Simone Hart
E-mail » simonehart@gmx.at
© Foto: Nikolett Kustos
Biographie:
After completing her diploma at the HBLA for Artistic Design in Linz, Simone moved to Vienna and attended the Multimedia College at Die Graphische. She then pursued a degree in Cinematography at the Film Academy Vienna. During this time, she created several short films that were awarded at international festivals (including Max Ophüls Prize, VIS, Diagonale, Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón, Ljubljana International Film Festival, Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Landshut Short Film Festival, Berlinale…). Since then, she has worked as a cinematographer on narrative and documentary projects. Her first feature film premiered at the Berlinale 2025 and won the Teddy Jury Award as well as the CICAE Art Cinema Award. She received a "Special Mention for Cinematography" for her latest feature film "Eklipse" at the Valentina Pedicini Awards (Biennale Cinema, 2026).
Filmographie:
2025/26 – EKLIPSE
Feature Film, Director: Manuel Wetscher, Production: Eutopia Film, Albolina Film
2025/26 // SUPERHUMANS (in post-productio)
Cinema Documentary, Director: Inna Shevchenko, Production: Golden Girls Film
2024/25 – IM SCHATTEN DER ANGST 3 – DER SKORPION
Feature Film, Director: Umut Dag, Production: Mona Film, Tivoli Film
2025 - WÄINHAUS
Documentary Series for permanent exhibition Wäinhaus Luxembourg
Director: Ken Rischard, Production: MANUFACTURA PICTURES
2025 – KÜCHENTRATSCH PRESENTED BY BILLA
Series, Director: Julia Lewandowski, Nadine Kriegelstein, Production: Das Rund
2025 – DM BEAUTY
Commercial, Director: Nicola van Leffern, Production: Frames.Network
2024 – WENN DU ANGST HAST NIMMST DU DEIN HERZ IN DEN MUND UND LÄCHELST
Feature Film, Director: Marie Luise Lehner, Production: Geyrhalter Film
2024 – GIRLS & GODS
Cinema Documentary, Directed by Arash T. Riahi & Verena Soltiz,
Production: Golden Girls Film
2024 – AM TAG DER WAHL (in production)
Cinema Documentary, Directed by Harald Friedl, Production: Navigator Film
2024 – JA, NATÜRLICH!
Commercial, Directed by Dominik Hartl & Raphael Haider, Production: das Rund
2024 – DER SOLDAT MONIKA
Cinema Documentary, Directed by Paul Poet, Production: Freibeuterfilm
2024 – KLIMA KRIESE KUNST
Documentary, Directed by Matias Frick, Production: Navigator Film, Vive la Doc, Arte
2024 – DIE NOONAUTINNEN
Short Film, Directed by Lorenz Tröbinger
2024 – CAUGHT IN 4K
Short Film, Director: Adriana Mrnjavac & Nicole Stigler
2023 – SEXPLANATION
Miniseries, Directed by Hanna Mathis, Production: das Rund, Canal+
2023 – VOGUE – BEHIND THE MIND
Portrait, Production: Vogue Polska
2023 – LAND DER BERGE
Short Film, Directed by Olga Kosanovic, Production: Aprilapril,
Distribution: Lemonade Films
2023 – THE LESBIAN BAR PROJECT
Series, Directors: Erica Rose, Elina Street, Production: Stink Films, 2nd Unit Camera
2023 – DER PROMINENTENTRANSPORT
Documentary, Directors: Wolfgang Winkler, Manuel Obermeier,
Production: Pammerfilm
2023 – SCHICKSALSTAGE ÖSTERREICH
Documentary (2 episodes), Director: Maria Seifert, Production: Kurt Mayer Film
2023 – DIE ILLEGAL NAZIS IN ÖSTERREICH
Documentary, Directors: Wolfgang Winkler, Manuel Obermeier,
Production: Pammerfilm
2023 – IM TRAUM SIND ALLE QUALLEN FEUCHT
Short Film, Director: Marie Luise Lehner,
Production: Catrin Freundlinger, Veronika Hraby
2023 – WORKSHOP FÜR DEMOKRATIE UND MENSCHENRECHTE
Short Film, Director: Jakob Fischer, Production: Caroline Liebhart
2023 – TORN
Documentary, Directed by Simone Hart, Jon Geirfinnsson,
Production: Jakob Widmann
2022 – IM SCHATTEN DER ANGST 2 - 2nd Unit Camera
Feature Film, Directed by Till Endemann, Production: Mona Film, Tivoli Film
2022 – HABSBURG‘S HEIMKEHR
Documentary, Directed by Kurt Mayer, Production: Kurt Mayer Film
2021 – WIENER MELANGE
Documentary, Directed by Kurt Mayer Film, Director: Maria Seifert
2020 – GLIMMEN
Documentary, Directed & Produced by Ken Rischard
2020 – MEIN HOSENSCHLITZ IST OFFEN. WIE MEIN HERZ
Short Film, Directed by Marie Luise Lehner, Distributed by sixpackfilms
2019 – HURENKIND & SCHUSTERJUNGE
Short Film, Directed by Niklas Pollmann, Distributed by Lemonade Films
019 – FISCHSTÄBCHEN
Short Film, Directed by Adriana Mrnjavac, Produced by Lara Tretter
2019 – FISCHE
Short Film, Directed by Raphaela Schmid, Distributed by Lemonade Films
2018 – ENE MENE
