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/2018/ Austrian Films Coming Soon
/2018/ Austrian Films Coming Soon
Austrian Films 2018 – Coming Soon Published/Copyright by: Austrian Film Commission Stiftgasse 6 1070 Vienna – Austria tel +43 1 526 33 23 office@afc.at www.AustrianFilms.Com www.afc.at Publisher: Martin Schweighofer Editors: Charlotte Rühm, Karin Schiefer Appendix: Christa Casanova-Calvi, Brigitte Weich Graphic design: Perndl+Co Cover Foto: Nik Merkulov Printed by: Druckerei Walla, Vienna
Introduction
Call it an obsession or just one of the industry’s Looking on there will be some more, quite a few
particularities: enthusing over the films lining up more in fact as you will see browsing this Com-
on the horizon and pretending to know what’s in ing Soon brochure that will surface at various
the stars for these soon-to-materialize pictures. festivals in 2018. Let me highlight a few:
A certain breathlessness is part of the game. It’s ANGELO for example – based on a true story,
about drumming up high expectations and hoping Markus Schleinzer’s period drama tells the story
that the new films taking shape will be as hot as of Angelo Soliman, who was brought as a child
they looked on paper. from Africa to Europe at the beginning of the 18th
century and became the Viennese court Moor.
But then, we also know that once these films Or Andreas Horvath’s LILLIAN, about a woman
have seen the light of a screen and met the eyes who leaves what is considered a normal life to
of the critics, the game starts afresh – a new list walk to the end of the world and vanishes. Or
of the most eagerly awaited titles will appear, Sudabeh Mortezai’s JOY, about a young Nigerian
holding new promises. This is just the way the who is looking for a better life – for herself and
film world spins, and Austria is no exception. her little daughter. And then there are Sebastian
So now, welcome to the next round of Austrian Brauneis’ elliptical drama SORCERER, Justin P.
films in the making. Lange and Klemens Hufnagel’s scary THE DARK,
Nikolaus Leytner’s THE TOBACCONIST based
The international festival year for us tradition- on the best-selling novel by Robert Seethaler
ally opens its doors with events in Sundance or and Christian Frosch’s shattering THE MURER
Rotterdam and reaches its first peak with the CASE; among the documentaries watch out
Berlin Film Festival. At the time of writing this for Hubert Sauper’s Cuban essay EPICENTRO,
introduction the Berlinale premieres confirmed Erwin Wagenhofer’s BUT BEAUTIFUL and Fritz
so far are: Ofner’s WEAPON OF CHOICE about the iconic
Katharina Mückstein’s powerful L’ANIMALE, Glock guns.
which unleashes a complex coming-of-age
drama; in THE WALDHEIM WALTZ, Ruth The 2018 Austrian Films Coming Soon catalogue
Beckermann settles a score with the former is an extension of our Austrian Films Review
UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim – who was 2017 yearbook of theatrically released films.
also a forgetful man, especially when it came to Regardless of where you pick it up, I sincerely
his inglorious role as a Nazi officer in WWII. Also hope you put it to good use. Wishing you inspir-
surfacing in Berlin will be the coproduction STYX ing, surprising and challenging encounters.
by Austrian director Wolfgang Fischer – what
starts as a leisurely sailing adventure turns into Martin Schweighofer
a moral nightmare for its main character. Executive Director
3Fiction Films
Fiction 6
Fiction
Angelo
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Directed by Markus Schleinzer
Angelo is the story of an African German, French / digital / 4:3 / 110 min
who is Europeanised by force. Key cast Makita Samba, Alba Rohrwacher, Larisa
At the beginning of the 18th Faber, Gerti Drassl, Michael Rotschopf
century, as a child, he is taken Written by Markus Schleinzer, Alexander Brom
from his homeland and, after Cinematography Gerald Kerkletz
being sold, given the epony- Editing Pia Dumont
mous name through the sacra- Production design Martin Reiter, Andreas Sobotka
ment of baptism. The film is a Producers Franz Novotny, Alexander Glehr, Bady
story of becoming human that Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
is marked above all by roleplay Production companies Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion,
AMOUR FOU Luxembourg
and conformity. It is inspired by
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
the few surviving records of the
Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
life of the Viennese court moor and Filmfund Luxembourg
Angelo Soliman. Contact Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion
Weimarerstraße 22/4A
1180 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 478 71 70
kino@novotnyfilm.at
www.novotnyfilm.at
Markus Schleinzer
Filmography (selection): 2011 Michael (fiction)
7Fiction
Cops
Directed by Stefan A. Lukacs 1st film
Young, ambitious police recruit German / digital / 1:2.39 / 93 min
Chris shoots a mentally ill man Key cast Laurence Rupp, Anton Noori, Maria
on duty. He is celebrated as a Hofstätter, Roland Düringer, Michael Fuith
hero, but soon after, traumatic Written by Stefan A. Lukacs
symptoms begin to surface. In Cinematography Andreas Thalhammer, Xiaosu Han
a desperate attempt not to be Editing Julia Drack
exposed by his tough supe- Production design Julia Oberndorfinger, Attila Plangger
rior Konstantin, he resorts to Producers Arash T. Riahi, Karin C. Berger
excessive violence, in order to Production company Golden Girls Film
hide his trauma and fulfill his Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF,
dream of becoming an elite Vienna Film Fund
cop. Contact Golden Girls Film
Seidengasse 15/3/20
1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 810 56 36
office@goldengirls.at
www.goldengirls.at
Completed
Stefan A. Lukacs
Filmography (selection): 2012 Void (short), 2010 Zombiefication (short)
8Fiction
Der Boden
unter den
Füßen
Directed by Marie Kreutzer
Lola, a young company con- German / 35 mm / 1:2.35 / 90 min
sultant, 100 working hours Key cast Valerie Pachner, Pia Hierzegger,
and 5 sports units per week. Mavie Hörbiger
Conny, her older sister, para- Written by Marie Kreutzer
noid schizophrenic and unable Cinematography Leena Koppe
to leave the apartment. Conny Editing Ulrike Kofler
swallows 120 sleeping pills Production design Martin Reiter
and is saved. And Lola does not Producers Franz Novotny, Alexander Glehr
even tell anyone that she has a Production company Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion
sister at all. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund
Contact Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion
Completion Weimarerstraße 22/4A
expected 1180 Vienna – Austria
summer tel +43 1 478 71 70
2018 kino@novotnyfilm.at
www.novotnyfilm.at
Marie Kreutzer
Filmography (selection): 2016 Was hat uns bloß so ruiniert (fiction), 2015 Gruber geht (fiction),
2011 Die Vaterlosen (fiction), 2006 White Box (short)
9Fiction
Der
Trafikant
The Tobacconist
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Directed by Nikolaus Leytner
Vienna 1937. Franz, 17, is an ap- German / digital / Cinemascope / 100 min
prentice in a small shop selling Key cast Johannes Krisch, Simon Morzé, Bruno
newspapers, magazines and Ganz, Emma Drogunova, Regina Fritsch
tobacco products. It is here Written by Klaus Richter, Nikolaus Leytner based on
that he also learns about life the novel by Robert Seethaler
and love and all the pleasure Cinematography Hermann Dunzendorfer
and pain it can cause. As luck Editing Bettina Mazakarini
would have it, he can ask an ex- Production design Bertram Reiter
pert who happens to be a regu- Producers Dieter Pochlatko, Jakob Pochlatko,
