Philipp Fussenegger is an Austrian director, scriptwriter, producer, and photographer. After Fussenegger finished his childhood studies in classical piano, he went on to start a career as a photographer and copywriter in the advertisement industry. In 2010, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Directing at Salzburg. He then continued in film studies at the renowned Academy of Media Arts in Cologne where he completed his well received thesis film, "Henry". "Henry" premiered in October 2015 during the Festival Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen. The film went on tour internationally before being nominated for the Production Award at the Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival. In 2016, "Henry" was awarded the prestigious German First Steps Award in the category Best Mid-Length Film. "Henry" was also nominated for the Austrian Film Award. In 2016, Fussenegger wrote, produced and directed a pilot episode for the dark comedy TV series "Die Skilehrer". He also produced "Bester Mann", winner of the renowned Max Öphüls Preis Award for Best Mid-Length film. "Bester Mann" will be released in theaters in March 2019.