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/2020/ Austrian Films Coming Soon
/2020/ Austrian Films Coming Soon
Austrian Films 2020 – 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 illustration: Perndl+Co Printed by: Druckerei Walla, Vienna
Austrian Films Coming Soon 2020
Fiction Films 5
Documentary Films 19
Appendix 39
Directors, Producers 40
Industry Guide 41
3Fiction Films
Fiction 6
Fiction
Böse Spiele
Wicked Games
Directed by Ulrich Seidl
Two men, two brothers, their German / digital / 1:1.85 / 180 min
childhood home in Lower Key cast Hans Michael Rehberg, Georg Friedrich,
Austria. They drink to their late Michael Thomas
mother, they bury her. Then Written by Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
they drive back to their real Cinematography Wolfgang Thaler
lives. One back to Romania, to Editing Mona Willi
resume living his newly-begun Production design Andreas Donhauser, Renate Martin
life, the other to Rimini, to go Producers Ulrich Seidl, Philippe Bober
back to dreaming his old dream. Production companies Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion (A),
But sooner or later both their Essential Filmproduktion (D),
Parisienne de Production (F)
pasts will catch up with them.
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
and MDM, MBB, ARTE, BR, Eurimages
Contact Coproduction Office
24 rue Lamartine
75009 Paris – France
tel +33 1 56 02 60 00
info@coproductionoffice.eu
Completion www.coproductionoffice.eu
expected
summer
2020
Ulrich Seidl
Filmography (selection): 2016 Safari (doc.), 2014 Im Keller (doc.), 2012–13 Paradies-Trilogie (fiction),
2007 Import Export (fiction), 2001 Hundstage (fiction)
7Fiction
Die Niere
The Kidney
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Michael Kreihsl
A routine check-up reveals that German / digital / 1:2.35 / 90 min
the Pilates trainer Kathrin is Key cast Samuel Finzi, Pia Hierzegger,
suffering from kidney disease Inka Friedrich, Thomas Mraz
and needs a transplant. Her Written by Michael Kreihsl
husband Arnold is a success- Cinematography Wolfgang Thaler
ful architect and afraid of Editing Andrea Wagner
donating one of his kidneys. Production design Hannes Salat, Julia Oberdorfinger
Götz, a friend of the couple’s, Producers Jakob Pochlatko, Dieter Pochlatko
would undergo the operation Production company epo-film (A)
immediately if it means saving Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Kathrin’s life – even though this Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
causes problems with his part- Contact epo-film
Edelsinnstraße 58
ner Diana. Confronted by issues
1120 Vienna – Austria
of life and death, the fragility of tel +43 1 812 37 18
the relationships between the office@epofilm.com
couples and each other is laid www.epofilm.com
bare. Eventually, the question
can no longer be avoided: what
is true love?
Michael Kreihsl
Filmography (selection): 2018 Die Wunderübung (fiction), 2016 Liebe möglicherweise (fiction),
2011 Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht (TV), 2006 Heute heiratet mein Mann (TV)
8Fiction
Ein bisschen
bleiben wir
noch
Oscar & Lilli
Completed
Directed by Arash T. Riahi
Chechen refugee children, German / digital / 1:2.39 / 102 min
Oskar (8) and Lilli (13), who Key cast Leopold Pallua, Rosa Zant, Anna Fenderl,
have been living in Austria for Christine Ostermayer
six years, are about to be de- Written by Arash T. Riahi based on a novel by
ported along with their mother. Monika Helfer
However, her sudden attempt- Cinematography Enzo Brandner
ed suicide results not only in Editing Julia Drack, Stephan Bechinger
the short-term suspension of Production design Katrin Huber, Gerhard Dohr
their deportation, but also in Producers Michael Katz, Veit Heiduschka
the forced separation of the Production company WEGA Filmproduktion (A)
family. The children’s hope that Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
they will be reunited with their
Contact Les Films du Losange
mother is nourished by their
22 avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie
love for each other and chal- 75116 Paris – France
lenges all bureaucratic obsta- tel +33 1 44 43 87 24
cles with passion and poetry. info@filmsdulosange.fr
A bittersweet odyssey about www.filmsdulosange.fr
the many ways of perceiving
the world around you in order
to survive.
Arash T. Riahi
Filmography (selection): 2016 Kinders (doc., co-dir.), 2013 Everyday Rebellion (doc., co-dir.),
2008 Ein Augenblick Freiheit (fiction), 2005 Exile Family Movie (doc.)
9Fiction
Fuchs im
Bau
Fox in the Hole
Directed by Arman T. Riahi
When Fuchs starts his new German, Bosnian / digital / 1:2.39 / 100 min
job as a teacher in a prison Key cast Aleksandar Petrović , Maria Hofstätter,
school, replacing the old and Andreas Lust, Karl Fischer, Sibel Kekilli
unconventional teacher Berger Written by Arman T. Riahi
against her will, he is forced to Cinematography Mario Minichmayr
confront his biggest fear, trig- Editing Karina Ressler
gered by the mysterious, with- Production design Martin Reiter
drawn inmate Samira. Producers Arash T. Riahi & Karin C. Berger
Production company Golden Girls Film (A)
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
Contact Golden Girls Film
Seidengasse 15/3/20
1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 810 56 36
office@goldengirls.at
www.goldengirls.at
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Arman T. Riahi
Filmography (selection): 2017 Die Migrantigen (fiction), 2016 Kinders (doc., co-dir.),
