Tag: In Progress

  • Together we grow

    Together we grow

    TOGETHER WE GROW portrays farmers, Chris and Owen, a mixed-race gay couple in
    Philadelphia, and their 7-year-old son Bryan, their groundbreaking work, growing culturally
    important seeds, preserving their stories and fighting for food justice.

    AT, 2026, 90min – in postproduction

    Credits

    Director & concept Ruth Kaaserer
    Camera Isabelle Stachtchenko, Miryam Charles
    Sound Tiago McNicoll-Castro-Lopes, Louis Aka-Trudel
    editor Joana Scrinzi, Ruben Rocha, Ruth Kaaserer
    Producers Jürgen Karasek, Ruth Kaaserer
    Co-Production Cicada Films (AT)

    Shooting Format Kodak S-16mm analogue

    Funding

    Austrian Ministry of Culture and Arts, ÖFIplus, ORF Film/Fernsehabkommen, City of Vienna Culture, Land Tyrol Culture, Land Salzburg Culture , Heinrich Böll-Stiftung, IPMF Local Filmmakers Fund

    A GREEN FILMING PRODUCTION ÖFI+ // GREEN BONUS

  • 600 Raids

    600 Raids

    While Igor’s nephews play police commandos, eleven-year-old Patrik admires the scars of his surrogate father Peter. How can one explain to children what awaits them as Roma in Slovakian society? The film is an intimate portrait of two Roma families affected by police violence and tells of the unconscious transmission of the collective trauma of the Roma and Romnja in Europe.

    AT/SK, 2027, 90min – in postproduction

    Credits

    director & concept Kristina Leidenfrostova
    Camera Marie Zahir
    Sound Denisa Uherová
    EDITOR Marek Bihun
    Dramaturgy Viera Čakanyova
    Producers Alice Karasek, Jürgen Karasek (AT), Matej Sotnik (SK)
    CO-PRODUCTION Guča Films (SK)

    pitches/programs

    Participation
    Jihlava New Visions 2023
    Dokfest Munich Marketplace 2024

    Funding

    Austrian Ministry of Culture and Arts, ÖFIplus, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, City of Vienna Culture, Zukunftsfonds of the Republic of Austria, Kult Minor, Land Burgenland Culture, Slovak Cash Rebate

    A GREEN FILMING PRODUCTION ÖFI+ // GREEN BONUS

  • Perfect Place

    Perfect Place

    Ukrainian actor Ivan Blindar lives on the edge, balancing theater and frontline volunteer work. When his rising stardom coincides with intensified aid projects, he is pushed past his limits – yet he has to carry on… A multi-layered portrait of a driven individual and the longing for normality in wartime.

    AT/UKR, 2027, 90 min – in production

    Credits

    Director & CONCEPT Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
    Camera Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, Ivan Morarash
    Sound Mykhailo Zakutsky
    EDITING Gerhard Daurer
    Producers Jürgen Karasek, Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, Alice Karasek
    Co-production Mellivora Production (UKR)
    Line Producer Mellivora Diana Nazaruk

    Funding

    Austrian Ministry of Culture and Arts, City of Vienna Culture, Zukunftsfonds of the Republic of Austria, Ukrainian Film Academy & Netflix

  • Do Magic

    Do Magic

    For the sake of her daughter’s future, Roma filmmaker Vera Lacková embarks on a journey to break both a personal and a collective curse. In dialogue with Roma witches and scientists, she and her family co-create a fairytale as a working method to rewrite their story. As a hybrid documentary that blends reality with staged fairytale scenes and first-person reflection, the film confronts systemic racism, examines intergenerational trauma, and searches for pathways to healing within the Roma community.

    AT/SK/CZ, 2027, 90 Min – financing

    Credits

    director & concept Vera Lacková
    Camera Denisa Buranová
    Sound Klára Jašková
    Dramaturgy Bernadette Weigel, Jan Gogola ml.
    Producers Jürgen Karasek, Alice Karasek (AT), Vera Lacková, Peter Kerekes, Tereza Tokárová (SK), Tereza Šimiková (CZ)
    Co-production Media Voice (SK), Kerekes Film (SK), Caliber Pictures (CZ)

    pitches/ programs

    Participation
    Ex-Oriente 2023/24 & East Doc Forum 2024
    ProPro 2023
    CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator 2022
    EFM Doc Toolbox Programme 2022
    American Filmshowcase 2024

    Funding

    Austrian Filminstitute, Vienna Filmfund, Slovak Audiovisualfund, HBO Europe, Kult Minor, Eriac

  • The Inner Circle

    The Inner Circle

    After the end of World War III, a new legal system has been established. When Elsa, who lives in exile, finds out about the murder of her son, she must return to Vienna to decide on the sentence of the convicted perpetrator and is forced to confront her painful past.

    IN DEVELOPEMENT

    Credits

    WritER & DirECTOR Sebastian Schmidl
    DRAMATURGYKlara von Veegh

    Funding

    Film Scholarship from the City of Vienna

  • the satin cage

    the satin cage

    HILDE (75) and her husband OTTO (79) have been happily married for 50 years. But old age has created different circumstances for the two of them. While Hilde feels young and active and still has many expectations of life, Otto suffers from dementia. When Otto’s illness takes a drastic turn one day, Hilde finds herself facing an ever-growing dilemma between her own needs and the necessary care for her husband.

    in Development

    Credits

    WRITER & DIRECTOR Jürgen Karasek
    DRAMATURGY Wolfgang Widerhofer

    Funding

    Scriptlab Drehbuchforum

  • Red Drops

    Red Drops

    JULIA (30) works as a conscientious lifeguard at an outdoor swimming pool in Poland. Nevertheless, as a conservative woman, she is searching for her place in society, which she hopes to finally find by marrying her boyfriend MAREK (32). However, when Marek suddenly breaks up with her, her world falls apart. Julia finds the chance for revenge and a new purpose in life in a patriotic militia that Marek is also a member of. There, she quickly rises to a leadership position. In the process, the gap between the group and her fundamental moral values grows ever wider …

    AT/DE/PL – financing

    Credits

    director & writerFilip Antoni Malinowski
    Co-author Jürgen Karasek

    Awards / Festivals

    Nomination Best Script Sehsüchte Film Festival 2021
    Pitched dokFest München, New Horizons Studio+ Wrocław
    Developedat EKRAN+ Andrzej Wajda School Warszawa

    Funding

    Creative Europe, Austrian Ministry of Culture and Arts, ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel / ARTE, German-Polish Co-Development Fund, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, Drehbuchforum Vienna – Scriptlab scolarship