Ralf Zimmermann
lar customer: Sigmund Freud,
Production companies epo-film, Glory Film (D), Tobis Film (D)
82. But women are as much a
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF, FISA,
mystery to Freud as they are
Vienna Film Fund, Land Oberösterreich,
to Franz. Cine Art and FFA, FFF Bayern, DFFF,
Degeto, IDM Südtirol
Contact epo-film
Edelsinnstraße 58
1120 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 812 37 18
office@epofilm.com
www.epofilm.com
Nikolaus Leytner
Filmography (selection): 2016 Die Stille danach (TV), 2015 Der Tote am Teich (TV),
2013 Die Auslöschung (TV), 2009 Der Fall des Lemming (fiction), 1998 Drei Herren (fiction)
10Fiction
Die letzte
Party
deines
Lebens
The Final Party
of Your Life
Directed by Dominik Hartl
Graduated at last! And off to German / digital / 1:2.39 / 90 min
Croatia. It’s supposed to be the Key cast Elisabeth Wabitsch, Markus Freistätter,
“party of their lives.” But for Alexandra Schmidt, Chantal Zitzenbacher
Julia and her friends their Written by Karin Lomot, Robert Buchschwenter
graduation trip turns into a Cinematography Thomas W. Kiennast
horror trip, from which not Editing Daniel Prochaska, Alarich Lenz
everyone will return. Production design Hannes Salat, Pia Jaros
Producer Florian Gebhardt
Production company Gebhardt Productions
Completion Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
expected Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
spring 2018
Contact Gebhardt Productions
Neusiedlerstraße 50
2340 Mödling – Austria
tel +43 2236 64 163
office@filmpark.tv
www.filmpark.tv
Dominik Hartl
Filmography (selection): 2016 Attack of the Lederhosenzombies (fiction),
2015 Beautiful Girl (fiction), 2012 Spitzendeckchen (short)
11Fiction
Die
Wunder
übung
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Directed by Michael Kreihsl
Joana and Valentin Dorek are a German / digital / 1:2.39 / 90 min
married couple going through Key cast Aglaia Szyszkovitz, Devid Striesow,
a crisis. This prompts them Erwin Steinhauer
to take a trial session with a Written by Michael Kreihsl based on
couple’s therapist. In the thera- the theatrical piece by Daniel Glattauer
pist’s consulting room they Cinematography Wolfgang Thaler
start off with their standard Editing Ulrike Kofler
programme: she won’t stop Production design Katrin Huber, Gerhard Dohr
talking and he isn’t even listen- Producer Helmut Grasser
ing. The broken communication Production company Allegro Film
between the couple is a real Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund
challenge for the therapist. He
Contact Allegro Film
is almost at his wits’ end when
Krummgasse 1a
his mobile rings and a surpris- 1030 Vienna – Austria
ing message brings chaos into tel +43 1 712 50 36
their therapy session. office@allegrofilm.at
www.allegrofilm.at
Michael Kreihsl
Filmography (selection): 2016 Liebe möglicherweise (fiction), 2006 Heute heiratet mein Mann (TV),
2000 Heimkehr der Jäger (fiction), 1996 Charms Zwischenfälle (fiction)
12Fiction
Erik & Erika
Directed by Reinhold Bilgeri
Erik(a) Schinegger – the ski German / digital / 16:9 / 98 min
star who became a media Key cast Markus Freistätter, Birgit Melcher,
sensation. Erika was hailed as Marianne Sägebrecht, Gerhard Liebmann
a champion skier, until a sex Written by Dirk Kämper
test determined that she was Cinematography Carsten Thiele
a he – and Erik was rejected, Editing Karin Hartusch
accused of fraud. A story based Production design Bertram Reiter
on real life, a tale about nature, Producers Tommy Pridnig, Peter Wirthensohn,
the taboo subjects of 1970s Till Derenbach, Michael Souvignier
society, and the Austrian Ski Production companies Lotus-Film, Zeitsprung Pictures (D)
Federation. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund, Land Kärnten and
FFF Bayern, SWR
Contact Lotus-Film
Mollardgasse 85A / Stiege 1
1060 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 786 33 87
office@lotus-film.at
www.lotus-film.at
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Reinhold Bilgeri
Filmography (selection): 2014 Alles Fleisch ist Gras (TV), 2010 Der Atem des Himmels (fiction)
13Fiction
Joy
Completion
expected
summer
2018
Directed by Sudabeh Mortezai
The story of a young woman German / digital / 1:1.85 / 100 min
from Nigeria struggling to Key cast Joy Alphonsus, Mariam Precious Sanusi,
survive against life’s hardships Angela Ekeleme
and make a better life for Written by Sudabeh Mortezai
herself and her little daughter Cinematography Klemens Hufnagl
in Vienna. Editing Oliver Neumann
Production design Julia Libiseller
Producers Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann
Production company FreibeuterFilm
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund
Contact FreibeuterFilm
Turmburggasse 2-8/5/2
1060 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 720 34 65 10
welcome@freibeuterfilm.at
www.freibeuterfilm.com
Sudabeh Mortezai
Filmography (selection): 2014 Macondo (fiction), 2009 Im Bazar der Geschlechter (doc.),
2006 Children of the Prophet (doc.)
14Fiction
Kaviar
Directed by Elena Tikhonova 1st film
Nadja knows the oligarch Igor German / digital / 1:2.35 / 90 min
inside out. As his interpreter Key cast Margarita Breitkreiz, Daria Nosik, Sabrina
she has seen more of him than Reiter, Georg Friedrich, Simon Schwarz
both of them care to admit. But Written by Robert Buchschwenter, Elena Tikhonova
his latest project is a lot more Cinematography Dominik Spritzendorfer
public: a lavish villa, which he Editing Daniel Prochaska, Alarich Lenz,
has decided to build right on Dominik Spritzendorfer
top of a bridge in the heart of Production design Hannes Salat, Julia Oberdorfinger
Vienna: If the Medici can do Producers Ursula Wolschlager, Franz Novotny,
Alexander Glehr, Kurt Mrkwicka,
it, why not me? But Nadja, her
Andreas Kamm, Oliver Auspitz
best friend Vera and her nanny
Production companies Witcraft Filmproduktion, Novotny &
Teresa have a sabotage plan. Novotny Filmproduktion, MR Film
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
Completion and Media/Creative Europe
expected
spring 2018 Contact Witcraft Filmproduktion
Lindengasse 25/10
1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 699 177 881 77
office@witcraft.at
www.witcraft.at
Elena Tikhonova
Filmography (selection): 2013 Elektro Moskva (doc., co-dir.), 2012 Made in Austria (short),
2006 Metropolis_reloaded (short)
15Fiction
L’Animale
Completed
Directed by Katharina Mückstein
Riding on their tuned-up bikes, German / digital / 1:2.39 / 93 min
Mati and her posse of male Key cast Sophie Stockinger, Kathrin Resetarits,
friends intimidate their neigh- Dominik Warta, Julia Franz Richter
borhood and harass the girls. Written by Katharina Mückstein
In their village, they rule. But Cinematography Michael Schindegger
when her closest pal Sebas- Editing Natalie Schwager
tian falls in love with Mati and Production design Katharina Haring
her enemy Carla unexpectedly Producers Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer,
turns into a friend, Mati is in Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Markus Glaser,
Flavio Marchetti, Katharina Mückstein,
danger of losing her standing
Michael Schindegger, Natalie Schwager
among her male friends. Mean-
Production companies NGF Geyrhalterfilm, La Banda Film
while Mati’s parents have a
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
decision to make: What’s more Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
important, appearances or re- Contact Films Boutique
ality? L’ Animale is a film about Köpenicker Straße 184
the contradictory forces that 10997 Berlin – Germany
guide our lives: desire, passion, tel +49 30 695 378 50
info@filmsboutique.com
and reason.
