Juliane Alton, born 1966 in Austria.

Studied Dramatics, Communication Studies and Journalism in Vienna.

Freelancer at ORF, Austrian Broadcasting Enterprise.

Award at the Film- and Videofestival of "Frauenfilminitiative im Filmcasino" 1992, Vienna.

Postgraduate in Cultural Management.

Scholarship (Stockholm), 1993;

Cooperation with "Werkstätten- und Kulturhaus WUK", Vienna.

Publications on cultural topics.

From 1994 to 1998 employed by the collecting society "Dachverband Filmschaffende (VDFS)", responsible for organisational development, support for artists, cooperation with foreign collecting societies.

Publication of "Handbuch für Filmschaffende" (manual for film authors) 1995.

PhD thesis on social insurance for artists in 1997.

From 1999 to 2003 CEO of Interessengemeinschaft Freie Theaterarbeit, Vienna (network and lobby for independent and autonomous theatre).

Since 2002 official expert on copyright and on theatre at the civil right court, Vienna.

Moved to Vorarlberg (western Austria) in 2003.

There, until 2005 responsible for education in art and theatre at Vorarlberger Landestheater

Since 2004 CEO of IG Kultur Vorarlberg (network and lobby for independent and autonomous cultural work) and boardmember of IG Kultur Österreich.

Since 2005 member of the socio-culture working group within the planning project Vision Rheintal

Since 2004 member of the board of "IG Kultur Österreich":http://www.igkultur.at

Since 2009 member of the board of the political academy of the Green Party in Vorarlberg

Since 2011 member of the board of the Green Party in Vorarlberg

Three children, born in 1996, 1998 and 2007