SHORTFILM
Austria, 2012
director: Jürgen Karasek
length: 30min
broadcaster: ORF
status: released
logline:
Manuel is nine years old. His parents are divorced, living with their new partners and Manuel fears that he belongs nowhere. One night he finds trust in a dangerous stranger. A film about the power of the parents and the consequences of disregarding their roles.
cinematography: Roman Chalupnik (aac)
editing: Antonia Adelsberger, Julia Pontiller
sound design: Norbert Bichler
music: Oliver Hödl
script consultant: Andrina Mračnikar
cast: Markus Urban, Stefan Matousch, Karin Lischka, Erol Nowak, Barbara Horvath, Martin Oberhauser …
producers: Jürgen Karasek, Filip Antoni Malinowski
shooting format: RED 4K
funded by: Stadt Wien Kultur
festivals (29):
World Premiere: Max Ophüls Filmfestival, Saarbrücken (GER) 2013
Life Fest Filmfestival, Los Angeles (USA) 2013
Colortape International Filmfestival, Brisbane (AUS) 2013
FEST New Films / New Directors, Espinho (POR) 2013
CGIFF Angaelica, Washougal (USA) 2013
International Filmfestival for Peace, Inspiration and Equality, Jakarta (IDN) 2013
Cinncinati Filmfestival, Cinncinati (USA) 2013
International Film Awards Berlin, Berlin (GER) 2013
Prifilm Festival, Pristina (KOS) 2013
Tashkinofest, Tashkent (UZB) 2013
Festival Internacional de Cinema e Saúde Mental, Faro (POR) 2013Fl
Tirana International Filmfestival, Tirana (ALB) 2013
Festival de Cortometrajes de Talca, Talca (CHI) 2014
Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, Polson (USA) 2014
The John Hopkins Filmfestival, Baltimore (USA) 2014
Richmond International Filmfestival, Richmond (USA) 2014
Geneva Filmfestival, Geneva (USA) 2014
Black Hills Filmfestival, Hill City (USA) 2014
Derby Film Festival, Derby (UK) 2014
Festival Cortometrajes Rodinia (ESP) 2014
Madrid International Filmfestival, Madrid (ESP) 2014
Cine Curtas Bodega Cultural, Florianopolis (BRA) 2014
Festival Internacional de Ciné Rengo, Rengo (CHI) 2014
CineMart Pineda de Mar, Barcelona (ESP) 2014
Lighthouse International Filmfestival, Long Island (USA) 2014
Southside Filmfestival, Betlehem (USA) 2014
Baghdad International Filmfestival, Baghdad (IRQ) 2014
Lake Champlain International Filmfestival, Plattsburgh (USA) 2014
Internacional Pielagos en Corto (ESP) 2015
awards (6):
Thomas Pluch Scriptwriting Appreciation Award – Diagonale 2013
Junior Performance Award for Markus Urban – International Film Awards Berlin 2013
Best International Short Film – Festival Internacional de Cinema e Saúde Mental, Faro (POR) 2013
Honorable Mention Best Picture – Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, Polson (USA) 2014
Best Short Film – Festival Internacional de Ciné Rengo, Rengo (CHI) 2014
Nomination Best International Short Film – Pielagos en Corto (ESP) 2015
Other screenings (1):
Cinema Next – September 2013
