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Picture: © Interspot Film UNIVERSUM

8 AVAILABLE NOW -40 degrees, typhoonsandtsunamislashtheshores. The SeaofOkhotskliesbetween theKamchatka Russia’s Wild Sea volcanoes. The few human inhabitantsare held by spotted seals.Grizzlieshere dipinto thethermal world’s largest seabird colonies, orca podsand where else. Itsiconic animalsare giantbrown bears, the gloryofnatural spectacles,includingthe the world’s biggest seaeaglesandtheacrobatic Peninsula andtheJapaneseislandofHokkaido: the But it’s alsoawildlife paradise where animalsgrow last andgreatest unspoiledocean onEarth.Itcan baths andgeysers left by theworld’s most active humpback whales. bigger, stronger andmore numerous thanany be harshandunforgiving; temperatures drop to Part II:Tides ofPlenty Part I:OnlytheToughest the USA andCanada Available worldwide except for Russia, France, Germany, Enterprise with National Geographic ChannelsInternational andORF- Channel OneRussia, ZDFandARTE France inassociation Produced by Interspot Filmfor ORF, SmithsonianChannel, Directed by Franz Hafner Duration: 2×52 min. HD

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UNIVERSUM Sky River of the Himalayas

UNIVERSUM Part I: From the Source to the Gorge UNIVERSUM Part II: From the Forest to the Plains Part III: From the Plains to the Ocean

It begins as the world’s highest major river. It thun- ders through the planet’s biggest gorge and flows past Asia’s hotspots of biodiversity, teeming with wildlife. United with the Ganges, it forms the world’s greatest river delta. As it passes through each of the Earth’s climate zones the Sky River becomes a motor for the monsoon that determines a third of the world’s weather, dominating the lives of more than a billion people.

This groundbreaking documentary explores the entire length of the river whose Hindu name – Brah- maputra – means “Son of Creation”.

Part I takes us from the glaciers, between 8,000-metre peaks, across Tibet’s high, dry and harsh semi-desert, where Chiru antelope race across the plateau at 100kph in the thin air, warmed by the finest of coats that make theirs the world’s most valuable fleece. Then we descend 3,000 meters through the world’s deepest, longest (240km) and still barely explored Tsangpo Gorge.

Part II continues through the Gorge with its red pandas and isolated human settlements, emerging into India’s temperate forests where Gee’s golden langurs and macaques roam, and clouded leopards hunt. The river skirts round the Himalayas into Assam’s luxuriant green monsoon- and tea country, with its iconic wildlife: one-horned rhinos, elephants, black-tailed pythons – and the last wild pygmy hogs. Pictures: © ORF/Pre TV/Kalyan Varma

Part III enters the low-lying, steamy plains of Duration: 3 × 52 min. 2017 Bangladesh, ending in the Sundarbans with their Directed by Klaus Feichtenberger, Jeremy Hogarth and Heinz swamps and coastal mangrove jungles, where the Leger great river meets the ocean. The silt the Sky River A co-production by ORF, CCTV10 and ZDF in association with carries down from the Himalayas causes constant ARTE France and ORF-Enterprise. Produced by pre tv, dreiD.at shifts in its bed, carving out the world’s most fer- and EOS Films in association with CITVC tile and most populous region, ravaged by deadly Available worldwide except for Germany, France, Asia and Africa floods and typhoons and patrolled by man-eating tigers, crocodiles and water-monitors. When these waters emerge in the Bay of Bengal, they evaporate in the fierce sunlight, only to return as clouds to the Himalayas, falling as snow once more on the glaciers of the Roof of the World. 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 813885

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Pictures: © George Karbus

Wild Ireland – The Edge of the World

This film features Ireland’s wild wonders as they Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 have never been captured before – from humpback Directed by John Murray whales breaching off its southern shores, to golden A co-production by ORF, BBC, NDR, France 5, PBS, TG4, SBS, SVT eagles fighting the gales of the northern highlands and Crossing the Line Productions in association with ORF-Enter- to raise their young on the steep cliffsides. The ma- prise, supported by Creative Europe and the Irish Government jestic salmon return from the Arctic and swim upriv- Available worldwide except for Germany, France, Sweden, er into the purest freshwaters in Europe – and brave Australia, the USA, UK and Ireland a murderous gauntlet of waterfalls and fishermen. Grierson Prize: Best Natural History Documentary of the Year 2017 Royal Television Society NI Award Winner 2017 Waimea Film Festial Hawaii Winner 2018

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Pictures: © epo-film

Untamed Albania

Far away, in south east Europe, a country domi- the big predators: brown bears, lynx and jackals, nated by high peaks and crystal-clear waters is in an intact habitat barely disturbed by humanity. home to a vast range of wild animals: Albania. This truly is a hidden Eden! Lake Ohrid, Europe’s oldest lake, in the east, sup- ports hundreds of endemic animals. It has outlived earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and even Ice Ages. Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 The Balkans’ largest lake, Lake Scutari, once part Directed by Barbara Fally-Puskas of the Adriatic Sea, is a vast bird reserve protect- Produced by epo-film for ORF in association with ing Dalmatian pelicans, the rarest on the planet. ORF-Enterprise Just 7 meters deep, Lake Scutari hosts a variety of Available worldwide small animals in its marshlands that feed herons, ibis and flamingoes. In the springtime, it is covered by millions of water lilies, perfect shelter for 4K HD EV UT 5.1 813880 snakes and other predators. This region also hosts

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Picture: © ORF Universum / wega Film Picture: © ORF Universum / PKM Film, Marion Kreuzer

Wild Boar – The Comeback Kestrels at Close Quarters

This is the surprising story of the most underrated Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 The drama of life is unpredictable – this is true for wild winter or head off to southern climes with abundant animal in our forests – and its remarkable come- Directed by Astrid Miller animals just as for humans. Kestrels have learned to prey? Whatever they decide, another unpredictable back. Hunted, slaughtered and exterminated – that A co-production by ORF, ARTE, NDR and wega Film live close to man; they even raise their hatchlings in drama of life beckons. was the European wild boar’s fate throughout the in association with ORF-Enterprise and BMB our towns. This is the story of two kestrel couples last century. But now it’s back! Its weapons: wili- Available worldwide except for France and Germany bringing up their chicks in the same neighbourhood ness, intelligence, and the ability to cope with soci- in the center of Vienna. While destiny rewards one Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 ety’s encroachments. Just 20 years ago an encoun- breeding pair with success, the other kestrels face Directed by Mario Kreuzer and Leander Khil ter with a wild boar in central Europe was a rarity. a more brutal fate: they have chosen an unsuitable A co-production by ORF, BR and PKM Film But now in some countries the stocks of wild boar place to brood and raise their hatchlings. With un- Available worldwide except for Germany have become a plague. flinching observation this film celebrates the family lives of Kestrels, their needs and efforts when breeding, and the life that follows a successful brood. Once the fledglings have learned to fly, parents and off- HD EV FV UT 5.1 813921 4K HD EV UT 5.1 814817 spring face a vital decision: stay in Europe over the

16 17 Wild Caribbean – Rhythms of Life

UNIVERSUM Part I: Hunters UNIVERSUM Part II: Whales and Volcanoes Part III: Corals and Quetzals

Part I Spectacular action in paradise. From the opening sequence of a sea turtle snared by a tiger shark it’s clear that no animal, Hunter or Hunted – above or below the water – can make it through life without a strategy for survival.

Part II When volcanoes burst from the ocean, they attract unique life forms to their steep jungle val- leys and black sandy beaches – and create deep sea chasms that pods of sperm whales enjoy so much, they never leave.

Part III Caribbean coral coasts and islands, formed out of living and once-living creatures, are now a labyrinth of life. Every year in a stunning synchro- nized display of coral spawning, the “flower animals” re-colonise the reefs. Inland, Caribbean cloud forests with their legendary Quetzals are just as magical, but the suffocating sediment run-off from logging is the corals’ biggest challenge.

Duration: 3 × 52 min 2017 Directed by Florian Guthknecht and Barney Ruebe A co-production by ORF, BR, ARTE, Flowmotion Film and Ruebefilm, in association with ORF-Enterprise Available worldwide except for Germany and France

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18 Picture: © xxx 19 The Canary Islands Giants of the Atlantic – Azores

UNIVERSUM Part I: Life at the Limit UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM Part II: The World of the Fire Mountains

A gigantic underwater mountain range, rising in The Canary Islands – isolated in the Atlantic Ocean mid-Atlantic. Only a few peaks near the surface, or off the North-west coast of Africa. Each island is reach still higher to build nine green gems: the is- unique with its diversity of terrain and climate – lands of the Azores. These volcanic rocks, the only temperate coastlines, scorching deserts, tropical toehold between Europe and America, are of ex- rainforests and frozen, snowcapped mountains. traordinary beauty. The steep shelf of the Azores Here are the features of a small continent, support- is a play- and mating ground for several whale spe- ing one of the richest and most diverse ranges of cies. Here, groups of male sperm whales on their native species on the planet. never-ending migration from the Arctic to the Antarctic, meet females. Humpback whales and fin Part I: Life at the Limit – Wind and water transport- whales breach – and blue whales come here too, to ed pioneer seeds, insects and animals to the isolat- feed on the vast biomass produced in the ocean’s ed islands. They created the diversity and distribu- depths. Drifting up from the deep, plankton and krill tion of life here, with microclimates like the world’s attract huge schools of fish and squid. Portuguese only surviving temperate cloud forests. Animals Man O’ War drift threateningly on the surface, while and plants evolved unique features to survive in undersea caves host cannibalistic shrimps, manta these lands. The result is startling encounters with rays and moray eels. On the islands, the volcanoes’ eccentric birds and with majestic whales! grassy craters are a winter home to songbirds from Iceland, Russia and North America, while their crag- Part II: The World of the Fire Mountains highlights gy outer walls form nests for vast colonies of Cory’s what it takes to survive in an unforgiving habitat, Shearwaters. focusing on the fragile balance of life on the edge, in raw landscapes of spectacular beauty. Here, one lizard was saved from extinction by baby seagulls!

Duration: 2 × 52 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2016 Directed by Rita and Michael Schlamberger Directed by Erich Proell Produced by ScienceVision for ORF and NDR in association A co-production by ORF, National Geographic Channels, ARTE, with ORF-Enterprise, SVT and DR NDR and Proell Film in association with ORF-Enterprise Available worldwide except for Germany, Sweden and Denmark Available worldwide except for Germany and France SILAFEST 2017: Special Jury Award for Best Mix of Music and Images of Nature Prix des Clubs Connaître et Protéger la Nature 33e Festival International du Film Ornithologique

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Picture: © ORF Universum / Will & Lianne Steenkamp Picture: © ORF Universum / Will & Lianne Steenkamp

Vanishing Kings – Lions of the Namib Vanishing Kings II – The Musketeers’ Legacy

A lioness and her daughters hold the key to the sur- Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2015 In the ancient Namib Desert, a young adult male Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 Directed by Will and Lianne Steenkamp vival of Namibia’s rare desert lions: two years ago they Directed by Will and Lianne Steenkamp lion wakes up on a desolate plain, far away from A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE, Smithsonian gave birth to five male cubs, and through the hard- A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE, Smithsonian home. He is desperate to find his four brothers, who Networks, Into Nature Productions, Boksdocs and CLT-UFA S.A. ships of the desert and without a pride male, they are Networks, Into Nature Productions and Boksdocs in association went missing a few days ago. Wandering through worldwide except for Germany, France, the USA and raising them to independence, showing them how to with ORF-Enterprise the desert all alone, he has just started the journey Available Canada hunt both the smallest and the largest prey – includ- Available worldwide except for Germany, France, the USA and of a lifetime. Will he find his brothers? Will they re- ing even giraffes. When the elderly matriarch dies her Canada unite? – Part II of the story of the “Five Musketeers” two daughters must finish the education of the five Television and Film Awards, New York 2016: Gold World Medal; follows them on their dangerous first steps into sons before they grow too big to be fed. Filming over Environment & Ecology and Gold World Medal Nature & Wildlife; adulthood. more than two years, we see the secret lives of desert US International Film and Video Festival 2016: Best of Festival; lions as they roam the rugged mountains, majestic Cannes Corporate Media Awards 2016: Golden Dolphin; Nominee sand dunes, gravel plains, scrublands, and even the 2017 Emmy Awards: Documentary beaches of the Skeleton Coast. HD EV FV UT 5.1 813671 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 815399

22 23 Lionsrock – Return of the King UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM

In South Africa a unique wildlife reserve was established around Lionsrock with the aim of returning lions to the land of their ancestors. Most are refugees from rundown European zoos or circuses, re- moved to dilapidated holding pens like the Pantera big cats’ asylum in the Netherlands. From here a rescued lion family are sedated and air-freighted Picture: © Rilk Film / Andreas Laschober to a pristine savanna landscape, where they can at last be released into their natural environment. This Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2014 heartwarming and joyful portrait of Lionsrock with Directed by Thomas Rilk its dedicated team also features ostriches, weav- Produced by Rilk Film for ORF in association with ARTE, er birds, ground squirrels and other African wild- supported by Niederösterreich Kultur life, sharing the habitat where the lions’ ancestors Available worldwide thrived. And for the first time on TV this film shows lion dentistry – root canal treatment on Kongo, a majestic male!

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Africa’s Wild West – Stallions of the Namib Desert

Picture: © Kurt Mayer Film / Judith Doppler

In 1918 German and South African war-horses, no Wild Istanbul longer needed, were released into the bone-dry, burning Namibian desert. How could they survive in one of the world’s most beautiful but parched and rugged landscapes? Miraculously, they have held on until today, crossing the desert to find sparse patches of grass, then returning to the single This stunning metropolis has a flavor of two conti- Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 Picture: © ORF / Interspot Film well built in colonial days, sharing it with perfectly nents: Asia and Europe, divided and connected by Directed by Kurt Mayer adapted oryxes – while marauding spotted hyenas the Bosphorus straits. Though the Bosporus is A co-production by ORF, ARTE, BR and epo-film in association Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2014 patrol close by. Far inland, in ghost towns long since one of the world’s busiest shipping routes you with ORF-Enterprise Directed by Franz Leopold Schmelzer abandoned by diamond hunters, snakes, chamele- can still see three species of dolphin here, while Available worldwide except for Germany and France Produced by Interspot Film for ORF, ARTE and NDR in ons and dew-drinking beetles compete for food wild boar are known to swim across! For migrating association with ORF-Enterprise among the drifting sands. Along the coast from birds Istanbul is a toehold as they head north for Available worldwide except for Germany and France the abandoned factories hundreds of thousands of the European spring. Some animals have come to Nominee 2015 International Emmy Awards: Documentary; seals come ashore to breed, their babies merciless- stay: exotic parrots, freed by customs officers, wild Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2015: Silver Dolphin; ly hunted by jackals and brown hyenas, while pen- wolves invading from the east and mating with Television and Film Awards, New York 2015: Gold World Medal; guins look on, safe on their offshore island. city strays, and beech martens, brought here by Deauville Green Awards 2015: Gold Award Egyptian traders and now a permanent fixture in the grand bazaar. HD EV FV UT 5.1 813522 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 813881

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Picture: © ORF Universum / dreiD.at, Lukas Kogler Picture: © ORF Universum / Interspot Film

Turtle Hero Europe’s Last Nomads

Like any young boy Peter Praschag loved animals ishingly varied examples of the oldest and most en- A spectacular ancient tradition is being revived right Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2016 and wanted a pet, but not a cat or a dog. His pas- dangered vertebrates on Earth. across Europe: herdsmen leading flocks across the Directed by Gernot Lercher sion was for cold-blooded reptiles: turtles. Today he continent through the most savage and extreme Produced by Interspot Film, Kwanza, Grupo Ganga and is a world expert on freshwater turtles and a leading landscapes. From Spain’s legendary La Mancha Cwmni Da for ORF, France 2 and S4C in association with ORF-En- conservationist. One species especially has become Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2016 plains, the last cowboys of this continent and their terprise, supported by Creative Europe an obsession. Not only is it the largest freshwater Directed by Jeremy Hogarth cattle migrate into the green highlands of Cuenca. Available worldwide except for France, Spain and Wales turtle on the planet, it is also probably the rarest A co-production by ORF, ARTE, BR and dreiD.at in association with In Romania sheep climb the Carpathian Mountains, New York Film Festival 2017: 2 × Gold World Medal; animal on Earth. Only three Yangtze Softshell Gi- ORF-Enterprise, supported by Cinestyria, Stadt Graz and BMB all the way to the Ukrainian border, constantly un- US International Film & Video Festival 2017: Gold Camera for ant turtles are positively known to exist: a male and Available worldwide except for Germany and France der threat from wolves. On a Welsh island, migrat- Original Music a female in China and a third in a lake in Vietnam. ing sheep even generate a habitat for rare birds. With assistance from other experts Peter hopes to capture that last wild individual, and thereby save the species from extinction! The film visits India and 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 813887 HD EV FV UT 5.1 813878 Bangladesh too, showing Peter safeguarding aston-

26 27 A Walk on the Wild Side – Waterland Warriors – The Vienna Prater The Beavers Are Back UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM

Vienna’s Prater, an expanse of woodland at the The Blue Danube is Vienna’s lifeline – and a lifeline heart of one of the world’s great cities, was creat- for beavers making a comeback after their extermi- ed by the Danube, and shaped by humans over the nation in the last century. The film follows a young centuries. Today it is still a remarkable natural oa- beaver setting off in search of his own territory. As sis. On warm summer days Viennese and tourists babbling meadow brooks are channeled into con- flock to the Prater in their thousands. The iconic crete tunnels he finds himself right in the center of Big Wheel offers spectacular views of Vienna’s ur- Vienna. If he can make it through the city, paradise ban and wild sides, but few get to see the hidden awaits upstream. Meter-high reeds, meandering dramas all around them – the beavers, badgers, roe side-channels and unlimited food await our beaver Picture: © Rilk Film deer and giant butterflies that take over as soon as – and, who knows, maybe a young female too. On Picture: © Rilk Film the people have left. This film rediscovers the se- the way he encounters many surprising creatures Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 cret residents and surprising wildlife of Europe’s that live in this metropolis. Who would have expect- Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2015 Directed by Thomas Rilk oldest pleasure gardens. Specially developed reed turtles, colourful amphibians and fish, butterflies Directed by Thomas Rilk A co-production by ORF and Rilk Film, supported by the mote cameras with infrared lighting reveal the whose caterpillars develop underwater, and water A co-production by ORF and Rilk Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund everyday (or rather night-) life of a badger family, spiders living their entire life without ever coming Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund Available worldwide without disturbing these shy nocturnal burrowers. to the surface? Spectacular sub-aqua macro- pho- Available worldwide tography reveals an unsuspected universe on our doorstep. HD EV UT 5.1 814274 HD EV FV UT 5.1 813720

Wasteland Warriors Woodland Warriors

Surrounded by barren cities and sterile concrete, A palace in a private woodland near the city of Vi- more and more animals are losing their last places enna; 25 square miles of lonely beauty designed of retreat. Vienna continues to grow inexorably but for a tragic empress. The Lainzer Park was a gift nature, undefeated, re-conquers its territory. More from the Austrian Emperor to his wife, Empress than two thousand species of plants can be found Elisabeth, more than a century ago. In the midst of in the city alone, as well as half of all Austrian breed- the forest is a garden whose four-hundred-year old ing birds and two thirds of the country’s mammals. oaks have trunks with diameters greater than four meters. The crowns of the trees are host to more than a thousand insect species, including a hundred kinds of butterflies. This hidden ecosystem reveals Picture: © Rilk Film a macro world of astonishing variety, beauty and Picture: © Rilk Film colour in the trees and on the ground, while the film Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2016 follows the free-roaming deer and wild hogs that Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2013 Directed by Thomas Rilk Directed by Thomas Rilk live so close to the busy centre of Austria’s capital Produced by Rilk Film in association with ORF and A co-production by Rilk Film, ORF and BMBF city. Vienna Film Fund in association with Stadt Wien Available worldwide Available worldwide

