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/2017/ Austrian Films Coming Soon /2017/ Austrian Films Coming Soon Introduction 2017 looms big on the Austrian Films horizon. is back with MADEMOISELLE PARADIS, a period And yesteryear’s success is once again checked piece about a contemporary of Mozart who has off. Undeniably it was quite a more year – more to decide between art in darkness or life in light. festival participations, more international visibility, more recognition – fortunately also at With WILD MOUSE, Josef Hader, Austria’s the home box-office – thanks to filmmakers like leading man for all film seasons, will present Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Ruth Beckermann, Händl his directorial debut. Expect an unflinchingly Klaus, Patric Chiha, Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel, executed dystopian parable from Ruth Mader – Ulrich Seidl, Virgil Widrich, Dieter Berner, LIFE GUIDANCE. Katherina Mückstein, one Mirjam Unger, Marie Kreutzer and many others. of the most promising among Austria’s next Congrats to all of you! generation, will present L’ ANIMALE, her second feature. Oscar-winner Stefan Ruzowitzky But now all those good things that happened are (The Counterfeiters) stirs up some serious in the past and need to be consolidated by the action on his descent to COLD HELL, Austria’s new year’s harvest. It is always thrilling to catch box-office champion Harald Sicheritz shot his a glimpse of what will materialize in the coming new comedy BAUMSCHLAGER mostly in Israel. months. At this point in time I would say that it does not take a great prophet to predict that it And not to forget the documentaries. Many are will be another exciting year. getting ready – among them Ruth Beckermann, Werner Boote and Erwin Wagenhofer – to ask Austria’s most famous film auteur, Michael some probing questions and nail down serious Haneke, will unleash a new film. While not re- problems with their unblinking camera eye. Austrian Films 2017 – Coming Soon vealing too much, HAPPY END is a family drama (with Jean-Louis Trintignant as the patriarch), What all this amounts to is easy to decipher: Published/Copyright by: shot in Calais which definitely doesn’t sidestep diversity is the key once again. This 2017 Austrian Film Commission Stiftgasse 6 the dramatic situation of the refugees at the Austrian Films Coming Soon brochure confirms 1070 Vienna – Austria infamous Jungle. that Austrian filmmaking comes in all shapes tel +43 1 526 33 23 and sizes! Regardless of where you pick it up, [email protected] Using the footage that the late great Michael I sincerely hope you put it to good use and feel www.AustrianFilms.Com www.afc.at Glawogger shot during four and a half months inspired! in Southern Europe and West Africa, Monika Willi has assembled UNTITLED – a film that Publisher: Martin Schweighofer celebrates the curiosity of an outstanding Editors: Charlotte Rühm, Karin Schiefer filmmaker and at the same time serves as a Martin Schweighofer Appendix: Christa Casanova-Calvi, Brigitte Weich Graphic design: Perndl+Co deeply moving memorial. Iconic Barbara Albert Executive Director Printed by: REMAprint Litteradruck, Vienna 3 Fiction Films Fiction Abschied von den Eltern Farewell to the Parents Directed by Astrid Johanna Ofner 1st film Farewell to the Parents is German / Super-8 mm, HD / 16:9 / 80 min based on Peter Weiss’ 1960 Key cast Sven Dolinski story of the same name. Written by Astrid Johanna Ofner Following Weiss’ autobiographi- Cinematography Astrid Johanna Ofner, Peter Roehsler cal account of his childhood Editing Astrid Johanna Ofner, Eva Rammesmayer and adolescence and his half- Producer Astrid Johanna Ofner Jewish family’s odyssey across Supported by BKA – Arts Division Europe in the 1930s and 1940s, Contact [email protected] the film cinematographically explores a young man’s fight for personal independence and his struggle for an artist’s life as a painter and writer. Completion expected spring 2017 Astrid Johanna Ofner Filmography (selection): 2007 Sag es mir Dienstag (short), 1993 Jetzt und alle Zeit (short), 1993 Ins Leere (short), 1989 Savannah Bay (short) 7 Fiction Fiction L’Animale Baum schlager Completion expected spring 2017 Directed by Katharina Mückstein Directed by Harald Sicheritz Riding on their tuned-up bikes, German / digital / 1:2.35 / 100 min Suddenly there is a real pros- German / digital / 1:2.39 / 100 min Mati and her posse of male Key cast Sophie Stockinger, Kathrin Resetarits, pect of peace in the Middle Key cast Thomas Stipsits, Gerti Drassl, friends intimidate their neigh- Dominik Warta, Julia Franz Richter East?! They won’t need the blue Meyrav Feldman, Moran Rosenblatt borhood and harass the girls. Written by Katharina Mückstein helmets of the United Nations Written by Maayan Oz In their village, they rule. But Cinematography Michael Schindegger