Andreas Gruber was born in 1954 in Wels/Austria. After studying Screenwriting and Directing at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna from 1974-1982, he began freelance work for film and television. A member of the city of Wels" City Cultural Committee, he has also been the director of the local film festival KINOVA since 1998. A selection of his award-winning films includes: "Besucherdienst" (TV, 1979), "Ab morgen wird sich alles aendern" (1980), "Drinnen & draussen" (TV, 1983), "Unser Mann in Bangkok" (TV, 1984), "Leichenreden" (TV, 1989), "Erste Wahrnehmung" (TV, 1991), "Hasenjagd" (TV, 1994), "Das verletzte Laecheln" (TV, 1995), "Die Schuld der Liebe" (TV, 1997), and "Welcome Home" (2004), among others.

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