2013 Everyday Rebellion (doc., co-dir.), 2011 Schwarzkopf (doc.)
10Fiction
Hals über
Kopf
Head Over Heels
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Andreas Schmied
When Ella, the rich daughter German / digital / 4:3 / 95 min
of a corrupt banker, escapes Key cast Miriam Fussenegger, Otto Jaus,
from her arranged wedding and Stefan Pohl, August Zirner, Monica Reyes
hides in the trunk of a Bentley, Written by Andreas Schmied
she meets Richie, small town Cinematography Xiaosu “Xax” Han
crook who has just stolen the Editing Philipp Brozsek
Bentley. Together they stage her Production design Rudi Czettel
disappearance as a kidnapping Producer Josef Aichholzer
in order to get as much money Production company Aichholzer Filmproduktion (A)
as possible from her parents. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF, Vienna
Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
Contact Aichholzer Film
Heumühlgasse 13–15/2/2/15
1040 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 523 40 81
office@aifilm.at
www.aifilm.com
Andreas Schmied
Filmography (selection): 2019 Love Machine (fiction), 2018 Harri Pinter, Drecksau (fiction),
2013 Die Werkstürmer (fiction)
11Fiction
Hochwald
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Evi Romen 1st film
Mario, a young dancer living in German, Italian / digital / 1:1.85 / 90 min
a small village, has to face the Key cast Thomas Prenn, Noah Saavedra,
loss of his beloved best friend Josef Mohamed, Kida Khodr Ramadan
Lenz, victim of an attack in a Written by Evi Romen
gay club. Cinematography Martin Gschlacht, Jerzy Palacz
Editing Karina Ressler
Production design Katharina Wöppermann
Producers Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu,
Bady Minck, Gregory Zalcman
Production companies AMOUR FOU Vienna (A), Take Five (B)
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF, Land
Niederösterreich and IDM Land Südtirol,
MIBAC, Belgian Tax Shelter
Contact AMOUR FOU Vienna
Lindengasse 32/13
1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 994 99 11
vienna@amourfoufilm.com
www.amourfoufilm.com
Evi Romen
Filmography (selection): 2020 Hochwald (fiction)
12Fiction
Me/We
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by David Clay Diaz
In this tragic comedy, four German / digital / 2:1 / 115 min
interwoven stories tell of Key cast Verena Altenberger, Lukas Miko,
Europe’s current way of dealing Anton Noori
with the so-called migration Written by David Clay Diaz, Senad Halilbašić
crisis. Nora is a young volun- Cinematography Julian Krubasik
teer, travelling directly to the Editing Lisa Zoe Geretschläger
Mediterranean Sea to help Production design Julia Libiseller
refugees, yobbish youngster Producers Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner,
Marcel starts an organization Barbara Albert
for escorting women due to Production company coop99 filmproduktion (A)
the fear of allegedly intrusive Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund
migrants, lonesome teacher
Contact coop99 filmproduktion
Petra adopts a traumatized
Wasagasse 12/1/1
refugee and Harald, the head of 1090 Vienna – Austria
a refugee home, is challenged tel +43 1 319 58 25
like never before by one of his welcome@coop99.at
protégés. www.coop99.at
David Clay Diaz
Filmography (selection): 2016 Agonie (fiction)
13Fiction
Moneyboys
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by C.B. Yi
Fei works illegally as a hustler Chinese / digital / 1:2.35 / 120 min
in order to support his family, Key cast Kai Ko, JC Lin, Bai Yufan, Zeng Meihuizi,
yet when he realizes they are Sun Qiheng
willing to accept his money but Written by C.B. Yi
not his way of life, there is a Cinematography Jean-Louis Uialard
major breakdown in their rela- Editing Dieter Pichler
tions. Through his relationship Production design Lily Liao
to the headstrong Long, Fei Producers Barbara Pichler, Gabriele Kranzelbinder,
seems able to find a new lease Guillaume de la Boulaye, André Logie
on life, but then he encounters Production companies KGP Filmproduktion (A), Zorba Production (F),
Panache Productions (B)
Xiaolai, the love of his youth,
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF and
who confronts him with the
Eurimages, CNC, Taipei Film Commission,
guilt of his repressed past. MEDIA Creative Europe, Belgium Tax
Credit, Taiwan Tax Rebate, ARTE
Contact KGP Filmproduktion
Seidengasse 15/3/19
1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 522 22 21
welcome@kgp.co.at
www.kgp.co.at
C.B. Yi
Filmography (selection): 2011 Little Precious (short), 2009 The couple (short),
2008 Emei, viewed from a galloping horse (doc.)
14Fiction
Narziss und
Goldmund
Narcissus and
Goldmund
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
As a young man Goldmund German / digital / 16:9 / 120 min
is sent away to a monastery Key cast Jannis Niewöhner, Sabin Tambrea,
by his father to atone for his Henriette Confurius, Uwe Ochsenknecht
mother’s sins; here he meets Written by Stefan Ruzowitzky based on the novel by
the novice Narcissus, and a Hermann Hesse
profound friendship is begun. Cinematography Benedict Neuenfels
Some years later, handsome, Editing Britta Nahler, Andrew Bird
wise and reserved, Narcissus Production design Sebastian Soukup
chooses to continue living his Austrian producers Tommy Pridnig, Peter Wirthensohn
life in prayer and meditation Production companies Lotus-Film (A), tempest film (D),
Mythos Film (D),
whereas Goldmund, passion-
Deutsche Columbia Filmproduktion (D)
ate, sensual and impulsive,
Austrian support Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
chooses a path away from the Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
monastery to become an ad- Contact Beta Cinema
venturer, relishing the highs Gruenwalder Weg 28d
and lows of pain and ecstasy. A 82041 Oberhaching, Munich – Germany
highly dramatic moment brings tel +49 89 673 469 828
beta@betacinema.com
the friends together once more.
www.betacinema.com
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Filmography (selection): 2018 Patient Zero (fiction), 2017 Die Hölle (fiction), 2013 Das radikal
Böse (doc.), 2012 Deadfall (fiction), 2007 Die Fälscher (fiction)
15Fiction
Ordinary
Creatures
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Thomas Marschall 1st film
“Keep your eyes on the road, English / digital / 1:2.39 / 75 min
your hands upon the wheel”. Key cast Anna Mendelssohn, Joep van der Geest,
Martha and Alex should have Lynne Rey, Anat Stainberg, Alois Frank
taken Jim Morrison’s advice Written by Anna Mendelssohn, Thomas Marschall
to heart, but on their car ride Cinematography Martin Putz
through an idyllic landscape Editing Stefan Fauland
they are primarily occupied Production design Wiltrud Derschmidt
with themselves. Only when Producer Daniela Praher
real life comes crashing into Production company Daniela Praher Filmproduktion (A)
their small self-involved world Supported by BKA – Arts Division,
in the shape of a little dog and Land Niederösterreich, Wien Kultur
its grim owner are things set in Contact Daniela Praher Filmproduktion
Große Sperlgasse 32-34/5
motion – more than they could
1020 Vienna – Austria
have asked for. A devious road tel +43 650 341 74 60
movie full of hefty surprises. office@praherfilm.at
www.praherfilm.at
Thomas Marschall
Filmography (selection): 2009 Faces of the Frontier (doc., co-dir.),
2008 Fronteira Brasil (short doc., co-dir.)
16Fiction
The Trouble
with Being
Born
Directed by Sandra Wollner
Elli is an android and lives with German / digital / 4:3 / 90 min
a man she calls her father. Key cast Lena Watson, Dominik Warta,
Together they drift through the Ingrid Burkhard, Jana McKinnon
summer. During the day they Written by Sandra Wollner, Roderick Warich
swim in the pool, and at night Cinematography Timm Kröger
he takes her to bed. She shares Editing Hannes Bruun
his memories and anything Production design Pia Jaros
else he programs her to recall. Producers David Bohun, Lixi Frank, Andi G. Hess,
Memories that mean every- Astrid Schäfer, Viktoria Stolpe, Timm Kröger
thing to him but nothing to her. Production companies Panama Film (A), The Barricades (D)
Yet, one night she sets off into Supported by BKA – Arts Division, ORF, Cine Art,
Land Niederösterreich, Wien Kultur and
the woods following a fading
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg,
echo… The story of a machine ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel
and the ghosts we all carry Contact Cercamon
within us. tel +971 566 06 38 24
hello@cercamon.biz
www.cercamon.biz
Completed
Sandra Wollner
Filmography (selection): 2016 Das unmögliche Bild (fiction), 2013 Uns geht es gut (short)
17Documentary Films
Documentary
Auf
zeichnungen
aus der
Unterwelt
Notes from
the Underworld
Directed by Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
There is unrest in the milieu German / Super-16 mm / 1:1.66 / 115 min
of the Viennese underworld of Key cast Kurt Girk, Alois Schmutzer
the 1960s. In a controversial Written by Rainer Frimmel
trial the singer Kurt Girk and Cinematography Rainer Frimmel
his legendary friend Alois have Editing Tizza Covi
to pay for their proximity to the Producers Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
illegal card game “Stoss” with Production company Vento Film (A)
long prison sentences. The Supported by Austrian Film Institute,
charismatic protagonists tell Wien Kultur and Land Südtirol Kultur
us about this time from a per- Contact Vento Film
spective never shown before. Leitermayergasse 33/20
1180 Vienna – Austria
A love letter to a past Vienna
tel +43 1 406 03 92
that is also a social portrait of contact@ventofilm.com
post-war Austria. www.ventofilm.com
Completed
Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
2016 Mister Universo (fiction), 2012 Der Glanz des Tages (fiction), 2009 La Pivellina (fiction),
2005 Babooska (doc.)
20Documentary
Beethoven –
Òrain
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Michael Seeber 1st film
The search for the origins of Original languages / digital / 1:2.39 / 90 min
Beethoven’s Scottish Songs Written by Friedrich Moser, Michael Seeber
leads researcher Michael Cinematography Friedrich Moser
Klevenhaus from Bonn to Editing Kirk von Heflin
Imperial Vienna and Scotland’s Producers Friedrich Moser, Margaret Cameron
rugged North-West. It is also a Production companies blue+green communication (A),
musical journey back in time, MG ALBA (UK), media co-op (UK)
to Ludwig van Beethoven’s era Supported by Vienna Film Fund, FISA and
and the first ethnic cleansing in Creative Scotland, UK Tax Credit
modern Europe. The film ex- Contact blue+green communication
Märzstraße 32/28
plores what remains of Gaelic
1150 Vienna – Austria
song today and the impact it tel +43 699 190 160 53
had on Beethoven’s work. f.moser@blueandgreen.info
www.blueandgreen.info
Michael Seeber
Filmography (selection): 2020 Beethoven – Òrain (doc.)