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Picture: © ORF/dreiD.at filmproduktion/Johannes Pötscher Picture: © ScienceVision / Rita Schlamberger

High Life at Low Temperatures Making an Ancient Forest – Kalkalpen National Park

The summits and sheer mountain ridges of Austria’s Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 What if we could turn back the clock and restore Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2015 ‘Little Siberia’ funnel the freezing air from snow-cov- Directed by Waltraud Paschinger Nature to her virgin state? In the Kalkalpen National Directed by Rita Schlamberger ered peaks into a gigantic hollow – a high-level pla- A co-production by ORF, BR and dreiD.at Filmproduktion, in Park – these steep limestone mountains in the heart A co-production by ScienceVision and Nationalpark Kalkalpen teau at 1,000 metres from which it cannot escape: association with ORF-Enterprise and Lungau Biosphere Reserve, of Austria – precisely this decision has been taken. in association with ORF Lungau is Austria’s coldest region. Creeks and supported by Filmförderung Salzburg However, the intention is not to destroy, but to rec- Available worldwide except for Germany streams start higher here, and create bogs, moors Available worldwide except for Germany reate. The forest managers stepped down and let GreenScreen 2016: Best Film, NaturVision 2016: Best Camera, and countless alpine lakes. nature’s own management take over. This opens Deauville Green Award 2016: Special Award, Jaipur Int. Film Summer is short but lively, as eagles rear their pre- the door for new life: the variety of trees and herbs Festival 2016: Green Rose Award, Sichuan TV Festival 2015: Gold cious young and ermines eat their fill before the grows, the forests again attract wild animals which Panda for Best cinematrography, New York Film Festival 2017: Gold sparse winter returns, while black alpine salaman- had left the commercial woods: lynx, pygmy owls, World Medal ders give birth to live miniature versions of them- woodpeckers – and the fascinating ichneumon selves beneath the tree-line. wasp. In this way the complex networks of a natural forest are fascinatingly re-formed. 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 813910 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 813896

30 31 Nock – Mountains at Heaven’s Door The Dolomites – In the Heroes’ Garden UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM

You might think you were in Ireland, you might Untamed wilderness surrounds the distinctive rock sense the vastness of Castile in Spain, but you’d towers, stroked by the golden glimmer of sunset. never believe this was the heart of the Austrian This gorgeous scene could only be in the Dolomites. Alps: the Nock Mountains are – geologically – Aus- It’s a place for myths and fairytales, and there’s no tria’s oldest landscape. For a hundred million years, shortage of them here. But among the crags and the land around them has risen and fallen, while hidden in the shady creeks, wildlife creates new fa- the mountains themselves hardly moved. The wide bles day by day. Take the lonesome wolf, roaming open spaces and the wealth of small natural won- up from the Appenines in search of a mate – and Picture: © ORF Universum / dreiD.at, Johannes Pötscher ders make believe you’re not far from heaven’s finding her here. Or the red fox, carelessly at ease Picture: © ORF Universum / Power of Earh Productions door: wild rivers, endless woodland, lush mountain in every habitat: forest, bare rock, meadows, aban- Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2013 meadows, wildflowers and wild animals. A perfect doned huts, even snow and ice. Few animals are so Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2015 Directed by Waltraud Paschinger territory for creatures shrouded in mystery: the adaptable. And among the rocks is a true special- Directed by Kurt Mayer and Judith Doppler A co-production by ORF and dreiD.at Filmproduktion in nearly invisible stone marten, the mystic raven and ist and an even more skillful climber – the chamois. A co-production by ORF, kurt mayer film, ARTE, NDR and BLS association with ORF-Enterprise and Kulturförderung Kärnten the inquisitive European adder. Contemplating the Dolomites’ wildlife gives a new Südtirol in association with ORF-Enterprise Available worldwide shape, a new spirit to this region. Available worldwide except for Germany and France Orobie Film Festival Award 2015

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Schladming – Magic Mountains Gentle Giant – Otter’s Paradise in Capercaillie County

Schladming in Austria is not the best known of the Compared to its fellow Alpine summits, the Oet- country’s ski regions but it’s one of the finest – be- scher is not very high: in fact, less than 2,000 me- cause it keeps a low profile and makes sure the tres. But among the gentle slopes of western Low- season doesn’t dominate the landscape. That also er Austria, it really is a giant, with shoulders broad means its wildlife is better protected than in nor- enough to bear the last of the Alps’ virgin forests, mal mixed areas. Though this region is controlled the country’s coldest plateau where temperatures by humans, it is a hot spot for wild animals – and fall to -50 degrees, the oldest trees in all of Austria, sometimes even the wolves return to this territory, and its very own Grand Canyon, the “Tormäuer”. Yet Picture: © ORF Universum / Interspot Film, Franz Hafner which once belonged to them. in making access difficult for human settlers, the Picture: © ORF Universum / Interspot, Franz Hafner gentle giant has succeeded in protecting its pri- Duration: 2 × 52 min. 2013 mary fauna. The capercaillie – rare in other parts Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2015 Directed by Franz Hafner, Gernot Lercher of Europe – still make their home in the coniferous Directed by Franz Hafner A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film and BR in association forests, while snow grouse roam above the tree-line. A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film and BR in association with Austrian Television Fund and Cinestyria Hawks lie in wait, while otters hunt in the brooks. with Austrian Television Fund, Cinestyria and Land NÖ Available worldwide except for Germany (Part I), worldwide (Part II) Even the brown bear has found refuge on the Oet- Available worldwide except for Germany World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai China 2014: scher’s mountainsides. Wlodzimierz Puchalski Nature Film Festival 2017: Polish Stane Jade Kunlun Award Forest Award New York Film Festival 2014: Silver World Medal

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32 33 Wilderness on the Water – Engadin – Switzerland’s Wilderness Lake Constance UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM

No other European destination has as many incom- A hundred years ago a group of Swiss champi- ing and out-going “flights” as Lake Constance: it’s ons of Nature created Engadin National Park, the the main hub for migratory birds in Western Europe. Alps’ very first wildlife reserve. Human interference Over 300 different species pass through every year: ceased: and that meant no more rescue campaigns that’s more than a quarter of a million birds. Lake either, like the secret smuggling of Ibexes over the Constance is so large that, standing on one shore, pass from Italy just a few years before. Nature up the Earth’s curvature prevents you seeing the here should be as free as the glacier waters had Picture: © ORF Univerum / wega Film, Klaus T. Steindl opposite bank. This body of water is large enough always been. Here a drop can decide where it wants Picture: © ORF Universum / kurt mayer film to influence the climate, and the soil round about is to go: east to the Inn, the Danube and Black Sea; Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2015 so fertile it creates its own ecosystem. Red-crested north to the Rhine and the North Sea; or south to Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2014 Directed by Klaus T. Steindl pochards, whooper swans, alpine swifts – and the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. Now, after a Directed by Kurt Mayer A co-production by ORF, SWR, SRF, wega Film, BMBF raccoons: the lake is home to a myriad of species. century, a new balance has established itself in this A co-production by ORF, kurt mayer film, ARTE, NDR in and ORF-Enterprise, supported by the Film Fund of the This film explores the secrets above and below the Alpine wonderland. The Ibex thrive, the bearded association with Austrian Television Fund, BMBF State Vorarlberg surface and on the banks of this lake which links vulture is back in force, and even large predators Available worldwide except for Germany and France Available worldwide except for Germany and Switzerland Austria, Germany and Switzerland with no borders – lynx, wolves and bears – are beginning to reclaim Swiss Mountain Film Festival 2015, Pontresina: Best in between. their old hunting grounds. This documentary fol- Swiss Movie lows in their tracks to celebrate a spectacular pio- neering story of nature preservation. HD EV FV UT 5.1 813670 HD EV FV UT 5.1 813493

Expedition Through the Reeds – Forest of Fantasies Lake Neusiedl

The blood-red sphere of the sun sinks beneath the On Christmas Eve, they say, the animals can talk. horizon, and the calls of waterbirds and raptors cut Peter Rosegger, one of Austria’s greatest writ- through the twilight. This is the westernmost point of ers, turned this legend into a magical short story the Orient, Austria’s only steppe lake. Lake Neusiedl, about his own childhood in Styria’s Alpine uplands. just two meters deep, is surrounded by an immense It’s one of Austria’s most fascinating landscapes: reed jungle – a world in miniature where humans deep, dark forests flanked by steep mountain ridg- instantly lose their orientation. Deer thrive among es, gentle meadows reaching up to exposed sum- the reeds; along with acrocephalus warblers and mits: in limitless shades of just one color: green. nonagria moths, they find concealment and plenty Trudging through the snow to join his family for Picture: © ORF Universum / Cosmoc Factory of food here. Natural salt ponds, miles-long sandbars the Christmas Eve service in the valley below, ten- Picture: © ORF Univerum / epo-film, Klaus T. Steindl and tumbleweed that was exported to the Wild West year-old Peter comes face to face with a young Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2015 complete the picture of this unique place. fawn in the twilight, and wonders what it could Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2014 Directed by Manfred Christ tell about growing up in the forest, with the other Directed by Klaus T. Steindl A co-production by ORF, Cosmos Factory and BR animals, through the seasons. This film captures A co-production by ORF and epo-film in association with in association with Burgenland Tourismus and Nationalpark the essence of Rosegger’s story and the subtle and Austrian Television Fund, Cinestyria, Land Steiermark Volkskultur, Neusiedler See-Seewinkel dramatic changes of the Styrian forest throughout CineART, Graz Kultur, Graz Wissenschaft and BMBF Available worldwide except for Germany the year. Available worldwide

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The Shannon is Ireland’s greatest geographical This comprehensive cinematic portrait presents landmark and the longest river in these islands. For scenes of breathtaking beauty as the mighty riv- 340 kilometers the river carves its way south through er flows through great cities like Vienna and Bu- the heart of the country almost splitting Ireland in dapest and untouched natural landscapes like the Picture: © Crossing the Line Productions two. It is both a barrier and highway – a silver rib- Danube National Park and the Kopaki Rit. But it Picture: © ORF Universum / ScienceVision bon holding back the rugged landscapes of the west also portrays the tensions between humanity and Duration: 1 × 60 min. / 2 × 50 min. 2013 from the gentler plains to the east. On its journey, the nature, civilization and wilderness, as dams and Duration: 2 × 50 min. 2012 Directed by John Murray Shannon passes through a huge palette of rural land- power stations alternate with sections of Europe’s Directed by Rita and Michael Schlamberger Produced by Crossing the Line Productions in association scapes. On little known backwaters, Ireland’s wild an- second-longest river restored to their natural state. A co-production by ORF, ScienceVision, NDR Naturfilm, BR and with RTÉ with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of imals and plants still thrive as almost nowhere else. Further south, between the Carpathian mountain doclights in association with ARTE and ICPDR Ireland, ESB, Waterways Ireland, the Heritage Council and “On a River in Ireland” offers a remarkable portrait of range in Romania and the Serbian Ore mountains, Available worldwide except for Germany and France the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Ireland’s greatest geographical feature, using a host the Danube passes through the Iron Gate, 137 kilo- Matsalu Nature Film Festival 2013: Best Nature Available worldwide except for the USA, UK, Ireland, France, of techniques and showing never before filmed Irish meters of gorges that are among the deepest in Eu- Menigoute Film Festival 2013: Prix Paul Géroudet Australia, Sweden sequences and stories. rope. The great river ends in a unique labyrinth of Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2013: White Dolphin Festival Nature Namur 2015; Green Screen International Film water, mud and reeds – the Danube delta. It is the Grand Prix Festival 2014: Best Music; Missoula Festival 2014; Wildscreen Award last remaining major river delta in Europe and the Golden Eagle Festival 2012: Cine Golden Eagle Award 2014: Best Film and Best Script; Jackson Hole Wildlife Festival 2013 largest reed bed on earth, used by huge colonies of pelicans, cormorants, sea eagles and spoonbills for HD EV FV UT 813435 HD EV FV UT 5.1 812038 breeding and nesting.

A Tiger Called Broken Tail Zambezi – The Thundering River

Irish Cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson spent al- It’s one of the least-known rivers on Earth – yet it most 600 days filming Broken Tail & his family for flows for nearly 2,800 kilometers and belongs to six some of the finest tiger documentaries ever made. countries. The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river Broken Tail was the most charismatic tiger cub he’d in Africa, and along its course it sweeps through ever seen in Ranthambhore, one of India’s premier a series of natural spectacles – from the blooming wild tiger reserves. Impossibly cute, he gamboled of a thousand musasa trees to the rains that will Picture: © Crossing the Line Productions and posed for Colin’s camera through the first flood its banks, anointing the land with rich silt. Picture: © ORF Universum / Science Vision years of his life. But then, without warning, Broken But none compete with the river’s crescendo – the Duration: 1 × 58 min. 2011 Tail disappeared. He abandoned his sanctuary and Victoria Falls – one of the seven natural wonders of Duration: 2 × 50 min. 2010 Directed by John Murray and Colin Stafford-Johnson went on the run, disappearing into the wilds of rural the world. Zambezi is a haven and a source of life Directed by Michael Schlamberger Produced by Crossing the Line Productions in association India for almost a year. On a spectacular odyssey to a vast array of wild animals and humans alike. A co-production by ORF, ScienceVision, NDR Naturfilm, WDR with BBC, Irish Film Board, WNET, SWR, ZDF and ARTE across Rajasthan, Colin travels by horseback retrac- Filmed throughout the changing seasons, we fol- and ARTE in association with National Geographic Channels Available worldwide except for the USA, UK, Ireland, ing Broken Tail’s last journey, gathering clues as to low the river in Part 1 from its headwaters to the International Germany and France his route and behaviour, exploring why he aban- thundering power of the Victoria Falls. In Part 2 the Available worldwide except for Germany and France Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2011: doned his home, and above all: revealing important Zambezi gently flows towards the Indian Ocean, Festival International du Film Animalier (FIFA) 2011: Grand Teton Award, Best Hosted Program Award, truths about India’s last wild tigers. taking in some of Nature’s grandest wildlife spec- Grand Prix; Sichuan TV Festival 2011: Gold Panda Awards Best Conservation Program Award tacles. The story of the Zambezi is one of constant for Documentary change, of life and death – it is the story of Africa itself. HD EV FV UT 813385 HD EV FV UT 5.1 812884

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Stars and Stripes

Why is a baby deer born with white spots – and why hope is to be invisible. Maybe bright white spots do they disappear as it grows? Why is a young wild aren’t such a bad idea in a meadow full of daisies ... boar striped? What makes the stripes fade with age? And why is a thrush spotted when it’s young, and striped when it’s older? “Somatolysis” is the answer. This ancient Greek ex- Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 pression means “dissolution of the body”: by chang- Directed by Kurt Mündl ing its shape and contour. For many animals it’s the A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions in key to survival in the critical first days and weeks. It association with ORF-Enterprise, supported by Kultur Nieder works like a magic cloak, that makes hatchlings and österreich youngsters virtually invisible. Available worldwide A female deer leaves her fawn unattended for hours. It’s not strong enough to follow her, but she needs 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 815117 to graze to produce milk to feed it. The fawn’s only

38 39 The Secret Life of Snakes Sun-Seeking Creatures – A Mediterranean World UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM

They are among the most hated and feared animals This documentary follows the widest variety of crea- on the planet – few people recognize their beau- tures in the Mediterranean climate of the Danube – ty. This documentary features some of Europe’s like the western green lizard and the Aesculapian most stunning species, like the European adder, the snake – the largest lizard and snake in central Eu- nose-horned viper, the dice snake, the ringed snake rope. The audience is invited to experience the fam- and the Aesculapian snake. After a winter safe in ily life of ground squirrels, visit the islands that have burrows, sometimes in knots hundreds strong, the their own local species of scorpion, and encounter Picture: © Power of Earth Productions spring’s warmth brings them back to life. Adders at the praying mantis, the saga pedo and the wasp Picture: © Power of Earth Productions 2,000 metres in the Alps have extra survival skills: spider. Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2016 they are almost pitch-black to absorb every last Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2013 Directed by Kurt Mündl ray of the sun, and their offspring are born alive – Directed by Kurt Mündl A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions, it would be too cold for eggs. Storks and herons, Produced by Power of Earth Productions supported by Kultur Niederösterreich, Carinthia Film Commission, martens and polecats prey on their lower altitude Available worldwide Umweltagentur und Umweltschutzverein NÖ cousins. Most snakes avoid humans. The Aescula- Available worldwide pian snake likes to shimmy up trees to catch birds, Intl. Animal and Nature Film Festival, Shanghai: Best Species but it’s happiest wherever humans store grain, or Documentary Award dump waste – because that attracts lots of mice. And Europe has its own constrictor! So watch out HD EV UT 5.1 814244 HD EV FV UT 5.1 813325 next time you’re walking in the park ...

Secrets of Bumblebees Sky Hunters – The World of the Dragonfly

They are chubbier, fuzzier and more leisurely than This film presents dragonflies as they have never their sisters, the bees. They are a lot less aggres- been seen before. Fascinating macro cinematogra- sive and awe-inspiring than their cousins the wasps. phy takes us into the world of insects that have lived Compared to honey bees, these social insects have on earth since the age of the dinosaurs. Spectacular long been poorly researched, though they’re at super slow-motion and elaborate computer anima- home in temperate regions throughout the North- tion reveal for the first time how dragonflies capture Picture: © ORF Universum / Power of Earh Productions ern Hemisphere and South America. A few tropical their prey at lightning speed while flying. species form colonies lasting several years, but else- Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2013 where only the summer’s new Queens survive into Directed by Kurt Mündl next spring. Macro and high-speed cinematography A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions in allow us to witness their behavior, understand their Picture: © Power of Earth Productions association with ORF-Enterprise, bm:ukk, Cinestyria and biology, experience their unique abilities and leave Kultur Niederösterreich us in awe of these droll little harbingers of spring. Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2010 Available worldwide Directed by Kurt Mündl Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2015, Japan Wildlife Film- A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions festival 2015,Festival international du film animalier d’Albert 2015 Available worldwide Television and Film Awards New York 2015: Gold World Medal International Film Festival of the Wildlife and the Environment 201: Best Film

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40 41 Garden Wild! Wild Venice UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM

By making a little space in our gardens we can pro- Who would have thought Venice has its own beauti- vide vital habitats for a large number of wild ani- ful reefs? The Tegnùe, located on the east end of the mals and plants. Garden wetlands, dry stone walls, Lagoon, contain an astonishing diversity of life, from hedgerows and flower meadows can be homes for sponges and sea anemones to scribbled pipefish useful and attractive visitors. Sometimes one small and flashing squid. Like all the other amazing wildlife, step leads to a great change. To help endangered the Tegnùe have been influenced, perhaps created, butterflies, for example, it can be enough to plant by centuries of human geo-engineering. The Grand certain flowers in the garden. A barely-tended gar- Canal itself is actually the mouth of the river Bren- Picture: © Power of Earth Productions den is the backdrop for the growth and decay of ta, descending 200 kilometers from the Alps! The Picture: © ORF Universum / epo-film, Marco Tasso nature over the seasons. Macro and micro time- Lagoon is a hot-spot for exotic birds heading north Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2014 lapse tracks and slow motion provide an insight in spring – year after year more than 60 species Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2014 Directed by Kurt Mündl into fascinating flora and fauna. This documentary stop at the Lagoon, their first feeding ground Directed by Klaus T. Steindl Produced by Power of Earth Productions and m-cine follows biological cycles through the year to show after crossing the Mediterranean. Venice’s fabulous Produced by epo-film for ORF, ARTE and NDR in association in association with Natur im Garten, Lower Austria, FISA, how gardens can be a permanent food source and hidden gardens are hiding-places for pine-martens with ORF-Enterprise, BMBF and SBS Hypo NV, Kittenberger, Die Gärten Niederösterreichs refuge for wildlife. and geckos, while kestrels use abandoned mon- Available worldwide except for Germany, France and Australia Available worldwide asteries to breed, and launch hunting expeditions. Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2015: Silver Dolphin In magnificent, atmospheric 4K photography, this film reveals the unexpected natural glories of the HD EV FV UT 813973 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 813521 world’s most beautiful man-made environment.

