August Schmölzer

August Schmölzer was born in 1958 as the son of a farming family in St. Stefan ob Stainz, in West Styria (Austria), where he works and lives as a freelance artist.

After completing his apprenticeship as a cook and theater and acting education, he completed his acting studies at the Art University in Graz.

• 2009 Nomination for the German Television Award
• 2010 nomination for the Bavarian Television Award as "Best Actor"
• 2012 nomination for the "Romy" as "Best Actor"

The initiated by him ORF / ZDF film series "The Stranger and the Village" 2015 was awarded not only with the Romy for the best screenplay, but is one of the most successful ORF crime series now in the third part.

Since 2010 he writes and speaks for the ORF-Styria socio-critical Radioessais ("Thoughts at the time").

In 2013, he was voted "Austrian of the Year" by the Austrian newspaper "Die Presse" for his humanitarian involvement with the "Gustl58 - Initiative for the Formation of the Heart", which he founded.

In January 2013, he was awarded the title "Professor" by the Federal President.

On 17 September 2015, the Styrian Parliament decided to award him the Grand Decoration of the Province of Styria.

August Schmölzer is the initiator and spokesman of the non-profit private foundation "Stieglerhaus" in his residence St. Stefan ob Stainz. This foundation has set itself the task of promoting culture and non-profit in this region.