www.filmsboutique.com
Katharina Mückstein
Filmography (selection): 2013 Talea (fiction), 2008 Die Vereinigung (short),
2006 Das Erbe (short doc.), 2005 Siesta (short)
16Fiction
Lillian
Completion
expected
summer
2018
Directed by Andreas Horvath
The film tells the story of a English, German / digital / 1:1.85 / 130 min
young woman who one day, Key cast Patrycja Planik
without any warning, abandons Written by Andreas Horvath
her normal life to go to the Cinematography Andreas Horvath, Sonja Aufderklamm
“end of the world”, not just Editing Michael Palm
metaphorically but also liter- Producer Ulrich Seidl
ally. Starting in New York in Production company Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion
March she crosses the con- Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
tinent of North America and Vienna Film Fund
reaches the Bering Strait by Contact Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion
the following winter. Here we Wasserburgergasse 5/7
1090 Vienna – Austria
lose track of her. Lillian has
tel +43 1 310 28 24
vanished. In the desolate office@ulrichseidl.com
wastes of Alaska the camera www.ulrichseidl.com
has detached itself from the
protagonist, and the film ends
the following spring with in-
digenous whale hunters on the
Siberian side of the
Bering Strait.
Andreas Horvath
Filmography (selection): 2015 Helmut Berger, Actor (doc.), 2013 Earth’s Golden Playground (doc.),
2010 Arab Attraction (doc.), 2004 This Ain’t No Heartland (doc.)
17Fiction
Murer –
Anatomie
eines
Prozesses
The Murer Case
Directed by Christian Frosch
Graz, Austria 1963. The well- German / digital / 1:2.35 / 134 min
respected local politician and Key cast Karl Fischer, Karl Markovics, Alexander
landowner Franz Murer is on Fennon, Roland Jaeger, Melita Jurisic
trial. He is accused of having Written by Christian Frosch
committed war crimes in the Cinematography Frank Amann
ghetto of Vilnius from 1941-43. Editing Karin Hammer
Survivors of the mass murder Production design Katharina Wöppermann
arrive to testify and see justice Producers Viktoria Salcher, Mathias Forberg,
done. The Ministry of Justice Paul Thiltges, Adrien Chef
eventually reaches a deci- Production companies Prisma Film, Paul Thiltges Distribution (L)
sion. It is one of the greatest Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF, FISA,
Vienna Film Fund, Cine Art and
scandals of the Austrian jus-
Filmfund Luxembourg
tice system – and a timeless,
Contact Prisma Film
shattering example of political Rathausstraße 3/18
calculation. 1010 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 406 37 70
office@prismafilm.at
www.prismafilm.at
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Christian Frosch
Filmography (selection): 2014 Von jetzt an kein Zurück (fiction), 2007 Weiße Lilien (fiction),
2001 K.aF.ka fragment (fiction), 1996 Die totale Therapie (fiction)
18Fiction
Styx
Completed
Directed by Wolfgang Fischer
Styx depicts the transforma- German / digital / 1:1.85 / 93 min
tion of a strong woman torn Key cast Susanne Wolff, Gedion Wekesa Oduor,
from her contented world dur- Kelvin Mutuku Ndinda
ing a sailing trip. When she be- Written by Wolfgang Fischer, Ika Künzel
comes the only person to come Cinematography Benedict Neuenfels
to the aid of a group of refugees Editing Monika Willi
shipwrecked on the high seas, Production design Volker Rehm
she is shown the limits of her Producers Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu,
importance and of the empathy Bady Minck, Marcos Kantis,
Martin Lehwald, Michal Pokorny
of her cultural milieu. She is
Production companies AMOUR FOU Vienna, Schiwago Film (D)
left slipping impotently from
Supported by Austrian Film Institute and Film-und
one nightmare to the next,
Medienstiftung NRW, DFFF, MBB, BKM,
and by the end she is forced to FFA, Malta Film Commission, Eurimages,
recognize that there is no way ARTE/WDR
to counter the cruelties of real Contact Beta Cinema
life. Only chance can save her. Gruenwalder Weg 28d
82041 Oberhaching, Munich – Germany
tel +49 89 673 469 828
beta@betacinema.com
www.betacinema.com
Wolfgang Fischer
Filmography (selection): 2009 Was du nicht siehst (fiction), 2001 Grau (short)
19Fiction
The Dark
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Directed by Justin P. Lange, Klemens Hufnagl 1st film
A murderous, flesh-eating English / digital / 1:2.35 / 94 min
undead young girl haunting the Key cast Nadia Alexander, Toby Nichols,
remote stretch of woods where Karl Markovics
she was murdered decades Written by Justin P. Lange
earlier discovers a kidnapped Cinematography Klemens Hufnagl
and abused boy hiding in the Editing Julia Drack
trunk of one of her victim’s cars. Production design Danielle Sahota
Her decision to let the boy live Producers Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker
throws her aggressively solitary Production company Dor Film
existence into upheaval, and Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF and NOHFC,
ultimately forces her to re- Canada Tax Credit, Creative Europe
Programme – MEDIA of the EU
examine just how much of her
Contact XYZ Films
humanity her murderer
3103 S La Cienega Blvd
was able to destroy. CA 90016 Los Angeles – USA
tel +1 310 956 15 50
info@xyzfilms.com
www.xyzfilms.com
Justin P. Lange, Klemens Hufnagl
Filmography of joint works (selection): 2018 The Dark (fiction)
20Fiction
To the Night
Directed by Peter Brunner
Norman, the sole survivor of a English / digital / 1:2.35 / 94 min
tragic fire when he was just a Key cast Caleb Landry Jones, Eleonore Hendricks,
child, has been struggling with Jana McKinnon, Christos Haas
a lingering feeling of guilt all his Written by Peter Brunner
life. Together with his girlfriend Cinematography Daniel Katz
Penelope and his baby son, Editing Peter Brunner
Norman tries to forge a new Production design Katie Hickman
life. Norman’s memory is reig- Producers Oliver Neumann, Sabine Moser
nited one night and he sets off Production company FreibeuterFilm
on an unparalleled quest, fol- Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF
lowing a trail of flames whose Contact FreibeuterFilm
powers shall now heal him. Turmburggasse 2-8/5/2
1060 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 720 34 65 10
welcome@freibeuterfilm.at
Completion www.freibeuterfilm.com
expected
spring 2018
Peter Brunner
Filmography (selection): 2015 Jeder der fällt hat Flügel (fiction), 2014 Mein blindes Herz (fiction),
