MARTIN WINTER

About

MARTIN WINTER was born 1983 in Leipzig, Germany. Starting in 2008, he studied directing at the Vienna Filmcollege.

His medium-length film DAY RELEASE (Freigang) was his graduation film, earning two nominations for the First Steps Award, a nomination for the German Camera Award, and winning the Austrian Film Award in 2020. It was selected for and awardedat numerous prestigious film festivals worldwide (including Palm Springs ShortFest, Cleveland Int. Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Camerimage, Leeds Int. Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Max Ophüls Prize, and many more).

In addition to his work as a director, he has served as an editor on several successful short films (Day Release, Boom and Bloom).

Most recently, he co-directed the short film NIGHTFACES (Nachtgesichter) with Stefan Langthaler. The film premiered in competition at the 34th Bamberg Short Film Festival and had its international premiere at the 40th European Film Festival of Lille. Its awards include Best Short Film at the 20th Lucca Film Festival, Best in Festival at the BIFA-qualifying 12th Beeston Film Festival, and Best Director at the 53rd Cartagena Film Festival. It qualified for the Oscars 2027 by winning the Narrative Short Jury Award at the 17th Santa Fe International Film Festival.

To date, his films DAY RELEASE and NIGHTFACES have been selected for over 130 festivals in nearly 40 Countries worldwide and won more than 50 awards.

He is currently developing his feature flm debut NIGHTFACES in collaboration with co-director Stefan Langthaler. The film is an adaptation of their multi-award-winning short film of the same name. 

Currently based in Vienna, Austria

Festivals

santa fe international film festival / huesca international film festival / palm springs international shortfest / cleveland international film festival / san jose international short film festival / sarajevo film festival / leeds international film festival / lebu international film festival / first steps award / austrian film award / german camera award / energaCamerimage / newport beach film festival / newfilmmakers los angeles / brisbane international film festival / max ophüls preis / diagonale / alpinale / bamberger kurzfilmtage / landshuter kurzfilmfestival / european film festival of lille / filmfestival kitzbühel / filmets badalona / filmz mainz / lucca film festival / evolution mallorca / grand off / crystal palace international film festival / split film festival / montecatini international short film festival / baku international film festival / salerno international film festival / annapolis film festival / myrtle beach international film festival / fünf seen filmfestival / thessaloniki international short film festival / cartagena film festival / ibizcinefest / busho film festival / silk road international film festival / lecce film fest / beeston film festival / boston short film festival / caminhos film festival / martovski festival / balneario camboriu international film festival / zoom-zblizenia / manchester international film festival / poppy jasper international film festival  / rabat international author film festival / pittsburgh shorts /  gosh! international film festival / venice film week / rehoboth beach international film festival

Films

NIGHTFACES [Nachtgesichter] director | producer | editor

BOOM AND BLOOM [Neuzeit] editor

DAY RELEASE [Freigang] director | editor

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