Little Monsters – Hide & Cheat Wild Nairobi

This 3D documentary presents some of the ani- With a population of around 3 million, Nairobi is one mal kingdom’s strangest survival strategies. The of the largest cities in Africa. However this metrop- most startling behavior patterns aren’t found olis is surrounded by wilderness that extends into among the classic big animals like lions or po- the city itself. Just a few metres from the airport lar bears, but among nature’s smaller creatures: lies the Nairobi National Park, with its vast savan- poison dart frogs, chameleons, praying mantises nah and majestic wildlife. Beside the highway, sepa- and scorpions, to name but a few. These “Little rated only by wire fence, lions, hyenas, giraffes and Monsters” are masters of survival. Until recent- rhinoceros wander through grassland, while hun- ly, only a handful of scientists had the technical dreds of marabous breed in the tree-lined streets in means to study them up close. But now, with its the city center. Hordes of apes entertain (and infu- Picture: © Power of Earth Productions ingenious combination of slow-motion 3D and riate) picknickers in the city’s parks; leopards hunt Picture: © ORF-Universum / Cosmos Factory time-lapse 3D sequences, “Little Monsters” sets pets in wealthy suburbs, while hyenas scavenge in Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2012 new standards in the third dimension, yielding the city’s shantytowns. This is a journey of discov- Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2012 Directed by Kurt Mündl unbelievable scenes the world has never seen ery through a great city full of contradictions and Directed by Udo Maurer, Manfred Christ A co-production by ORF, Power of Earth Productions and ARTE and “felt” before. teeming with nature, where humans and animals live Produced by Cosmos Factory for ORF in association with in association with ORF-Enterprise together as – sometimes unwilling – neighbours. ORF-Enterprise Available worldwide except for Germany and France Available worldwide

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Picture: © ORF Universum / Rilk Film Secrets of Squirrels Secrets documentary examines their intelligence and ex over the course of a year, as they mate, care for crets to reveal. Itobserves afamily ofred squirrels own environment: high up in the treetops. This extraordinary HD storytelling shows themintheir are spreading fast across Europe, displacingthe attention from scientists. Indeed,asthey face ex acrobats are so clever they’re drawing increased for survival of an animal that still has plenty of se- Everybody loves squirrels, andyet we onlyknow tors. their young, andbattle for food andagainst preda their lovable anticsandthelife-and-death struggle their survival. Grey squirrels from NorthAmerica tinction, they now depend onthesescientists for the two main species. The cute and cuddly russet them from theirbriefvisitsto ground level. Now, native red squirrel. This documentarychartsboth plores the deadly struggle for dominance between Available worldwide except for Germany andFrance duktion, supported by Cinestyria A co-production by ORF, ARTE, NDRanddreiD.at Filmpro Directed by Franz Fuchs Duration: 1×52 min. 4K

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813738 2018 - - Wild Austria –Created by Water Austria’s Alpineglaciers,ancientseasandmighty of brooks. Through ice caves andkarstcaves, water- creatures: Goldeneye ducksbreed inhightree and deerare iconic, butthere are other, stranger so it’s a leap of life of ten metres or more. The tiny water-spiders. They allfindtheirhomein Austria’s wards, creating habitats for lynx,bearsandwolves, rivers have carved outgiantmountains,caves and nests. Once hatched, theducklingsmust follow falls, streams andlakes, water findsits way down- unforgettable landscapes,created by water’s end- their motherto theriver below. Butthey can’tfly; Bullhead isafishthat can’t swim. Soitclaws with lakes –key to itswildlife today. Eagles,ibex, otters less cycle andever-changing forms. its finsagainst thecurrent alongthegravelly beds but alsoowls, bats, frogs, cranes, dragonflies and Part II:Rivers andPlains Part I:Frozen Peaks Available worldwide except for France andGermany Land Oberösterreich and CineTirol in association withORF-Enterprise, supported by Cinestyria, A co-production by ORF, ARTE, NDR and ScienceVision Directed by Rita&MichaelSchlamberger Duration: 2×52 min. 4K

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Picture: © ORF Universum / maramedia Wild Way of the Vikings The world oftheVikings was aworld ofice andflame. A world ofepicexploration, adventure anddiscovery. Vikings! Connected to Nature in a profound way, the Vikings gling to feed hugeandhungryfamilies. From thewily filmed in 4Ksplendour. This isthe Wild Way ofthe were thefirst to experience the fabulous wildlife of sub-Arctic andvast herds ofmigrating reindeer all sagas created by theVikings 1,000 years ago. From spell-binding historical narrative, drawn from thevery the Islands of Fire and Ice – Shetland, Iceland, Green- unique animalbehaviour never filmedbeforea with raven to thenoblegyrfalcon, walrus haul-outsinthe killer whaleshuntingseals to arctic fox clansstrug - land and beyond. This unique documentary combines Duration: 1×52 min. France andSweden Available worlwide except for theUnited Kingdom,theUSA, and SVT, supported by Creative Europe association withORF-Enterprise, National Geographic Channels Produced by MARA Mediafor ORF, BBC,PBSandFrance 5in Directed by NigelPope 4K

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Jamaica may have flushedtheirnatural wealth into This filmwill feature Cuba’s wildlife where itmeets Cuba’s Wild Revolution changed. of socialist government, U. S. embargoes andmini - of it thrives because of Cuba’s revolution. Decades drafts around Havana’s legendary‘HabanaLibre’ Cuba hassomeoftherichest wildlife intheCarib- sugar barons, to thecoral-smothered cannonof wrecked Spanishgalleons. Neighborsfrom Haitito present: from the cloudsofvultures ridingtheup- mal development have lefttheislandvirtuallyun- the sea;Cubasitslike agreen jewel inazure Carib- the island’s colonial andrevolutionary past, and teeming withmoisture-loving creatures –andmuch tain ranges still draped in primeval forest, swamps bean waters, pulsingwithlife. homes inthedeserted mansionsoflong-gone hotel to theCubanboaconstrictors makingtheir bean: 3,700 kilometers ofpristine coastline, moun- Denmark, FinlandandFrance Available worldwide except for theUSA, UK,Ireland, Sweden, YLE andRTE inassociation withORF-Enterprise Produced by CTLFilmsfor ORF, PBS,BBC,France 5,SVT, DR, Directed by JohnMurray Duration: 1×52 min. 4K

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Picture: © ORF Universum / wega Film, Catkin Media Greece –Highlands &Islands Gorge –Europe’s Grand Canyon –andwildmoun- Greece isalandofuniquecontrasts, withwildan- fish flashesitsmessage of fear, stress or courtship. dance, pincers grippingeachother’s for hours.At self by turninginto analien.Andoffshore, acuttle- Rhodes, crabs huntbutterflies asthey hang from the branches ofthepine. Acaterpillar defends it- topusik, abizarre legless lizard. the foot ofMeteora’s monasteries lives theSchel- tain streams. Scorpions perform theirmating imals that have disappeared from therest ofEu- rope, archaic relationships, asbefitsoneofCivi- Part IIisdedicated to Greece’s milderside. On Part Itakes usto isolated places like theVikos Part II:Islands Part I:Highlands like Greek Gods! lization’s sources, andseeminglyspecialpowers Available worldwide except for Germany andFrance A co-production by ORF, NDR,ARTE andwega Film and JohannesBerger Directed by Thassilo Franke, Stephan Krasser Duration: 2×52 min. 4K

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Available 2019 813876 A well-tended vineyard nurtures thequalityofa Corsica –Mountains in the Sea ground, whilekites, bee-eaters andnuthatches fill of fresh vine leaves tempts deeroutofthewoods. original homeofallEurope’s moufflons.Separated check. Blackwidow spiders,butterflies, lizards and own –aidedby thecraggy landscapesandlegend- dreds of tiny dramas every day. The irresistible smell Empire of the Vineyard Corsicans are famously independent,andsoistheir ary macchia, thedensearomatic bushandscrub- season. They willhelpsave thevinesfrom aphids. wait initssandy pit,andaEuropean green lizard sub-species. By contrast, Corsican red deerwere wine over generations. Butitsmicro-world isabat- South ofFrance thecat-like genet,the top vineyard predator, willdine onrabbits, lizards andsnakes, be- neighbouring Sardinia. Salamanders,tortoises and fore finishingwithadessert ofripegrapes. far from itsnatural enemy, asmoothsnake. Inthe flashes theflamboyant blueofitsneck toimpress underground colony after sleeping through the cold the females, asitbasks onthelimestone walls, not tention from theirwary mothers.Anant-lionliesin the aerialniches. the famous hybrid pigscomplete thepicture onthe tleground, ananimalempire fought over inhun- the deserted villages. Corsica’s mountainswere the Foxes andbuzzards eye theyoung rabbits playing European and Asian ladybugs swarm out of their land that overwhelms wholevillagesifnot kept in in the morning mists, waiting for a moment’s inat- island’s flora and fauna. New arrivals find it tough, hunted to extinction, andthenRestocked from by ravines, they even developed into two distinct honey-bees flourishinthemacchia. Bats dominate but once established, theislandfiercely protects its Available worldwide except for Germany in association withORF-Enterprise A co-production by FlyingPangolin Film,ORFandNDR Directed by Heike Grebe Duration: 1×52 min. Available worldwide except for Germany andFrance SWR Produced by Directed by Waltraud Paschinger Duration: 1×52 min. 4K 4K

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Vietnam – From Green Hell to Green Paradise Hudson River – Journey into the Wild

This unique land offers ecological diversity and ex- Duration: 2 × 52 min. Available 2020 The Hudson is arguably one of America’s greatest a river that flows both north and south – a river of otic wildlife, some of it discovered only a few years Directed by Heike Grebe and Johannes Berger secrets. At first glance, it’s just another industrial arrivals and departures, of giving and taking, death ago. A land torn into pieces, burned and destroyed, Produced by Skyland Productions for ORF, NDR and ARTE in river: tree-lined banks interspersed with farmers’ and regeneration. In this tidal estuary ocean waters now on its way to becoming paradise again. This is association with ORF-Enterprise fields, bridges, docks, factories, chemical plants meet mountain brooks, and roiling brackish waters Vietnam. More than 3,000 kilometers of amazing Available worldwide except for Germany and France and brickyards. But look a little deeper – there are create a centerpiece for the entire Hudson Valley. coastline connect the country with the fascinating sandbars, marshes, waterfalls, lakes, surging rapids waterworld of the South Chinese Sea. To the north, and dense forests, with all the animals, birds and Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 where the water is cooler, are some of the world’s fishes that live on and in them: coyotes, bald ea- Directed by John Dutton richest coral reefs. The inland mountainous regions gles, black bears, 200kg Atlantic sturgeon, beavers, Produced by Skyland Productions and RANfilm for ORF in asso- still hold great biological secrets. There are species deer and even flying squirrels. These are the Adi- ciation with ORF-Enterprise here – even large mammals – that were observed rondacks. The Catskills. Thousands of acres of un- Available worldwide for the first time only in our generation. tamed wilderness that amaze us with each changing season. Native Americans called it Mahicantuck, 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 815327 4K HD EV UT 5.1 815557 “the river that flows two ways”. A fitting name for

50 51 Bears of the Karawank Mountains Seefeld – Tyrolean Wonderland UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM

For Slovenia’s brown bears the fall of the Iron Cur- In February 2019, Seefeld hosts the year‘s biggest tain freed them to explore. Moving west through winter sports event: the FIS Nordic World Ski Champi- gentle Mediterranean countryside they encoun- onships. Seefeld lies at the heart of Tyrol, surrounded tered two obstacles: the Karawank Mountains and by the most beautiful and wildest Alpine peaks. The the Julian Alps. This film tells what happens when diversity of the landscape is breathtaking: primeval inquisitive and intelligent bears cross the biggest forests, rushing rivers, rocky peaks, pastures and wa- natural barriers in search of a new life: fishing, hunt- terfalls, as well as innumerable lakes and moors. High- ing, raiding ants’ nests, scooping up berries, even er elevations are home to ibex, chamois and rock par- stealing honey as they go. The bears remember ex- tridges, while Western capercaillies and grey-headed Picture: © ORF Universum / dreiD.at, Hansruedi Weyrich actly where they have been in previous years; they woodpeckers inhabit the forests. Picture: © Jungle-Productions/ Freinademetz revisit or avoid old haunts, always moving closer to Duration: 1 × 52 min Available 2019 human civilization. The film sees the stark mountain Duration: 2 × 52 min. Available 2019 Directed by Eva Gressel landscapes and their flora and fauna (wolves and Directed by Manfred Corrine, Franz Hafner and Christian Puluj A co-production by ORF, ZDF/ARTE and dreiD.at Filmproduktion lynx are here too) through the eyes of the bears. Produced by Interspot Film for ORF in association with in association with ORF-Enterprise Golden eagles, griffon vultures, bats and butterflies, ORF-Enterprise Available worldwide except for Germany and France ibex and chamois, red deer and marmots are some Available worldwide of the animals they encounter on the way. 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 814818 4K HD EV UT 5.1 815413

Through a Raven’s Eye Europe’s Wild West – Portugal

The Common Raven is the largest, cleverest and Portugal, at Europe’s extreme western point, was bravest European corvid – brave enough to make the great power that linked the Old and New Worlds. its home in the harsh landscape of the ‘Totes Then it withdrew into itself for most of the last centu- Gebirge’ – the ‘Dead Mountains’. This barren lime- ry. This history still reflects the contrasts of Portugal’s stone plateau at 2,500 meters soaks up rainwater, landscapes and wildlife. Wild horses from the moun- leaving the peaks bone-dry. Further down, the tains were tamed and exported by the gold-hunting precipitation creates a paradise of turquoise lakes, Conquistadores – because they were small enough to pristine springs, moss-covered forests and mysteri- fit on the cramped ocean-going ships. Today anoth- ous moors. The temporary karst springs bring fur- er lucrative global phenomenon threatens Portugal’s ther specialist behaviour: landlocked Danube bleak sea-horses – illegal fishing for the trade in far-east- make short and spectacular migrations to their ern exotic medicines. Salazar’s dictatorship imported Picture: © ORF Universum / Interspot, Georgine Sippl spawning grounds, and wallcreepers scurry up and thousands of fast-growing eucalyptus trees to revive Picture: © Nuno Sá/ Wild Wonders of Europe down steep cliffs, looking for larvae; while cham- the timber industry. Instead, the highly inflammable Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 ois, ptarmigans and mountain hares eke out a living trees caused devastating forest fires – which Portu- Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 Directed by Waltraud Paschinger and Patrick Centurioni amongst the jagged rocks. Gliding on silent wings gal’s traditional cork oak forests – home to Iberian Directed by Gernot Lercher & Erich Pröll A co-production by ORF, ZDF/ ARTE and Interspot Film, support- through this landscape of contrasts, the raven takes lynx – would easily withstand. Economic develop- A co-production by ORF, Proell Film and Skyland Productions in ed by Cinestyria and Land Oberösterreich us on a tour of his realm: this forbidding limestone ment via the EU has permitted a certain balance. association with ORF-Enterprise Available worldwide except for Germany and France massif may appear dead – but through the raven’s Wind turbines along the south coast are stilled for a Available worldwide eyes it’s anything but! week in spring and autumn to let thousands of storks migrate. In this ancient country the play of the ancient 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 814816 4K HD EV UT 5.1 814820 elements: Water, Fire, Earth and Air – still rules.

52 53 Walks with Alpine Ibex Meet the Martens UNIVERSUM UNIVERSUM

Inspired by Erich Kästner’s Conference of the An- They rest by night, a silhouette of snoring and sigh- imals, this film by Kurt Mayer (“Planet Sparrow”) ing horns, beneath Capricorn’s stars in the milky gathers members of the remarkable Marten family Alpine skies. Only at full moon do they walk. Then from four continents to an international meeting in the herd moves together, silently, gracefully. Like Vienna. The venue, a traditional hotel (think “Grand ghosts their horned heads peek above the lime- Budapest Hotel”) becomes their temporary home. stone ridges of the Hochschwab mountains. This Honey-badgers, wolverines, ermines and stone massive range absorbs snowmelt and rainfall like martens – even otters – each have their own way a gigantic sponge, supplying a million people in of making their room their territory, and each room distant Vienna with crystal-clear water. Entering has magical access to the natural habitat they left the archaic, mystic world of the ibex was Bernhard Picture: © kurt mayer film behind. “Meet the Martens” combines blue chip Schatz’s dream. In this unique film Bernhard follows Picture: © ORF Universum / dreiD.at wildlife photography with the comedy of unexpect- the Alpine ibex through a whole year; we experi- Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 ed encounters between relatives. ence the amazing, sometimes comical, social be- Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 Directed by Kurt Mayer and Judith Doppler havior of these magical animals, filmed in the heav- Directed by Waltraud Paschinger A co-production by ORF, kurt mayer film and ARTE iest snowstorms and in the cracking summer heat. A co-production by ORF and dreiD.at Filmproduktion Available worldwide except for Germany and France And alongside the ibex we also meet their animal Available worldwide companions: chamois, marmots, golden eagles and European adders. 4K HD EV FV UT 5.1 815118 4K HD EV UT 5.1 814815

Feathered Friends Istria – Adriatic Labyrinth

Ornithologist Leander Khil and filmmaker Mario Istria doesn’t give up its secrets easily – this steep Kreuzer (Kestrels at Close Quarters) team up again Adriatic karst labyrinth in today’s Croatia is a hid- for a film about garden birds that will surprise, de- den sanctuary for Southern Europe’s wildlife. Field- light and amaze. Studies of the birds’ acrobatic fare thrushes, crowded in bushes at the edge of capability, intelligence, survival strategies and forests, fire digestive missiles at threatening preda- struggles create minute-to-minute drama and reve tors. Short-toed eagles target rodents on the burn- lations that will resonate with viewers everywhere. ing rocks, while griffon vultures cruise the updrafts above. As darkness falls, wild boar snuffle past a deserted village. It’s autumn, hog heaven here, truf- fle time. But the hogs skirt the village, afraid of the wolves living among the roots in the abandoned Picture: © Interspot Film / Aleksandar Gospic cellars, gliding past the tree-trunks rearing from Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 windows. No-one visits this village except mother Duration: 1 × 52 min Available 2020 Produced by: Mario Kreuzer and Leander Khil bears, exploring with their cubs in the springtime. Directed by Manfred Corrine A co-production by ORF and PKM Film Produced by Interspot Film for ORF Available worldwide Available worldwide

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54 55 The Shape of Africa Magic Mongolia

Part I: The Ancient Bridge

UNIVERSUM Part II: Between Land and Sea UNIVERSUM Part III: Coast of Wonders

A unique new look at Africa from its coastal outlines, The world’s least-populated country has the great- with wildlife, landscapes and national parks unseen in est steppe in the world; a desert where camels drink other wildlife films. salt-water; and steep mountains where tribesmen hunt with eagles. Here, snow leopards, threatened The Ancient Bridge reveals Egypt, Sudan and Ethio- everywhere else, are protected both by the harsh cli- pia as the bridge linking Africa and Eurasia. Rhinos, big mate and by Buddhist beliefs. While on the steppe, cats and antelopes reached Africa through here, un- nomadic herders dare not shoot the wolves, because til the Red Sea widened, creating fabulous coral reefs a wolf was the ancestor of the great Genghis Khan. and warm waters for manta rays and dolphins. Million-strong herds of wild gazelle migrate next to Picture: © ORF Universum the nomads’ horses, cattle and sheep – an equilibrium Picture: © Interspot / Franz Hafner Between Land and Sea shows how tectonics tore In- made possible by isolation and the extreme climate. Duration: 3 × 52 min. Available 2020 dia from Africa’s east coast, with Madagascar in be- But the fifty-mile mineral convoys to China are a sign Duration: 2 × 52 min. Available 2020 Directed by Harald Pokieser tween, leaving amazing similarities in landscapes and that Mongolia’s fragile natural balance may not con- Directed by Franz Hafner A co-production by ORF and Cosmos Factory preserving unique species. tinue for much longer. A co-production by ORF and Interspot Film Available worldwide Available worldwide Coast of Wonders highlights the contrasts of Africa’s west coast: harshest deserts bordering lushest jungles and the richest Atlantic fishing grounds. On this coast 4K HD EV UT 5.1 814273 4K HD EV UT 5.1 814276 elephants may swim in the sea!

