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

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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.
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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.
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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.
AMILUX Film

AMILUX Film is a Vienna-based film production company founded in 2014 by Gerda Leopold. 2023—GARGOYLE-DOYLE (25 min. MR experience), co-production with easyAction; 2021—VISITING JAMES SIMON (13 min. VR experience); 2021—FABIAN or GOING DOWN THE DOGS (176 min. feature film), co-production with LUPA film; 2020—A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE (83 min. feature film); 2018—BALLAVITA (34 min. VR film); 2016—CARROUSEL (95 min. 5 channel video film)
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Gerda Leopold

Gerda studied painting at HdK Berlin (1979-1985). Still working as a painter she started to create short films. In 2008 she directed Mauer, a film about the Berlin Wall, which was her first film with actors. She founded AMILUX Film in 2014 in Vienna and started to create and priduce VR experiences and feature films. Her works include: the 360° feature film Carrousel, the VR film Ballavita. She co-produced the feature Film Fabian and the VR experience Gargoyle Doyle.