EGON SCHIELE—A Personal Encounter

EGON SCHIELE—A Personal Encounter / Gerda Leopold / Sebastian Endler / Michael Geidel - Photo: AMILUX Film

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EGON SCHIELE—A Personal Encounter

Gerda Leopold (AT), Sebastian Endler (AT), Michael Geidel (DE)

EGON SCHIELE—A Personal Encounter explores how immersive media can turn art history into a personal, emotionally resonant experience. At its core lies the question: How can virtual reality and AI offer new ways to engage with cultural memory?

Set in Schiele’s studio on a cold October night in 1918, the viewer meets the gravely ill artist as he begins to sketch their likeness and engage them in a personal conversation. Through flashbacks, they experience formative moments from Schiele’s life and the atmosphere of Vienna 1900. Egon Schiele blends cinematic storytelling with immersive technology and AI image processing to reflect on identity, legacy and the power of art in times of crisis.

Ars Electronica Center, Level 0, Deep Space 8K
Sat 6. Sep 2025 11:30 – 12:30

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  • Chiara Masiero Sgrinzatto

    Chiara is a panorama artist based in Venice, Italy. Her work is focused on the representation of environments through immersive hand-made drawing. She has been working in the VR industry for over a decade, creating photo, video, and illustrated 360º content for clients and institutions worldwide. She is a Ph.D. student in Digital Media Arts at the University of Algarve and Aberta University, collaborator of the Centre for Research in Arts and Communication (CIAC), Lisbon, Portugal.

  • Sebastian Endler

    Sebastian studied film production and cinematography at SAE in Vienna and VFS in Vancouver. Since 2008, he has worked as a cinematographer and has been involved in developing and producing projects at AMILUX Film since 2014, contributing both as a cinematographer and producer to various productions.

  • Michael Geidel

    Michael Geidel is the CEO of Actrio Studio in Leipzig, Germany. Michael is an award-winning artist and producer of films, XR experiences, and games for over 15 years. His works were invited to A-festivals among Venice, IDFA, Annecy, Berlinale, DOK Leipzig, won major awards and got distributed worldwide. Works include: The Great Ocean Game, Le Bal de Paris, co-production with Blanca Li and Human Within, co-procution with Signal Space Lab.

Credits

A co-production of Gerda Leopold, AMILUX Film Michael Geidel, ACTRIO Studio Felix von Boehm, LUPA Film Director of Photography: Sebastian Endler I Production Design: Rodrigo Martirena I Costume Design: Dorothee Hohndorf I Make-up: Lydia Drees, Miyu Haydn I Lighting: Torsten Häfner I Music: Andrè Baum I Sound & Sound Design: Matthias Kassmannhuber I Postproduction: Michael Geidel I Computer Design: Chiara Masiero Sgrinzatto I Animation Artist: Danko Dolch I Production Manager: Katrin Jochimsen Actors Lukas Watzl: Egon Schiele I Lilly Dreesen: Wally Neuziel Schiele’s collegues Anton Faistauer: Eric Bouwer I Anton Peschka: Seppi Scholler I Franz Wiegele: Moritz Kienemann I Georg Merkel: Aaron Hilmer I Albert Paris von Gütersloh: Karim Rahoma I Felix Albrecht Harta: Manuel Mairhofer I Robin Christian Andersen: Henning Strübbe I Johannes Fischer: Marlon Putzke I Erwin Lang: Henri Haake I Adele Harms, sister-in-law: Louise Aschenbrenner I Professor Griepenkerl, his teacher at the art academy: Günter Fenner I His guardian Leopold Czihaczek: Jörg-Uwe Schröder I Gustav Klimt: Martin Muliar I Arthur Roessler, his agent: Sebastian Brauneis I Heinrich Benesch, collector: Thomas Dehler I Erwin Osen, painter: Cecil von Renner I Innkeeper: Ella Gaiser I Baron: Felix von Manteuffel I Baronin Luise: Friederike Hennig I Cousin Mary: Leslie Malton I Tatjana von Mossig: Mira Leibold I Handyman: Günter Schneider

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