Undine Award for Teo Gheorghiu
29.10.2007
Teo Gheorghiu, the 15-year-old leading actor of the film “Vitus”, was presented the Undine Award of Best Film Debutant on October 27, 2007. This occasion marks the fourth time that the “film stars of tomorrow” in German-speaking countries have been honoured in Baden (near Vienna).
Teo Gheorghiu, who performed in the title role of Fredi M. Murer’s drama about a child prodigy, was born in 1992 and attended primary school in Switzerland. The musically talented grammar school student then transferred to the renowned Purcell School in London, where he completed his studies as a pianist five years ago.
The Undine Award has been awarded in several categories to teenage actors and actresses from German-speaking countries since 2004. The seven-member jury is comprised of journalists, producers and representatives from the Filmakademie Wien and the Austrian Film Institute. The awards, which are reserved for the new generation of actors in films for the cinema, were presented at a festive ceremony at the Congress Casino Baden.
Zurich, October 29, 2007
The Undine Award has been awarded in several categories to teenage actors and actresses from German-speaking countries since 2004. The seven-member jury is comprised of journalists, producers and representatives from the Filmakademie Wien and the Austrian Film Institute. The awards, which are reserved for the new generation of actors in films for the cinema, were presented at a festive ceremony at the Congress Casino Baden.
Zurich, October 29, 2007