ZFF Masters: Ulrich Seidl

Werner Herzog considers him one of his favourites, Michael Haneke values his radicalism, countless young filmmakers are influenced by his visual language: We are talking about Ulrich Seidl, one of Austria’s most important filmmakers. Exploring the fine line between fiction and documentary, his film projects are fascinating and unsettling, seemingly far from reality yet disturbingly close to it. His list of works includes such award-winning films as TIERISCHE LIEBE (1995) and HUNDSTAGE (2001). Seidl caused a sensation last year with his PARADIES trilogy. At the ZFF MASTERS, Ulrich Seidl offers us insight into his work: What fascinates him about the blending of documentary and fiction? How does he get to know his film’s protagonists?