2007 Krankheit der Jugend (fiction, co-dir.)
21Fiction
Wie ich
lernte, bei
mir selbst
Kind zu sein
How I Learned to
Be My Own Child
Directed by Rupert Henning
Paul Silberstein, youngest German / digital / 1:2.39 / 110 min
son of an urbane but deeply Key cast Karl Markovics, Sabine Timoteo,
strange old Austrian dynasty Valentin Hagg, André Wilms, Udo Samel
of confectionary millionaires, Written by Uli Brée, Rupert Henning based on the
has been furnished by nature novel by André Heller
with a stunning imagination as Cinematography Josef Mittendorfer
well as this difficult legacy. In Editing Alarich Lenz
the Austria of the late 1950s Production design Katharina Wöppermann
he discovers the power of love Producers Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker
and humor – and also his own Production company Dor Film
extraordinary ability to shape Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund, Land Oberösterreich
his realities.
and SR/ARTE
Contact Dor Film
Bergsteiggasse 36
Completion 1170 Vienna – Austria
expected
spring 2018 tel +43 1 427 10 11
office@dor-film.at
www.dor-film.com
Rupert Henning
Filmography (selection): 2017 Tatort – Schock (TV), 2015 Tatort – Grenzfall (TV),
2006 Freundschaft (fiction)
22Fiction
Zauberer
Sorcerer
Completed
Directed by Sebastian Brauneis 1st film
A psychiatrist and his blind German / digital / 1:1.85 / 113 min
girlfriend, bound by sinister Key cast Nicholas Ofczarek, Regina Fritsch, Florian
interest. A school doctor, who Teichtmeister, Roland Koch, Joel Basman
lost more than work with her Written by Sebastian Brauneis, Clemens Setz,
dismissal. Her brother, who will Nicholas Ofczarek
do everything for her. A desper- Cinematography Roman Chalupnik
ate mother, who affectionately Editing Antonia Adelsberger
cares for her comatose son. Production design Uta Wiegele
Willing to try anything just to Producers John Lueftner, David Schalko
reach him again. A young man, Production companies Superfilm, A Film Company (CH)
who sells his body, because he Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF and Bundesamt
für Kultur, Zürcher Filmstiftung
lost his self long ago. A student,
Contact Superfilm
whose supposedly harmless
Zieglergasse 1
joke connects their destinies. 1070 Vienna – Austria
And a boy who vanishes and tel +43 1 522 19 11
reappears. office@superfilm.at
www.superfilm.at
Sebastian Brauneis
Filmography (selection): 2015 Bösterreich (TV series), 2012 Sendung ohne Namen (TV series),
2008 Cien w futrach (short), 2005 Sunshine Airlines (short)
23Documentary Films
Documentary
Bora –
Stories
about a
Wind
Directed by Bernhard Pötscher
The Bora is one of the stron- Croatian, Italian, English, German / digital / 1:2.35 / 100 min
gest winds on the planet, an Written by Bernhard Pötscher, Bernadette Weigel
outstanding force of nature. Cinematography Bernhard Pötscher
It shapes landscapes and Editing Daniel Pöhacker
sets the elements in motion. Producer Bernhard Pötscher
It dominates everyday life and Production company Bernhard Pötscher Filmproduktion
penetrates the souls of those Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF
living within its influence. Contact Bernhard Pötscher Filmproduktion
Schwendergasse 41/2/1
1150 Vienna – Austria
Completion tel +43 1 890 427 016
expected bernhard@poetscher.com
fall 2018 www.poetscher.com
Bernhard Pötscher
Filmography (selection): 2012 Kleine Perestrojka (doc.), 1998 The Rounder Girls (doc., co-dir.),
1996 Achtung Staatsgrenze (doc., co-dir.), 1994 Geraubte Kindheit (doc., co-dir.)
27Documentary
Bruder
Jakob,
schläfst du
noch?
Are You Sleeping,
Brother Jakob?
Directed by Stefan Bohun
Four brothers on a journey into German, English, Portuguese / digital / 16:9 / 85 min
the past. It is a shared path of Written by Stefan, Johannes and David Bohun
memories which starts in the Cinematography Klemens Hufnagl
Tyrolean mountains after the Editing Marek Kralovsky
fifth brother’s death and ends Producers Ralph Wieser, David Bohun
in a hotel room in Porto. A per- Production company Mischief Films
sonal film about grief and fare- Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF, Vienna Film
well, about serenity and arrival Fund, Cine Tirol, Land Niederösterreich
as well as reunion and retrieval. Contact Mischief Films
Goethegasse 1
1010 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 585 23 24 23
Completed office@mischief-films.com
www.mischief-films.com
Stefan Bohun
Filmography (selection): 2014 Musik (short), 2007 Amo Beethoven (short doc.),
2005 Nohelia (short doc.)
28Documentary
But
Beautiful
Completion
expected
fall 2018
Directed by Erwin Wagenhofer
Love is not merely a feeling. German, English, Hindi, Spanish / digital / 1:1.85 / 100 min
Love is an immeasurable force Written by Sabine Kriechbaum, Erwin Wagenhofer
that connects us. Trusting this Cinematography Erwin Wagenhofer
force is one of the most Editing Monika Schindler, Erwin Wagenhofer
important challenges we face. Producers Sabine Kriechbaum, Erwin Wagenhofer,
There are people who serve as Christof Robol, Mathias Forberg,
role models, people who act Viktoria Salcher, Peter Rommel
within and through connec- Production companies Imagine Film Cooperation, Prisma Film,
Rommel Film (D)
tions. This film is dedicated
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF and DFFF,
to them and their stories.
