Stefan Ruzowitzky

Stefan Ruzowitzky is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. Early life and education Ruzowitzky was born in Vienna. He studied drama and history at the University of Vienna and started directing music videos, for example for 'N Sync, and commercials. Movie career In 1996, Ruzowitzky presented his first feature film, Tempo, about a group of youths living in Vienna. He was subsequently awarded with the Max Ophüls Preis. His next feature film, The Inheritors, set in the rural Mühlviertel in Upper Austria, was released in 1998, and was awarded Best Picture at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as well as at the Flanders Film Festival. It also won a prize at the International Film Festival in Valladolid.