Rudiburg

Rudi's Castle

Zwischen Stimmen, Alltagsritualen und verborgenen Geschichten entsteht das lebendige Porträt des Stadtteils, voller kleiner Wunder, stiller Konflikte und poetischer Momente. (Diagonale)

Right next to Hannover market, a cardboard castle rests in a glass case – the starting point for Simon Spitzer’s journey through Brigittenau. (Diagonale)

Director's Biography

Simon Spitzer (*1988) studied directing at the Film Academy Vienna and is currently studying Time-based Media (MA) at the University of Arts Linz. Awarded the Startstipendium scholarship in 2020, he has made numerous short films and music videos, which have been presented internationally at film festivals.

Filmographie Regie (Auswahl)
Rudiburg (Rudi's Castle, 2025) - Wohnjuwel (Living Jewel, 2025; CE26) - Similar Strands of Hair (2024; CE24) - In This Silence I Believe (2023; CE23) - Morsen – Federspiel (2026, co-directed with Jessyca R. Hauser) - Holz einräumen (2014) - Die Leute von Stiege 5 (2012)

Local Artists 2026

Regie Simon Spitzer

Österreich 2025

black and white

17 Minuten

Deutsch / Arabisch / Türkisch

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