1983Nominee
Best Director
Return to Vienna
Ruth Beckermann
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Vienna, Austria
January 1, 1952
Biography
The filmmaker and writer was born in Vienna, Austria. Her films include The Paper Bridge and East of War. Her film Those Who Go Those Who Stay won Best Documentary at the 2014 Diagonale in Graz. Two years later, The Dreamed Ones won Beat Feature Film at the same festival. The Waldheim Waltz received several prizes including the Glashütte Original – Documentary Award at the 2018 Berlinale and was also nominated as Austria’s entry for the Oscars. In 2022, MUTZENBACHER screened in the Encounters section of the Berlinale where it won the award for Best Film.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1991Nominee
Best Director
Toward Jerusalem
2018Winner
Best Director
The Waldheim Waltz
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Writing
American Passages
2001Highlight
Best Director
Homemad(e)
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The Waldheim Waltz
American Passages
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