Born in 1968 in Linz, Astrid Johanna Ofner studied philosophy at Sorbonne Nouvelle III, then film directing and photography at the Vienna Film Academy. She also completed film directing studies at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb). She worked as an actress at Schaubühne Berlin and had the title role in Antigone (1991) by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet.
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She is an Austrian director, writer, and actress who studied philosophy at Sorbonne Nouvelle and film at the Vienna Film Academy and DFFB.
She is recognized for directing arthouse dramas and documentaries such as Farewell to the Parents and for her acting role in Jean-Marie Straub's Antigone.
She completed studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle III, the Vienna Film Academy, and the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin.