Leni Gruber
Leni Gruber | |
|---|---|
 Leni Gruber (2022) | |
| Born | 1991 (age 34–35) Wels, Austria |
| Alma mater | Film Academy Vienna |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Notable work | Schneemann, Hollywood |
| Awards | Local Artist Award (2018), Best Short Film (2022), Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award (2025) |
Leni Gruber (born 1991) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
[edit]Gruber grew up in Wels and became active early in the local cultural scene around the Alter Schlachthof Wels and the Media Culture House. In 2012 she began studying screenwriting & dramaturgy and production at the Film Academy Vienna.[1][2]
She has made several short films that have screened at national and international festivals, including the Sarajevo Film Festival, Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz, YOUKI and the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival.[3][4] Her films often explore everyday realities and are noted for their subtle humour. In interviews, Gruber has described her work as a search for authenticity in both performance and direction.
She has also served as a jury member, including for the short film competition at the Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film and at the Kürzestfilm Festival.[5][6][7][8]
Filmography
[edit]Awards
[edit]- 2018: Local Artist Award, Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz for Schneemann[14]
- 2022: Best Short Film, Kitzbühel Film Festival for Hollywood (with Alex Reinberg)[15]
- 2025: Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award (for a short or medium-length feature film) for Affordable Solutions for a Better Life (with Alex Reinberg)[16][17][18]
References
[edit]- ↑ Cinema Next (5 April 2023). "Last Straw: Victim Roles in Fire Drills – Leni Gruber and Alex Reinberg on "Hollywood"". The Gap (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Leni Gruber – Author and Director". Cinema Next (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Unpredictable and Tender". FM4 (in German). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Film Archive". Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Short Film Jury 2023". Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Kürzestfilm Festival at Gartenbaukino: Twelve Seconds of Anarchy". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ Les Nouveaux Riches Magazine (15 May 2024). "Kürzestfilm Festspiele 2024" (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Young Film Culture and Meme Competence at Youki in Wels". FM4 (in German). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Leni Gruber". sixpackfilm. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "LEMONADE FILMS – Leni Gruber & Alex Reinberg". Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Leni Gruber – With Her Successful Film "Hollywood"". WT1. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Pressemappe". ZDF Presseportal (in German). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sprechende Schafe zum Sommerkinoauftakt in Waidhofen/Ybbs". www.noen.at (in German). 29 July 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Cinema Next (6 May 2019). "Cinema Next on Demand: Antonia Seeks Happiness – Interview with Leni Gruber". The Gap (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Film Award for Director from Wels". WT1. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Diagonale 2025: Winners of the Carl Mayer and Thomas Pluch Screenplay Awards Announced". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Major Diagonale Awards Go to Mo Harawe and Lisa Polster". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Short Film Program: Local Artists". Falter (in Austrian German). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Leni Gruber at IMDb
