Dieter Pochlatko
- 1943/6/6 born in Graz
- 1964 matriculation in Graz, studies Germanistics and Romanistics/Graz University
- 1966 Austrian Enduro Motorcycle Champion
- 1967 joins epo-film as cinematographer
- 1969 shareholder of epo-film
- 1970 receives license to produce films
- 1975-2003 head of Styrian Chamber of Commerce’s Expert Committee for the Audiovisual / Film Industry
- since 2013 auditor of VAM
- since 2014 auditor of Austrian Film Commission
- since 2016 member of the advisory board of FISA
- 1977 acquisition of Rechbauerkino cinema in Graz turning it into an important cultural institution as Film centre in the Rechbauerkino
- 1977-2001 member of the Styrian Film Award’s board
- 1978-1982 manager of Audiovisual Center Styria
- 1978 managing director / epo-film, Graz
- 1984-2004 head of the Documentary Division in the Styrian Chamber of Commerce
- 1987-2003 juror – Grand Austrian State Prize for commercial and image films
- 1990 establishes epo-film’s professional production facility in Vienna
- 1990-2002 juror Internationales Bergfilmfestival Graz
- 1991-1998 elected president of Film Austria, Association of Creative Austrian Film Producers
- 1992-2005 head of Styrian Chamber of Commerce’s Expert Committee for the Audiovisual / Film Industry
- member of the controlling board of the Collecting Society of Audiovisual Media Vienna (V.A.M.)
- member of the Austrian Film Commission (AFC)
- 1996-2003 expert member of supervisory board of the Austrian Film Institute
- 1998-2003 counselor Diagonale
- 2009 juror – Grand Austrian State Prize for commercial and image films
Awards
- 1980 Medal of Arts City of Graz
- 1997 Romy best producer for TV series EIN IDEALER KANDIDAT
- 2004 Cine Styria Award
- 2006 Grand Josef Krainer Award
- 2006 Grand Order of Merit of State of Styria
- 2008 awarding of honorary title Kommerzialrat
- 2011 Romy best producer for feature film IN ANOTHER LIFETIME
- 2012 VAM Award for Innovative Achievements as a Producer
- 2013 Austrian Film Award for BREATHING
- 2013 Austrian Ticket for most successful Austrian film BREATHING
- 2014 Romy best producer for TV-movie POLT.
- 2016 best TV-movie THE DRAGON MAIDEN at filmfestival of Biberach/Germany
- 2017 best TV-movie DIE NOTLÜGE at filmfestival of Biberach/Germany
Teaching activities
- 1978-1988 Head of film department at the Höheren Technischen Bundeslehranstalt (Technical College) Graz, teaches and holds seminars at the University of Graz
- Guest lectures at La Fémis/Paris and Donau University/Krems
Activities as cinema operator
Since 1977 operator of Filmzentrum im Rechbauerkino, Graz, Rechbauerstrasse 6.
Since 2014 operator of Stadtkulturkino Bruck an der Mur.