King of the Taiga Vulture Culture!

Life has changed for Siberian or Amur tigers. Until Bearded Vultures were eradicated from the Alps by recently on the very edge of extinction, now pro- 1907, but in the 1980s they were reintroduced, and tected at the highest levels, they are flourishing. now for the first time in a century, three genera- But that brings its own problems. Older tigers tions of vultures live side by side. Charlie, a young don’t give up their territories to young interlopers, Bearded Vulture, is born among the sheer moun- forcing them to move into human settlements. As tainsides of Switzerland’s Engadin National Park. a result, the man-eating tiger is now truly living up Charlie’s family will teach him to fly, and to paint to its name. There is no better moment to capture himself in the orange mud that is the preferred the behavior of this majestic animal – four meters makeup of all his kind. Above all he will learn the from nose to tail. In spite of its growing numbers, its skills of dive-bombing with marrow-bones, his spe- Picture: © Interspot Film/ Franz Hafner stealthy hunting style makes it almost impossible to cies’ unique way to access super-nutritious food. Picture: © ORF Universum / kurt mayer film spot in the forest undergrowth, so high technology But after two years, as his dark plumage becomes Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 and the full cooperation of Russia’s top trackers paler, his family will reject Charlie. Then he must fly Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 Directed by Franz Hafner and tiger conservationists will be engaged in the away, as far as the skies over Milan or Rotterdam, Directed by Kurt Mayer Produced by Interspot film for ORF production. and can only return as an adult. He will most likely A co-production by ORF and kurt mayer film Available worldwide find another chick in his nest, so he must find his Available worldwide own mate, and cement the new relationship with the vultures’glorious mating flights. 4K HD EV UT 5.1 815520 4K HD EV UT 5.1 815119

56 57 The World in an Eggshell NATURE NATURE

Eggs turn into birds, insects, fish, reptiles or arthro- pods. Mostly we think of them as a static stage of development on the way to the real action. So this is probably the first nature documentary entirely devoted to the subject. Written and directed by Astrid Miller, maker of “Wild Boar – The Comeback”, “The World in an Eggshell” counters decades of neglect, amusingly, movingly and suspensefully revealing this true wonder of creation, in all its ovoid glory. Picture: © WEGA Film/ rusmor

Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 Directed by Astrid Müller Produced by wega Film for ORF Available worldwide

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Kenya: Big Five – Last Five?

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It seems to be a true paradise, and it is a stunning Ireland’s Wild Journeys adventure for everybody who experiences his first safari in one of Africa’s national parks. The foreign- ers’ focus is mainly on the “Big Five“. Will they be found? Will they be seen? Buffalo, Elefant, Rhino, Lion and even Leopard...? With stunning pictures from air and ground this film explores the most From the 8,000km flown annually by the Manx Duration: 3 × 50 min. 2010 exciting landscapes of Kenya and its wildlife. Shearwaters to the transatlantic voyages of our eels Directed by John Murray and Cepa Giblin and salmon, ‘Wild Journeys’ follows these voyagers Produced by Crossing the Line Productions in association with to the ends of the Earth, showing the extraordinary Sound&Vision and RTE Picture: © Lukas Beck challenges they meet and revealing the magnificent Available worldwide except for Ireland landscapes they visit en route. The series publicis- Duration: 1 × 52 min. Available 2020 es the vital work of Irish scientists as they tag and Directed by Lukas Beck track the animals across the globe and reveals the Produced by Skyland Productions in association with ORF-Enterprise amazing network of wildlife that links all life across Available worldwide the continents; how global warming directly affects our Barnacle Geese as they struggle to cope with a rapidly changing Arctic and the extraordinary dis- tances covered by our marine animals. 4K HD EV UT 5.1 815310 HD EV 815441

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Picture: © Pixabay Picture: © Creative Commons CC0 / Pixabay HISTORY and France Available worldwide except for theUSA, Canada, Australia Land Niederösterreich and BMBF France 5andSBSinassociation withAustrian Television Fund, A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film,Smithsonian Channel, Directed by KlausT. Steindl andKlausFeichtenberger Duration: 1×52 min. HD 62 Availableworldwide except for Germany, France andSwitzerland Austrian Television Fund, CineArt,BMBandLandNÖ epo-film, Prounen Filmand Vaughan Video in association with A co-production by ORF, SR/ARTE, RAI-Bozen, Directed by Barbara Fally-Puskas Duration: 2×52 min. 4K

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Picture: © Interspot Film Picture: © Vaughan Video – withgiganticgraves inKorea. It’s still notclearhow The gladiator schoolat Carnuntum,Roman cityon They seemto have come from anotherworld: circles condition by their vegetarian diet and rigorous (Malta alonehasaround 30temples) to theFar East Was there asecret connection between thecultures Lost City of Gladiators Mysteries of the Stone Age discoveries show. There appears to bea network of even indeath, thelosermust show noemotion. entertainers whocould bere-exported throughout visits to wealthy women admirers. Butamoment’s eties? What were theturningpointsintheirhistory? years BCE–are found allround theworld, asrecent and buildingsmadeofgiganticstones. The most fa- ancient civilizations managedto create thesefantas- sites from thenorthofScotland to theMediterranean nique madethemtruesportsstars, kept inpeak mous are Stonehenge inBritainandCarnacFrance. unteers like ourhero Atticus into skilledandbrutal the Danube, turned slaves, prisoners, and also vol- training. Gladiators earnedwell andpaidprivate the Empire. Precision, speedandspectaculartech- that builtthemegalithcircles? New studies andthe tic stone structures. How didthey liftthehugeblocks But thesemegalithsfrom theStone Age –5,000 loss of concentration inthe arena was lethal, and latest international research reveal fresh cluesto the into place? Andwhat canwe learnaboutthosesoci- biggest mysteries oftheStone Age. The Nero Files –Uncovering an Ancient Conspiracy Conspiracy Ancient explore theoriesthat are suddenlyunderminedby and toxicologists are brought inasthisdocumenta- and succeeded for two thousand years? Was Nero were normalbehaviour for aRoman emperor? Sup- was apsycho. Butsuppose itwas alllies? What plex web oflies,deflectionsandintrigues.Flash- ry reopens acold case. Together they reveal acom- really ahero, whotook from therichandgave to pose hisenemiesdecidedto trash hisreputation, mother, hiswife andthousandsofChristians. He unexpected twists. The result: areassessment of the poor?Historians, psychologists, criminologists He’s themost notorious ofallRoman emperors. He Files. Roman history. It’s time to re-examine the Nero if the“crimes” hecommitted never happened, or backs andre-enactments encourage theviewer to burned Rome, heengagedinincest, andkilledhis Available worldwide except for theUSA, Germany andFrance Land NÖandBMB in association withORF-Enterprise, Austrian Television Fund, Produced by Interspot Filmfor ORF, ZDF, France 5and PBS Directed by KlausT. Steindl Duration: 1×52 min. HD

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HISTORY Thirty Years of War

The last great religious armed conflict in Europe, the Thirty Years’ War, began 400 years ago, in 1618. Ostensibly a battle between Catholics and Protes- tants, the war was in fact the result of a complex mixture of competing interests and a thirst for power and territory which involved the entire continent, but which caused particular destruction in Germa-

HISTORY ny. Today’s conflicts in the Middle East remind many HISTORY

of the Thirty Years’ War, as they involve weakened © metafilm Picture: state structures, ruthless warlords and foreign play- ers who encourage division among religious de- Duration: 2 × 45 min. 2018 nominations. Is the Islamic world currently experi- Directed by Stefan Ludwig encing a wide-ranging conflict similar to that which A co-production by ORF and Metafilm in association with BR, tore Europe apart four centuries ago? MDR, SWR funded by Austrian Television Fund, BMB. FFW, Land NÖ Available worldwide except for Germany

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Gandhi: Fighting Without Weapons

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Atatürk – The Father of Modern Turkey Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as “Mahat- ma,” was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic 70 years ago, on 30th January 1948. Today, Gandhi is considered the embodiment of non violent resistance. His great words have also taken hold in the Western World: “Ahimsa”– non violence, “Satygraha” – insist- The Father of Modern Turkey attempts to come to his books offer us a behind-the-scenes look at the ence on truth, “Swaraj” – self governance. Gandhi terms with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as both a larg- most powerful man at the dawn of the Turkish Re- was and remained a Hindu, but engaged intensive- er-than-life personality and a phenomenon of the public, as well as insights into his personality. ly with other religions. He took the Baghavad Gita

zeitgeist at the turn of the last century. Atatürk’s and the Sermon on the Mount as the spiritual basis © metafilm Picture: revolution reflected the tensions between tradition, for his political actions. His concept of renunciation affairs of state and religion prevalent at the time. He Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 of violence and loving one’s enemies therefore also Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2018 was a man driven by the ideals he was prepared to Directed by Monika Czernin had a strong influence on Christians, for instance Directed by Christian Rathner implement at any cost, and his reforms completely A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, Loopfilm, ZDF, Arte and the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Produced by Metafilm for ORF changed the face of Turkey. Czech TV in association with ORF Enterprise, Austrian Television Luther King. Available worldwide Was the “Father of the Turks” a European at heart? Fund, FFF Bayern and BMB supported by Creative Europe He was inspired by the idea of nationalism, the im- Available worldwide except for Germany, France and plementation of fundamental rights and the separa- Czech Republic tion of state and religion. His countless private notes, HD EV UT 5.1 815438 HD 815527 diaries, and the handwritten comments he added to

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Maria Theresa – Europe’s Mother-in-Law

This majestic Empress arranged her children’s mar- riages to make peace with France, Spain, Parma

HISTORY and Naples. One of these children was Marie Antoi- HISTORY nette, who married Louis XVI of France before they were both decapitated. Needless to say, these mar- riages were , for the most part, unsuccessful. Watch as Maria Theresa struggled to balance dynastic re- sponsibility and motherly love.

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 Directed by Monika Czernin and Ernst Gossner A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE and ZDF in association with Austrian Television Fund, Land Niederösterreich, BMBF and Ceska Televize Available worldwide except for Germany, France and Czech Republic

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Maria Theresa – Legacy of an Empress Picture: © ORF/GS Film/Rosa Maria Plattner Luigi – Explorer of the Mediterranean Long before women’s emancipation was even con- ceivable, she brought the Habsburg Empire into its golden age. In honour of her 300th birthday, we trace down this extraordinary woman’s glorious history. World traveller, sailor, scientist, visionary, artist, Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 writer and most of all protector of nature: “Luigi”, Directed by Rosa Maria Plattner Ludwig Salvator from the house Habsburg, also A co-production by ORF/3sat and Gernot Stadler Filmproduktion known as “the King of Mallorca” was a well-adapted Available worldwide Austrian monarch. Instead of rushing from banquet Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 to banquet, Ludwig Salvator explored the Mediter- Directed by Georg Riha ranean Sea and crossed “mermaids” on his yacht A co-production by ORF III and RIHA Filmproduktion between Africa and Greece. He wanted to spark the Available worldwide public’s interest for the undiscovered regions such as Paxos, Zakynthos, the Aeolian islands and above all for the Balearic islands and Mallorca, where he has also established himself. HD 815502 HD 815530 Picture: © RIHA Film Picture:

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The Fall of the Habsburgs HISTORY HISTORY The Habsburg Dynasty has ruled large parts of Eu- rope and the world for 650 years. During World War I, however, the mighty Austro-Hungarian Empire sowed the seeds of its own demise. When Charles I inherited Franz Joseph’s throne in November 1916, he embarked on a single-handed mission to make peace. He offered France control of Alsace-Lorraine – a betrayal of his greatest ally and brother-in-arms, Germany. The so-called “Sixtus Affair” destroyed the last chance for peace in Europe – and sealed the fate of the Habsburg dynasty and the Austro-Hun- garian Empire itself. Charles I would go down in history as the last emperor of Europe.

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Exiles

A film about the aftermath of the Counter Reforma- Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 tion – how the Franks brought the culture of upper Directed by Anita Lackenberger Directed by Fritz Kalteis Austria to Germany, and how their culture was even A co-production by ORF III and Kreativlösung Filmproduktion A co-production by Metafilm, ORF, ZDF, ARTE, BMB, Land NÖ, propagated by the Catholics. Available worldwide Czech TV, MTVA Ungarn, RTR, FFW in association with ORF-En- terprise Available worldwide

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Close to Heaven Inventors under the Swastika

During the First World War, an artillery soldier National Socialist times saw a succession of flam- and a photographer report on the daily life in the boyant and talented inventors and pioneers, who HISTORY front line. One in his diary, the other through nu- on the one hand took advantage of the opportu- HISTORY merous photographs. The two friends passionately nities under the Nazis, and on the other hand were fought in the war, but the cease fire was met with exploited by the Nazis for their own purposes. disillusion. Their friendship ended the day Leopold Gunther Burstyn (inventor of a forerunner of the Guggenberger died in a plane crash on the south- tank), Ernst Heinkel (aeronautical pioneer), Viktor ern front in 1918, not long before the end of one of Schauberger (inventor of the “Repulsine” flying

Picture: © RANfilm Picture: mankind’s darkest chapters. Director Alfred Ninaus saucer) and Felix Wankel (inventor of the Wankel uses poignant imagery and texts by both of these engine) all have one thing in common: although Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 men to deliver a touching, personal account of the none of them had a university education, their Directed by Alfred Ninaus happenings of the First World War. names are inextricably linked with innovation and Produced by RANfilm for ORF technical progress, even today. Mostly before and Available worldwide during the First World War, they began to explore new ideas and technologies for tanks, engines and aeronautics that were far ahead of their time. HD EV 815346

On the Run with Books

What do you take with you when you suddenly have to emigrate to a foreign country? For the many Jews who succeeded in fleeing Germany and Austria in the 1930s, the answer to this question was clear: books. It could have been a stout pair of shoes, a good jacket or other practical items, but many Jewish emigrants chose German language cultural and intellectual history instead: Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Schnitzler, Rilke and of

Picture: © Film und Kontext Picture: course Theodor Herzl. This film traces what happened to the people and their books right up to Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 the present day. Duration: 1 × 48 min. 2018 Directed by Miriam Jakobs & Gerhard Schick Directed by Wolfgang Winkler A co-production by ORF and Jakobs and Schick GbR – FILM UND A co-production by ORF III, Pammerfilm and NTV KONTEXT Available worldwide except for Germany Available worldwide

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70 71 World Journal

World Journal presents current reports and internationally debated events but also addresses breaking news as they unfold around the world. Thrilling documentaries and exciting international reports on political and social developments, as well as first-hand films about individual and foreign life- styles provide insights into the world in which we WORLD JOURNAL WORLD live: as beautiful, cruel and exciting as it may be. JOURNAL WORLD

To secure a global coverage of the latest events and current affairs through out the world, 24 cor- respondents in 16 foreign offices, among others in Budapest, Istanbul, Cairo, London, Madrid, Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Washington, etc. are working for World Journal to inform the public about first-hand international developments. Pictures: © Pixabay Pictures:

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NEW Russia – Generation Putin

Vladimir Putin has headed up Russia for 19 years, first as Prime Minister and now in his third term as President. A whole generation of young Russians WORLD JOURNAL WORLD has known nothing else. Many of them are devoted JOURNAL WORLD and enthusiastic supporters; for the most part, crit- ics keep to the background for fear of repression. Under Putin’s Presidency, Russia has taken an in- creasingly authoritarian turn.