ARTE/RBB, Medienboard MBB, FFA
But Beautiful is a film about
Contact Imagine Film Cooperation
connections, femininity and Capistrangasse 5/54
sensuality. A film about 1060 Vienna – Austria
beauty—preceded by a but. tel +43 664 730 283 44
office@imaginefilm.at
Erwin Wagenhofer
Filmography (selection): 2013 Alphabet (doc.), 2010 Black Brown White (fiction),
2008 Let’s make MONEY (doc.), 2005 We Feed The World (doc.)
29Documentary
Demos
Directed by Robert Schabus
The crisis of western democ- German, English, French / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
racies is ubiquitous and 2017 Written by Robert Schabus
seems to be the year of seismic Cinematography Lukas Gnaiger
shifts. France and Germany Editing Oliver Neumann
are voting, Greece is suffering, Producers Helmut Grasser
Great Britain is leaving the EU Production company Allegro Film
and Donald Trump has taken Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
office as the newly elected Vienna Film Fund
president of the USA. Contact Allegro Film
Accompanying people from Krummgasse 1a
1030 Vienna – Austria
various European countries,
tel +43 1 712 50 36
Demos will take a close look at office@allegrofilm.at
the reasons for this crisis. www.allegrofilm.at
Completion
expected
summer
2018
Robert Schabus
Filmography (selection): 2016 Bauer unser (doc.), 2014 Ort schafft Ort (short doc.),
2012 Murau Montevideo (short doc.), 2008 Betrieb (short doc.)
30Documentary
Die Burg
The Burg
Directed by Hans Andreas Guttner
A portrait of one of the most German / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
important theatres of the Written by Hans Andreas Guttner
world, Vienna’s Burgtheater. Cinematography Roman Chalupnik
It takes you on a cinematic Editing Jean André
journey into the interior of an Producers Hans Andreas Guttner, Jutta Malin
institution, a trip that visualiz- Production company Guttner Film
es what is otherwise invisible. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF
Contact Guttner Film
Singerstraße 20/9
Completion 1010 Vienna – Austria
expected tel +43 681 819 631 21
spring 2018 office@guttnerfilm.at
www.guttnerfilm.at
Hans Andreas Guttner
Filmography (selection): 2016 Bei Tag und bei Nacht (doc.), 2010 Sean Scully – Art Comes
From Need (doc.), 2004 Die Megaklinik (doc.), 1996 Kreuz und quer (doc.)
31Documentary
Eisenstraße
The Last
Shipment
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Directed by Sebastian Brameshuber
In a remote workshop not far German, Igbo, English / digital / 16:9 / 90 min
from the Styrian Erzberg area, Written by Sebastian Brameshuber
Cliff and Magnus have spent Cinematography Klemens Hufnagl
the past seven years build- Editing Emily Artmann
ing an export business selling Producers Ralph Wieser, David Bohun,
used cars and parts to their Sebastian Brameshuber
old home country, Nigeria. Re- Production company Mischief Films
cently, however, Magnus has Supported by BKA – Arts Division, FISA,
been forced to close down the Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich,
Land Oberösterreich, Land Steiermark
venture. The Last Shipment
and Media
tells the story of the imminent
Contact Mischief Films
disappearance of this trade Goethegasse 1
route and a merman’s promise 1010 Vienna – Austria
that has become a curse. tel +43 1 585 23 24 23
office@mischief-films.com
www.mischief-films.com
Sebastian Brameshuber
Filmography (selection): 2015 In, Over & Out (short), 2014 Und in der Mitte, da sind wir (doc.);
Of Stains, Scrap and Tires (short doc.), 2009 Muezzin (doc.)
32Documentary
Epicentro
Directed by Hubert Sauper
A film about the butterfly effect Spanish / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
in geopolitics, the paradox of Written by Hubert Sauper
time, about the (almost) end of Cinematography Hubert Sauper
the world, the cinematograph, Editing Hubert Sauper
about sex, and sugar. Producers Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Paolo Calamita,
Daniel Marquet, Martin Marquet
Production companies KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production,
Completion Little Magnet Films, Groupe Deux (F)
expected
summer Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF and
2018 Eurimages, Cine+, Sofica,
Ford Foundation, Impact Partners
Contact KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production
Seidengasse 15/3/19
1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 522 22 21
welcome@kgp.co.at
www.kgp.co.at
Hubert Sauper
Filmography (selection): 2014 We Come As Friends (doc.), 2004 Darwin’s Nightmare (doc.),
1998 Kisangani Diary (doc.)
33Documentary
Erde
Earth
Completion
expected
fall 2018
Directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
We walk all over it every day of without dialogue / digital / 16:9 / 90 min
our lives. We plow it, we dig it, Written by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
and we drill it; we cover it up Cinematography Nikolaus Geyrhalter
with concrete. We map it and Editing Niki Mossböck
we measure it; we draw our Producers Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Michael Kitzberger
borders onto it; and we imagine Wolfgang Widerhofer Markus Glaser
that it belongs to us. We live Production company NGF Geyrhalterfilm
by what it produces, and we Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
bury our dead in it. We take its Vienna Film Fund
existence for granted; it seems Contact NGF Geyrhalterfilm
Hildebrandgasse 26
invincible, indestructible. If we
1180 Vienna – Austria
consider our planet to be an tel +43 1 403 01 62
organism, its crust – just office@geyrhalterfilm.com
40 kilometers thick – is its www.geyrhalterfilm.com
most delicate organ by far.
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Filmography (selection): 2016 Homo Sapiens (doc.), 2012 Donauspital – SMZ Ost (doc.),
2011 Abendland (doc.), 2005 Unser Täglich Brot (doc.), 2001 Elsewhere (doc.)
34Documentary
I’m a
Bad Guy
Directed by Susanne Freund
Adolf Schandl has 40 years of German / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
incarceration and many failed Written by Susanne Freund
breakout attempts behind him. Cinematography Jerzy Palacz
Recently released, the 80-year- Editing Michou Hutter
old is now planning his final Producer Kurt Mayer
escape. He wants to return to Production company kurt mayer film
Australia one more time. His Supported by FISA, ORF, Vienna Film Fund
dream country, where he lived Contact kurt mayer film
a long time ago, and where Heinestraße 36/1/2
life was good. On the way, the 1020 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 967 89 29
sweet Grandpa with the gentle
office@kurtmayerfilm.com
gaze falls away layer by layer, www.kurtmayerfilm.com
to reveal personality traits that
are shockingly of our time.
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Susanne Freund
Filmography (selection): 2006 Big Alma (TV doc.), 1998 Manege schön (doc.),
1996 Im Namen Gottes (doc.), 1994 Vorwärts (doc.), 1992 Das heimliche Fest (doc.)
35Documentary
Kinder
unter Deck
Children
below Deck
Directed by Bettina Henkel 1st film
The film is the personal story German, Latvian, Polish / digital / 1:1.85 / 92 min
of three generations: the (late) Written by Bettina Henkel
grandmother, the father and Cinematography Astrid Heubrandtner-Verschuur
the daughter, who is direct- Editing Oliver Neumann, Niki Mossböck
ing the film. It focuses on the Producers Oliver Neumann, Sabine Moser
trans-generational transfer of Production company FreibeuterFilm
traumatic experiences. It’s a Supported by BKA – Arts Division, FISA, ORF,
spiritual road movie through Vienna Film Fund
deep and diffuse layers of feel- Contact FreibeuterFilm
ings resulting from historical Turmburggasse 2-8/5/2
1060 Vienna – Austria
transformations in north-
tel +43 720 34 65 10
eastern Europe. welcome@freibeuterfilm.at
www.freibeuterfilm.com
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Bettina Henkel
Filmography (selection): 2018 Kinder unter Deck (doc.)
