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I am driven by questions and curiosity in life. My biggest fascination is with characters who behave in certain ways as a result of the ambiguous world around them and the complex emotions within them. I believe that by expressing the inner life of characters we can create a document of our time and use the medium of film in a way that captures this complexity through a feeling rather than words.
Country: Austria
T-Port Partner: Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Webpage: https://www.simonkubiena.at/
Simon Maria Kubiena, born in Vienna in 1998, is studying directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg since 2019 and completed a master's degree in screenwriting at the London Film School in 2024. In addition, he spent a guest semester at La Fémis in Paris. His short film Blaues Rauschen won an award at the 72nd Berlinale, followed by Mise à nu (co-directed, 73rd Berlinale, Sarajevo Film Festival, a.o.) and At home I feel like leaving (2025, Max Ophüls Preis, Premiers Plans d'Angers, Winner German Short Film Award, a.o.). In 2025, he was part of the Locarno Filmmakers Academy. With the screenplay for his first feature film, The Flowering of a Chimera (wt), Simon was invited to the 49th Résidence du Festival de Cannes.
A young woman returns to her home village after her childlike father had gone missing...
