Maximilian Demets
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| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) Wolfsberg, Austria |
| Citizenship | Austrian-Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna |
| Occupation | Film producer, filmmaker |
| Known for | Film production and independent short films |
Maximilian Demets (born 1992 in Wolfsberg, Austria) is an Austrian-Canadian film producer and filmmaker. He has worked on European independent and academic film productions, including short films that have received international festival recognition.
Education
Demets studied film production at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Filmakademie Wien), with a focus on production and directing.[1]
Career
Demets has worked primarily as a producer and in assistant directing roles on independent short films developed within European film school and professional production contexts.
He served as executive producer and first assistant director on The Invisible Border (2021), a short film that received several international awards, including a Student Academy Award (Gold) and the Austrian Film Award for Best Short Film.[2][3]
As producer, he was involved in Night of Passage (2024), a short film that received awards at several major international film festivals, including the Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film, the Trieste Film Festival, and the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis.[4][5][6] Demets also worked as production manager on the feature film Schimmer, produced in Austria and supported by the Austrian Film Institute.[7]
Filmography
Producer
- Night of Passage (2024)
- The Singers (2024)
Other roles
- The Invisible Border (2021) – Executive Producer, First Assistant Director
- Schimmer – Production Manager
Selected awards
The Invisible Border[8]
- Gold Winner – Student Academy Award (Student Academy Awards, United States, 2023).[9]
- Best Short Film (Austrian Film Award / Österreichischer Filmpreis, Austria, 2024).[10]
- First Prize – International Competition (Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival, Venice, Italy, 2023)
- Best Short Film (SCANORAMA – European Film Forum, Lithuania, 2022)
- Best Student Film (Shots Film Festival, Slovenia, 2023)
Night of Passage[11]
- Audience Award – Short Film (Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Germany, 2025)
- Best Short Film (Diagonale – Festival des Österreichischen Films, Austria, 2025)
- Main Award (Trieste Film Festival, Italy, 2025)
- Best Short Film (Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Germany, 2025)
- First Steps Award – Best Short Film (First Steps Award, Germany, 2025)
- Best Film (SEDICICORTO International Film Festival Forlì, Italy, 2025)
- European Jury Prize (Brest European Short Film Festival, France, 2025)
- Audience Prize (Brest European Short Film Festival, France, 2025)
The Singers[12]
- Best Austrian Short Film (Filmfestival Kitzbühel, Austria, 2025)
References
- ↑ "Filmakademie Wien – Study Programmes". University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ↑ "Liminal Situations – On the Multiple Award-Winning Film Invisible Border". mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ↑ "Die unsichtbare Grenze – Filmprojekt". Filmakademie Wien. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ↑ "Night of Passage – Film & Awards". Filmakademie Wien. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ↑ "Night of Passage (Film Archive Entry)". Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ↑ "Audience Award Short Film – Night of Passage". Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ↑ "Schimmer – Film Information". Austrian Film Institute. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ↑ https://www.filmakademie.wien/de/film/die-unsichtbare-grenze/
- ↑ "2023 Student Academy Awards Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ↑ "Österreichischer Filmpreis – Bester Kurzfilm 2024". Österreichischer Filmpreis. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ↑ https://www.refreshingfilms.com/en/films/night-of-passage
- ↑ https://www.refreshingfilms.com/en/films/the-singers
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