21Documentary
Brot
Bread
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Harald Friedl
The simple staple bread has German, French, English / digital / 16:9 / 94 min
become a branded product Written by Harald Friedl
with an increasing number of Cinematography Helmut Wimmer
varieties and providers. The Editing Martin Kayser-Landwehr
film provides authentic impres- Producers Johannes Rosenberger, Johannes
sions in today’s world of bread. Holzhausen, Constantin Wulff,
We encounter small craft bak- Carl-Ludwig Rettinger
ers as well as corporate CEOs Production companies Navigator Film (A), Lichtblick Film (D)
whose professional work is our Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich
daily bread and ask the ques-
and ARTE/ZDF
tion: how do you see the future
Contact Magnetfilm
of our bread? And: what are we Torstraße 154
actually eating? 10115 Berlin – Germany
tel +49 30 246 281 56
info@magnetfilm.de
www.magnetfilm.de
Harald Friedl
Filmography (selection): 2012 What Happiness Is (doc.); Mein Leben als Apfelbaum (doc.),
2006 Aus der Zeit (doc.)
22Documentary
Davos
Directed by Daniel Hoesl
What drives our world becomes Original languages / digital / 1:1.85 / 100 min
paradigmatic in Davos: every- Co-directed by Julia Niemann
day life in contrast to the global Written by Julia Niemann
elite, who operate untied from Cinematography Andi Widmer
all places, virtually without Editing Gerhard Daurer
touching the ground. Davos is Producers Georg Aschauer, Julia Niemann,
a film about equilibrium and Daniel Hoesl
contrast, about capitalism in Production company European Film Conspiracy Association (A)
our fractured world and the Supported by BKA – Arts Division, Wien Kultur,
impact of the powerful on the Land Niederösterreich and
Kanton Graubünden, Stadt Davos
many.
Contact European Film Conspiracy Association
Gumpendorferstraße 10-12/23
1060 Vienna – Austria
mail@europeanfilmconspiracy.com
www.europeanfilmconspiracy.com
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Daniel Hoesl
Filmography (selection): 2016 WINWIN (fiction), 2013 Soldate Jeannette (fiction)
23Documentary
Der
schönste
Platz auf
Erden
The Most
Beautiful
Place on Earth
Directed by Elke Groen
There is a small town in Austria German / digital / 16:9 / 95 min
called Pinkafeld which gained Written by Elke Groen
adverse publicity as a “Nazi Cinematography Elke Groen
village” during the presiden- Editing Stephan Bechinger
tial election of 2017, when the Producers Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber, Elke Groen
majority of residents voted for Production companies Golden Girls Film (A), Groen.Film (A)
their famous neighbor, right- Supported by BKA – Arts Division, Wien Kultur,
wing candidate Norbert Hofer. Land Niederösterreich, Puls 4
What do people really think Contact Golden Girls Film
in regard to their homeland, Seidengasse 15/3/20
1070 Vienna – Austria
refugees and populism? The
tel +43 1 810 56 36
community shows a society in office@goldengirls.at
transition, a microcosm reflect- www.goldengirls.at
ing Europe’s zeitgeist.
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Elke Groen
Filmography (selection): 2007 Nightstill (short), 2006 Jeder siebte Mensch (doc., co-dir.),
2005 Bunica (doc., co-dir.)
24Documentary
Ein
jüdisches
Leben
A Jewish Life
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by C. Krönes, F. Weigensamer, R. Schrotthofer, C. Kermer
Marko Feingold survived the German / digital / 1:1.85 / 114 min
concentration camps of Written by Florian Weigensamer, Roland Schrotthofer
Auschwitz, Neuengamme, Cinematography Christian Kermer
Dachau and Buchenwald. Editing Christian Kermer
After the war he helped tens of Producers Christian Krönes, Roland Schrotthofer
thousands of former concen- Production company Blackbox Film & Medienproduktion (A)
tration camp inmates on their Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
flight, crossing the Alps into Land Salzburg, Stadt Salzburg
Italy and on to Palestine. The Contact Blackbox Film & Medienproduktion
film sketches the fateful twists Hietzinger Kai 205d
1130 Vienna – Austria
and turns of his life. At the
tel +43 1 877 28 57
same time timeless questions office@blackboxfilm.at
are raised: questions about www.blackboxfilm.at
human nature, morals, respon-
sibility, human dignity – and
their limitations.
Christian Krönes, Florian Weigensamer, Roland Schrotthofer, Christian Kermer
Filmography (selection of joint works): 2016 Ein deutsches Leben (doc.)
25Documentary
Epicentro
Directed by Hubert Sauper
The latest documentary from Spanish, English / digital / 1:1.78 / 108 min
Oscar-nominated director Written by Hubert Sauper
Hubert Sauper is an immersive Cinematography Hubert Sauper
portrait of “utopian” Cuba and Editing Hubert Sauper
its resilient people a century Producers Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Paolo Calamita,
after the explosion of the USS Daniel Marquet, Martin Marquet
Maine in Havana, the event Production companies KGP Filmproduktion (A),
that ushered in the American Little Magnet Films (A), Groupe Deux (F)
Empire alongside a modern Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF and
Eurimages, Cine+, Sofica,
form of world conquest: cinema
Ford Foundation, Impact Partners
itself.
Contact Wild Bunch
231 Portobello Road
W11 1LT London
tel +44 20 7792 9791
www.wildbunch.biz
Completed
Hubert Sauper
Filmography (selection): 2014 We Come as Friends (doc.), 2004 Darwin’s Nightmare (doc.),
1998 Kisangani Diary (doc.)
26Documentary
Glory to
the Queen
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Tatia Skhirtladze 1st film
The life stories of the four Georgian, Serbian, German, English / digital / 16:9 / 81 min
legendary Soviet Georgian chess Co-directed by Anna Kharadze
stars Nona Gaprindashvili, Written by Tatia Skhirtladze, Ina Ivanceanu
Maia Chiburdanidze, Nana Cinematography Sebastian Thaler,
Alexandria and Nana Ioseliani additional footage by Jerzy Palacz
interweave a narration about Editing Petra Zöpnek
winning and losing on the Producers Karin Berghammer, Alexander Ivanceanu,
chessboard and in life. It’s a Bady Minck, Nino Chichua, Anna
Kharadze, Sarita Matjevic, Linda Jensen
story about rebelling against a
Production companies berg hammer film (A), AMOUR FOU Vienna (A),
powerful male system and a
1991 Productions (GEO),
cinematic reflection on the Playground Produkcija (SRB)
struggle for independence and Supported by BKA – Arts Division, FISA, ORF and
freedom. Eurimages, Georgian National Film
Center, Film Center Serbia,
EWA Network – Women in Film Award
Contact berg hammer film
Tandelmarktgasse 8/16
1020 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 699 171 189 69
hi@berghammerfilm.at
www.berghammerfilm.at
Tatia Skhirtladze
Filmography (selection): 2020 Glory to the Queen (doc.)