anymore? This new situation is Cinematography Thomas Kürzl when her closest pal Sebas- Editing Natalie Schwager unsettling for everybody – and Editing Paul Michael Sedlacek tian falls in love with Mati and Production design Katharina Haring for most of them downright Production design Tommy Vögel her enemy Carla unexpectedly Producers Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer, unwelcome! It is at this point Producers Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker turns into a friend, Mati is in Flavio Marchetti that we encounter Werner Production companies Dor Film, United Channels Movie (IL) danger of losing her stand- Production companies NGF Geyrhalterfilm, La Banda Film Baumschlager, the likeable, Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF, ing among her male friends. Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF, good-natured, blundering Vienna Film Fund and Israel Film Fund Vienna Film Fund, Land Niederösterreich Meanwhile Mati’s parents have Austrian UN officer who Contact Dor Film Contact NGF Geyrhalterfilm Bergsteiggasse 36 a decision to make: What’s inadvertently becomes the Hildebrandgasse 26 1170 Vienna – Austria more important, appearances 1180 Vienna – Austria plaything of various interests. tel +43 1 427 10 11 or reality? tel +43 1 403 01 62 Due to his curious activities [email protected] [email protected] on both sides of the border he www.dor-film.com www.geyrhalterfilm.com quickly comes to be regarded Completion by everybody involved as a expected summer dangerous spy. 2017 Katharina Mückstein Harald Sicheritz Filmography (selection): 2013 Talea (fiction), 2008 Die Vereinigung (short), Filmography (selection): 2013 Bad Fucking (fiction), 2011 Hexe Lilli – Die Reise nach Mandolan (fiction), 2006 Das Erbe (short doc.), 2005 Siesta (short) 2010 3faltig (fiction), 2003 MA2412 Die Staatsbürger (fiction), 2002 Poppitz (fiction) 8 9 Fiction Fiction Die beste Die Hölle aller Welten Cold Hell The Best of All Worlds Completed Directed by Adrian Goiginger 1st film Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky Based on true events: seven- German / digital / 16:9 / 100 min Özge Dogruol is a young German / digital / 1:2.35 / 95 min year-old Adrian is growing up Key cast Verena Altenberger, Jeremy Miliker, Vienna based taxi driver of Key cast Violetta Schurawlow, Tobias Moretti, in the underground drug scene Lukas Miko, Michael Pink, Michael Fuith Turkish origin. She witnesses Sammy Sheik, Friedrich von Thun of Salzburg, usually famous for Written by Adrian Goiginger an extremely brutal murder. Written by Martin Ambrosch culture and classical music. His Cinematography Yoshi Heimrath The offender seems to be a Cinematography Benedict Neuenfels mother Helga is torn between Editing Ingrid Koller crazed serial killer, inspired by Editing Britta Nahler her drug addiction and her love Production design Veronika Merlin Islam. And he is convinced that Production design Isi Wimmer for her son. Despite this Adrian Producers Wolfgang Ritzberger, Nils Dünker Özge has seen him. A life-and- Producers Helmut Grasser, Thomas Peter Friedl has a happy childhood, the best Production companies Ritzl Film, Lailaps Pictures (D) death struggle ensues. Production companies Allegro Film, of all worlds. But it is tested to Supported by Austrian Film Institute, ORF, The Amazing Film Company (D) the limit when the authorities Land Salzburg, Stadt Salzburg and Supported by Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF, Vienna MFG Baden-Württemberg, SWR Film Fund and ZDF, DFFF, FFF Bayern and child welfare services find Contact RitzlFilm – Film.TV.Video. Neue Medien Completed Contact Beta Cinema out about Helga’s addiction. Spechtgasse 34 Gruenwalder Weg 28d 2340 Mödling – Austria 82041 Oberhaching – Germany tel +43 664 300 43 72 tel +49 89 673 469 828 [email protected] [email protected] www.ritzlfilm.at www.betacinema.com Stefan Ruzowitzky Adrian Goiginger Filmography (selection): 2013 Das radikal Böse (doc.), 2012 Deadfall (fiction), 2009 Hexe Lilli - Filmography (selection): 2017 Die beste aller Welten (fiction) Der Drache und das magische Buch (fiction), 2007 Die Fälscher (fiction), 2003 Anatomie 2 (fiction) 10 11 Fiction Fiction Die Happy End Migrantigen The Migrumpies Completed Directed by Arman T. Riahi Directed by Michael Haneke For a documentary show about German / digital / 1:2.39 / 95 min “All around us, the world, and French / digital / 1:1.85 / 105 min a socially disadvantaged Key cast Faris Rahoma, Aleksandar Petrovic ´ , we, in its midst, blind.” Key cast Jean-Louis Trintignant, Isabelle Huppert, neighborhood the two well-off Doris Schretzmayer, Daniela Zacherl A snapshot from the life of a Fantine Harduin, Mathieu Kassovitz friends Benny and Marko Written by Arman T. Riahi, Aleksandar Petrovic ´ , bourgeois European family. Written by Michael Haneke pretend