Background
Gossner grew up in Tirol and had his first stage appearance at the age of 15.
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Ernst Gossner
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Career
After graduating from Business School in 1992, Gossner worked at various jobs before he turned to acting full-time. Within the next seven years Ernst appeared in many plays in Austria, Germany and Italy. He also wrote and directed several stage plays and made his short film debut FLUCHT. The film became an internet phenomenon and in 1999 Ernst was accepted to the Directing Program at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Los Angeles
His American Film Institute thesis film BAR TIME was one of only five American Film Institute alumni films ever released on Digital Video Disc by the American Film Institute.
Achievements
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United States of America Film Festival 2002 - Special Jury Award, Bar Time American Black Film Festival 2007 - Best Feature, South Of Pico American Black Film Festival 2007 - Red Star Award for Originality, Innovation and Vision, South Of Pico Pan-African Film Festival 2008 - Best First Feature, South Of Pico Drehbuchverband Austria (Writer"s Guild) 2008 - Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award, South Of Pico Innsbruck Film Festival 2008 - Audience Award, South Of Pico Beijing Film Festival 2008 - Best Feature, South Of Pico.
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Born
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Nationality
Austria United States of A