Short Film, Directed by Raphaela Schmid, Distributed by Lemonade Films
2017 – MISSION ERFÜLLT
Short Film. Directed by Hanna Mathis
Preise
2026 • "Special Mention for Cinematography" Valentina Pedicini Award Biennale
2026 • "Nomination for Best Documentary" - Austrian Film Awards (Austria) - Girls & Gods
2026 • "Nomination for Best Cinematography - Austrian Film Awards (Austria) -– Wenn du Angst hat nimmst du
dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst
2025 • „Special Price of the Jury“ VIENNA FILM AWARD (Austria) - Girls & Gods
2025 • „Best Film in International Competition“ BIOGRAFILM (Italy) - Girls & Gods
2025 • „Best Short Film“ Österreichischer Filmpreis (Austria) - Land der Berge
2025 • „Best Film“ Dortmunder Tresen Filmfestival (Germany) - Land der Berge
2025 • „Lisa Scheid Preis“ Shortynale (Austria) - Caught in 4K
2025 • „Spielfilm Preis“ Bamberger Kurzfilmtage (Germany) - Land der Berge
2025 • „Young Talent Award“ Crossing Europe (Austria) – Wenn du Angst hat nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst
2025 • „Best Film Unipol Award - International Competition“ Biografilm Festival (Italy) – Girls & Gods
2025 • „Best Documentary“ FIFF Filmstrip International Filmfestival (Romania) – Torn
2025 • „CICAE Art Cinema Award“ Berlinale Forum (Germany) – Wenn du Angst hat nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst
2025 • „Teddy Jury Award“ Berlinale Forum (Germany) – Wenn du Angst hat nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst
2025 • „Feature Film Award“ Bamberg Short Film Festival (Germany) – Land der Berge
2025 • „Best Student Film“ - Zlín Film Festival (Czech Republic) - Caught in 4K
2025 • „Experimental Film Award“ Bamberg Short Film Festival (Germany) – Im Traum sind alle Quallen feucht
2024 • „Best Short Documentary“ Stockholm City Film Festival (Sweden) – Torn
2024 • „Winner Relationship“ Short Film Factory (Romania) – Torn
2024 • „Best Student Film Cinematography“ European Cinematography Awards (ECA) (Netherlands) – Torn
2024 • „Audience Award“ Dresden Film Festival (Germany) – Land der Berge
2024 • „Youth Jury Prize“ Dresden Film Festival (Germany) – Land der Berge
2024 • „Dahome Award“ Landshut Short Film Festival (Germany) – Land der Berge
2024 • „Audience Award Medium-Length Film“ Max Ophüls Award (Germany) – Land der Berge
2024 • „Best Medium-Length Film“ Max Ophüls Award (Germany) – Land der Berge
2024 • „Best Short Film“ Trieste Film Festival (Italy) – Land der Berge
2023 • „Best Short Film Award“ Ljubljana International Film Festival (Slovenia) – Land der Berge
2023 • „Best Austrian Film“ Linz International Short Film Festival (Austria)– Land der Berge
2023 • „Best Young Talent“ Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film (Austria) – Land der Berge
2023 • „Best Fiction Film“ Festival of Nations (Austria) – Land der Berge
2023 • „Social Responsibility Award“ Vienna Shorts (Austria) – Land der Berge
2023 • „Best Documentary“ Luminous Frames Festival (Denmark) – Glimmen
2023 • „Audience Award“ Ennesimo Film Festival (Italy) – Glimmen
2022 • „Best Short Film“ young jury award official selection, Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón (Spain) –Glimmen
2022 • „Audience Award“ dotdotdot Short Film Festival (Austria)– Mein Hosenschlitz ist offen. Wie mein Herz
2022 • „Best Short Film“ Golden Medusa (Austria)– Mein Hosenschlitz ist offen. Wie mein Herz
2022 • „Short Film Award“ – Comète Film Festival Paris (France) – Hurenkind & Schusterjunge
2021 • „Best Film – Klosterneuburg Competition“ Shortynale (Austria) – Fischstäbchen
2021 • „Best Short Film“ Omladinski Film Festival Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Fischstäbchen
2021 • „Best Short Film“ Max Ophüls Award Film Festival (Germany) – Fische
2020 • „Best Film“ Federal Young Film Festival (Germany) – Fischstäbchen
2020 • „Best Short Film“ Kurz.Film.Zuckerl (Austria) – Ene Mene
2020 • „Audience Award“ Vienna Shorts (Austria) – Fische
2020 • „Jury Prize“ (Austrian Competition), Vienna Shorts (Austria) – Fische
2020 • „Best Short Film“ Diagonale – Austrian Film Festival (Austria) – Fische
2019 • „Best Short Film“ Diagonale – Austrian Film Festival (Austria) – Ene Mene
2018 • „Best Cinematography“ Okotoks Film Festival Canada (Canada)
– Mission erfüllt
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