27Documentary
How to
Build a
Truth
Engine
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Friedrich Moser
The film follows investigative English, German, Dutch / digital / 1:2.39 / 90 min
journalists and IT teams in Written by Friedrich Moser
their fight against fake news, Cinematography Friedrich Moser
disinformation and propaganda Editing Gernot Grassl
whilst uncovering a bizarre case Producer Friedrich Moser
of corruption with ties to Putin, Production company blue+green communication (A)
hidden gold and a shaman. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF
Contact blue+green communication
Märzstraße 32/28
1150 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 699 190 160 53
f.moser@blueandgreen.info
www.blueandgreen.info
Friedrich Moser
Filmography (selection): 2019 Bier! Der beste Film, der je gebraut wurde (doc.), 2017 The Maze (doc.),
2015 A Good American (doc.), 2012 The Brussels Business (doc., co-dir.)
28Documentary
Jetzt oder
morgen
Running
on Empty
Completed
Directed by Lisa Weber
Claudia was 15 when she had German / digital / 1:1.85 / 89 min
her son. The two now live in a Written by Roland Stöttinger & Lisa Weber
public housing apartment to- Cinematography Carolina Steinbrecher
gether with her brother and her Editing Roland Stöttinger
mother in Vienna. None of them Producers Rudolf Takacs, Ulrich Seidl
has a job, but what they lack Production companies Takacs Filmproduktion (A),
the most is perspective. Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion (A)
Over the course of 3 years, Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF
Lisa Weber gently uncovers Contact Takacs Filmproduktion
what goes on in this family Kaltenleutgebner Straße 24/17/47
1230 Vienna – Austria
when nothing ever really seems
tel +43 699 195 886 60
to happen. We are invited to rudi.takacs@gmx.at
take part and look beyond the
clichés of reality TV to discover
real people who cause us to
laugh, to feel shocked or even
deeply moved.
Lisa Weber
Filmography (selection): 2014 Sitzfleisch (doc.), 2013 Tanzen üben (short),
2012 Twinni oder so (short), 2011 Die und der von da und dort (short doc.)
29Documentary
Matter out
of Place
Completion
expected
end of 2020
Directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
The film takes stock of the Original languages / digital / 16:9 / 100 min
spread of man-made garbage Written by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
into the remotest places on our Cinematography Nikolaus Geyrhalter
planet and follows the desper- Editing Michael Palm
ate efforts to overcome the Producers Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Michael Kitzberger,
problem. Not only in the sea Wolfgang Widerhofer, Markus Glaser
and on coasts, but also in the Production company NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Arctic, the jungle, high up on Filmproduktion (A)
the mountains and deep inside Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF, FISA,
Vienna Film Fund
the desert, garbage is found
Contact NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion
almost everywhere in various
Hildebrandgasse 26
forms and dimensions, some 1180 Vienna – Austria
times as whole car wrecks, old tel +43 1 403 01 62
TV sets or simply construction office@geyrhalterfilm.com
rubble, but mostly in the form www.geyrhalterfilm.com
of disintegrated plastic parti-
cles a few millimeters in size.
Humanity has thoroughly
handed out its calling cards.
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Filmography (selection): 2019 Erde (doc.), 2018 Die bauliche Maßnahme (doc.),
2016 Homo Sapiens (doc.), 2012 Donauspital – SMZ Ost (doc.), 2011 Abendland (doc.)
30Documentary
One Man –
One Mission
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Barbara Gräftner
Solomon Boit and Rhonex English / digital / 16:9 / 100 min
Kipruto are about to finish Written by Barbara Gräftner
school and take their first Cinematography Robert Winkler
steps in their professional run- Editing Sarah Bernhard, Robert Winkler
ning carrier. Together with the Producer Robert Winkler
professional marathon runner Production company Bonusfilm (A)
Nancy Kiprop, aged 39, they Supported by Austrian Film Institute
have one thing in common: they Contact Bonusfilm
were coached by the Irish mis- Davidgasse 32/5
sionary brother Colm O’Connell. 1100 Vienna
tel +43 1 319 24 64
He is somehow the godfather
office@bonusfilm.at
of Kenyan running; countless www.bonusfilm.at
worldclass athletes started
from his teaching ground.
While the young athletes are
focussing on their first junior
worldchampionship in Tampere
(Finnland), Nancy aims at her
3rd victory in the Vienna City
Marathon.
Barbara Gräftner
Filmography (selection): 2014 Rise Up! and dance (fiction), 2011 Echte Wiener – Die Deppat’n und
die Gspritzt’n (fiction), 2004 Unterwegs nach... Heimat (doc.), 2002 Mein Russland (fiction)
31Documentary
The Bubble
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Valerie Blankenbyl
130,000 retirees, 50 golf English / digital / 1:2.39 / 100 min
courses, 3,000 activities. Written by Valerie Blankenbyl
The Bubble depicts everyday Cinematography Joe Berger
life in and around the world’s Editing Cornelia Märki
biggest retirement community Producers Karin C. Berger, Arash T. Riahi,
in Florida. Dario Enrico Schoch, Rajko Jazbec
Production companies Golden Girls Film (A), Cognito Films (CH)
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF and
BAK, Filmstiftung Zürich, SRG, FISS,
Suisseimage, UBS Kulturstiftung
Contact Golden Girls Film
Seidengasse 15/3/20
1070 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 810 56 36
office@goldengirls.at
www.goldengirls.at
Valerie Blankenbyl
Filmography (selection): 2014 44661m2 – The Impression of Freedom (short doc.),
2013 Ma Na Sapna – A Mother’s Dream (doc.), 2010 I am Jesus (doc.)
32Documentary
This Land
is My Land
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Susanne Brandstätter
“What the hell happened to my English / digital / 16:9 / 105 min
country?” After Donald Trump’s Written by Susanne Brandstätter
election, this is a burning ques- Cinematography Joerg Burger
tion for Susanne Brandstätter, Editing Susanne Brandstätter, Michael Müllner
an American filmmaker who’s Producer Susanne Brandstätter
lived most her life in Austria. Production company Susanne Brandstätter Filmproduktion (A)
With the critical distance of a Supported by BKA – Arts Division,
European and an insider’s eye, Land Niederösterreich
she gets close to Trump vot- Contact filmdelights
ers in Ohio: a microcosm of a Lindengasse 25/10
Vienna – Austria
deeply divided USA. Showing
tel +43 1 944 30 35
striking parallels to Europe, office@filmdelights.com
the documentary explores www.filmdelights.com
polarization and why people
stick to their political opinions
– no matter what. Is there no
way out?
Susanne Brandstätter
Filmography (selection): 2012 The Future’s Past (doc.), 2006 Rule of Law – Justiz im Kosovo (doc.),
2003 Checkmate – Strategy of a Revolution (doc.)
33Documentary
Tonsüchtig –
Die Wiener
Symphoniker
von Innen
Wired for Music –
Inside the Wiener
Symphoniker
Directed by Iva Švarcová, Malte Ludin
Luck and tragedy call the tune. German / digital / 1:2.39 / 90 min
The inside of one of the world’s Written by Iva Švarcová, Malte Ludin
most acclaimed orchestras – Cinematography Helmut Wimmer
the Wiener Symphoniker where Editing Tom Pohanka, Joana Scrinzi
musicians exist between Producer Kurt Mayer
climax and inner ordeal. Production company kurt mayer film (A)
Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund
Contact kurt mayer film
Heinestraße 36/1/2
1020 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 967 89 29
office@kurtmayerfilm.com
www.kurtmayerfilm.com
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Iva Švarcová, Malte Ludin
Filmography (selection of joint works): 2020 Tonsüchtig (doc.)
