Othmar Schmiderer gained his greatest international acclaim for his documentary film BLIND SPOT. HITLER'S SECRETARY (2001, co-director André Heller). The film wo the Gold Plaque for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival, was nominated for the European Film Awards (Best Documentary Film) and received the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Othmar Schmiderer entered the film world through theater and assisted on diverse feature and documentary film productions. He worked as a cinematographer and sound engineer before he began making films independently since 1987. Othmar Schmiderer lives and works in Vienna, Austria.

2008 BACK TO AFRICA /// 2005 JESSYE NORMAN /// 2001 IM TOTEN WINKEL - HITLERS SEKRETÄRIN /// 1997-98 ECHO FROM EUROPE /// 1995-97 AM STEIN /// 1992 MOBILE STABILE /// 1988 JOSEF HAUSER - KLANG UND RAUM