Ulrich Maria Seidl is a director screenwriter and producer He does not consider himself a documentary filmmaker but several of his films often blend fiction and nonfiction He started his career with awardwinning documentaries such as Good News 1990 Animal Love 1995 and Models 1998 Seidls first feature film Dog Days won the Special Jury Price at Venice Film Festival in 2001 Import Export 2007 the first film produce by his own company was invited to the Cannes competition So far Seidl has directed some 20 feature films fictive or non fictive