Simon, born in Vienna in 1998 and was introduced to filmmaking through acting, both at the Burgtheater in Vienna and in Austrian film productions.

 

Since 2019 he studies directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and was in Paris for an exchange semester at the film school La Fémis. In September 2023 he will start a Master in Screenwriting at London Film School.

 

His latest short film "Blaues Rauschen" was awarded at the 72nd Berlinale and has screened at more than 40 international film festivals. In February 2023, the short film "Mise à nu" (co-directed) premiered at the 73rd Berlinale and was screened at Sarajevo Film Festivals among others.

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