Tag: 2015

  • I see a Darkness

    I see a Darkness

    What happens if you really need to decide once in life? If this decision changes everything forever? The clock is ticking in her stomach. Nobody knows about it. Maybe it’s better like that, because we don´t want to remember mistakes. Carmen is pregnant. Carmen is afraid. Carmen would like to abort. Her subconscious responds – and gives her the chance to question everything.

    AT, 2015, 20 MIN

    Credits

    Writer & Director Jasmin Baumgartner
    Producers Jürgen Karasek, Filip Antoni Malinowski, Jasmin Baumgartner, Anna Hawliczek, Emanuel Schreiner
    Cinematography Anna Hawliczek
    Editing Georg Vogler
    Co-production Evil Frog (AT) & One Delta Ten Tango (AT)
    Cast Jasna Fritzi Bauer (best young actress Max Ophüls 2013), Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg (best actress Diagonale 2013), Gerald Hoffmann (Gerard), Daniel Sträßer, Wilhelm Mang, Karin Lischka, Simone Fuith, Haymon Maria Buttinger, Nychos the Weird

    Awards / Festivals

    WINNER Best Student FilmNoida International Film Festival (India), 2016
    NOMINATION Energa Camerimage Student Etudes Competition 2016

    Akbank Short Film Festival (Turkey), 2016
    Independent Days International Filmfestival, Karlsruhe, 2016
    Fresh – Student Media Festival of Wales, 2016
    Near NazaretH Festival (Israel), 2016

    Funding

    City of Vienna Culture, Land Lower Austria Culture, City of Salzburg Culture, VAM, Vienna Filmacademy, CineArt Styria, Landesjugendreferat Styria, Cash for Culture, City of Graz Cultural Department

  • The Dam

    The Dam

    Catherine and Chris are a couple for years. To escape the city and the routines of everyday life, they make a trip to a dam surrounded by the landscape of the Alps.

    Soon tensions between the two are noticeable. But all discrepancies are forgotten when the two meet during the hike on an abandoned, 7-year old girl. When asked where her parents are, she does not answer. The events of the next few hours will show Catherine her true feelings about Chris.

    AT, 2015, 30 MIN

    Credits

    writer & DirectorNikolaus Müller
    CastSami Loris, Julia Schranz
    DoPRoman Chalupnik (aac)
    Production ManagerDaniela Scheidbach
    Co-production Wütherich Film
    ProducersNikolaus Müller, Filip Antoni Malinowski, Jürgen Karasek
    Distribution Aug & Ohr

    Awards / Festivals

    winner President’s Award – Shortini Film Festival (Competition, Italy) 2015
    winner Platinum Remi Award – International Festival “Sarajevo Winter 2016” (Official Selection, Bosnia & Herzegovina) 2016

    Diagonale Film Festival (Competition, Graz, Austria) 2015
    Festival Du Cinéma De Brive (Competition Medium-Length Film, France) 2015
    Vienna Independent Shorts (Competition, Austria) 2015
    Int. Filmfestival Of Valencia Cinema Jove (Competition, Spain) 2015
    North Carolina Film Awards (Official Selection, Raleigh, USA) 2016
    Tetova International Film Festival Oda (Competition, Macedonia) 2015
    Filmfestival Münster 2015 (Competition, Germany) 2015
    Meetings Of Young European Cinema (Competition, Bulgaria) 2015
    Film Fest Gent (Official Selection, Belgium) 2015
    Izmir Short Film Festival (Off-Competition, Turkey) 2015
    Madurai Film Festival (Official Selection, India) 2016
    Mumbai Shorts Int’L Film Festival (Official Selection, India) 2015
    Istanbul Int’L Short Film Festival (Official Selection, Turkey) 2016
    Annual Worldfest Houston (Nominated For Remi Award (No Screening), Texas, USA) 2016
    High Desert International Film Festival (Official Selection, Nevada, USA) 2016
    Sotto Le Stelle Dell’Austria (Official Selection, Rome, Italy) 2016
    Portobello Fim Festival (Official Selection, London, Uk) 2016

    Funding

    Austrian Ministry for Culture and Arts, City of Vienna Culture, Land Vorarlberg Culture

  • Darling

    Darling

    “Darling” is the story of a couple facing the ruins of what used to be a happy relationship. Tamara is intending on finally breaking up with Hans. Spending a last weekend together they clash with each other once again; letting them clearly know why their relationship failed. But at the same time they have to realize that going separate ways is harder than they had ever thought…

    AT, 2015, 40 MIN

    Credits

    writer & directorSebastian Schmidl
    CastAndreas Kiendl, Anna Rot, Johannes Thanheiser, Andreas Patton, Melanie Mezzina
    DoPGeorg Weiss
    EditingLisa Geretschläger
    Production ManagerAlexandra Makarová
    Set ManagerTina Tiefnig
    ProducersAlexandra Makarová, Georg Weiss, Sebastian Schmidl, Lisa Geretschläger
    Co-ProducersJürgen Karasek, Filip Antoni Malinowski

    Awards / Festivals

    nominationFirst Steps Award – Best Medium-Length Film
    Grand Prix Best Film & Audience AwardKyoto International Student Filmfestival
    Best Film PrizeFilmz – Festival of German Cinema – Mainz
    Prize for Best Script La Cabina Festival Internacional de Mediometrajes – Valencia

    Diagonale – Austrian Premiere
    Max Ophüls Filmfestival – International Premiere
    Sehsüchte Filmfestival Berlin
    Philadelphia Independent Filmfestival
    Lucania Filmfestival Matera

    Funding

    Austrian Ministry of Culture and Arts, City of Vienna Culture, Land Lower Austria Culture