36Documentary
Kino
Wien
Film
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Directed by Paul Rosdy
Kino Wien Film is a cinematic German / digital / 16:9 / 86 min
history of Vienna, from 1896 Written by Paul Rosdy
until today. What, next to Cinematography Peter Roehsler
technical and media develop- Editing Paul Rosdy
ments, did cinemas have to go Producer Paul Rosdy
through? An interwoven film Production company Rosdy Film
collage of archival material Supported by Vienna Film Fund, VAM,
(film, photo, text) and filming Filmarchiv Austria
in the present time, not chrono- Contact Rosdy Film
logically told, tries to communi- Lustkandlgasse 51/4-5
1090 Vienna – Austria
cate: what, next to all the
tel +43 1 319 81 42
films that can be seen there, office@rosdyfilm.com
is cinema? www.rosdyfilm.com
Paul Rosdy
Filmography (selection): 2011 Der letzte Jude von Drohobytsch (doc.), 2005 Neue Welt (doc.),
1998 Zuflucht in Shanghai (doc., co-dir.)
37Documentary
Manaslu –
Berg der
Seelen
Completion
expected
fall 2018
Directed by Gerald Salmina
Since 1996 Hans Kammer German / digital / 1:2.39 / 100 min
lander has held the record Written by Gerald Salmina
for the fastest ascent on the Cinematography Günther Göberl
north route to the summit of Editing David Hofer
Mount Everest in 16 hours Producer Gerald Salmina
and 40 minutes, followed by Production company Planet Watch Film & Video Productions
the first ski descent from the Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
highest mountain in the world. Servus TV and IDM Südtirol
This outstanding achievement Contact Planet Watch Film & Video Productions
made him world famous. Hans Pirkhofweg 25
9210 Pörtschach – Austria
Kammerlander experienced his
tel +43 664 340 54 10
most painful moment in 1991 planetwatch@icloud.com
at the Manaslu in Nepal, where www.planetwatch.at
he tragically lost two of his best
friends.
Gerald Salmina
Filmography (selection): 2015 Streif – One Hell of a Ride! (doc.), 2010 Die Felix Baumgartner
Story (TV doc.), 2009 Mount St. Elias (doc.)
38Documentary
Mauthausen –
Zwei Leben
Mauthausen –
Two Lives
Directed by Simon Wieland
The documentary tells the dra- German / digital / 16:9 / 90 min
matic story of two people who Written by Simon Wieland, Andreas Kuba
lived in Mauthausen during the Cinematography Simon Wieland
Nazi regime: one inside, in the Editing Marlenn Paeschke
concentration camp; the other Producer Simon Wieland
outside, in the town of Maut Production company Simon Wieland Film
hausen. One was among the Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF,
victims; the other, the perpetra- Land Oberösterreich
tors. Two fates running parallel Contact Simon Wieland Film
in time and place, but while Liechtensteinstraße 16
2130 Mistelbach – Austria
they couldn’t have been more
tel +43 664 203 99 70
diametrically opposed, they mail@simonwieland.com
still share so many oppressive www.simonwieland.com
and unsettling aspects.
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Simon Wieland
Filmography (selection): 2016 Unser Kampf (doc.), 2013 Nemci Ven – Deutsche raus! (doc.),
2012 Heil Hitler – Die Russen kommen (doc.)
39Documentary
Mein
Stottern
Stuttering –
My Constant
Companion
Directed by Petra Nickel, Birgit Gohlke 1st film
The King’s Speech reopens old German, English / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
wounds for Birgit. She realises Written by Petra Nickel, Birgit Gohlke
that she has to make peace Cinematography Judith Benedikt, Martin Putz
with her stuttering. To accom- Editing Lisa Zoe Geretschläger, Julia Pontiller
plish this she confronts herself Producer Peter Janecek
with other stutterers, their Production company Plaesion Film
tactics and also her own past. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF, Cine Art,
Land Niederösterreich, Land Tirol,
Wien Kultur
Contact filmdelights
Completed Lindengasse 25/10
1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 944 30 35
office@filmdelights.com
www.filmdelights.com
Petra Nickel, Birgit Gohlke
Filmography of joint works (selection): 2018 Mein Stottern (doc.)
40Documentary
Pinkafeld
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Directed by Elke Groen
Pinkafeld is a small city in Aus- German / digital / 16:9 / 75 min
tria that gained adverse public- Written by Elke Groen
ity as “Nazi village” during the Cinematography Elke Groen
presidential election of 2017 Editing Emily Artmann
when a majority of its citizens Producers Arash T. Riahi, Karin Berger, Elke Groen
voted for their famous neigh- Production companies Golden Girls Film, Groen. Film
bor, the right wing candidate Supported by BKA – Arts Division, Wien Kultur
Norbert Hofer. What do people Contact Golden Girls Film
really think in regard to home- Seidengasse 15/3/20
land, refugees and populism? 1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 810 56 36
Pinkafeld shows a society in
office@goldengirls.at
transition, a small city that re- www.goldengirls.at
flects Europe’s zeitgeist.
Elke Groen
Filmography (selection): 2006 Jeder siebte Mensch (doc., co-dir.), 2005 Bunica (doc., co-dir.)
41Documentary
Projektion
Österreich:
The Story
of Austrian
Cinema
Directed by Frederick Baker
The first ever feature-length German / digital / 1:2.39 / 120 min
film essay telling the story Written by Frederick Baker
of Austrian cinema from the Cinematography Christian Haake
Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Editing Susan Korda
present day. From Luise Kolm, Producers Sandra Fasolt-Baker, Frederick Baker
one of the world’s first ever fe- Production company Filmbäckerei
male directors, to the arthouse Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
stars Michael Haneke, Stefan Land Niederösterreich and ARTE
Ruzowitzky, Ulrich Seidl and Contact Filmbäckerei
Jessica Hausner. The film will Margaretenstraße 71-73/1/28
1050 Vienna – Austria
explore cinema as a projection
tel +43 664 181 10 33
of the complex relationship be- baker@chello.at
tween Austrian national identity www.filmbaeckerei.at
and individual actors, direc-
tors and producers over the
century, both inside and out-
side present-day Austria, from
Eric von Stroheim, Fritz Lang Completion
and G.W.Pabst to Hedy Lamarr, expected
spring 2018
Paula Wessely, Billy Wilder,
Otto Preminger and Max Steiner.
Frederick Baker
Filmography (selection): 2014 Und Äktschn! (fiction), 2010 Widerstand im Haiderland (doc.),
2008 Romy Schneider (TV doc.), 2005 Shadowing the Third Man (doc.)
42Documentary
The
Green Lie
Completed
Directed by Werner Boote
Eco-friendly electric cars, German / digital / 1:1.85 / 93 min
sustainably produced palm oil, Written by Werner Boote
fair trade goods: hooray! Trust Cinematography Dominik Spritzendorfer, Mario Hötschl
the corporations that tell you Editing Gernot Grassl, Roland Buzzi
we can save the world by buy- Producers Markus Pauser, Erich Schindlecker
ing the right things. This is a Production company e&a film
popular and dangerous lie, as Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF,
Werner Boote and environmen- Vienna Film Fund
tal journalist Kathrin Hartmann Contact e&a film
explain in this controversial Proschkogasse 1/12
1060 Vienna – Austria
documentary: Stop the green
tel +43 1 890 60 38
lies. produktion@eafilm.at
www.eafilm.at
Werner Boote
Filmography (selection): 2015 Alles unter Kontrolle (doc.); Morgenland im Abenland (TV doc.),