34Documentary
Weiyena –
ein
Heimatfilm
Weiyena –
The Long
March Home
Directed by Weina Zhao, Judith Benedikt
Two family histories, one cen- German, Chinese / digital / 1:1.85 / 95 min
tury and two metropolises Written by Weina Zhao
merge in one person: Weina Cinematography Judith Benedikt
Zhao, whose parents called her Editing Andrea Wagner
“Vienna” – Wéiyěnà – because Producer Kurt Langbein
they emigrated to Austria. Production company Langbein & Partner Media (A)
Her journey into the history Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
of China leads to the Cultural Vienna Film Fund
Revolution, modern China and Contact Langbein & Partner Media
tackles the great issues of the Kellermanngasse 5/12
1070 Vienna – Austria
21st century: migration, identity
tel +43 1 535 36 96
and the search for one’s past redaktion@langbein-partner.com
www.langbein-partner.com
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Weina Zhao, Judith Benedikt
Filmography (selection of joint works): 2020 Weiyena – ein Heimatfilm (doc.)
35Documentary
Wood
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by M. Lazurean-Gorgan, M. Kirst, E. Sinzinger
An environmental spy infil- English / digital / 16:9 / 98 min
trates the global syndicate Written by Ebba Sinzinger, Michaela Kirst,
for illegal timber trading. With Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
the aid of a hidden camera he Cinematography Attila Boa, Jerzy Palacz, Joerg Burger,
documents the chain of illegal Jakub Beinarowicz, Lukas Gnaiger
activities, from harvesting of Editing Roland Stöttinger, Andrea Wagner
the wood to the marketing of Producers Vincent Lucassen, Ebba Sinzinger,
Thomas Tielsch, Monica Lazurean-Gorgan,
“washed” products in super-
Adrian Sitaru
markets. This turns out to be
Production companies WILDart Film (A), Filmtank (D),
an excellent motor for political 4Proof Film (RO)
change. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF,
Vienna Film Fund and
Romanian Film Centre, Media,
Filmfund Hamburg, MBB, Eurimages
Contact WILDart Film
Pfeilgasse 32/1
1080 Vienna – Austria
tel +43 1 595 29 91
office@wildartfilm.com
www.wildartfilm.com
Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger
Filmography (selection of joint works): 2020 Wood (doc.)
36Documentary
Zusammen
leben
Living Together
Completion
expected
spring 2020
Directed by Thomas Fürhapter
How is the culture of Vienna German, English / digital / 16:9 / 90 min
imparted to migrants in inte- Written by Thomas Fürhapter
gration courses? The docu- Cinematography Judith Benedikt, Thomas Fürhapter
mentary accompanies new Editing Dieter Pichler
immigrants from various Producer Ralph Wieser
backgrounds during their first Production company Mischief Films (A)
steps in Vienna. What images Supported by BKA – Arts Division, The Future Fund
and expectations do they have of the Republic of Austria, ORF,
about Vienna? Which informa- Vienna Film Fund
tion and values are addressed Contact Mischief Films
Goethegasse 1
and avoided in these integra-
1010 Vienna – Austria
tion courses? tel +43 1 585 23 24 23
office@mischief-films.com
www.mischief-films.com
Thomas Fürhapter
Filmography (selection): 2017 Die dritte Option (doc.), 2010 Michael Berger – Eine Hysterie (short doc.),
2006 Planes (short), 2004 Das Gelb ohne Zebra (short)
37Appendix
Directors Producers Production Companies
Judith Benedikt 35 Aichholzer Filmproduktion 11 Aichholzer Film
Valerie Blankenbyl 32 AMOUR FOU Vienna 12, 27 Heumühlgasse 13-15/2/2/15
Susanne Brandstätter 33 berg hammer film 27 1040 Vienna
Tizza Covi 20 Blackbox Film & Medien- tel +43 1 523 40 81
David Clay Diaz 13 produktion 25 office@aifilm.at
Harald Friedl 22 blue+green communication www.aifilm.com
Rainer Frimmel 20 21, 28
Thomas Fürhapter 37 Bonusfilm 31 Allegro Film
Nikolaus Geyrhalter 30 coop99 filmproduktion 13 Helmut Grasser
Barbara Gräftner 31 Daniela Praher Krummgasse 1A/9
Elke Groen 24 Filmproduktion 16 1030 Vienna
Daniel Hoesl 23 epo-film 8 tel +43 1 712 50 36
Christian Kermer 25 European Film Conspiracy office@allegrofilm.at
Michaela Kirst 36 Association 23 www.allegrofilm.at
Michael Kreihsl 8 Golden Girls Film 10, 24, 32
Christian Krönes 25 Groen.Film 24 Alternative Productions
Monica Lazurean-Gorgan 36 KGP Filmproduktion 14, 26 Konstantin Seitz
Malte Ludin 34 kurt mayer film 34 Irenentalstraße 51
Thomas Marschall 16 Langbein & Partner Media 35 3011 Tullnerbach
Friedrich Moser 28 Little Magnet Films 26 tel +43 676 848 487 870
Arash T. Riahi 9 Lotus-Film 15 office@alternative.at
Arman T. Riahi 10 Mischief Films 37 www.alternative.at
Evi Romen 12 Navigator Film 22
Stefan Ruzowitzky 15 NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter AMOUR FOU Vienna
Hubert Sauper 26 Filmproduktion 30 Alexander Dumreicher-
Andreas Schmied 11 Panama Film 17 Ivanceanu, Bady Minck
Roland Schrotthofer 25 Susanne Brandstätter Lindengasse 32/13
Michael Seeber 21 Filmproduktion 33 1070 Vienna
Ulrich Seidl 7 Takacs Filmproduktion 29 tel +43 1 994 99 11
Ebba Sinzinger 36 Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion 7 vienna@amourfoufilm.com
Tatia Skhirtladze 27 Vento Film 20 www.amourfoufilm.com
Iva Švarcová 34 WEGA Filmproduktion 9
Lisa Weber 29 WILDart FILM 36 berg hammer film
Florian Weigensamer 25 Tandelmarktgasse 8/16
Sandra Wollner 17 1020 Vienna
C.B. Yi 14 tel +43 699 171 189 69
Weina Zhao 35 hi@berghammerfilm.at
www.berghammerfilm.at
Bernhard Pötscher
Filmproduktion
Schwendergasse 41/2/1
1150 Vienna
tel +43 664 336 19 35
bernhard@poetscher.com
www.poetscher.com
40Production Companies
Blackbox Film & e&a film film-pla.net
Medienproduktion Markus Pauser Ludwig Wüst, Maja Savic
Christian Krönes Proschkogasse 1/12 Nordbahnstraße 24/30
Hietzinger Kai 205d 1060 Vienna 1020 Vienna
1130 Vienna tel +43 1 890 60 38 tel +43 699 131 935 40
tel +43 1 877 28 57 produktion@eafilm.at maja.savic@film-pla.net
office@blackboxfilm.at www.eafilm.at www.film-pla.net
www.blackboxfilm.at
epo-film FreibeuterFilm
blue+green communication Dieter Pochlatko, Oliver Neumann, Sabine Moser
Friedrich Moser Jakob Pochlatko Turmburggasse 2-8/5/2
Märzstraße 32/28 Edelsinnstraße 58 1060 Vienna
1150 Vienna 1120 Vienna tel +43 720 34 65 10
tel +43 699 190 160 53 tel +43 1 812 37 18 welcome@freibeuterfilm.at
f.moser@blueandgreen.info office@epofilm.com www.freibeuterfilm.com
www.blueandgreen.info www.epofilm.com
Gebhardt Productions
coop99 filmproduktion European Film Conspiracy Neusiedlerstraße 50
