Wolf-Maximilian Liebich
Maximilian / Max Liebich is a musician, film composer and film director. He grew up in Carinthia (Austria) where he started several music projects and founded the cultural association Kultur in der Mühle. He moved to Vienna to study philosophy and directing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna / Film Academy Vienna under Michael Haneke and Peter Patzak. He made film scores and sound design for several feature, documentary and experimental film projects with various nominations and awards. In 2022 he received the Promotional Award for Electronic Media and Film by the Carinthian Government. In 2023 he was nominated for the Austrian Film Award in the kategory best music for the science fiction film Rubikon. His musical work is influenced by electroacoustic, ambient, indie, noise music and experimental. He releases music as millianx and is collaborating with other musicians in projects like Son Fou or Too Moon. Based in Vienna Liebich is working as a film composer and film director.
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FILMS (selection)
- In This Silence I Believe – film score / directed by Simon Spitzer / experimental film / 2023
- Rosas Schloss – direction, script, film score / short film / 2023 (Diagonale Film Festival 2023)
- Pulver – sound design / directed by Jaime Ibanez / performance film / 2023
- Luise Fleck – film score / directed by Uli Jürgens / documentary / ORF 2023
- Später Triumph – music / directed by Susanne Riegler /documentary / ORF 2023
- Alisons Room – music (cooperation with Daniel Helmer) / virtual reality art project by Paula Strunden / 2023
- She Chef – film score / documentary / directed by Gereon Wetzel & Melanie Liebheit 2022 / (Dok Fest München)
- Rubikon – film score (with Daniel Helmer) / directed by Magdalena Lauritsch / feature / 90‘ / 2022
(International Filmfestival Karlovy Vary 2022) - Kleine Ängste – sound design / directed by Jaime Ibanez / performance film / 2021
- Verschwörungswelten – film score / directed by Erika Otto und David Moyo / DOR Film (ORF) / 3 part documentary / 45‘ / 2022
- Wiener Lichtblicke – music / light artist Victoria Coeln / installations / Videos
- PUR – sound design / directed by Josephine Ahnelt /essay film / 2019
- Die Unvollendeten – direction / documentary, 60′ 2019 (IN VERWERTUNG)
- This Land Is My Land – sound design / directed by Susanne Brandstätter – documentary, 104′
- Out Of Place – film score, sound design / directed by Frederike Güssefeld – documentary, 90′ 2019
(BERLINALE, Perspektive Deutsches Kino 2020, FIRST STEPS AWARD 2019, Festivals: VISONS DU REEL uvm.) - MS-Studios Company – direction / experimental film, 5′, 2018 (BEST TRASHFILM FAKONALE 2018)
- Winter Bees – film score, sound design, camera / directed by Josephine Ahnelt, essay film, 13′, 2018 (FILMFESTIVAL MAX OPHÜLS PREIS, EDINBURGH International Film Festival…)
- Super Friede Liebe Love – film score, sound design / directed by Till Coester, documentary, 90’, 2017 (ZDF, 41. DUISBURGER FILMWOCHE 2017, KARL-BUCHRUCKER-PREIS 2018…)
- Heimweh – sound design / directed by Ervin Tahirovic, documentary, 90’, 2017 (3Sat, DIAGONALE 2017…)
- #schooltrip – direction, documentary, 26′, 2016(DOK-FEST MÜNCHEN 2016, DIAGONALE 2016)
- Venus Periphery – sound design / directed by Josephine Ahnelt, documentary, 2016 (DIAGONALE 2016)
- Esiod 2015 – sound design / directed by Clemens von Wedemeyer, science fiction feature, 40′, 2016 (BERLINALE 2016, Erste Group Kunst am Bau)
- Lampedusa in Winter – sound design / directed by Jakob Brossmann, documentary, 90′ 2016 (VIENNALE 2017, ÖSTERREICHISCHER FILMPREIS 2017…)
- The Labyrinth Beneath the Sun – direction / feature, 18′ (MOLODIST FILM FESTIVAL KIEV, DIAGONALE 2012…)
- You’re Out – direction / stop-motion animation, 6′ (SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL, BESTER NACHWUCHSFILM DIAGONALE 2011,…)
- Musisches Zentrum Wien – direction / music / image film, trailer
- Klangforum Wien – ensemble for contemporary music, film projects
- Fair Wind / Fahrtwind – sound design / directed by Bernadette Weigel, essayistic documentary, 82′ (BESTER DOKUMENTARFILM, BESTES SOUNDDESIGN DIAGONALE 2013…)
- Music videos – Doomina, Son Fou, Too Moon—
INSTALLATIONS / EXIBITIONS
- EXIT – Interactive sound an visual installation in cooperation with the artist Achim Stromberger @ Fantastic Gondolas Festival Lech / Arlberg, 2017
- do not touch – interactive exhibition, Musisches Zentrum Wien, 2016
- The Labyrinth Beneath The Sun – Carinthischer Sommer 2011, commissioned work: film-installation and live-performance with Christof Dienz and the ensemble Quadrat:sch
- Programm “Artist in Residence”, Verbund: 04.10-26.10.2011 exhibition
Music Projects
- Son Fou (former Ciao Merlin) – guitar / synth
- Too Moon – guitar / triphop / experimental / electronic music
- millianx – ambient / noise / triphop
Diskographie: Ciao Merlin, Album III:I, 2007.
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AWARDS (selection)
- Nomination Österreichischer Filmpreis “Best Music” for RUBIKON
- Land Kärnten Kulturpreis für elektronische Medien, Fotografie und Film
- Fakonale Festival – 2017 Best Trashfilm. Audience-Award for “MS-Studios Company”
- Diagonale 2011 – Festival of Austrian Film (AUT) – Best Young Talent Film YOU’RE OUT
- Diagonale 2013 – Festival of Austrian Film (AUT) – Best Souddesign Award at Bernadette Weigels Documentary FAIRWIND
- Rockin Movies Award 2011
- 10th film:riss Austrian Student Film Festival (AUT) –Audience Award
- 40th Sehsuechte- International Student Film Festival (GER) – Honorable Mention
- K3 Film Festival Villach 2010 – Best Animation