2013 Population Boom (doc.), 2011 9/11 – Silver Linings (TV doc.), 2009 Plastic Planet (doc.)
43Documentary
The
Remains
Completion
expected
fall 2018
Directed by Nathalie Borgers
The Remains follows a double German, English, Greek / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
storyline, the work of commit- Written by Nathalie Borgers
ted helpers on the one hand Cinematography Johannes Hammel
and the waiting of families on Editing Sophie Reiter
the other hand. Through the Producer Johannes Rosenberger
sensitive intertwining of these Production company Navigator Film
two elements, the film ques- Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
tions the EU migration policies Vienna Film Fund, Karl Kahane Stiftung,
and addresses the theme dear RD Foundation Vienna
to Antigone: whether good or Contact Navigator Film
Schottenfeldgasse 14
bad, known or nameless, legal
1070 Vienna – Austria
or illegal, human beings de- tel +43 1 524 97 77
serve a last tribute. info@navigatorfilm.com
www.navigatorfilm.com
Nathalie Borgers
Filmography (selection): 2015 Fang den Haider (doc.), 2011 Greetings from the Colony (doc.),
2009 Winds of Sand, Women of Rock (doc.)
44Documentary
The Royal
Line
Directed by Johannes Holzhausen
Once a year, a very special train Romanian, English / digital / 1:1.85 / 100 min
sets off on a journey through Written by Johannes Holzhausen, Constantin Wulff
the Romanian countryside. Cinematography Joerg Burger
Thousands of people gather Editing Dieter Pichler
along its route to enthusiasti- Producers Johannes Rosenburger, Ada Solomon
cally greet and cheer some of Production companies Navigator Film, HiFilm Productions (RO)
the descendents of the last Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
King of Romania.The Royal Line Vienna Film Fund and TVR
highlights the backdrop for this Contact Wide House
nostalgic journey and starts 9 rue Bleue
75009 Paris – France
off a cinematic expedition into
tel +33 1 53 95 94 65
both the past and the present ac@widehouse.org
of this East European state: of www.widehouse.org
high-profile royalist production
in a post communist republic.
Completion
expected
summer
2018
Johannes Holzhausen
Filmography (selection): 2014 Das große Museum (doc.), 2001 Auf allen Meeren (doc.)
45Documentary
Traum
fabrik
Dream Factory
Completion
expected
fall 2018
Directed by Marko Doringer
“You are to blame, if your work German, English / digital / 16:9 / 90 min
is no fun.” Our contemporary Written by Marko Doringer
life is dominated by self de- Cinematography Marko Doringer
termined innovative models Producer Marko Doringer
of work. At the same time we Production company Filmfabrik
are forced to participate in a Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
rat race of an achievement ori- Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich,
ented market economy. Mod- Land Salzburg
ern working systems promise Contact Filmfabrik
Marko Doringer Filmproduktion
more room for maneuver, more
Ferdinand-Raimund-Gasse 4
personal liberties for all, at the 2344 Maria Enzersdorf – Austria
same time forcing us to work tel +43 699 119 163 21
anywhere at any time. Where doringer_m@yahoo.com
exactly are we headed? Are www.filmfabrik.com
we really looking at a brighter
future? Or are we simply losing
the plot? What are we doing
this for? And for whom?
Marko Doringer
Filmography (selection): 2013 Nägel mit Köpfen (doc.), 2008 Mein halbes Leben (doc.),
2004 In Tirana und anderswo (short doc.)
46Documentary
Waldheims
Walzer
The Waldheim
Waltz
Completed
Directed by Ruth Beckermann
A film about truth and lies or German, English, French / digital / compilation film / 93 min
“alternative facts”. Ruth Becker- Written by Ruth Beckermann
mann documents the process Editing Dieter Pichler
of uncovering former UN Sec- Producer Ruth Beckermann
retary General Kurt Waldheim’s Production company Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion
wartime past. It shows the swift Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
succession of new allegations Vienna Film Fund
by the World Jewish Congress Contact Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion
during his Austrian presiden- Marc-Aurel-Straße 5/10
1010 Vienna – Austria
tial campaign, the denial by
tel +43 699 115 074 98
the Austrian political class, the sekretariat@ruthbeckermann.com
outbreak of anti-Semitism and www.ruthbeckermann.com
patriotism, which finally led to
his election. Created from inter-
national archive material and
what Beckermann shot at the
time, film analyses the collapse
of the Austrian grand illusion:
having been the first victim of
the Nazis.
Ruth Beckermann
Filmography (selection): 2016 Die Geträumten (fiction), 2013 Those Who Go Those Who Stay (doc.),
2011 American Passages (doc.), 2001 homemad(e) (doc.), 1996 Jenseits des Krieges (doc.)
47Documentary
Weapon of
Choice
Completed
Directed by Fritz Ofner
“They never fail.” The Glock pis- German, English, Arabic, Kurdish / digital / 16:9 / 90 min
tol has been fetishised in films Written by Fritz Ofner
and the arts, and is a regular Cinematography Fritz Ofner
topseller in the international Editing Gerhard Daurer, Karina Ressler
arms market. For the first time, Producer Fritz Ofner
the filmmaking duo Fritz Ofner Production company Friedrich Ofner Film-und Videoproduktion
and Eva Hausberger tell the Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
story of the rise of the Glock: An Vienna Film Fund
Austrian design that became Contact Friedrich Ofner Film-und Videoproduktion
the most sought-after service Beingasse 27/14
1150 Vienna – Austria
and murder weapon world-
tel +43 650 530 15 05
wide. Tracing the web of power, office@fritzofner.info
money, violence and politics, www.fritzofner.info
the film portrays the dark sides
of globalisation and not least
an Austrian tale of willful
ignorance.
Fritz Ofner
Filmography (selection): 2012 Libya Hurra (doc.); Beirut Blend (short doc.), 2011 Evolution der
Gewalt (doc.), 2010 From Bagdad to Dallas (short doc.)
48Documentary
Welcome to
Sodom
Directed by Florian Weigensamer, Christian Krönes
The demand for the latest elec- German, English / digital / 16:9 / 90 min
tronic accessories in Europe is Written by Roland Schrotthofer, Florian Weigensamer
exploding. Manufacturers regu- Cinematography Christian Kermer
larly report record sales. Mobile Editing Christian Kermer
phones, LCD TVs, notebooks Producers Christian Krönes, Roland Schrotthofer
and the likes become use- Production company Blackbox Film & Medienproduktion
less and “out” relatively soon Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry of Education,
after their release. Hundreds Austrian Film Institute, ORF, education 21,
of thousands of these end up Cine Art
in Ghana where children and Contact Blackbox Film & Medienproduktion
Hietzinger Kai 205 d
adolescents dismantle them in
1130 Vienna – Austria
toxic smoke. A “clean” business tel +43 1 877 28 57
for some, a poisonous routine office@blackboxfilm.at
for others. www.blackboxfilm.at
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Florian Weigensamer, Christian Krönes
Filmography of joint works (selection): 2016 Ein deutsches Leben (doc., co-dir.),
