Julian Roman Pölsler (born 1954) is an Austrian film director, theatre director, and screenwriter. Pölsler was born on the Kreuzberg mountain above the village of Sankt Lorenzen im Paltental in Styria, Austria. He studied film directing and production at the University of Music and Performing in Vienna. He also studied directing and dramaturgy at the Institute for Cultural Management in the Max Reinhardt Seminar, after which he worked as an assistant director to Axel Corti.
In 1982, he began directing television films and operas. Since 2003, Pölsler has held teaching positions in the drama department at the Konservatorium Wien and in the computer science and media department at the Vienna University of Technology. In 2006, he became theatre director at Klosterneuburg. Pölsler lives and works in Vienna and Munich. His most recent feature film The Wall won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2012, and was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.
Filmography YearTitleNotes 1991 Sehnsüchte oder Es ist alles unheimlich leicht Television film, director and writer 1992 Der Unschuldsengel Television film, director 1992 Die Hausmeisterin Television series, 5 episodes, director 1993 Tschau Tscharlie Television film, director 1993 Wildbach Television series, director 1995 Die Kreuzfahrt Television film, director 1995 Die Fernsehsaga – Eine steirische Fernsehgeschichte Television film, director, writer, and actor 1995 Auf immer und ewig Television series, director 1997 München ruft Television film, director 1999 Der Schandfleck Television film, director and writer 2000 Wir sind da! Juden in Deutschland nach 1945 Television series documentary, director 2000 Fast ein Gentleman Television series, 1 episode, director 2000 Zärtliche Sterne Television film, director 2000 Polt muss weinen Television film, director and writer 2001 Sommer und Bolten: Gute Ärzte, keine Engel Television series, director 2001 Blumen für Polt Television film, director and writer 2003 Himmel Polt und Hölle Television film, director and writer 2003 Polterabend Television film, director and writer 2005 Daniel Käfer – Die Villen der Frau Hürsch Television film, director and writer 2008 Daniel Käfer – Die Schattenuhr Television film, director and writer 2009 Television film, director and writer 2012 The Wall Director and writer 2013 Universum History Television series, 1 episode, director and writer 2013 Bella Block Television series, 2 episodes, director
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