Picture: © ORF Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2018 Holidaying the Chinese Way Directed by Carola Schneider Produced by ORF Thanks to its new-found prosperity, a billion-strong Available worldwide nation is able to go on holiday on a grand scale. HD 815538 Picture: © ORF Picture: Duration: 1 × 29 min. 2014

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NEW Russia – Putin’s Crimea Living in China’s New Megacity – The Rise of Chongqing It’s been four years since Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of the Crimea. For Russia’s Outside of China, the world’s largest city is hardly President Putin, the annexation of Crimea was a known: Chongqing holds 30 million inhabitants and matter of prestige: he even held this year’s Presi- continues to grow. dential elections on the anniversary of the annexa- Picture: © ORF tion. Life in Crimea has changed under Russian rule: Duration: 1 × 30 min. / 1 × 45 min. 2016 although the economy is stagnating under Western NEW sanctions and jobs are scarce, most Russians in the China – The New World Power HD EV 814810 Crimea are happy and proud to be part of Russia China stands on the brink of a glorious age. The again. The Ukrainian and the Tartares feel discrim- economy continues on its upward path and the inated. Chinese have a strong belief in a glorious future for China. The Red Billionaires

Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2017 Thanks to the explosive economic boom, several Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2018 Directed by Josef Dollinger thousand Chinese have become fabulously rich. Directed by Christian Lininger Produced by ORF Produced by ORF Available worldwide Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2016 Available worldwide

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74 75 WORLD JOURNAL All Eyes the on Mediterranean Africa. Many ofthementake badlypaidjobs Route

of SouthernItaly, whilemany ofthewomen end of refugees andillegalimmigrants come from Italy is currently the country in Europe that takes from Libya to Europe. Discussing thecurrent situation ofthesearoute up in brothels. The Mafia has identified the illegal in thehighest numberofrefugees. The majority movement ofrefugees asbusiness opportunity. helping harvest fruitandvegetables inthefields NEW 76 Duration: 1×30min. Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by Mathilde Schwabeneder Duration: 1×30min. HD MIGRATION HD Italy’s Migrant Workers 815533 815348 Picture: ©Pixabay 2018 2017

Picture: © Patrick A. Hafner Generation who have to undertake heavy labourevery day to ensure theirfamilies’ survival. eight to work inorder to pay offthedebtsoftheir families are compelled to provide cheaplabour families. Since thecampbosses bearthefamilies’ Lebanon isforcing Syrian children asyoung as Most ofthepeoplewhowould bethegreatest transport, food andaccommodation costs, the to read or write. A feudal system established in return. The difficultyof breaking outofthisde- pendency isillustrated by Syrian refugee children by thechiefsofunofficial refugeecamps in help inrebuilding Syria after thewar are notable NEW Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by Patrick Hafner Duration: 1×30min. HD

815478 Lebanon/Syria –The Lost 2018 think about Refugees I Dream in German I Dream in German Here and StayingHere and – What Migrants

what does“integration” actuallymean? do they thinknow –after many years beingestab - came to Austria years agofirst had to learnthe countries asquicklythey canbeto minimize arriving inAustria? For themtoo, itwas hard at first: migrants who Refugees shouldbe“integrated” into theirhost the financialandpolitical consequences. But lished inthecountry –abouttherefugees currently language andthenfindtheirplace insociety. What Available worldwide Produced by tausendRosen for ORF Directed by Elisabeth KrimbacherandThomas Grusch Duration: 1×35 min. Available worldwide Produced by tausendRosen for ORF Directed by MartinBetz Duration: 1×45 min. HD HD 814801 EV 814799 2016 2016

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WORLD JOURNAL WORLD JOURNAL country. or to riskunsafe andillegalabortionsintheirown of Irishwomen travel abroad to obtainabortions, on sentence ofupto 14years. Every year thousands countries intheEUto vote onwhetherto allow the Ireland hasthemost restrictive abortionbanafter In early summer, Ireland will be one of the last Poland andMalta.Termination ofpregnancy iseven termination of pregnancy. A strict catholic country, banned incasesofrape andispunishableby apris- NEW 78 Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by Cornelia Primosch Duration: 1×30min. CURRENT AFFAIRS HD Abortion Rights Abortion in Ireland 815534 2018

Picture: © ORF Right wingers in the Center Poland – Heading RightPoland –Heading construction offiring ranges onschoolgrounds. are afraid oflosingdemocracy, otherssupportthe and abortionsto beforbidden again.While some Hungary hasmoved sofar to therightunderau- Poland’s nationalist partyholdsoffice, anauthor- First Hungary, now Poland – a massive swing to thoritarian PrimeMinister Viktor Orbanthat theEU the rightistakingplace inEastern Europe. Since ing heldonfirearms lessons for pupilsandonthe is showing signsofalarm.Discussions are even be- itarian style hastaken over: free mediaare under politics oftheirgovernment. pressure, militiasare formed, civilrightsare limited NEW Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by Beate Haselmayer Duration: 1×30min./45 min. Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by Ernst Gelegs Duration: 1×30min. HD HD Hungary – Hungary 815537

ES 814807 2016 2018 The Jewish state was founded withthesupportof catastrophe that was followed by war andoccupa- drugs overdose ortheeffects of years ofsubstance abuse. were driven outoftheterritory view thisday asa Every day more than 90peopledieintheUSA ofa tion. the UNOinMay 1948.The Palestinians whofledor NEW NEW Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by BenSegenreich andKarim ElGawhary Duration: 1×30min. Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by Benedict Feichtner Duration: 1×30min. HD HD 14 USA the –In of Grip Drugs 815536 815535 th May 1948: Israel May 1948: 2018 2017

Picture: © ORF The Republicans in the US Senate have taken the The horrors ofdecadescivilwar inColombia are War to Economic Upturn USA’s Reform Health gradually becoming partofthepast: Medellin,once first step towards theabolitionofhealth reform. frastructure ofpeace. the most dangerous cityintheworld, isnow atext- book example ofhow to create theculture andin- NEW Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by Julieta Rudich Duration: 1×30min. Available worldwide Produced by ORF Directed by Julieta Rudich Duration: 1×30min. HD HD Colombia –From and Drugs

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WORLD JOURNAL GENERATIONS CONSCIOUS EATING

NEW The Efficient Chicken

Every Austrian currently eats up to 15 kg of it per year. And industrial agriculture is at last reacting to this boom. Modern and efficient rearing systems WORLD JOURNAL WORLD guarantee rapid growth, above all of breast meat. JOURNAL WORLD An industrial chicken can now lay well over 300 eggs per year. But there is one group that loses out in all this: the chickens themselves.

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Europe’s Centenarians Ageing Well

Finding surprising answers to the great questions “70 is the new 60” and “At the heart of society even Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 of life. in old age” are the new mottos. Directed by Nora Zoglauer and Klaus Dutzler Produced by ORF Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 Available worldwide Directed by Alexander Steinbach Directed by Kurt Langbein and Stefan Wolner HD 815540

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A Glass of Milk a Day

Ageing in Paradise Water is more expensive in supermarkets than milk. Farmers currently receive 30 cents for one liter of milk. Farmers receive so little for their hard work Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia are in- nowadays. creasingly becoming a scourge of humanity. Around Every year nearly a third of all cows are sent to a 35 million people worldwide are affected and that slaughterhouse because they become ill and there- number is rising. Successful treatment seems far fore uneconomical for milk industry. off in the future. That’s why it’s even more important to allow patients to age in dignity. There is an “Alzheimer’s Village” near Amsterdam that focuses entirely on people with dementia.

Duration: 1 × 35 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2015 Directed by Alexander Steinbach Directed by Klaus Dutzler Produced by ORF Produced by ORF Available worldwide Available worldwide

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80 81 Newton

Whether it is about the joys and wonders of ma- chinery, computers or robotics, the fascination of nature, biology and wildlife or the functioning of society or our personal behaviour among each other, “Newton” presents all scientific and fascinating facts about human beings, animals, nature and technology and explains the latest news, the basics

NEWTON and contexts. Elaborate and stylish film clips make NEWTON interesting stories easier to understand, supported by computer animations and graphics, experiments and interviews with experts. “Newton” is aimed at anyone who likes to find out new things, enjoys the odd light-bulb moment and wants to discover what is behind many everyday things and events. Pictures: © ORF/Interspot Film/Oliver Roth Film/Oliver © ORF/Interspot Pictures:

82 83 DIGITAL FUTURE AND HIGHTECH TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY

NEW Virtual Reality Science for Sale NEW Electricity on the Road Drones Conquer the Skies

Scientists are developing applications that could The documentary shows the balancing act between The practice test shows the handling of the e-car from the Are drones a blessing or a curse, progress or risk? make Virtual Reality suitable for everyday use. science on behalf of research and its industrial partners. first road tests to charging at a public charging station.

Duration: 1 × 21 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 21 min. 2013 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 25 min. 2016

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NEW School 4.0 The End of Rosetta NEW The World from Above Tricks from Engine Builders

Tablets, Smartphones and Co: Digital tools are an Follow the highlights and scientific findings of the For the first time in the history of space travel, this Davis Straetz, the author and test driver, explains how the indispensable part of everyday life. Rosetta Mission. data and information is provided by an Austrian. history of emissions tricks goes back well into the 1970s.

Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2015 HD HD EV 815546 HD 815116 815548 HD 814485

Smart Cities The Rosetta Mission NEW Surviving D-Day Stop or Go for Electric Cars

The Urban Age has begun. But what should the cit- The breathtaking landing of the Rosetta Mission on Electricity is the driver of our society. But what if The future of the battery will decide the future of ies of the future look like? a comet unveils many secrets about our existence. the power fails – for several hours or even days? mobility.

Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 21 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 21 min. 2014

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Citizen Science – Everyone’s a Scientist Underground – Tunnel Constructions The Electromobile Revolution Hydrogen – Fuelling our Future?

Hobby researchers are working with scientists to Get an enlightening insight into the hard work of The electromobile revolution has begun. Will its com- Is hydrogen the answer for alternative energies? find new ways and solutions to scientific questions. tunnel construction sites. petitive advantage be maintained across the world?

Duration: 1 × 20 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 21 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 25 min. 2015

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Nano Research The Nobel Prize Winners of the Future Perpetuum Mobile Oil-Power versus E-Power: An Industry Reinvents Itself “Nano research” illustrates how flexible batteries What parts of the human body are involved in the “Perpetuum Mobile” shows the physical reasons for and wafer-thin solar cells can revolutionise energy production of genetic information. the impossibility of a perpetual motion machine. Spectacular circumnavigation of the globe by a solar- generation. powered plane shows what new energy is capable of.

Duration: 1 × 22 2016 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2016

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84 85 SUSTAINABILITY HEALTH AND MEDICINE

NEW Creating a Modest Society Biotopia – The Organic Boom The Vitamin Lie Fighting the Tobacco Industry

Experts give insights into the importance of coop- Explore the new trend towards organic products. We often forget that taking too many vitamin tab- Cigarette smoke contains a huge health risk that eration and moderate economic development. lets can be damaging for our health. was long kept secret by the tobacco industry.

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2016

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NEW Start Ups – Behind the Scenes Water Soil, Insects, High-Tech and Junk Food The Revenge of the Bacteria

An emotional rollercoaster ride in the world of start- “Water” examines the use of the resource water and How do science and digital cooking change our There is more and more talk of antibiotic resistance. ups, with insights into the living and working world. shows how many tons of plastic are washed every day. food?

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 50 min. 2016

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The Fight Against Food Waste Wood The Sugar Trap

Scientists, food savers and chefs in the smart fight Can we rely on wood to build the houses of the See the bitter truth about sugar and its effects on against food wastage. future? Doesn’t this material burn in a fire? our “Stone Age” brain.

Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 13 min. 2016

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Solar Decathlon Vertical Farming Energy Drinks

Follow international engineering students in competi Could vertical agriculture in high rise buildings of- What is actually behind the promises of the many tion to construct the best energy sustainably built house. fera solution to climate change? manufacturers?

Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2014 Duration: 1 × 14 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016

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La Dolce Morte – The Bitter CO2 Massacre Winter Sports without Snow Beer – Science in a Glass Side of Sweetness

Do our efforts in reducing CO2 and working on an What does the future of snowmaking technology Explore the world of brewing and the variety of in- environmentally sustainable future in the end only hold? What we eat has consequences – and not just per- gredients that master brewers use. destroy more of our “green lungs”? sonal ones for our own health.

Duration: 1 × 30 min. / 1 × 45 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016

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86 87 PSYCHOLOGY AND SPORTS NATURE AND ANIMALS

What Do We Dream About? Extreme Cold

Is Freud’s interpretation of dreams still relevant? We tested a new training method to boost the im- mune system through exposure to cold. Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2017 HD EV 815111 NEWTON HD 815369 NEWTON

Viktor Frankl – Logotherapy “Blossoming” Business Viktor Frankl is renowned for his famous book “Man’s Search for Meaning”, which he wrote in a death camp. Therapy through gardening?

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2017

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History’s Profiler Why Do We Laugh Hallstatt

“History’s Profiler” combines modern technology This episode traces the origins of laughter. Explore the oldest and best preserved salt mine in to draw secrets to yet unknown details from the the world. world’s past. Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 20 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2015 HD 815113 HD 814262 HD 814768

Surtsey – The Birth of an Island Urban Legends – The Fear Business Above the Clouds – What Happens Behind the Scenes When we Fly? Follow the emergence of an island and its develop- Cell phone radiation, dowsing, gurus – “Urban Leg- ment of an ecosystem. ends” tracks myths and legends that we believe Finding out everything about safety, engineering without questioning them. and the physics of flight. Picture: © Lukas Kogler Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2013 HD EV Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2014 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016 Secrets of Primeval Times – 813568 HD EV 813912 HD 814766 The Language of Tortoises Newton offers a fascinating peak into the most re- Wolves cent research on tortoises, dives right into their lan- Looking for the Kick The Pearl Divers guage and shatters some of the prejudice we hold The wolf is often described as aggressive, danger- against them. Because tortoises are talkative, fast ous and scary – but is he really? Analyzing the dangers and effects of drugs. Join pearl divers and dive into the Viennese Oyster and, above all, sociable! reef.

Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2014 Duration: 1 × 20 min. 2016 Duration: 1 × 24 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2016

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88 89 CRIME

Spotlight Murder – Real Murders, Forensics – Chief Inspector Science Real Investigators, Real Thrills

The eight-part crime reenactment series combines CSI Newton: hunting killers with pollen and rays. the plot-driven narrative structure of a classic who- “Forensics – Chief Inspector Science” follows scien-

NEWTON dunit mystery with the events of a real murder case. tific “trackers” and shows the science that investi- NEWTON The series is presented by the real investigators, gators use to track criminals. crime scene technicians, and medical examiners in charge of the original cases. They relate their im- pressions during the investigation and explain it step by step. In elaborate reenactment scenes, the audience is sent on an exciting investigative journey. Picture: © Pixabay Picture: All episodes of the series are based on real murder cases solved by the Vienna police. The real killers Duration: 1 × 22 min. 2014 were convicted – hence the clear message of the Directed by Katrin Mackowski series: “There is no perfect murder. At the end of Produced by ORF the day, everyone makes a mistake.” Available worldwide

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Profiling in Criminal Psychology

One principle is paramount: No one can hide behind himself. For every crime, countless individual decisions have to be made. These decisions distin- guish the criminal, his motive, and his modus oper- andi. Profiling is the art of describing an unknown person. Profilers are called in whenever conventional investigations get stalled. A pure analyst can ad- vance an investigation significantly by purposeful combination of information. This is illustrated by the solutions of the RAF terror and the Austrian let-

ter bomb series. The documentary shows the great Film Pammer © ORF/ Picture: potential of today’s profilers and advances the po- Duration: 8 × 45 min. 2017 litical discussion of it. Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2015 Directed by Chris Raiber Directed by Karo Wolm A co-production by ORF and Interspot Film in association with A co-production by ORF III and Pammer Filmproduktion Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund Available worldwide Available worldwide

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90 91 WAY OF LIFE

#SINGLE Body Eats Soul

In a critical, humorous, and honest manner, #SINGLE Since their emergence, social media have confront- explores human mating behavior in the 21st century ed young women more intensively than ever before through the worldwide phenomenon of online dat- with unattainable ideals of beauty. Key reasons for LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & ing, its background, and its impact on our society. this are the constant availability of images and the The mechanisms of the platforms are questioned accessibility of artificially enhanced images on a just as critically as today’s forms of relationship and daily basis. So called influencers act as role models unrealistic expectations. on Instagram and often present themselves in illu- sory digital worlds focused on insubstantial beauty issues.

Duration: 1 × 52 min. / 1 × 90 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 60 min. 2018 Directed by Andrea Eder Directed by Jennifer Rezny Produced by Allegro Film in association with Vienna Film Fund, A co-production by ORF, Feuer & Flamme Film in association Austrian Film Institute and Film Industry Support Austria with BMB and Vienna Film Fund Available worldwide Available worldwide

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Sexy Men Gold Mine Health

The male libido is no longer the be all and end all Strength training with barbells and the bench three when it comes to sexuality, that it has been for a times a week, at least one yoga session and a daily long time. However, both men and women gener- run: having the perfect body is the ultimate ideal in ally accept that there are big differences between today’s achievement orientated society. male and female desire. Being slim is so yesterday; today you have to have defined muscles. And that’s why so many people push themselves to the limit.

Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2018 Directed by Bernhard Hain Directed by Stefan Wolner and Elisabeth Tschachler Produced by Schnittstelle for ORF III A co-production by ORF III and Langbein und Partner Available worldwide Available worldwide

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92 93 FOOD & GARDENING

Royal Gardens of GardenCULT HIGHLIGHT the Habsburg Family

The Habsburg-Lothringen Family was, for centu- GardenCULT is a creative infotainment format for ries, one of the most powerful dynasties in the beginners and advanced gardeners. The retro pic- world; their empire was once so big, it was said ture style and the unconventional camera movement LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & that the sun never set on it. Their rule and their im- as well as the authentic moderation of the show are pact on the world echo through architectural mas- unique. DIY instructions help the viewers to apply terpieces and countless gardens and parks. This what they have learned in their own garden. In every documentary brings this famous family’s “green episode experts explain the creation of plants or fingers”, their glorious gardens, gigantic parks and gardening tools. GardenCULT takes the viewers by astonishing plant collections back into the spot- the hand and with a moving camera and picturesque Picture: © RANfilm light, whilst reminding us that gardens are mirrors image compositions leads them through the idyllic Picture: © Michael Starkl of their time. From the aerial perspective this film TV-garden. In ten episodes, ten different gardens will Duration: 2 × 45 min. 2017 takes us on an exciting journey through this idyllic, grow in front of the viewers’ eyes. Duration: 30 × 25 min. in 3 seasons 2015–2017 Directed by Stephanie Ninaus green world, from English gardens to French ge- Directed by Michael Starkl A co-production by ORFIII and RANfilm in association with ometric gardens. Produced by STARKL!film for ORF III Austrian Television funds Land NÖ and VAM Available worldwide Available worldwide

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Paradise Garden The Secret Garden Tour

Tips and tricks for those with green fingers: the The organic gardener Karl Ploberger looks beyond magazine programme on natural gardening. Un- the Austrian borders and peeks into dreamy secret der the heading of “practical gardening,” the gardens. Alongside his numerous journeys across show gives tips on botany, plant care and gar- the overwhelming English gardening paradise, he den planning. The centrepiece of each episode takes trips to Venice, South Africa and northern Ger- is the open air restaurant with proprietors from many. He meets gardeners who preserve the old and right across Austria. The gardens are intended to cultivate the new. He learns about local flora and lis- provide viewers with inspiration and new ideas, tens to the exciting stories which leaves and flowers and to encourage people to tend and design their have to tell. This journey of the senses will make you own gardens. want to travel and discover new greenery.

Picture: © Pixabay Picture: © ORF

Duration: 250 × 25 min. 2018 Duration: 10 × 25 min. / 4 × 45 min. 2006–2018 Produced by Talk TV Directed by Karl Ploberger Available worldwide A co-production by all Film Available worldwide

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94 95 FOOD & GARDENING FOOTBALL IS COMING

How Healthy is our Bread? United – The Red Rebels of Manchester

More and more people are suffering from wheat and “United – The Red Rebels of Manchester” tells the gluten intolerance. Wheat protein was long consid- story of ordinary people who created their own ered to be the cause of this scourge, and today glu- football club in 2005 as they realized that the take- LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & ten free products are on all the supermarket shelves. over of an US-american billionaire changed their However, there is now increasing suspicion that old love, the great Manchester United, forever. it is not wheat but how it is processed that makes Thick of all the money that dominates football now- bread a potentially unhealthy food. More and more adays, they established an exciting project in a city bakeries are reacting to this by introducing former with a great tradition of social struggles and inno- production methods and ingredients such as cham- vations. pagne rye, emmer or in vogue chia seeds.

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 Directed by Christoph Schuch Produced by Avanti Film in association with HessenFilm & Medien Available worldwide

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World in a Ball

This documentary shows the very contradictory consequences of globalization in a single, remote setting: in the secret world capital of soccer in northeast Pakistan, Sialkot. According to a Paki- stani legend, the ball is not only round, but also a “Golden Ball”, a “Gola Zareen”. In Sialkot, 50,000 workers sew about forty million handmade balls per year. That’s seventy percent of the hand-stitched soccer balls on the world market. It takes about three hours to finish a ball.

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2010 Directed by Anita Lackenberger Directed by Christian Krönes and Florian Weigensamer A co-production by ORF/3sat and Produktion West A co-production by ORF, WDR and Blackbox Film & Medien- Available worldwide produktion in association with Vienna Film Funds, Austrian Television Funds and bmukk Available worldwide except for Germany

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96 97 AROUND THE WORLD WORLD OF HORSES

Seychelles – A Place of Diversity Horse People

“United in diversity” may as well be the Seychelles’ People have used horses for millennia to ride on official motto. It has been adopted by the entire and as work animals – and in recent decades the population as the basis for their peaceful coexist- horse has evolved from an animal used for work LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & ence and economic development. This group of and in war to one that is a partner for sport and islands proves that diversity is not necessarily a leisure. In this new three part series, Erich Pröll tells source of trouble but can also be an asset. the stories of horses and horse people, stories that show what a difference these wonderful creatures make to education, training and employment. And proves that gentle training methods can lead to unexpected successes.