Barbara Albert, Martin Association 2340 Mödling
Gschlacht, Jessica Hausner, Georg Aschauer, Daniel Hoesl, tel +43 2236 641 63
Antonin Svoboda, Gerald Kerkletz, Julia Niemann, office@filmpark.tv
Bruno Wagner Katharina Posch www.filmpark.tv
Wasagasse 12/1/1 Gumpendorferstraße 10-12/23
1090 Vienna 1060 Vienna Golden Girls Film
tel +43 1 319 58 25 mail@europeanfilmconspiracy. Raphael Barth, Arash T. Riahi,
welcome@coop99.at com Karin C. Berger
www.coop99.at www.europeanfilmconspiracy. Seidengasse 15/3/20
com 1070 Vienna
Daniela Praher Filmproduktion tel +43 1 810 56 36
Große Sperlgasse 32-34/5 Film AG office@goldengirls.at
1020 Vienna Alexander Glehr, www.goldengirls.at
tel +43 650 341 74 60 Johanna Scherz
office@praherfilm.at Felbigergasse 64 GSF – Günter Schwaiger Film
www.praherfilm.at 1140 Wien Produktion
tel +43 1 478 71 70 Mollardgasse 85a/1/12
Dokusan Film office@film-ag.at 1060 Vienna
Fritz Ofner www.film-ag.at tel +34 607 246 457
Mariengasse 3/1 mosolovp1@gmail.com
1170 Vienna Filmbäckerei www.mosolov-p.com
tel +43 650 530 15 05 Frederick Baker,
office@fritzofner.info Sandra Fasolt-Baker Guttner Film
www.fritzofner.info Margaretenstraße 71-73/1/28 Singerstraße 20/9
1050 Vienna 1010 Vienna
Dor Film tel +43 664 181 10 33 tel +43 681 819 631 21
Danny Krausz fb346@cam.ac.uk office@guttnerfilm.at
Bergsteiggasse 36 www.filmbaeckerei.at www.guttnerfilm.at
1170 Vienna
tel +43 1 427 10 11
office@dor-film.at
www.dor-film.com
41Production Companies
Houchang Allahyari Little Magnet Films Orbrock Filmproduktion
Filmproduktion Paolo Calamita Ulrich Gehmacher
Wipplingerstraße 24-26/6 Wildpretmarkt 1 Schottenfeldgasse 56/23
1010 Vienna 1010 Vienna 1070 Vienna
tel +43 699 104 029 01 tel +43 1 581 29 27 tel +43 1 522 25 88
houchang.allahyari@chello.at office@littlemagnetfilms.com office@orbrock.com
www.littlemagnetfilms.com www.orbrock.com
Imagine Film Cooperation
Sabine Kriechbaum Lotus-Film Othmar Schmiderer
Capistrangasse 5/54 P. Wirthensohn, T. Pridnig Filmproduktion
1060 Vienna Mollardgasse 85A / Stiege 1 Kellerhausgasse 1
tel +43 664 730 283 44 1060 Vienna 3484 Grafenwörth
office@imaginefilm.at tel +43 1 786 33 87 tel +43 676 602 85 70
office@lotus-film.at o.schmiderer@aon.at
KGP Filmproduktion www.lotus-film.at www.othmarschmiderer.com
Gabriele Kranzelbinder
Seidengasse 15/3/19 Mischief Films Panama Film
1070 Vienna Ralph Wieser David Bohun, Lixi Frank
tel +43 1 522 22 21 Goethegasse 1 Geusaugasse 31/4
welcome@kgp.co.at 1010 Vienna 1030 Vienna
www.kgp.co.at tel +43 1 585 23 24 23 tel +43 660 39 22 440
office@mischief-films.com office@panama-film.com
kurt mayer film www.mischief-films.com www.panama-film.com
Heinestraße 36/1/2
1020 Vienna Mona Film Pimp the Pony Productions
tel +43 1 967 89 29 T. Hroch, G. Podgornig Gabriele Neudecker
office@kurtmayerfilm.com Marokkanergasse 23/4+5 Tödtleinsdorf 46
www.kurtmayerfilm.com 1030 Vienna 5203 Köstendorf
tel +43 1 513 11 15 tel +43 664 250 56 56
La Banda Film office@monafilm.tv office@pimptheponyproduc-
Flavio Marchetti, Katharina www.monafilm.tv tions.com
Mückstein, Michael Schin- www.pimptheponyproductions.
degger, Natalie Schwager Navigator Film com
Sebastian-Kneipp-Gasse 8/1–2 Johannes Rosenberger
1020 Vienna Schottenfeldgasse 14 Plaesion Film
tel +43 650 301 08 08 1070 Vienna Peter Janecek
office@labandafilm.at tel +43 1 524 97 77 Schlosshofer Straße 8/4/3
www.labandafilm.at info@navigatorfilm.com 2301 Groß-Enzersdorf
www.navigatorfilm.com tel +43 660 213 69 66
Langbein & Partner Media office@plaesion.com
Kellermanngasse 5/12 NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter www.plaesion.com
1070 Vienna Filmproduktion
tel +43 1 535 36 96 Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Markus Plan C Filmproduktion
redaktion@langbein-partner. Glaser, Michael Kitzberger, Claudia Wohlgenannt
com Wolfgang Widerhofer Kriemhildplatz 10
www.langbein-partner.com Hildebrandgasse 26 1150 Vienna
1180 Vienna tel +43 1 990 63 72
tel +43 1 403 01 62 office@plancfilm.com
office@geyrhalterfilm.com www.plancfilm.com
www.geyrhalterfilm.com
42Production Companies
pooldoks filmproduktion Soleil Film Ulrike Gladik Filmproduktion
Markus Wailand, Filip Antoni Malinowski, Denisgasse 33/10
Katharina Weingartner Jürgen Karasek 1200 Vienna
Redtenbachergasse 15/2a Linke Wienzeile 142/13 tel +43 650 503 43 40
1160 Vienna 1060 Vienna ul.gladik@gmx.at
tel +43 1 947 76 88 tel +43 699 123 974 78
office@pooldoks.com office@soleilfilm.at Vento Film
www.pooldoks.com www.soleilfilm.at Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
Leitermayergasse 33/20
Prisma Film Superfilm 1180 Vienna
Viktoria Salcher, John Lueftner, David Schalko tel +43 1 406 03 92
Mathias Forberg Zieglergasse 1 contact@ventofilm.com
Rathausstraße 3/18 1070 Vienna www.ventofilm.com
1010 Vienna tel +43 1 522 19 11
tel +43 1 406 37 70 office@superfilm.at WEGA Filmproduktion
office@prismafilm.at www.superfilm.at Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz
www.prismafilm.at Hägelingasse 13
Susanne Brandstätter 1140 Vienna
Raumzeitfilm Produktion Filmproduktion tel +43 1 982 57 42
Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter Florianigasse 60/14 office@wega-film.at
Rasumofskygasse 21 1080 Vienna www.wega-film.at
1030 Vienna tel +43 676 500 78 49
tel +43 660 699 44 93 office@envision-film.com WILDart Film
info@raumzeitfilm.com www.susannebrandstaetter.com Ebba Sinzinger,
www.raumzeitfilm.com Vincent Lucassen
Takacs Filmproduktion Pfeilgasse 32/1
RitzlFilm Kaltenleutgebner 1080 Vienna
Elisabeth Uhl-Ritzberger, Straße 24/17/47 tel +43 1 595 29 91
Wolfgang Ritzberger 1230 Vienna office@wildartfilm.com
Spechtgasse 34 tel +43 699 195 886 60 www.wildartfilm.com
2340 Mödling rudi.takacs@gmx.at
tel +43 1 603 11 33 Witcraft Filmproduktion
office@ritzlfilm.at trotzdemfilm Ursula Wolschlager
www.ritzlfilm.at Astrid Johanna Ofner Lindengasse 25/10
Hegelgasse 8/20 1070 Vienna
Rosdy Film 1010 Vienna tel +43 699 177 881 77
Lustkandlgasse 51/4-5 tel +43 664 130 38 88 office@witcraft.at
1090 Vienna office@trotzdemfilm.at www.witcraft.at
tel +43 1 319 81 42 www.trotzdemfilm.at
office@rosdyfilm.com
www.rosdyfilm.com Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion
Wasserburgergasse 5/7
Ruth Beckermann 1090 Vienna
Filmproduktion tel +43 1 310 28 24
Marc-Aurel-Straße 5/10 office@ulrichseidl.com
1010 Vienna www.ulrichseidl.com
tel +43 699 115 074 98
sekretariat@ruthbeckermann.
