Rusanda Panfili and Johannes Winkler at the Austrian Film Awards 2026.

Award - winning original score

Johannes Winkler & Rusanda Panfili

For Alexandra Makarová's Perla, Winkler and Panfili created a score rooted in the film's historical and emotional world, combining orchestral writing, solo violin and contemporary sound. The duo has been recognized for Best Musical Score at the Austrian Academy Awards.

Eklipse premiering at 83rd Venice International Film Festival with Original Music by Johannes Winkler

The unparalleled international visibility of Austrian filmmaking continues at full momentum at this year's Venice Film Festival (September 2-12). 

Manuel Wetscher's feature debut EKLIPSE will celebrate its world premiere at Orizzonti.

Poster for the 83rd Venice Biennale of Cinema, 2026, titled 'Eclipse' by Manuel Wetscher.

“Dream The East” (working title: Dream the East / 1989 - Europes Utopia) is a multi-part documentary series in development by German director, writer and showrunner Jan Peter and LOOKSFILM

featuring Original Music by Johannes Winkler alongside Rusanda Panfili and an international composer team.

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FRAGMENTS. A Single by Rusanda Panfili and Johannes Winkler.

The Monkey is a 2025 American supernatural comedy horror film written and directed by Osgood Perkins.

Original Orchestration by Johannes Winkler.

Based on Stephen King's 1980 short story, the film stars Theo James in a dual role as twin brothers whose lives are turned upside down by a cursed toy monkey that causes random horrific deaths around them. Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Adam Scott, and Elijah Wood also star.

The Monkey was theatrically released in the United States by Neon on February 21, 2025. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $68.9 million worldwide against a budget of $10–11 million.

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Neon Presents The Monkey.

SPACEMAN (NETFLIX) TRAILER ORIGINAL MUSIC

Based on memories of compositions by Classical Composer Ludwig van Beethoven, this modern spin on the moonlight Sonata by Johannes Winkler has been streamed over 9 million times.