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 Duration: 3 × 45 min. 2018 Directed by Werner Zips and Manuela Zips-Mairitsch Directed by Erich Pröll A co-production by ORF/3sat and Werner Zips Filmproduktion A production by PROELL FILM for ORF III Available worldwide Available worldwide

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Sri Lanka – Island of Hope White Horses, Blue Vines – Lipizzaner & Schilcher

Heavily decorated elephants march among men and women towards the Full Moon Festival in Kat- aragama. The Sri Lankan native population honour In Western Styria they breed the world-renowned Li- their Valli Amma through the largest Hindu pilgrim- pizzaner horses and make a unique wine, Schilcher, age in the country. Countless colours, transe danc- from the Blue Wildbach vine. But there are undiscov- es, walking on charcoal.. tangible and metaphysical ered corners to explore, too. aspects make the festival a sumptuous expericence. Sweeping mountain pastures, unspoilt riverscapes, Between multiculturalism and cultural appropria- beautiful vineyard slopes and winemakers’ houses – tion, follow us as we reach the core of Sri Lankan that’s Western Styria. The coal mining dust is history. identity. Today it is the white Lipizzaners and the Blue Wild- bach vine that give the area its colour, life and energy.

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2018 Directed by Werner Zips Directed by Alfred Ninaus A co-production by ORF/3sat and Werner Zips Filmproduktion A co-production by ORF/3sat and RAN Film Available worldwide Available worldwide

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98 99 AUSTRIA

Winter in Ausseerland

A landscape formed by the ice age, surrounded by mighty mountain ranges, a country of lakes ... Aus- seerland. This is the story of a winter in the geograph- LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & LIFESTYLE LEISURE & ical centre of Austria, one which captivates the world and invokes a quieter time. Winter is harsh, rough, quiet and at the same time full of colour, life and poet- ry. This is winter in Ausseerland. Mountain landscapes deep in snow, frozen lakes. You might think it was all something of a cliché, but it is precisely in the win-

Picture: © ORF Picture: ter months when the people of Ausseerland observe some highly idiosyncratic traditions. Traditions that Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2018 you only find here and nowhere else. Directed by Alfred Ninaus A co-production by ORF III and RAN Film Available worldwide

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Austria from Above – Jewel of the Country

One of the five largest ski areas in the world, more than 300 kilometres of downhill routes, 88 lifts and last but not least the “cradle of alpine skiing”. For example, after the Second World War the majority of ski schools in the USA were run by Aus- Georg Riha is and will remain the master of aerial Duration: 9 × 48 min. 2018 trians, and the Arlberg technique was also being shots. What he used to film with balloons and spi- Directed by Georg Riha taught in South America, Australia and even New dercams is now done with drones and helicopters. Produced by RIHA Film and ORF III Zealand. Half the world was learning to ski on the In this new nine-part series, for the first time, Riha Available worldwide Arlberg, according to a newsreel from the time, uses aerial shots only. In shootings that took several

Picture: © ORF Picture: with royalty making their first turns in the snow years he flew over almost all of Austria and shows here alongside countless stars and starlets. Ski Arl- the country’s most beautiful places from the aerial Duration: 1 × 50 min. 2017 berg is an entertaining journey through more than a perspective during the course of a year. Directed by Heinz Leger hundred years of the history of the “white sport” in Produced by epo-film in collaboration with ORF III in association one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. with Land Vorarlberg Available worldwide

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100 101 ARCHITECTURE

Ely Kahn: New York Cities A Head Full of Eggs – The Visionary Mastermind Friedrich Kiesler

His is not a name many people know, but his build- Friedrich Kiesler, the Austro-American is a “total ings in Manhattan are legendary: Ely Jacques Kahn. artist”. Today, Kiesler’s work is relevant in every The architect has been building bridges between way: The idea of continuous space with no separa- CULTURE & ART CULTURE Europe and the USA for more than 50 years and tion in ceiling, wall or support is found in the latest & ART CULTURE his work encompasses everything from the devel- projects of today’s avant-garde, like in the much opment of the Wiener Moderne, or Viennese Mod- publicised Yokohama International Passenger Ter- ern Age, to the International Style. Kahn played a minal by Foreign Office Architects. significant role in shaping the New York skyline, designing around 60 skyscrapers. His origins lie in the Jewish community in Hohenems. In the summer, around 200 descendants of the family met up in Vorarlberg to celebrate 400 years of the Jewish Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2015 community there. Ingrid Bertel and Nikolai Dörler Directed by Claudia Teissig follow in the footsteps of this versatile artist. A Production by ORF Available worldwide

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Inventing the Shopping Mall – The Gruen Effect

Victor Gruen couldn’t possibly have known how much he would change the world. The world famous Viennese architect is chiefly remembered as the inventor of the shopping mall. His “green” ideas spawned cities, which ultimately became shrines to the Gods of consumption and the free market.

Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2010 Directed by Ingrid Bertel Directed by Katharina Weingartner, Anette Baldauf A Co-production by ORF and KSR Filmproduktion A co-production by Wailand Filmproduktion and ORF Available worldwide Available worldwide

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102 103 CONTEMPORARY VIENNA

Art is King – Jonathan Meese Precious Metal – Precious Crafts

Jonathan Meese is Germany’s favourite enfant ter- Empress Sissi was once painted by Franz Xaver Win- rible. His art catapulted him into the big leagues terhalter: her beauty was mesmerizing but the dia- more than 15 years ago, and he’s happy to call him- mond stars in her hair stole the show. What makes CULTURE & ART CULTURE self a “cultural exorcist” and even an “art ant”. To such jewelry so fascinating? How are they made? & ART CULTURE mark the occasion of Meese’s staging of Wagner’s How important were they in the Kaisers’ household? Parsifal at the Vienna Festival 2017 – a highly antici Meet curators, goldsmiths and historians to track pated space opera. down the history of mankind’s fascination with Gold and Silver.

Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 Directed by Claudia Tessig Directed by Alexandra Schukoff Produced by ORF Produced by Alexander Schukoff Film for ORF III Available worldwide Available worldwide

Herbert Brandl – Not in Plain Sight Sound of Vienna

Herbert Brandl is an artist who doesn’t enjoy show- Vienna is internationally renowed for its music, ing his work. Far from making the headlines, the composers, virtuosos and conductors. It is the city fifty year old built his reputation through the tradi- of music. Tourists from accross the globe come tionally tricky business of painting. As he grasped here to enjoy Austria’s capital, and countless music his first paintbrush in the 80s, canvases were not lovers from around the world send their talented often in demand. His audience was surprised once kids here to study music. again when he chose to start painting mountain landscapes in the 90s. He isn’t interested in the mountain tops but in the gorges, the dark forests, the rocks and abysses.

Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 Directed by Ines Mitterer Directed by Alexander Schukoff A co-production by ORF and WR Film Produced by Alexander Schukoff Film Available worldwide Available worldwide

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Otto Wagner – Vienna’s Visionary of Modern Architecture

This film focuses on the architect, urban planner and designer Otto Wagner’s amazing world and builds a bridge between his early Historicist works and CULTURE & ART CULTURE his Jugendstil masterpieces. The goal is to paint a & ART CULTURE truthful picture of the artist’s life and work until he became the modernist architect we all know and love. Picture: © TV and More 2017 Steininger 2017 © TV and More Picture:

Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 Directed by Rudolf Klingohr A co-production by ORF, ARTE and TV & More Available worldwide except for Germany and France

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Egon Schiele – Between Love Picture: © Filmwerkstatt Wien and Hate Viennese Tradition 2.0 Lonely, talented, rejected, worshipped, damned and condemned. Schiele’s short but spectacular rise to the highest ranks of the Art world ended abruptly in a seemingly meaningless death, but his spirit lived on though his worldwide adoration and Something that sounds almost provocative is in Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2018 canonisation. Egon Schiele’s short and enigmatic fact a tradition within a tradition in Vienna. Percep- Directed by Barbara Weissenbeck and Gerald Benesch life and his undecipherable art still to this day, a tion, progress, demonstrating what you’ve learned A co-production by ORF and Filmwerkstatt Wien in association century after he took his last breath, inspire myths and being open to new ideas: it’s all part of the with Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund around his unapproachable and dubious character. flow of life in Vienna. The film captures it before the Available worldwide This film documentary does not focus solely on the

next innovative phase takes hold and for as long artist’s biography but rather on the tense correla- © Helmut Wimmer Picture: as it exists. A journey around the world of Vienna, tion between his uncompromising, unconditional in sparkling and appreciative company – from Lob- artistic talent and its radical opponent: society’s Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2017 meyer to Knize and Manner, from piano music to moral code of conduct. Directed by Herbert Eisenschenk the Wienerlied. A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Metafilm in association with BMB and Land Niederösterreich Available worldwide except for Germany and France

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Gustav Klimt

When Gustav Klimt was born into a poor Viennese family of artisans in 1862, Europe was about to un- dergo epochal changes. At that time, Vienna more CULTURE & ART CULTURE than any other European city embodied the life of a & ART CULTURE cosy society, which considered art primarily as the realization of an innocent and harmless dream. The highly talented painter Klimt started his artistic ca- reer creating this harmless art, but later made his mark among other things as a co-founder of the Vi- enna Secession and vehemently resisted the com- mercialisation of art.

Duration: 1 × 50 min. 2012 Directed by Herbert Eisenschenk Produced by Vermeer Filmproduction for ORF and ARTE Available worldwide except for Germany and France

A Kiss Cashes in – Klimt Between Art and Business Picture: © Filmwerkstatt Wien Images of Women – Juxtapositions: The Artists of the Viennese Modernism The artist seems to be suffering a similar fate as W.A. Mozart did some years ago: being buried under a just about infinite avalanche of exhibitions, merchandising products and tourist deals. Klimt teddy bears, Klimt dog blankets, Klimt china fig- The years between 1890 and 1918 were one of the Duration: 1 × 52 min. 2018 urines, Klimt chocolates, Klimt Barbie dolls, Klimt highlights in the history of Austria. The “Wiener Directed by Barbara Weissenbeck umbrellas, Klimt cookbooks: All that counts is that Moderne”, or Viennese Modern Age, was character- A co-production by ORF and Filmwerkstatt Wien in association “The Kiss” is reproduced on it; apart from that, mar- ised by huge innovation in art, literature, architec- with Austrian Television Funds and Vienna Film Fund keters’ imagination knows no bounds. ture, music, psychology, philosophy and society. Available worldwide But it is only men who are known as the pioneers of this movement. The three outstanding and inter- Duration: 1 × 30 min. 2012 nationally renowned painters of the Wiener Mod- Directed by Thomas Macho erne are Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Produced by FOR TV for ORF/3sat Schiele. And yet this era also saw appreciable ad- Available worldwide vances in women’s emancipation. Many female artists were part of the dawning of the modern age, managing to assert themselves in the art world de- HD EV 813068 HD 815561

108 109 TV-SERIES TV-SERIES TV-SERIES

HIGHLIGHT

Season I: Five women are taken by complete surprise when suddenly one of them is divorced by her husband and thrown out of the house. Instantly the BFFs realize that the same could happen to them. Their husbands, all businessmen with a quite strong WOMEN ON THE EDGE inclination towards corruption, are planning a big deal using their ignorant wives. But never would they have suspected that they have unleashed a bunch of beautiful beasts.

Season II: The abysses are getting deeper, secrets even more explosive and their intrigues even dirti- er! Maria, Waltraud, Caroline, Nicoletta and Sabine have to face new, nerve-racking challenges: they are forced to fight against a financial fiasco, threatened livelihoods, a public scandal as well as gloomy secrets.

TV-SERIES Season III: After she awakens from her artificial TV-SERIES coma, Waltraud is trying to reconnect to her old life as she finds herself surrounded by her friends but also inbetween lies, disfavor and selfishness. While Maria stubbornly tries to separate from her boyfriend, Caroline sees herself confronted with political intrigues and Nicoletta has to deal with her feelings of guilt for her lover Jörg and Waltraud as well, Vanessa fights for her existence in the noble suburbs.

The five ladies experience a roller coaster ride of emotions, with goose bumps and tense moments, until they are astounded to see that things never turn out the way they except…

Duration: 30 × 48 min. 2016–2018 Written by Uli Brée Directed by Sabine Derflinger and Harald Sicheritz Cast: Gerti Drassl, Maria Köstlinger, Martina Ebm, Nina Proll, Adina Vetter, Simon Schwarz, Juergen Maurer, Bernhard Schir, Lucas Gregorowicz, Philipp Hochmair, Hilde Dalik, Murat Muslu and Christoph Grissemann A co-production by ORF and ARD/Degeto, produced by MR-Film Available worldwide except for Germany

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HIGHLIGHT TV-SERIES TV-SERIES

Fast Forward ALSO AVAILABLE

Fast Forward 4 × 90 min.: Guilt, Memento, Life, Solitude

Angelica Fast is in her mid-thirties, a divorced sin- Duration: 60 × 45 min. 2011–2018 gle mother and a successful investigator at Vienna’s Written by Eva Spreitzhofer, Verena Kurth, Rainer Hackstock, criminal investigation department. The good-look- Guntmar Lasnig, Katharina Hajos, Constanze Fischer, ing young woman handles the balancing act be- Fritz Ludl, Stefan Hafner and Thomas Weingartner tween her job and parental duties with humour. Directed by Michi Riebl, Andreas Kopriva, Gerald Liegel Even if her teenage twins keep her on her toes, she Cast: Ursula Strauss, Andreas Lust, Wolf Bachofner, goes all out to pursue criminals. That her profes- Katharina Straßer, Morteza Tavakoli sional and private lives aren’t always separable is Produced by MR Film for ORF not least due to her ex-husband, the chief of fo- Available worldwide rensics. Teasing is part of her daily routine, and it Oscar 2009 nomination for “Revanche” with leading actress may well happen that their children’s upbringing is Ursula Strauss and leading actor Andreas Lust discussed on the crime scene. There is no room for sentimentality in all this – Angelica Fast knows what 14x 40x HD ES IV UT 811435 FAST FORWARD she wants and always keeps the facts in sight.

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AVAILABLE NOW

The splendid town of Kitzbuehel, at the foot of the Austrian Alps, set in unspoilt countryside and popular with the jet set, makes a fascinating setting for this thrilling detective series. “K-Files” features a

dynamic young team of investigators, a gourmet © ORF Picture: chef full of bright ideas, a countess well acquainted with jet set life and a serious sense of humour: the Duration: 231 × 45 min. 2005–2018 result is a witty and exciting detective series of a Written by various authors very special kind! Directed by various directors Cast: Julia Cencig, Jakob Seeböck, Kristina Sprenger, The series is built around a young team of CID Hans Sigl, Andreas Kiendl, Heinz Marecek, Andrea L’Arronge, officers who constantly encounter extremely Ferry Öllinger, Christine Klein bafﬂing murder cases. Episodes 1-216 produced by beo-Film Episodes 217-231 produced by Gebhardt Film Available worldwide except for Germany Episodes: 1–33 distributed by ZDF Enterprises 34–231 distributed by ORF-Enterprise 106x 11x HD ES UT 813833 TV-SERIES TV-SERIES

CopStories

Four Women and a Funeral Whether sparks are fying with the neighbours, your best friend has been the victim of a crime or a drug dealer is making trouble – the police is there to take care of law and order. However, cops are only human, too. Parents who refuse to believe the news that their child has died, teachers who are afraid Julie, Maria, Sabine and Henriette – four remarkable quickly takes her place in the third season and it of their pupils and friendships that are put to se-

women sharing an exceptional pastime – join forces in doesn’t take long until the next case gets them going. vere tests are on their agenda as much as the kind © ORF Picture: order to bring some excitement to the boring village of questions that cops also have to ask themselves life by suspecting murder in all those cases which in- Duration: 66 × 45 min. 2005–2018 over and over again, such as are compromises es- Duration: 40 × 45 min. 2013–2017 itially seem to point to the opposite. Never failing to Written by Uli Brée and Rupert Henning based on an idea by sential, or is it more important to stick to one’s own Written by Mike Majzen, Guntmar Lasnig, Karin Lomot be present at any village funeral, they investigate the Wolf Haas and Annemarie Mitterhofer principles? What is stronger – one’s profession or Directed by Paul Harather, Christopher Schier, Barbara Eder deaths by unnatural cause in a highly unconvention- Directed by Harald Sicheritz, Wolfgang Murnberger, Andreas family ties? Cast: Johannes Zeiler, Serge Falck, Claudia Kottal, Martin Zauner al way. In the second season of the series, Henriette Prochaska, Claudia Jüptner-Jonstorff and Walter Bannert Produced by Gebhardt Film for ORF helps out Julie with a friendly turn, indispensable to Cast: Adele Neuhauser, Gaby Dohm, Brigitte Kren, Available worldwide Julie’s life and as a consequence has to go to jail for Stephanie Japp, Martina Poel, Julia Stinshoff quite some time. Mona, a young community doctor Produced by Dor Film for ORF with investigative skills and medical expertise, joins Available worldwide the team. Due to her work abroad her sister Lola 48x 8x 18x 30x 3x HD ES FV IV UT 814563 HD ES UT 814682

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Emergency Lies Faith for Beginners

Ready for some not-so-usual family drama? Her- bert and Helga reunite with their children and To win his true love and to get his own restaurant, current partners for Herbert’s mother’s birthday Musa has to convert to Christianity and become a pretending nothing has changed. Until it gets to Muslim at the same time. At the same time become the point where everyone forgets who they really a Muslim and a Christian – an insoluble dilemma? want to be with. Not for Musa!

Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2017 Written by: Pia Hierzegger Written by Berith Schistek, Karl Benedikter, Sascha Bigler Directed by Marie Kreutzer Directed by Sascha Bigler Cast: Josef Hader, Pia Hierzegger, Brigitte Hobmeier, Andreas Cast: Deniz Cooper, Katharina Straßer, Erni Mangold, Zeynep Bo- Kiendl , Christine Ostermayer, Regina Fritsch, Bernhard Schir, zbay, Thomas Mraz, Hary Prinz, Ercan Durmaz, Tim Seyfi, Zenep Manuel Rubey Buyrac, Rainer Wöss, Peter Mitterutzner, Cornelius Obonya Produced by epo-film for ORF and SWR Produced by Lotus-Film for ORF and BR Available worldwide except for Germany Available worldwide except for Germany TV-MOVIES TV-MOVIES HD ES UT 815128 HD ES UT 814973 Picture: © Epo Film / Stefan Haring © Epo Film / Stefan Picture: Domenigg Film / Petro © Lotus Picture:

Harrinator

Harri Pinter is a jerk. For an Ice Hockey junkie, this is the ultimate compliment. The bare-knuckled 46 year old refuses to grow up and that causes his long term girlfriend to leave him for a man with his heart Kebab Extra Hot The Kebab Incident on his sleeve. Harri faces a mid life crisis on his own while getting ready to compete for his ex’s heart. Mustafa is rather well off. His enemy and housemate, Johann Stanzerl feels hemmed in. Every other busi- Game on. Johann, is broke. He and his bankrupt coffee house ness in his Vienna neighbourhood is owned by a will soon be history. Mustafa’s Turkish stepfather Turk. Only his beloved Café Prinz Eugen is still offer- ends his visit and leaves. The old man has not exactly ing any resistance, with its regular, upstanding, Aus- told Mustafa the truth about his restaurant’s modest trian clientele. Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2018 success. Only Johann can save Mustafa from losing Written by Stefan Hafner and Thomas Weingartner his honour. But this comes with a price. Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2011 Directed by Andreas Schmied Written by Tac Romey, Don Schubert and Rupert Henning Cast: Juergen Maurer, Julia Cencig, Andreas Lust, Hosea Ratsch- Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2017 Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger iller, Dominik Warta, Susanne Kubelka, Amrei Baumgartl, Philine Written by Don Schubert, Tac Romey Cast: Andreas Vitasek, Franziska Stavjanik, Tim Seyfi, Sascha Schmölzer, Robert Putzinger Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger Söydan, Michael Ostrowski, Michael Fuith,Thomas Mraz, Karl A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Graf Film in association with Cast: Tim Seyfi, Andreas Vitasek, Sasha Soydan Fischer, Mike Galeli, Tayfun Bademsoy, Veronika Polly Austrian Television Fund, CFC Land Kärnten Kultur and Touris- A co-production by Allegro Film, ORF and ARTE in association Produced by Allegro Film for ORF and ARTE mus Region Klagenfurt am Wörthersee with Austrian Television Fund and Film Fund Vienna Available worldwide except for Germany and France Available worldwide except for Germany and France Available worlwide except for Germany and France

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118 119 The Fist

Moritz Eisner and Bibi Fellner face a new enigma as a tattooed body is found in a spectacular display. And to top things off, the body can’t seem to be identified. But there is no other way: to arrest the

murderer, the Viennese detectives have to find out © ORF Picture: who the victim was. Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2018 Written by Mischa Zickler Directed by Christopher Schier Cast: Harald Krassnitzer, Adele Neuhauser, Hubert Kramar, Thomas Stipsits, Mišel Matičević, Dominik Maringer, Larissa Fuchs, Ernst Konarek and Günter Franzmeier Produced by E & A Film for ORF Available worldwide except for Germany

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Virus

A black man, beaten to death in a quarry, is found near a small community. An explosive case in times like these. That’s why the investigators Moritz Ei- sner and Bibi Fellner from Vienna are sent to the sleepy little town of Pöllau, to provide a certain de- tachment and objectivity. The dead man is carry-

ing no ID, nor is he known in the town. He can’t be © ORF Picture: identified in the “Fluchthof”, a property set up by a doctor, Albert Reuss, as refugee accommodation Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2017 for Africans. After years of working for NGOs he Written by Rupert Henning has moved back to his home town. The autopsy not Directed by Barbara Eder only reveals that the man must have already been Cast: Harald Krassnitzer, Adele Neuhauser, Andreas Kiendl, dead by the time he was deposited in the quarry, Martin Niedermair, Günter Franzmeier and Teresa Bönisch it also shows that he was infected with Ebola. The Produced by epo-film diagnosis immediately triggers the emergency plan Available worldwide except for Germany for highly infectious diseases. The town of Pöllau is sealed off. The people panic. Moritz and Bibi have to continue with their investigations while this state of emergency is in place, in constant danger of be- HD ES UT 814978 SCENE OF THE CRIME coming infected with the deadly virus themselves.

Bibi‘s father leaves his daughter more than 30,000 A naked man is found in a car park – lying in a shop- euros! But where does the money come from? The ping trolley with bullet holes in his knees and temple. investigators find shocking traces in this case. Is the murder part of a gang war?

Borderline Retribution

The disappearance of a young man in the immediate Chief Inspector Moritz Eisner is called to a crime scene vicinity of the Iron Curtain remains unexplained. The in the Vienna underground. He is horrified: once again Czech authorities deny any incident on the border. the victim is a teenager who has been brutally executed.

Deep End No Way Out

Five years after her abduction, a girls attempt to escape The replacement driver of a cleaning company is shot succeeds. When the criminal’s home is demolished, the dead. The attack was aimed at the usual driver, who is detectives make another gruesome find on the site. able to escape from the killers to the police.

Code Name “Kidon” Mispackaged SCENE OF THE CRIME SCENE OF THE CRIME A guest falls onto the roof of a taxi from the top foor While loading a refrigerated container at the port of of a hotel near Vienna’s Opera House. He is dead. But Albern, three dead Chinese are found. After the death was it suicide or murder? of another Chinese, the case takes an exciting twist.

Burnt Hopes Pawn Sacrifice

A twelve-year old boy torched an ex-prostitute and An international conference is being held in Vienna. An she died of her burns. The boy gets caught but be- American citizen and the man in charge of the con- Pictures: © ORF cause of his age, he cannot be prosecuted. ference, barely escape a bomb attack with their lifes. Defenseless Unforgotten Greed

Moritz Eisner has a serious problem: He has been shot A horrible fuoric acid accident kills a young lab work- and as a result has retrograde amnesia. In other words er, because of her defective produced protective suit. he can remember some things, but others not at all. The two commissioners start their investigations. The body of the head of the police academy is Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2017 found. At first everything points towards suicide Written by Uli Brée with his own service weapon, particularly as his Directed by Christopher Schier The Art of War Shooting Star wife has been found dead on the top foor of the Cast: Harald Krassnitzer, Adele Neuhauser, Thomas Stipsits, Hu- building. It seems he battered her to death in the bert Kramar, Simon Schwarz, Ruth Brauer-Kvam, Michou Friesz, On the outskirts of Vienna, a Turkish businessman has Before the final round of a commercial broadcaster’s heat of the moment. But it’s a different picture after Simon Hatzl, Alexander Strobele, Julia Richter, Rachelle Nkou, been murdered. The cruelty of the perpetrators sug- talent show, the music manager and jury member was the autopsy. The projectile in his chest wasn’t fired Simone Fuith, Sebastian Wendelin and Martin Zauner gests that the man was involved with organized crime. found strangled in his villa. Was it really an accident? from his own weapon; however, the type of bullet Produced by Gebhardt Productions for ORF is police-only issue. That means the perpetrator is Available worldwide except for Germany most likely from his own ranks. Moritz Eisner and Shock Duration: 1 × 90 min. each Bibi Fellner’s investigations at the police academy reveal some extremely suspicious aspects. The team of investigators is faced with an unusually delicate task: They aren’t supposed to solve a murder HD ES UT 814980 HD ES UT case, but rather prevent one.

122 123 Backwoods Crimes

Crime doesn’t steer clear of the countryside, au contraire: every movie of the “Backwoods Crimes” series tells another thrilling story in another rural idyllic region with a varying cast. What unifies them all is: a strong regional connection in every criminal case. The high production value of these prime-time stories, crowd-pleasers Hary Prinz, Miriam Stein, Nina Proll, Tobias Moretti, Karl Fischer, Wolfgang Böck and Andreas Lust, unite to make a hit TV movie series. Dark humour, combined with the most unconventional approach of the investigators to solve the cases and the regional differences of settings and protagonists are the nitty-gritty elements of the “Backwoods Crimes”. Enjoy the original thrilling, funny and sometimes bizarre, Murderous Map of the Countryside.

The Backwoods Crimes movie collection stands

BACKWOODS CRIMES BACKWOODS out with excellent market shares averaging re- CRIMES BACKWOODS markable 25 % in the age group 12–49” in Prime Time.

The two inspectors Sandra Mohr and Sascha Berg- Commissario Höllbacher made a mistake he can’t mann are ordered to investigate the mysterious dis- forget. But at least he wants to try to put everything appearance of the coach of the Austrian ski team. behind him: the case and the vain public prosecu- Soon the corpse of the ski legend is found in the tor Nicoletti, who dragged the commissario into the snow. There is no doubt – he was murdered. The glare of the public. Höllbacher retires to a quieter man had many enemies. Several suspects are eligi- post in his home town of Merano where he lives in Picture: © Allegro Film/Stefan Haring Film/Stefan © Allegro Picture: ble for the deed. the former tailor’s workshop his late mother ran. Oppitz © Oliver Picture: His old friend Verginer takes care of him. They talk, Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2018 drink and even laugh from time to time. At work Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2016 Written by Wolfgang Murnberger after a novel by Claudia Höllbacher is written off as a burn-out case. Then Written by Peter Probst Rossbacher a couple is shot in the centre of Merano. She was Directed by Umut Dag Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger the famous chairwoman of an Austrian bank. A ter- Cast: Robert Palfrader, Tobias Moretti, Harald Windisch, Cast: Miriam Stein, Hary Prinz, Johannes Zeiler, Marcus Mittermeier rorist background is suspected. Chief Commission- Kristina Sprenger, Thomas Rizzoli, Lukas Lobis, Claudia Kottal, A co-production by ORF, Degeto, Fernsehfonds Austria, Cinesty- er Thaler calls the once so successful Commissario Peter Schorn ria and Allegro Film Höllbacher for help, but he wants nothing to do A co-production by ORF and Allegro Film in association with Available worldwide except for Germany with the investigations – until Nicoletti interferes in Austrian Television Fund and IDM the case. That’s the moment Höllbacher knows he Available worldwide no longer has a choice. HD ES UT 815449 HD ES UT 814621 BACKWOODS CRIMES BACKWOODS CRIMES BACKWOODS

All About Uku Midsummer Night’s Murder

Roli and Ferdinand waylay those who think they On an alpine pasture an old dairymaid puts a tarot are safe on the Höhenstraße, the dividing line card on the wooden table. The small group for between the city and the countryside. As their whom the cards are being laid gazes in awe at the night shifts are only just bearable with alcohol, “death” card. A little later a young woman is found the quality of their unauthorized assumption of dead in a hollow in the alpine mountains, but when authority drops the later it gets. In the end the the police reach the rough terrain, the body has interrogation of a young black African and his disappeared without a trace. The victim is a Ger-

Picture: © Ingo Pertramer Picture: Austrian friend results in a totally unplanned ar- man tourist. Before her death, it seems, she gave © Helmut Pirnat Picture: rest – with unexpected consequences. an organist a lot of money as a donation towards Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2016 building his organ tower. His girlfriend was incred- Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2016 Written and directed by David Schalko ibly jealous, as she always was whenever her friend Written by Felix Mitterer Cast: Nicholas Ofczarek, Raimund Wallisch, Klaus Rott, won a tourist’s heart with his music. Directed by Harald Sicheritz Inge Maux, Franziska Hackl, David Oberkogler, Oliver Mukuta, But she isn’t the only suspect. The tourist’s hu- Cast: Gregor Bloéb, Katharina Straßer, Julia Gschnitzer, Doris Schretzmayer band wasn’t happy with the dalliance either. He Martin Leutgeb, Roland Silbernagl, Peter Mitterrutzner, A co-production by ORF and Superfilm in association with Aus- suspects the organist of having killed his wife and Gerti Drassl, Franziska Petri and Clemens Schick trian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund of taking all the money. Everybody suspects every- A co-production by ORF and Aichholzer Film in association with Available worldwide one else. Nobody seems to put their cards on the Austrian Television Fund and Cine Tirol table, not even the inspector who is expected to Available worldwide solve the case. HD ES UT 814590 HD ES UT 814681

126 127 If You Knew How Beautiful It All Flesh Is Grass Is Here

The shy local police commander Hannes only knows After Anton Galba’s blackmailer, who knew violent crimes from television. But when a girl from everything about him and his secret lover, dies the village is found brutally murdered in a dead through an unfortunate fall, Galba panics and in- mine everything changes. As no one believes that stantly removes the body. Soon after, police of- Hannes can solve the case, soon the chief inspec- ficer Nathanael Weiß starts his investigations and tor arrives at the crime scene to take over. Hannes although he knows Galba is guilty, he also needs Picture: © Graf Film / Toni Muhr Film / Toni © Graf Picture: stays on duty to prove he can solve the case on help to get rid of Weiß’ own opponent. Domenigg © Petro Picture: his own, but during his investigations his home- Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2015 town and its inhabitants soon turn into complete Sensational Market Shares in Austria: Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2015 Written by Stefan Hafner and Thomas Weingartner strangers to him. 28 % 12–49 years! Written by Agnes Pluch based on a novel by Christian Mähr Directed by Andreas Prochaska Directed by Reinhold Bilgeri Cast: Gerhard Liebmann, Simon Hatzl, Ines Honsel, Sensational Market Shares in Austria: Cast: Wolfgang Böck, Tobias Moretti, Petra Morzé, Anna Unterberger, Branko Samarovski, Fritz Egger 27 % 12–49 years! Harald Schrott, Sabine Waibel, Johannes Seilern, Fritz Hammel, A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Graf-Film in association with Eric Jan Rippmann, Mike Galeli, Christoph Grissemann Austrian Television Fund and Land Kärnten A co-production by ORF and Allegro Film in association with Available worldwide except for Germany and France Austrian Television Fund and Land Vorarlberg Prix Europa 2015: Second best European TV-Movie of the Year Available worldwide

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Styrian Blood The Dragon Maiden

After hunters find a naked body in the woods, the At the foot of the mighty Krimml Waterfalls lies a brutal and myterious case is assigned to Sandra, a dead girl: Lena Striegler, 15, winner of the qualify- young police officer. Whilst trying to solve this cu- ing round in the lavishly staged “Austrian Major- rious case, she faces the huge challenges of both ettes Award”. Everything would point to suicide, if working for her mischievous and coarse boss and not for the heart-shaped stone that someone must

Picture: © ORF / Petro Domenigg © ORF / Petro Picture: of getting along with the sworn country community, have placed in the dead girl’s hands. Inspector Mar- which, as it turns out, wouldn’t lift a finger to help tin Merana is to look into the matter. The return

Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2015 her. Moreover, Sandra is put to the test when con- to Krimml holds many surprises. One is the mys- © ORF / EPO Film Picture: Written by Susanne Freund and Wolfgang Murnberger fronted with her complicated past. tery of the case, which seems to be related to the Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2016 based on a novel by Claudia Rossbacher mystical secrets of the legend of the dragon virgin. Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger Great Market Shares in Austria: One thing quickly becomes clear to Merana: It must Written by Nikolaus Leytner, Stefan Hafner, Thomas Weingartner Cast: Miriam Stein, Hary Prinz, Aglaia Szyszkowitz, 24 % 12–49 years! have been murder. based on a novel by Manfred Baumann Robert Stadlober, Thomas Stipsits, August Schmölzer, Directed by Catalina Molina Andreas Kiendl, Magdalena Kronschläger, Julia Cencig, Cast: Manuel Rubey, Stefanie Reinsperger, Gerhard Greiner, Johannes Silberschneider, Hans Michael Rehberg Harald Krassnitzer, Christine Ostermayer, Patricia Aulitzky A co-production by ORF and Allegro Film in association with A co-production by ORF and epo-film in association with Aus Austrian Television Fund and Cinestyria trian Television Fund and Salzburg Agentur Available worldwide except for Germany Available worldwide

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128 129 The Woman with One Shoe Southern Cross

In a quarry pond foats blonde hair. Not a wig, but a After a traumatic police operation gone bad, cop real scalp. Then a foot is found, a knee somewhere Tommy takes a break. He is looking for peace in else. Police chief Franzi and her colleague are faced a small, tranquil village, where his father, who left with a growing puzzle of body parts. They all be- the family years ago, was the headmaster and be- long to the same person. But to whom? Because queathed to him the old schoolhouse. The villagers

headquarters take their own sweet time, Franzi in- don’t exactly welcome him with open arms – the Film © ORF / Lotus Picture: vestigates on her own and is confronted with pas- only ones who meet him with less hostility are the Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2015 Picture: © ORF / Lotus Film © ORF / Lotus Picture: sions quite unlike anything she has ever seen. shopkeeper and his neighbour Traude. And even this peace doesn’t last long, because there is a ter- Written by Ivo Schneider Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2014 rible accident at the local circus, in which Fire Chief Directed by Barbara Eder Written and directed by Michael Glawogger Fenninger is killed. Soon there is evidence that this Cast: Andreas Lust, Franziska Weisz, Maria Urban, Cast: Nina Proll, Karl Fischer, Johannes Krisch, Edita Malovcic, accident comes in handy for some villagers. Ever Lukas Resetarits, Alexander Jagsch, Michael Fuith, Harry Lampl, Wolf Bachofner, Robert Palfrader more clearly Tommy recognizes that chasms open Jerome Thek, Tina Posch, Eugen Pirvu, Gabriele Weber, Michael A co-production by ORF and Lotus Film in association with up behind the facade of the peaceful village, abyss- Wallner, Franz Weichenberger, Karim Karman, Ernst Karman Austrian Television Fund and Land Niederösterreich es of revenge, hatred and retribution – and not least A co-production by ORF and Lotus Film in association with Available worldwide of Tommy’s own family history. Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund Available worldwide

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Death on Ice A Dance to Remembrance

The retired policeman, Sepp Ahorner, stumbles Hartmut fights against his wife’s Alzheimer’s with across a dead body on a frozen lake during his every fibre of his being. He’s ready to defy the odds morning walk. Since the two female investigators, and play his most unexpected card. As Erika comes who had travelled all the way to uncover this mur- back to her senses when listening to Disco music, der, are then rejected by all the village people, Sepp he decides to bring their fat back into the seven- forces himself to start his own investigations. But ties. This idea divides opinions and brings old family

Picture: © ORF Picture: when his own family members become suspects in secrets back to light. But it’s a risk he is ready to ARD Degeto © ORF/ Picture: the case he must choose between family and jus- take to hold the true love of his life in his arms once Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2015 tice. more. Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2017 Written by Susanne Freund Written by Uli Brée and Klaus Pieber Directed by Nikolaus Leytner Excellent Market Shares in Austria: 29 % 12–49 years! Directed by Nils Willbrandt Cast: Maria Hofstätter, Miriam Fussenegger, Josef Hader, Cast: Erwin Steinhauer, Gisela Schneeberger, Simon Schwarz, Erni Mangold, Philipp Hochmair, Martina Spitzer, Ella Rumpf, Nikolai Klinkosch, Miriam Fussenegger, Andrea Eck- Karola Niederhuber, Wiltrud Schreiner, Ferry Öllinger ert, Wolfgang Böck, Doris Hindinger, Margarethe Tiesel, Susanne A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Lotus-Film in association Michel, Angelika Strahser, Monica Anna Cammerlander with Austrian Television Fund A co production by ORF, ARD/Degeto and Mona Film in associa- Available worldwide except for France and Germany tion with Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund Available worldwide except for German speaking territories

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130 131 Dennstein & Schwarz The Professor. The Oilfield Mystery HIGHLIGHT

Attorney Dr. Therese Schwarz takes over a high- Adelgunde, a Contemporary History Professor at ly explosive case: her once big love Fritz, organic the University of Vienna becomes the young Rus- farmer and now married is an illegitimate son of the sian Jekaterina’s doctoral thesis supervisor. But deceased Count Florentin, Dennstein, considered Jekatarina didn’t pick her supervisor on a whim. with one third of the entire property. Adelgunde’s father was abducted when working Until now, the Dennstein family was completely un- in oil fields during the Russian occupation and was aware of this situation and will challenge the will. never seen again. Jekatarina claims he started a Therese represents Fritz in court and Paula Denn- family before he died and claims to be his grand- Picture: © Allegro-Film/Petro Domenigg © Allegro-Film/Petro Picture: stein, daughter of the deceased Count, the Denn- daughter. © Mona Film Picture: stein family. When both women start to dig into their family his- Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2018 While both of them starting to fight each other with tory, which is linked to a current murdercase, their Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2018 Written by: Konstanze Breitebner all tricks in court, the Countess Alexandra starts an personal and political differences become fagrant. Written and Directed by Peter Payer Directed by: Michael Rowitz intrigue behind the scenes. Therese uncovers some And a long buried family secret comes to light. Cast: Christiane Hörbiger, Mavie Hörbiger, Cornelius Obonya, Cast: Martina Ebm, Maria Happel, Robert Finster, Johannes family secrets and the tide turns. Manuel Witting, Barbara Petritsch, Maria Urban, Krisch, Krista Stadler, Robert Finster, Enzo Gaier, Maddalena Michael Steinocher, Branko Samarovski, Stefan Pohl, Hirschal, Wolfram Berger und Nicole Beutler Laurence Rupp, Anna Unterberger, Otto Schenk A co-production by FILM27, ORF and ARD/Degeto in association Produced by Mona Film for ORF with CINESTYRIA ALSO AVAILABLE Available worldwide Available worldwide except for Germany

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Old but Polt The Murderer’s Muse

In the sixth film adaptation of Alfred Komarek’s Madeleine Montana is under the deluded impres- book series, the former police inspector Simon sion that she is still a bestselling author. The blunt Polt may be retired, but he is definitely still alive. cynic points her sharp tongue towards everyone Polt mixes with the winegrowers’ crowd. Every first and anyone – even with her own son. But when a Sunday of the month, he invites them for a friend- serial killer spreads fear and terror across Vienna, it ly get-together in his wine press house. After their soon becomes obvious that the crimes were directly Sunday gathering, the walk home by night through inspired by Madeleine’s novels’ storylines. The for- the Kellergasse goes terribly wrong. The next day, mer bestselling author is horrified and contacts the when Polt finds out about these events, he is once police. And she is quickly reminded how much she

again faced with a mysterious crime to solve. But loves being in the spotlight. Inspector Bäumer and © Mona Film Picture: he wants the truth, now more than ever. Polt hasn’t his assistant, Flo, fear there might be more brutal Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2017 Picture: © EPO Film Picture: changed one bit. murders to come. Written by Sascha Bigler and Axel Götz Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2017 Directed by Sascha Bigler Written by Julian Pölsler based on a novel by Alfred Komarek Cast: Christiane Hörbiger, Florian Teichtmeister, Cornelia Ivancan, Directed by Julian Pölsler ALSO AVAILABLE Robert Lohr, Anna Rot, Thomas Mraz, Rainer Wöss, Gerald Votava, Cast: Erwin Steinhauer, H.M. Rehberg, Sandra Cervik Fritz Karl A co-production by ORF, ARTE and EPO Film in association with Polt I – Polt Has to Cry A co-production by ORF, ZDF and Mona Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Land Niederösterreich Polt II – Flowers for Polt Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund Available worldwide except for Germany and France Polt III – Heaven, Polt and Hell Available worldwide except for German speaking territories Polt IV – Death at the Wine Harvest Polt V – Polt. HD ES FV UT 814764 HD ES UT 815316

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135 roadKITCHEN Where to, Mr. President?

