User:Wash/Marieli Fröhlich

Marieli Fröhlich is an Austrian film director and screen writer.

Life
Marieli Fröhlich was born into an artists’ family in Vienna. Her father was the filmmaker [./https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kubelka Peter Kubelka], and her mother the painter [./https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertie_Fr%C3%B6hlich Gertie Fröhlich]. Concurrently, she was raised in a foster family in Vienna and attended the [./https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyc%C3%A9e_Fran%C3%A7ais_de_Vienne Lycée Français de Vienne].

She had two sons with the late artist Hans Rose and currently lives in Vienna.

From 1976 to 1982 she appeared in Austrian and international films as an actress under the direction of Claude Chabrol, Peter Patzak, John Cook, Elisabeth Cannon and Andre Heller.

In 1981, she lived in New York where she worked with Jonas Mekas at the Anthology Film Archives. That year she also appeared in various independent films and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

She returned to Vienna in 1982 to work as an art director and stylist for international fashion magazines and photographers such as Rudi Molacek, Elfie Semotan, Gerhard Heller and [./https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Parth Günther Parth]. During this period, she also designed the stage outfit for the world tour of Falco and his band.

In 1992, she received critical acclaim for her first directorial work for the campaign Gloria, Agentur Wirz Zürich. This early work won her the Young Talents Award in Cannes and the silver at the ADC Switzerland, and was admitted into the Lürzer's Archive. Since this success, she has directed over 200 advertising films, pop videos and TV teasers for Austrian and international clients, shaping their style/brand and, in turn, receiving awards for her diverse oeuvre.

Von 2000 bis 2005 lebte und arbeitete sie unter einem Vertrag mit La Franco American Films in Paris.

Since 2005, she has been located in Vienna, where she is now working on several new film projects.

Awards
Marieli Fröhlich’s films have been nominated for numerous international festivals, including the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, Cresta International Advertising Awards, New York Festivals, Moebius Awards, Hollywood Film Festival and Clio Awards.

In addition, she has won several gold, silver and platinum [./https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFFIE EFFIEs], the silver Venus at Creativ Club Austria, a bronze and silver at Art Directors Club Switzerland, a Cannes Lions National Award and a Mobius Award.

Her work is represented in the [./https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCrzer%E2%80%99s_Archiv Lürzer’s Archiv], served as Vice President of the [./https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativ_Club_Austria Creativ Club Austria] and has lectured in Austria, France and Switzerland.

Most recently, her film Für Manner (2013) won the silver Venus at Creativ Club Austria and a platinum Effie.

Filmography

 * Actor


 * 1976 Langsamer Sommer. Director John Cook
 * 1980 Fantomas. Director Claude Chabrol
 * 1980 L'Union Libre. Director Elisabeth Cannon
 * 1981 Kottan ermittelt. Director Peter Patzak
 * 1982 Phönix an der Ecke. Director Peter Patzak


 * Director


 * 1992-2019 over 200 advertising films, music videos and TV trailers
 * 2012 "Anders Eliasson" documentation
 * 2010-2019 "STOP" short film

Web links

 * http://www.horizont.net/agenturen/nachrichten/Free-the-Bid-Das-sind-Deutschlands-beste-Werbefilmregisseurinnen-165423
 * http://www.cremefraichefilms.com/news
 * http://freethebid.com/directors/marieli-frohlich/ http://lagence.tv/director/marieli-froehlich/
 * http://soilfilms.com/marieli-frohlich/
 * http://www.luerzersarchive.com/en/magazine/commercial-detail/24158.html
 * http://www.luerzersarchive.com/en/magazine/commercial-detail/24158.html