2010 Gola Zareen – The World in a Ball (doc.)
49Documentary
Widerstands-
momente
Moments of
Resistance
Directed by Jo Schmeiser
Moments of Resistence carries German / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
voices, writings and objects Written by Jo Schmeiser
from the anti-Nazi resistance Cinematography Sophie Maintigneux
into the present. Politically en- Editing Michael Palm
gaged women of today respond Producer Peter Janecek
to historical resistance and Production company Plaesion Film
make links to current events. Supported by BKA – Arts Division, The Future Fund of
A line is drawn from what was the Republic of Austria, ORF, Land
before and what is today to Niederösterreich, Land Steiermark, Stadt
Graz, Wien Kultur, Otto-Mauer-Fonds
what might be: a society based
Contact Plaesion Film
on solidarity without discrimi-
Schlosshofer Straße 8/4/3
nation or exclusion. 2301 Groß-Enzersdorf – Austria
tel +43 660 213 69 66
office@plaesion.com
Completion www.plaesion.com
expected
fall 2018
Jo Schmeiser
Filmography (selection): 2010 Liebe Geschichte (doc., co-dir.), 2004 Things. Places. Years (doc., co-dir.)
50Documentary
Wolken
kratzerin
Completion
expected
summer
2018
Directed by Lisa Weber
Claudia is fleeing. She is fleeing German / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
from responsibility, from deci- Written by Lisa Weber
sions. She got pregnant aged Cinematography Carolina Steinbrecher
14, her son Daniel became Editing Roland Stöttinger
her excuse for dropping out Producers Rudolf Takacs, Ulrich Seidl
of school and never trying to Production companies Takacs Filmproduktion,
find a job. In her head, she has Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion
big plans, but in her life, she is Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF
scared to take the first step. Contact Takacs Filmproduktion
Now she has to make a deci- Anton-Freunschlag-Gasse 99
1230 Vienna – Austria
sion: Either keep running from
tel +43 699 195 886 60
life or finally grow up. rudi.takacs@gmx.at
Lisa Weber
Filmography (selection): 2014 Sitzfleisch (doc.), 2012 Twinni oder so (short), 2011 Die und der von da
und dort (short doc.), 2010 Kommt ein Sonnenstrahl in die Tiefkühlabteilung und weicht alles auf (short)
51Documentary
Zeit für
Utopien
Utopia Revisited
Completion
expected
spring 2018
Directed by Kurt Langbein
Market economy has brought German / digital / 1:1.85 / 95 min
welfare to the industrialised Written by Kurt Langbein,
states – at the cost of other Anna Katharina Wohlgenannt
continents and along with Cinematography Christian Roth
growing inequality. The film Editing Alexandra Wedenig
asks if there is – besides Producer Kurt Langbein
capitalism – any model of so- Production company Langbein & Partner Media
ciety worth discussing about? Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Protagonists of four projects Vienna Film Fund
take us along their personal Contact Langbein & Partner Media
Kellermanngasse 5/12
journeys towards possibili-
1070 Vienna – Austria
ties to share, to cooperate and tel +43 1 535 36 96
to preserve nature. Experts redaktion@langbein-partner.com
additionally give insights into www.langbein-partner.com
the economic significance of
cooperation and of a moderate
economic development instead
of unlimited growth.
Kurt Langbein
Filmography (selection): 2015 Landraub (doc.), 2012 Grenzfälle – erzählt von Robert Menasse (doc.);
Wunder Heilung (TV doc.)
52Documentary
Zu ebener
Erde
Down and Out
Directed by Birgit Bergmann, Steffi Franz, Oliver Werani
You see them at the same time German / digital / 1:1.85 / 91 min
you do not see them: Homeless Written by Steffi Franz
people are often invisible to the Cinematography Oliver Werani
rest of the world. In the long- Editing Birgit Bergmann
term observation documentary Producers Johannes Rosenberger, Constantin Wulff
Down and Out some of them Production company Navigator Film
are closely portrayed. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund
Contact Navigator Film
Completion Schottenfeldgasse 14
expected 1070 Vienna – Austria
spring 2018 tel +43 1 524 97 77
info@navigatorfilm.com
www.navigatorfilm.com
Birgit Bergmann, Steffi Franz, Oliver Werani
Filmography (selection of joint works): 2014 Dreck ist Freiheit (doc.), 2013 Treibstoff (doc.)
53Appendix
Directors Producers
Frederick Baker 42 Allegro Filmproduktion 12, 30
Ruth Beckermann 47 AMOUR FOU Vienna 19
Birgit Bergmann 53 Bernhard Pötscher
Reinhold Bilgeri 13 Filmproduktion 27
Stefan Bohun 28 Blackbox Film &
Werner Boote 43 Medienproduktion 49
Nathalie Borgers 44 Dor Film 20, 22
Sebastian Brameshuber 32 e&a film 43
Sebastian Brauneis 23 epo-film 10
Peter Brunner 21 Filmbäckerei 42
Marko Doringer 46 Filmfabrik Marko Doringer
Wolfgang Fischer 19 Filmproduktion 46
Steffi Franz 53 FreibeuterFilm 14, 21, 36
Susanne Freund 35 Friedrich Ofner Film-und
Christian Frosch 18 Videoproduktion 48
Nikolaus Geyrhalter 34 Gebhardt Productions 11
Birgit Gohlke 40 Golden Girls Film 8, 41
Elke Groen 41 Guttner Film 31
Hans Andreas Guttner 31 Imagine Film Cooperation 29
Dominik Hartl 11 KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele
Bettina Henkel 36 Production 33
Rupert Henning 22 kurt mayer film 35
Johannes Holzhausen 45 La Banda Film 16
Andreas Horvath 17 Langbein & Partner Media 52
Klemens Hufnagl 20 Little Magnet Films 33
Michael Kreihsl 12 Lotus-Film 13
Marie Kreutzer 9 Mischief Films 28, 32
Christian Krönes 49 MR Film 15
Kurt Langbein 52 Navigator Film 44, 45
Justin P. Lange 20 NGF Geyrhalterfilm 16, 34
Nikolaus Leytner 10 Novotny & Novotny
Stefan A. Lukacs 8 Filmproduktion 7, 9, 15
Sudabeh Mortezai 14 PLAESION Film + Vision 40, 50
Katharina Mückstein 16 Planet Watch Film &
Petra Nickel 40 Video Productions 38
Fritz Ofner 48 Prisma Film-und
Bernhard Pötscher 27 Fernsehproduktion 18, 29
Paul Rosdy 37 Rosdy Film 37
Gerhard Salmina 38 Ruth Beckermann
Hubert Sauper 33 Filmproduktion 47
Robert Schabus 30 Simon Wieland Film 39
Markus Schleinzer 7 Superfilm 23
Joe Schmeiser 50 Takacs Filmproduktion 51
Elena Tikhonova 15 Ulrich Seidl
Erwin Wagenhofer 29 Film Produktion 17 , 51
Lisa Weber 51 Witcraft Filmproduktion 15
Florian Weigensamer 49
Oliver Werani 53
Simon Wieland 39
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