Count Alexander "Sascha" Joseph von Kolowrat-Krakowsky was an Austrian film producer of Bohemian-Czech descent from the House of Kolowrat. A pioneer of Austrian cinema, he founded the first major film studio Sascha-Film in Vienna.
Sascha Kolowrat (left) at work, around 1916
Count Leopold Kolowrat and his children, 1903
Historic photo of the Kolowrat memorial on the area of the former Wien-Film studio, in Vienna-Sievering, which was removed in 2021
The House of Kolowrat is a Czech noble family that had a prominent role in the history and administration of their native Kingdom of Bohemia as well as the Holy Roman Empire and later the Habsburg monarchy as high-ranking officials and supporters of the Czech National Revival.
Count Franz Karl I. Kolowrat-Liebsteinský
Count Filip Nerius (Neri) Krakowský of Kolowrat
Count Alois Josef Krakowský of Kolowrat, Baron of Újezd, and Archbishop of Prague
Count Henry Josef Wilhelm Albrecht Pavel Krakowský of Kolowrat