com
www.ruthbeckermann.com
43Distributors, World Sales & VOD
Alamode Film Österreich Filmdelights ORF Austrian Broadcasting
Tobias Lehmann Christa Auderlitzky Corporation
Leitermayergasse 43/4 Lindengasse 25/10 Würzburggasse 30
1180 Vienna 1070 Vienna 1136 Vienna
tel +43 1 236 21 90 tel +43 1 944 30 35 tel +43 1 878 78 0
info@alamodefilm.at office@filmdelights.com www.orf.at
www.alamodefilm.at www.filmdelights.com
Director General
autlook filmsales Filmgarten Alexander Wrabetz
Salma Abdalla Pierre-Emmanuel Finzi
Spittelberggasse 3/14 Liechtensteinstraße 17/18 Director of Television
1070 Vienna 1090 Vienna Kathrin Zechner (ext. 12155)
tel +43 720 34 69 34 tel +43 681 103 407 89
welcome@autlookfilms.com pefinzi@filmgarten.at Head of Fiction Department
www.autlookfilms.com www.filmgarten.at Katharina Schenk (ext. 14331)
www.docs.at katharina.schenk@orf.at
Filmladen Filmverleih
Constantin Film Holding GmbH Michael Stejskal ORF Enterprise GmbH & CoKG
Christian Langhammer Mariahilfer Straße 58 Am Europlatz 5
Siebensterngasse 37 1070 Vienna 1120 Vienna
1070 Vienna tel +43 1 523 43 62 tel +43 1 878 78 0
tel +43 1 521 28-1122 office@filmladen.at
constantin.office@ www.filmladen.at Managing Director
constantinfilm.at Beatrice Cox-Riesenfelder
www.cineplexx.at Flimmit (ext. 15050)
Michael Wagenhofer beatrice.cox-riesenfelder@
EastWest Dreihausgasse 9/4.1 orf.at
Filmdistribution GmbH 1150 Vienna http://enterprise.orf.at/
Sasha Wieser tel +43 1 892 24 63
Lerchengasse 24 information@flimmit.com Content Sales International
1080 Vienna www.flimmit.com Armin Luttenberger
tel +43 1 890 83 76 (ext. 13030)
office@eastwest- Luna Filmverleih armin.luttenberger@orf.at
distribution.com Michael Stejskal http://contentsales.ORF.at
www.eastwest-distribution. Mariahilferstraße 58/7
com 1070 Vienna Polyfilm Verleih
tel +43 1 523 43 62 Hans König
Einhorn-Film office@lunafilm.at Margaretenstraße 78
Michael Wieser www.lunafilm.at 1050 Vienna
Gurtnielweg 9 tel +43 1 581 39 00-20
6710 Nenzing polyfilm@polyfilm.at
tel +43 664 341 03 08 www.polyfilm.at
info@einhorn-film.at
www.einhorn-film.at sixpackfilm
Brigitta Burger-Utzer
Neubaugasse 45/13
1070 Vienna
tel +43 1 526 09 90
office@sixpackfilm.com
www.sixpackfilm.com
44Distributors, World Sales & VOD Festivals
Stadtkino /slash Filmfestival Filmfestival Kitzbühel
Norman Shetler Markus Keuschnigg Michael Reisch
Siebensterngasse 2/12 Brestelgasse 18/2 Franz Reisch Straße 3
1070 Vienna 1160 Vienna 6370 Kitzbühel
tel +43 1 361 81 81-72 tel +43 1 957 42 34 info@ffkb.at
office@stadtkinowien.at office@slashfilmfestival.com www.ffkb.at
www.stadtkinowien.at www.slashfilmfestival.com 14 – 30 August, 2020
17 – 27 September, 2020
Thimfilm FrauenFilmTage
Andreas Thim-Taban ALPINALE Kurzfilmfestival Gabriele Frimberger
Leitermayergasse 43/4 Remise Bludenz Währinger Straße 59
1180 Vienna Rebekka Rinderer 1090 Vienna
tel +43 1 236 21 90 Lustenauerstraße 56b tel +43 699 106 940 57
buero@thimfilm.at 6850 Dornbirn kontakt@frauenfilmtage.at
www.thimfilm.at tel +43 699 814 467 05 www.frauenfilmtage.at
office@alpinale.at 28 February – 7 March, 2020
Tobis Film GmbH & Co KG www.alpinale.at
Theodor Gringel 11 – 15 August, 2020 International Film Festival
Zollergasse 36 for Children
1070 Vienna Crossing Europe Martina Lassacher
tel +43 1 521 28 200 Film Festival Linz Steggasse 1/12a
info@tobisfilm.at Christine Dollhofer 1050 Vienna
www.tobis.de Graben 30 tel +43 664 465 56 60
4020 Linz kinderfilmfestival@pitanga.at
Under the Milky Way tel +43 732 785 700 www.kinderfilmfestival.at
Vincent Lucassen info@crossingEurope.at 14 – 22 November, 2020
Pfeilgasse 32/1 www.crossingEurope.at
1080 Vienna 21 – 26 April, 2020 International Film Festival
tel +43 1 595 2991 Innsbruck
vincent.lucassen@underthe- Diagonale Helmut Groschup,
milkyway.eu Festival of Austrian Film Daniel Dlouhy
galaxy.underthemilkyway.com Sebastian Höglinger, Egger-Lienz-Straße 20
Peter Schernhuber 6020 Innsbruck
Waystone Film KG Rauhensteingasse 5/3/5 tel +43 512 57 12 62
Johannes Wegenstein, 1010 Vienna info@iffi.at
Bruno Batinic tel +43 1 595 45 56 0 www.iffi.at
Schleifmühlgasse 8/14 office@diagonale.at 27 May – 1 June, 2020
1040 Vienna www.diagonale.at
tel +43 1 585 58 88 24 – 29 March, 2020 Mountainfilm Graz
office@waystonefilm.com Internationales Berg- &
www.waystonefilm.com Filmfest St. Anton Abenteuer Filmfestival
Manfred Pascher Robert Schauer
Ing-Etzel-Straße 25 Filmproduktion GmbH
6020 Innsbruck Am Klammbach 1A
tel +43 699 100 405 21 8044 Graz
info@filmfest-stanton.at tel +43 316 81 42 23
www.filmfest-stanton.at mountainfilm@mountainfilm.
