Vienna Film Commission

Gold award for Stoisits on 15th anniversary

The prize was hot: Mayor Michael Ludwig with Vienna Film Commission head Marijana Stoisits and City Councillor for Culture Veronica Kaup-Hasler.(Bild: Starpix / A. Tuma)

A golden jubilee worthy of a film: After the great successes with Tom Cruise, Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth and other Hollywood stars, Managing Director Marijana Stoisic was honored by Mayor Michael Ludwig at the 15th anniversary celebration of the Vienna Film Commission.

The Vienna Film Commission and its President Marijana Stoisits are currently the talk of the town. In a recent interview with "Krone", she explained how she manages to attract superstars such as Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Cruise to the city. Conclusion: without hard work (and without funding) there is no prize and no success.

This was also the reason why Mayor Michael Ludwig presented Stoisits with the state's Golden Medal of Merit at the Wien Museum on the occasion of the commission's 15th anniversary and honored her for her tireless efforts.

Artist couple: Carolin Pienkos and Cornelius Obonya.(Bild: Starpix / A. Tuma)

Producers Georg Hoanzl and Nikolaus Klingohr offered their congratulations.(Bild: Starpix / A. Tuma)

He told us that he watches the films that are shot in the city: "Yes, the nice thing about the productions is that you immediately try to understand where it took place. That's easier when the main actor is abseiling down at the State Opera. It's puzzling when filming takes place in alleyways and, as the Mayor of Vienna, you have to work out where the set took place."