Ursula Wolschlager

Writer / Producer

“The exciting thing about documentary work is penetrating worlds that seem especially remote to you and then discovering your own reflection in them. In the case of Gangster Girls, this is an unsettling thought at first that nonetheless gains more substance and fascination the closer one gets.”

Has worked in the area of film since 1995, initially as production manager; over the years, she concentrated more on the area of content and became active as an author; awarded the Carl-Mayer-Drehbuchförderpreis (screen writing prize) in 2002. From 2004–2007 she was responsible for development, dramaturgy, submission, financing, and completion of Austrian productions and international co-productions at Lotus-Film GmbH. In 2008, she founded Witcraft Szenario OG together with Robert Buchschwenter. She now works independently in development, dramaturgy, and production (www.witcraft.at)


Filmography (selection)

As Production Manager:

Die totale Therapie (D: Christian Frosch), Luna Papa (D: Bakthiar Khodounasarov), Beyond the Ocean (D: Tony Pemberton), Tag für Tag ein Boulevardstück- die Kronenzeitung (D: Nathalie Borgers)

As Script Adviser or Development Producer:

Slumming (D: Michael Glawogger), Freigesprochen (D: Peter Payer), Vaterspiel (D: Michael Glawogger), Contact High (D: Michael Glawogger), Winds of Sand, Women of Rock, the Toubou Women’s Caravan (D: Nathalie Borgers, in Postproduction)

As Producer:

Das Tor zur Hölle (8×45, D: Max Gruber), Kotsch (Directed by Helmut Köpping)