Andreas Prochaska

Biography

**Andreas Prochaska** (born December 31, 1964, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and film editor. He grew up in Bad Ischl and later moved to Vienna to study journalism and theatre studies, though he did not complete his degree. In 1985 he began working in the film industry as an assistant to director Paulus Manker and gained practical experience across multiple departments, including sound design, directing, production, and editing for both film and television. Prochaska first worked as a co-editor on the *Tatort* episode *Flucht in den Tod* (1987) and as an editing assistant on Wolfram Paulus’ film *Nachsaison* (1988). He later collaborated with director Michael Haneke, initially as an editing assistant on *Benny’s Video* (1992) and *71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance* (1994), before serving as editor on *The Castle* (1997), *Funny Games* (1997), and *Code Unknown* (2000). He made his directorial debut in 1998 with *The Three Post Robbers*, an adaptation of the children’s novel by Christine Nöstlinger, which became a success at the Austrian box office. After directing several television films and series episodes, he turned to the horror genre wi…

Directed

1. The Dark Valley (2014) — Director
2. Alex Rider (2020) — Director
3. Inspector Rex (1994) — Director
4. Das Boot (2018) — Director
5. Dead in 3 Days (2006) — Director
6. Sarajevo (2014) — Director
7. Maximilian and Marie De Bourgogne (2017) — Director
8. Dead in 3 Days 2 (2008) — Director
9. The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott (2010) — Director
10. If You Knew How Beautiful It Is Here (2015) — Director
11. The Miracle of Carinthia (2011) — Director
12. Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall (2005) — Director
13. Vanished (2011) — Director
14. Welcome Home Baby (2025) — Director
15. KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst (2007) — Director
16. Ausgeliefert (2003) — Director
17. Der erste Tag (2008) — Director
18. The Flood - Death on the Dike (2023) — Director
19. Die Hunde sind schuld (2001) — Director
20. The 3 Postal Robbers (1998) — Director
21. Novaks Ultimatum (2003) — Director
22. The Net – Prometheus (2022) — Director
23. Love Sucks (2024) — Director
24. Im Netz der Camorra (2021) — Director
25. Gesteinigt - Der Tod der Luxuslady (2000) — Director
26. Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche (2001) — Director
27. Whiteout — Director
28. Gute Nacht, Johann (1993) — Director
29. Die Berufung — Director
30. Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche - Pilotfilm — Director
31. Die Kuh, die weint (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

1. German Film Award (1951) — Self
2. Romy Award (1990) — Self
3. Blauer Panther (1989) — Self
4. Bavarian Film Awards (1979) — Self
5. Erlesen (2010) — self