Biography
Michael Cencig has created narrative and documentary films for TV and the big screen for 25 years.
He founded Metafilm in 2001.
Michael Cencig focuses on documentary films in the “human interest” genre.
In addition, he has recently become more involved in the development of motion pictures.
1991
Giulia Super
Motion picture with Konstanze Breitebner,
Martin Bergmann and Leonardo Petrillo
Writer and Director
THOMAS PLUCH SCREENWRITING AWARD
“A significant motion picture discovery.” KURIER NEWSPAPER
1993
Etwas am Herzen
TV movie with Erika Pluhar,
Sieghart Rupp, Ulrich Reinthaller and many more
Writer and Director
“The most delicate dissection of a relationship in crisis since Arthur Schnitzler.”
HÖR ZU Magazine
1996
Die Erotik der Keuschheit
TV narrative documentary with Julia Cencig
and Alexander Kubelka
Writer and Director
1997
Die Entscheidung
TV short with Florentin Groll
and Magdalena Felixa
Director
1999
Verwaiste Eltern
TV documentary
Writer and Director
“A wonderful, touching programme.” OÖ. NACHRICHTEN NEWSPAPER
2000
Notärzte – Jede Sekunde zählt
TV documentary
Writer and Director
“An important film about important people.” KURIER NEWSPAPER
2000
Die jungen Alten
TV documentary
Director
“Only rarely does television succeed in illuminating the thoughts and feelings of people so closely.”
KURIER NEWSPAPER
2002
Wer traut sich noch?
TV documentary
Writer and Director
“A stroke of luck for the viewer. And for television itself. “ KURIER NEWSPAPER
2003
Kinder Erziehen
TV documentary
Writer and Director
“An intelligent reply to thoughtless reality shows.” KURIER NEWSPAPER
2006
Scheidungskinder
TV documentary
Writer and Director
2007
Das etwas andere Wunschkind
TV documentary
Writer and Director
“…a warm, heartfelt film by Michael Cencig…” OÖ. NACHRICHTEN NEWSPAPER
2007
Bis ans Ende der Welt
TV movie
Writer and Director
2007
Wunderkinder
TV documentary
Writer and Director
“Cencig and Plößner achieved something rare: a therapy session for the viewers.”
DER SPIEGEL MAGAZINE
2009
Große Liebe / Die Zweite
TV documentary
Writer and Director
2011
Das Priesterkind
TV documentary
Writer and Director
“A thoroughly positive plea for an open, forgiving approach to the issue of celibacy.”
DIE PRESSE NEWSPAPER
2012
Bauty and the beast
Film adaptation of a fairy tale
Co-producer (in association with Thomas Teubner, Provobis-Film)
2013
Todsünden – Ein Menü in sieben Gängen
TV documentary
Writer and Director
“So, TV entertainment can also look something like this (…) Congratulations, great show.”
KLEINE ZEITUNG NEWSPAPER
2013
The great journey
Cinema documentary
Awarded „Sehenswert“ by the Austrian Film Rating Commission
Producer
2015
The white snake
Film adaptation of a fairy tale
Co-producer (in association with Thomas Teubner, Provobis-Film)
2015
Somewhat different heroes
TV documentary
Producer
2015
Wunder Partnerschaft
TV documentary
Writer and Director
2016
Venice and the Ghetto
TV documentary
Producer (in association with Martin Choroba, Tellux-Film)
2016
The angry Buddha
Cinema documentary
Awarded „Besonders wertvoll“ by the Austrian Film Rating Commission
Producer (in association with Martin Choroba and Johanna Teichmann, Tellux-Film)
Best Documentary Award (Fünf Seen Festival, 2016)
2016
Visiting Winnetou
TV documentary
Producer
2017
Late spring
TV documentary
Producer
2017
Republik in Flammen
TV docudrama
Producer
2018
Faith, life, death – People in the Thirty Years’ War
TV docudrama
Producer
2018
The emperor’s betrayal
TV docudrama
Producer
2019
Talents of Nairobi
TV docudrama
Producer
2019
Sister Courage – Anna Bertha Königsegg and her resistance against Nazi euthanasia
TV docudrama
Producer
2019
Elisabeth – The driven empress
TV docudrama
Producer
2019
Passion and power – Queen Victorias secrets
TV docudrama
Producer
2020
I am the church
TV docudrama
Producer
2020
Unsere Mütter
TV documentary
Producer
2021
The Rothschild Legacy. Rise – Riches – Repercussions
TV docudrama
Producer
2021
Speisen wie die Götter
TV documentary
Producer
2021
Die Lust sich zu verändern
TV documentary
Producer
2022
Above the world
Feature
Awarded „Besonders wertvoll“ by the Austrian Film Rating Commission
Producer together with Isabelle Welter and Rupert Henning (WHee-Film)
and co-producer Philipp Schall (it media).