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Monte
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Monte Nero Productions was founded in 2017 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and has grown into a premium quality label for film, motion design, animation, visual effects, and motion graphics – powered by strong AI expertise built into our process.

Our internationally award-winning creative team brings together talents from motion design, animation, music, and filmmaking. Driven by relentless curiosity, we combine proven craft with smart technology to work faster, iterate more precisely, and deliver polished results—without ever losing creative control.

 

With passion, we tell stories that move, connect, and push boundaries—between media, disciplines, and worlds. Our vision is to unite business with art: design as a language, motion as a mindset. We reinvent ourselves again and again—because we don’t want to define ourselves. We want to create.

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Motion Design

Our Motion Design brings ideas to life through animated graphics, typography, and visual storytelling. From sleek title sequences and explainer videos to UI animations and brand films, we craft movement with purpose - clear, modern, and emotionally engaging. Perfect for communicating complex messages fast and making brands feel alive.

Live Action

We create live-action footage from planning to final delivery. From casting and location scouting to directing, cinematography, lighting, and on-set coordination, we capture authentic performances and cinematic visuals in studio or on location—always tailored to your story, brand, and format requirements.

Visual Effects

We create VFX for any moving image - cinema, TV, and brand films alike. From invisible clean-ups and set extensions to full CG integrations, compositing, and look development, we blend real footage and digital elements into seamless, believable shots that support the story and elevate the visuals.

AI Assisted

AI is part of our daily craft. We combine solid filmmaking, design, and VFX fundamentals with the advantages of AI to work faster, iterate smarter, and reach polished results efficiently. For us, AI is a supportive tool - enhancing our skills, not replacing them - while we stay in full creative control from first idea to final frame.

Experiences

Our Experimental projects live outside the classic screen. We design immersive visuals for museums, façade projections, and live event installations - site-specific content that reacts to architecture, space, and audience flow. From concept to playback-ready delivery, we craft striking moving images that turn places into experiences.

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The Team

Katrin Schwarzkogler CEO
Katrin Schwarzkogler CEO
Lukas Schwarzkogler Creative Director
Lukas Schwarzkogler Creative Director
Marko Weiss Motion Designer / DOP
Marko Weiss Motion Designer / DOP
Alex Kosjek Junior Motion Designer / AI Specialist
Alex Kosjek Junior Motion Designer / AI Specialist
Amela Cuhara Director & Scriptwriter, AI-Enhanced Production
Amela Cuhara Director & Scriptwriter, AI-Enhanced Production
Andreas Glatz Senior Motion Designer
Andreas Glatz Senior Motion Designer

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Base Info (Kick-off)

We align on the core idea, collect all existing materials/data, and define the timeline and key dates so everyone starts with the same foundation. We also clarify goals, target audience, key messages, and practical constraints.

Rough Layout (Start the project)

We shape the first structure of the film – drafting the script, building a mood direction, and proposing voice talent to set tone and pacing early. This phase is about fast iteration and direction-setting before we invest in detailed visuals.

Fine Layout (Lock the concept)

We lock the creative blueprint with storyboard, animatic, and styleframes, and finalize the voice setup – so the production phase is clear, efficient, and predictable. By the end, scope and look are approved, and all departments know exactly what to build.

Production / Execution (Bring it to life)

We produce and finish the piece: shooting and editing, VFX and motion design, audio/sound design, color grading, final revisions, and on-time final delivery. We manage feedback rounds transparently and keep quality consistent across every output and version.

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Awards

2026
  • 3 x Intermedia Globe Gold | 27. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
  • 1 x Intermedia Globe Silver | 27. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
  • 2 x Silver Victoria | 32. Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtage | Vienna | Austria
  • 2 x Silver Award | CFMA I Linz | Austria
  • Bronze Award | CFMA I Linz | Austria
  • Gold Award |  Lens Awards | London | United Kingdom
  • Finalist | Golden award of Montreux | Switzerland
2025
  • Special Award – Best Imagefilm | Creos I Carinthian Advertising Festival | Klagenfurt | Austria
  • 2 x Silver Creos | Carinthian Advertising Festival | Klagenfurt | Austria
  • Silver Dolphin | Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards | Cannes | France
2024
  • 1 x Black Victoria | 30. Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtage | Vienna | Austria
2023
  • 2 x Gold Award | NYX Video Awards | New York City | USA
  • Special Crews | Best Imagefilm | Carinthian Advertising Festival | Klagenfurt | Austria
  • Bronze Creos | Carinthian Advertising Festival | Klagenfurt | Austria
  • Specialty Award „Production Company of the Year“ | US International Awards | Los Angeles | USA
  • Gold Award | US International Awards 2| Los Angeles | USA
  • 2 x Silver Awards | US International Awards | Los Angeles | USA
  • 2 x Art & Craft Awards | US International Awards | Los Angeles | USA
  • Intermedia Globe Grand Award | 24. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
  • 2 x Intermedia Globe Gold | 24. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
  • 2 x Intermedia Globe Silver | 24. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
  • Intermedia Globe Silver | 11. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
2022
  • 2 x Gold Award | CFMA | Linz | Austria
  • 2 x Silver Award | CFMA | Linz |Austria
  • 2 x Intermedia Globe Gold | 23. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
  • 2 x Intermedia Globe Silver | 23. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
  • 2 x Silver Victoria | 30. Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtage | Vienna | Austria
2021
  • Gold Creos | Carinthian Advertising Festival | Klagenfurt | Austria
  • Silver Creos | Carinthian Advertising Festival | Klagenfurt | Austria
  • 2 x Silver Victoria | 29. Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtage | Vienna | Austria
  • Silver Award | Art & Tur Filmfestival | Aveiro | Portugal
  • Gold Award | Golden City Gate | Berlin | Germany
  • Intermedia Globe Gold | 22. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
  • Silver Award | International Tourism Film Festival | Kappadokia | Turkey
  • Silver Award | International Tourism Film Festival | Johannesburg | South Africa
2020
  • Gold Award | Film Forum Austria | Linz | Austria
  • Silver Victoria | 29. Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtage | Vienna | Austria
  • Grand Award | NYX Video Awards | New York City | USA
  • Intermedia Globe Silver | 21. World Media Festival | Hamburg | Germany
2019
  • 2 Nominierungen Österreichischer Staatspreis Wirtschaftsfilm | Vienna | Austria
  • Silver Award | Film Forum | Linz | Austria
2018
  • 2 x Silver Victoria | 28. Internationale Wirtschaftsfilmtage | Vienna | Austria
  • Silver Award | Film Forum | Linz | Austria
  • Silver Dolphin | Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards | Cannes | France
  • Silver Creos | Carinthian Advertising Festival | Klagenfurt | Austria
  • Nominierung Österreichischer Staatspreis Wirtschaftsfilm | Vienna | Austria
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