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Oliver Werani
Born and raised in Vienna in 1968
Studied sports science and geography and completed a three-year photography apprenticeship with Georg Klenovsky.
Worked as a travel journalist until 2006 (Asia, Ireland, and the British Isles) and gave multimedia presentations about the countries he visited until 2007.
Has worked as a freelance filmmaker since 2007.
He also works as a father and has two daughters.
Oliver Werani
Born and raised in Vienna in 1968
Studierte Sportwissenschaft und Geographie und machte eine dreijährige Fotographie Ausbildung bei Georg Klenovsky.
Worked as a travel journalist until 2006 (Asia, Ireland, and the British Isles) and gave multimedia presentations about the countries he visited until 2007.
Has worked as a freelance filmmaker since 2007.
He also works as a father and has two daughters.
DIRECTOR & CAMERA
2025 MOTHERS, Feature Documentary, 85 min together with Birgit Bergmann
2018 At Ground LevelFeature Documentary, 91 min with Steffi Franz and Oliver Werani (Best Sound Design, Diagonale)
2013 Dirt is FreedomFeature Documentary, 80 min with Steffi Franz and Oliver Werani (Audience Award, this human world festival
2012 FuelFeature Documentary, 74 min with Steffi Franz and Oliver Werani
BOOK
2024 MARIA, , Feature Film, in Development
2019 The House, Feature Film, Work in Progress
CAMERA
2021 Music Videos for Affinitá Ensemble for Early Music,
(Purcell, Gottfried Finger, Johann Joseph Fux)
2018 New Start in AfghanistanKlappeAuf feature, 3 min
BOOK, DIRECTOR, CAMERA EDITING
2011 Postering Prohibited (Documentary) 54 min
2010 Commissioned by the Municipality (Short Fiction) 15 min
2008 Euro 08 – Fans in Vienna (Short Documentary) 20 min