26 – 29 August, 2020 com
www.mountainfilm.com
10 – 14 November, 2020
45Festivals Funding
Tricky Women/Tricky Realities Bundeskanzleramt Österreich Filmfonds Wien
International Animation Festival Sektion Kunst und Kultur – Vienna Film Fund
Waltraud Grausgruber, Film II/3 Gerlinde Seitner
Birgitt Wagner Federal Chancellery of Austria Mariahilfer Straße 76/1/10
Q21/MQ, Museumsplatz 1 Barbara Fränzen 1070 Vienna
1070 Vienna Concordiaplatz 2 tel +43 1 526 50 88
tel +43 1 990 46 63 1014 Vienna office@filmfonds-wien.at
office@trickywomen.at tel +43 1 53 115 206 880 www.filmfonds-wien.at
www.trickywomen.at barbara.fraenzen@bka.gv.at
11 – 15 March, 2020 www.bundeskanzleramt.at/ FISA – Filmstandort Austria
kunst Walcherstraße 11 A
Viennale 1020 Vienna
Vienna International Film Festival Cine Art tel +43 1 501 75 526
Eva Sangiorgi, Eva Rotter Filmkunst Steiermark j.schmoelz@aws.at
Siebensterngasse 2 Martin Titz www.filmstandort-austria.at
1070 Vienna Landhausgasse 7
tel +43 1 526 59 47 8010 Graz MA 7 – Film, Neue Medien
office@viennale.at tel +43 316 877 31 37 Sylvia Faßl-Vogler
www.viennale.at martin.titz@stmk.gv.at Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 5
22 October – 4 November, 2020 www.filmkunst.steiermark.at 1082 Wien
tel +43 1 4000 84740
VIS Vienna Shorts Cine Tirol Film Commission sylvia.fassl-vogler@wien.gv.at
International Festival for Short c/o Tirol Werbung GmbH www.wien.gv.at/kultur/ab-
Film, Animation & Music Video Johannes Köck teilung
Daniel Ebner, Benjamin Gruber Maria-Theresien-Straße 55
MuseumsQuartier Wien I Q21 6010 Innsbruck Österreichisches Filminstitut
Museumsplatz 1/5/2 tel +43 512 5320 180 Austrian Film Institute
1070 Vienna johnnes.koeck@tirolwerbung.at Roland Teichmann
tel +43 1 947 61 00 www.cinetirol.com Spittelberggasse 3
info@viennashorts.com 1070 Vienna
www.viennashorts.com Cinestyria tel +43 1 526 97 30 400
28 May – 2 June, 2020 Filmcommission & Fonds office@filminstitut.at
Enrico Jakob www.filminstitut.at
YOUKI Internationales Jugend St.Peter-Hauptstraße 243
Medien Festival 8042 Graz
Laura-Lee Röckendorfer, tel +43 316 4003 54
Boris Schuld office@cinestyria.com
Pollheimerstraße 17 www.cinestyria.com
4600 Wels
tel +43 7242 207 030 Fernsehfonds Austria
office@youki.at Rundfunk und Telekom
www.youki.at Regulierungs Gmbh
17 – 21 November, 2020 Oliver Stribl
Mariahilfer Straße 77-79
1060 Vienna
tel +43 1 580 580
rtr@rtr.at
www.rtr.at
46Institutions & Government Agencies
AFC – Austrian Films EU XXL Film ÖGB, Younion_Die
Martin Schweighofer Forum For European Film Daseinsgewerkschaft
Stiftgasse 6 Mercedes Echerer HG VIII – Sektion Film, Foto,
1070 Vienna Schrankgasse 12/3 audiovisuelle Kommunikation
tel +43 1 526 33 23 1070 Vienna Trade Union for the Arts,
office@afc.at tel +43 1 408 11 40 Media, Sports and
www.AustrianFilms.Com office@eu-xxl.at Independent Professions
www.eu-xxl.at Gerhard Schedl
Akademie des Maria-Theresien-Straße 11
österreichischen Films Fachverband der Film- und 1090 Vienna
Austrian Film Academy Musikwirtschaft (FAMA) tel +43 1 313 16 83 804
Marlene Ropac Film and Music Austria gerhard.schedl@filmsupport.at
Stiftgasse 25/1 Werner Müller www.younion.at
1070 Vienna Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
tel +43 1 890 20 33 P.O. Box 327 Universität für Musik und
office@oesterreichische- 1045 Vienna darstellende Kunst Wien/
filmakademie.at tel +43 (0) 590 900 3010 Filmakademie Wien
www.oesterreichische- werner.mueller@wko.at University of Music and
filmakademie.at www.filmandmusicaustria.at Performing Arts Vienna
Danny Krausz
Bundesministerium Fachverband der Kino-, Kultur- Metternichgasse 12
für Europa, und Vergnügungsbetriebe 1030 Vienna
Integration und Äußeres Association of Austrian Cinema tel +43 1 711 55-2902
Federal Ministry for Europe, Exhibitors & Showmen lagler@mdw.ac.at
Integration and Foreign Affairs Bernhard Gerstberger www.mdw.ac.at
Sonja Reiser-Weinzettl Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
Minoritenplatz 8 1045 Vienna VAM – Verwertungsgesel-
1014 Vienna tel +43 (0) 59 09 00 3471 schaft für audiovisuelle
tel +43 (0) 501 150-3803 kino-kultur-vergnuegen@ Medien GmbH
sonja.reiser-weinzettl@ wko.at Collecting Society for
bmeia.gv.at www.kino-kultur-vergnuegen.at Audiovisual Media Ltd.
www.bmeia.gv.at Veit Heiduschka,
Forum österreichischer Michael Kavouras
Creative Europe Desk Filmfestivals Neubaugasse 25/9
Österreich – MEDIA Marie-Christine Hartig 1070 Vienna
Esther Krausz Högelmüllergasse 1B/9-10 tel +43 1 526 43 01
Spittelberggasse 3 1050 Vienna vam-wien@aon.at
1070 Vienna tel +43 676 54 84 034 www.vam.cc
tel +43 1 526 97 30-406 info@film-festivals.at
info@mediadeskaustria.eu www.film-festivals.at VdFS – Verwertungsgesell-
www.creativeeurope.at schaft der Filmschaffenden
Collecting Society of
Drehbuchforum Wien Audiovisual Authors and Actors
Vienna Screenwriter’s Forum Gernot Schödl
Wilbirg Brainin-Donnenberg Bösendorferstraße 4/12
Stiftgasse 6 1010 Vienna
1070 Vienna tel +43 1 504 76 20
tel +43 1 526 85 03 office@vdfs.at
office@drehbuchforum.at www.vdfs.at
www.drehbuchforum.at
47We would like to thank the production companies for providing the photographic materials. Special thanks to: Perndl+Co Druckerei Walla, Vienna The Austrian Film Commission is proud to be powered by Österreichisches Filminstitut, Bundeskanzleramt Kunstsektion, Filmfonds Wien, VAM – Verwertungs- gesellschaft für audiovisuelle Medien, ORF, WKO/ Fachverband der Film- und Musikwirtschaft, go-international, Fernsehfonds Austria, FISA, Cine Art 48
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