Peter Patzak
Directing
Peter Patzak was an Austrian filmmaker known especially for directing the satirical crime series Kottan ermittelt and many other films and TV productions. After studying psychology, art history and painting, he directed his first feature and later adapted literary works and historical stories for screen. In addition to filmmaking, he was also a painter, author and long-time professor of directing at the Vienna Film Academy, and he won numerous international awards throughout his career. Patzak passed away in 2021 at the age of 76 following heart surgery.
Behind the camera
2010Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus
Director
2009Jugendliche 2
Director & Writer
2006The Mozart Minute
Director
2003Verliebte Diebe
Director
2002Die WasserfÀlle von Slunj
Director
2000Kill me softly â Frauenmord in Frankfurt
Director
2000Hart im Nehmen
Director & Writer
1999Sweet Little Sixteen
Director
1999Die EntfĂŒhrung
Director
1999Gefangen im Jemen
Director
1995Burning Heart
Director & Writer
1993Das Babylon Komplott
Director
1993Es Lebe die Liebe, der Papst und das Puff
Director & Writer
1992Rochade
Director & Writer
1991St. Petri Schnee
Director
1990Death of a Schoolboy
Director & Writer
1990Lex Minister
Director & Writer
1988Midnight Cop
Director & Screenplay
1987Lethal Obsession
Director & Writer
1986Wahnfried
Director
1984Die Försterbuben
Director
1984Springtime in Vienna
Director & Writer
1983Tramps
Director
1982Phoenix on the Corner
Director & Writer