for Public Education best documentation (Pictures at an Exhibition)

1992

Runner Up Prize Yamagata (Losses to be Expected)
Jury Prize Amsterdam (Losses to be Expected)
Austrian Film Days Award (Losses to be Expected)
Golden Cadre for Best Documentary (Losses to be Expected)

1991

Vienna Film Award (Good News)
Prix des Bibliotheques, Paris (Good News)