 A comment made by Ostermeier stating directors over forty were “no longer in contact with the developing culture and should give up directing,” was taken personally by the esteemed fifty-three-year-old theatre and Festwochen director Luc Bondy.The dispute took the form of a bitter confrontation through the local media and marked Ostermeier's final invitation to the Vienna event.Now himself over forty, Ostermeier continues to make theatre and tour with productions across the globe.