Paul, a somewhat unusual chef, takes us on a jour- Wouldn’t you like to see your future President ney aboard his Food-Bike across beautiful Austri- pushing his own campaign car out of the dirt? See an regions to visit forward thinking farmers in their him sing along with his favorite music? Discover greenhouses, vineyards and fields. They show him what kind of person really lies under his political how their crops are produced, give him numerous skin? “Where to, Mr. President?” shows you exactly tips and tell him many anecdotes. They harvest, that. Our Format “Where to, Mr. President?” de- cook and laugh together. Take a peek into the daily livers your audience the human being behind the life of today’s passionate heroes: farmers and vol- political mask. unteers for institutions, initiatives and organiza- tions who work hard for sustainable agriculture. Sensational Market Shares in Austria: 27 % 12–49 / Picture: © Starkl!Film 25 % 12–29! Picture: © ORF/Roman Zach-Kiesling

Duration: 25 min. each 2017 Duration: 45 min. each 2013–2016 Created by Michael Starkl Createad by Lilly Gollackner and Andre Turnheim Produced by Starkl!Film and ORFIII Produced by ORF Available worldwide Available worldwide

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Kiddy Contest Quiz Congress – The Political Talk Show FORMATS FORMATS It’s different. It’s unique. It’s an outstanding success Innovative, relevant, close to the audience and an on TV and on record since years. KIDDY CONTEST. unusual quizmaster – in each episode five citizens On this show kids change the big chart hits to fun- are faced with questions about the election as well ny versions in their native language. “Call Me Maybe” as one of the top candidates of the parliament Par- becomes a party song for water rats and “Hot’n’Cold” ties who will answer their questions as well. is served as “Grammatical Tangle”. This is a mul- This format shows what citizens really know about ti-platinum music show for kids and the whole family. their parties and the political programs and sys- In 2009, KIDDY CONTEST won the prize for “best tems the top candidates stand for. integrated event design & promotion” at the “Eyes & Ears of Europe” Awards.

Duration: various 2016 Duration: 45 min. each 2017 Created by Erwin Kiennast and Norman Weichselbaum Created by Elisabeth Totzauer and Elisabeth Gollackner Produced by OPERATOR Produced by ORF Available worldwide Available worldwide

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“Yummy” – WOW Factor Cooking “Yummy” – Cooking with Kids Creative Cooking

In this cooking show, kids aged 7 and above let their In each episode of “Yummy”, hip chef Alexander It provides information about cooking, healthy nu- imagination loose. In every episode, Chef Alexander Kumptner and two children cook up delicious dish- trition, conscious handling of food but also of how Kumptner presents the kids with an ingredient, which es for the young and old. Altogether around ten to decorate a perfect table.

COOKING SHOW COOKING they use, chop, cook and personalize as they please. girls and boys between nine and thirteen years SHOW COOKING This chef always lends a helping hand and is never out old hit the “Yummy” kitchen. The colourful menu of tricks. He’s even more inventive when it comes to includes homemade treats such as ice tea, fish leftovers. Do you like apples? He’ll show you how to Duration: 16 × 15 min. 2018 fingers and potato salad, potato and carrot ros- Duration: 64 × 15 min. 2013–2018 make tea out of apple peelings. That way, nothing Written by Thomas Brezina tis with mango chutney, soft cheese dumplings Written by Thomas Brezina goes to waste! Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF and ZDF with raspberries and vanilla cream, and Mexican Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF and ZDF Available worldwide except for Germany wraps. “Yummy” shows children and their parents Available worldwide except for Germany great recipes that will make the kids’ eyes spar- New York Festival 2014: Finalist Award 2x kle – modern cuisine with dishes that are quick and 2x HD ES UT 815443 HD ES UT 813837 easy to prepare, look delicious and taste fantastic.

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Tomcat Kurt accompanies us on an exciting journey through the fascinating world of animals. Children get to know native and exotic wild animals in an entertaining way, and also learn all about popular and unusual pets: their abilities, their characteristics, their needs and their habitat. The encounter between humans and animals plays an essential role. As zookeep- er assistants, children experience work with animals at first hand and also get an insight into the work at a veterinary practice. They get to know the specific characteristics of the animals, as well as what is important for respectful and harmonious interaction with them. Picture: © ORF Picture: Picture: © ORF

Cracker Snap

Duration: 50 × 12 min. 2018 Funny, crazy and absolutely “Cracker Snap”: the Duration: 32 × 15 min. 2014 – 2017 Written by Thomas Brezina new knowledge format with a certain “a-ha” effect! Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF Why did pirates wear eye patches? Can horses sleep Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF

ANIMAL FORMAT Available worldwide standing up? And how do you bake a chequered cake? Available worldwide except for Germany KNOWLEDGE FORMAT KNOWLEDGE intermedia-globe-Grand Award in the category Entertainment Every episode inspires with unusual and amusing World Media Festival Hamburg: „intermedia-globe Silver-Award“ intermedia-globe-Gold Award in the category Entertainment ideas and sensational tricks from this multicoloured 2015; BANFF World Media Festival Kanada: “Rocky Award” 2015, Children/Youth Special at WorldMediaFestival (May 2017) curiosity shop! Amazing discoveries, exciting expedi- Worldfest Houston 2016: Gold Remi Award tions and stunning phenomena bring history to life for young and old alike and invite viewers to take part in fun experiments, which can be repeated at home with playful ease. It’ll astound and enthral you as well as 2x make you smile: “Cracker Snap” proves that science 2x HD ES UT 814588 HD ES UT 813664

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“Stars on Street” is a cultural experiment with hid- Joseph Haydn’s The Seasons from the beautiful den cameras. What happens when internationally Haydnsaal concert hall at Schloss Esterházy. In con- renowned artists take themselves out of their usual trast with normal practice for oratorios, Haydn did context of the concert hall or the opera house, and not draw on biblical texts. He focused neither on present themselves to the public without the usual Christian figures nor on the heroes of antiquity, but trappings? The multimedia “Stars on Street” project instead allowed farmers and maids to sing. In The supplies entertaining answers to this question and Seasons, Haydn succeeded in creating an exciting Picture: © Nancy Horowitz Picture: © All4Media follows Aleksey Igudesman, Ildikó Raimondi, Martin and lovingly crafted piece of music. Above all, the Grubinger, Natalia Ushakova and Herbert Lippert as work was forward looking: Haydn’s theme of close- Duration: 1 × 135 min. 2018 Duration: 1 × 45 min. 2017 they attempt to make a go of being street artists. ness to nature gestured towards the forthcoming Conducted by Nicolas Altstaedt Cast: Martin Grubinger (Percussion), Ildiko Raimandi (Opera singer), Romantic Age and led composers such as Schubert Soloists: Christina Landshamer (Soprano), Mark Padmore (Ten- Aleksey Igudesman (Violin), Natalia Ushakova (Opera singer), and Weber to take inspiration from folklore. or), Florian Boesch, (Bass) Herbert Lippert (Opera singer) Orchestra: Haydn Philharmonic Directed by Nina Dallos Choir: Vienna Chamber Choir A Production by All4Media for ORF and WDR Directed by Dick Kuijs Available worldwide except for Germany Produced by ORF III Available worldwide

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In the Shadow of the October Joseph Haydn’s Creation Revolution

2017 was the 100th anniversary of the October Tremendous choirs for the heavenly host, en- revolution in Russia. The takeover by the Com- thralling musical portrayals of the creation of munist Bolsheviks changed the world for ever light and luminarie, the paradise, nature, animals and with it the lives of millions of people. This is and a stunning duet of the first people – this is also refected in the lives and work of three great Joseph Haydn’s Creation. A young cast of aspir- Russian composers of the 20th century: Dmitri ing voices, the Kammerchor Wien and the Haydn Shostakovich, who never escaped the control of Philharmonie conducted by Nicolas Altstaedt the Soviet state, returnee Sergei Prokofiev, who make “Joseph Haydn’s Creation” a multifaceted Picture: © Nancy Horowitz Picture: © Schostakowitsch Archiv claimed to have recognised too late the challeng- musical pleasure from the walls of the Esterházy es of the changed situation, and Sergei Rach- Castle in Eisenstadt (Burgenland/Austria). Duration: 1 × 105 min. 2017 Duration: 1 × 55 min. 2017 maninoff, who took the opportunity of a concert Conducted by Nicolas Altstaedt Directed by Anna Schmidt tour to Sweden to fee Russia and never saw his Soloists: Martina Janková (Soprano, Eva and Gabriel) David A co-production by MDR/ARTE and schmidtFilm homeland again. The lives and work of all three Szigetvári (Tenor, Uriel) Available worldwide except for France are all closely interwoven with the history of their Miklós Sebestyén (Bass, Raphael and Adam) country, but in different ways. Orchestra: Haydn Philharmonic Choir: Vienna Chamber Choir Produced by ORF III Available worldwide

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146 147 MUSIC Available worldwide A Production by SCARLATTI Artsinternational s.l. Directed by Volker Werner Salzburg,Choir: Bachchoir ChoirStift Melk Orchestra: Concentus MusicusVienna Florian Boesch(Bass) Soloists: AnnaLuciaRichter (Soprano), MichaelSchade(Tenor), Conducted by Stefan Gottfried Duration: 1×110min. Available worldwide association withStift Klosterneuburg A co-production by SCARLATTI Artsinternational s.l.andORFin Directed by Volker Werner SalzburgChoir: Bachchoir Orchestra: Consort Bach Vienna Mulders (Alto), Cyril Auvity (Tenor), Christan Immler(Bass) Soloists: JoanneLunn(Soprano), Céline Scheen(Soprano), Kristin Conducted by RubénDubrovsky Duration: 1×100min. HD HD 148 815567 815566 2018 2018

Picture: Stiftskirche Melk © Daniela Matejschek Picture: © Andreas Friess ALSO AVAILABLE ALSO Antonio Vivaldi International Days Baroque 2018 High Mass High Mass TreasuresBaroque Bach’s S. –J. greatest works ofmusichistory. Claudio Monteverdi George FridericHandel’s Messiah Suono dell’Universo: Creation anditsforces ofnature” works ofmusichistory were created around thistime with top performances ofinternational stars asso- of theyear. Every year, underthedirection ofRubén challenging timesfor many composers. Important enchanting nightconcerts, musicalentertainment for one musical highlight will chase the other – matinees, sacred space. Bach’s Mass inBminorisoneofthe Dubrovsky, thismusicbringstheBachConsort Vien- Easter has always been one of the most inspiring and For five wholedays the Austrian town Melkturns into thecentre ofclassical music.Under themotto “Il na backto theplace for whichitwas composed: the more will fascinate theaudience. prano Anna LuciaRichter, tenor Michael Schade, and kids, musicalbaroque andmoderncross-over events From Ospedaleto Concordia (Joseph Haydn *1732 – †1809) “The Creation”, HobXXI:2 Program ALSO AVAILABLE ALSO The Viennese symphonic orchestra iscelebrating the Springtime 2018 in Vienna Orchestra’s traditional Springtimeconcert willbe recorded live from theGreat HalloftheVienna upcoming springwithrenowned conductors andso- through selected masterpieces from various world- Springtime inVienna 2009–2010 Springtime inVienna 2012–2017 For more than40years theVienna Symphonic Konzerthaus andwilltake you onamusicaljourney loists andacolorful bouquetoflively melo known artists! (Johann Strauss Son) “The BlueDanube”,op. 314 (Johann Strauss Son*1825–†1899) Overture of“The Revenge oftheBat” (Antonín Dvořák) “Slavonic Dances” op.46, No. 8 (Antonín Dvořák *1841 –†1904) “Slavonic Dances” op.72, No. 2 (Johannes Brahms) “Hungarian Dances”, No. 5 (Johannes Brahms *1833–†1897) “Hungarian Dances”, No. 1 (František Janoska) “Janoska Symphony”, op. 1“Variations alongtheDanube” (Niccolò Paganini *1782 –†1840) “Caprice”, No. 24; “Paganinoska” –Janoska Ensemble (Pablo deSarasate *1844–†1908) “Tarantella vs. Niška –František Banja” Janoska (František Janoska) “Musette pourFritz” (Zoltán Kodály*1882 –†1967 ) “Galántai Táncok” Program Available worldwide A Production by ORFIII Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Pianist) Janoska (Violin), JuliusDarvas (Contrabass), František Janoska Soloists: Janoska Ensemble–Ondrej Janoska (Violin), Roman Conducted by Adam Fischer Duration: 1×90min. HD 814271

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Picture: © ORF/ Thomas Jantzen ing on both his lady and himself? ing onbothhisladyandhimself? sues its own agenda! Can Max avoid the fate dawn- always meet their aim. But, of course, the devil pur- pact withthedevil to ensure hisbullets never miss his hunter’s luckdoesnotstand by him,hemakes a is onlyallowed to dosoifheshootsontarget. As dreams ofmarryingAgathe, arichheiress. Yet he Weber’s musicbackto life Max,theyoung hunter, Michael König, Adrian Eröd andmany more to bring Yutaka Sado’s orchestra unites withDanielaFally, symphonic refinement. Onthe castle’s grounds, of allkindsfolklore melodies,ghost stories and Opera with“The Marksman”–agruesometalefull Carl Maria von Weber started German Romantic The Marksman 2017 Maria vonCarl Weber’s (Carl Mariavon Weber *1786 –†1826) “The Marksman”–Romantic Opera inthree Acts (Brad Lubman) Grafenegg Fanfare Program Available worldwide Produced by ORFIII Choir: ArnoldSchoenberg Choir Orchestra: Tonkünstler-Orchestra Lower Aurstria hard Hansky (Kilian),Otto Schenk(Samiel) (Caspar), MichaelKönig (Max), Albert Dohmen(Hermit),Bern- James(Agathe),Gal DanielaFally (Ännchen), Tuomas Pursio Soloists: Adrian Eröd (Ottokar), Sebastian Wartig (Cuno), Conducted by Yutaka Sado Duration: 1×150min. HD 815317 2017 About 140young talentsfrom all28European coun- Northern Lights Northern verse Unity”.The “European UnionYouth Orchestra” can savour Grafenegg’s “Northern Lights” program Festival, they are guaranteed amusicaldelight.They travel from Estonia to Sweden through compositions together, enjoy works from Northerncountries and the celebrated violinist BaibaSkrideat theGrafenegg to progress intheircareers, butitalsotreats itsmem- tries metinGrafenegg to represent theEU andits“Di- more. by thewonderful Arvo Pärt, JeanSibeliusandmany meet gifted conductors suchasVasily Petrenko and bers to musicaldelicacies.When theyoung musicians not onlyoffers this young musicalelite anopportunity Available worldwide Produced by ORFIII Orchestra: European UnionYouth Orchestra Soloists: Skride(Violin) Baiba Conducted by Vasily Petrenko Duration: 1×60min. (Jean Sibelius*1865 –†1957) Symphony No. op. 1, 39 (Hugo Alfvén) “Festspel”, op. 25 (Hugo Alfvén *1865 –†1931) “Vallflickans dans”from “Bergakungen”, op. 37a, No. 4 (Arvo Pärt *1865 –†1931) “Fratres” (Carl Nielsen*1865 –†1931) Overture oftheOpera “Maskarade” Program HD 815378 2017

Christmas in Vienna 2018

“Christmas in Vienna” is and has been, for the last two Duration: 1 × 90 min. 2018 decades, one of the most prestigious classical con- Conducted by Christian Arming cert productions in Europe. Every year, the traditional Soloists: Valentina Naforniţă (Soprano), Angela Denoke (Soprano), Christmas event takes places in the glamorous Wie- Dmitry Korchak (Tenor), Adrian Eröd (Baritone) ner Konzerthaus and brings together a quartet of the Orchestra: ORF Radio Symphonic Orchestera best international vocalists. They recite atmospheric Choir: The Vienna Singing Academy, Vienna Boys Choir Christmas songs from all over the world, accompa- Directed by Felix Breisach nied by the ORF Vienna Radio Symphonic Orchestra, A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt the Vienna Singing Academy and the Vienna Boys’ Available worldwide except for Germany and France Choir. A repertoire of classical and popular music from around the world also makes the 2018 program an annual highlight during the Christmas season. HD EV 815569 MUSIC MUSIC

152 153 St. Margarethen Open Air: Tosca Bregenz Festival: La Bohème

“Floria Tosca” is one of the signature roles of the Three gigantic bistro tables on the shore of Lake versatile soprano Martina Serafin, whose beautiful Constance form the stage for this production of La voice has lately been heard in all the major op- Bohème. The Bregenz Festival has mounted Puc- era houses around the world. Vocal quality of the cini’s timeless tale of the longings and dreams of a highest level can be expected from the internation- group of young artists in Paris on the largest foat- al singers hired by the new director of the opera, ing stage in the world. Maren Hofmeister.

Duration: 1 × 110 min. 2015 Duration: 1 × 100 min. 2002 Opera by Giacomo Puccini Opera by Giacomo Puccini Conducted by Daniel Hoyem-Cavazza Conducted by Ulf Schirmer Soloists: Martina Serafin, Davide Damiani, Andrea Carè, Soloists: Alexia Voulgaridou (Mimí), Elena de la Merced (Musetta), Clemens Unterreiner, Leonardo Galeazzi, Christian Koch, Rolando Villazon (Rodolfo), Ludovic Tézier (Marcello), Toby Tomasz Pietak, Bernhard Sengstschmid, Michael Güttler Stafford-Allen (Schaunard), Markus Marquardt (Colline) Orchestra: Orchestra of the State Opera, Prague National Theatre Orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Choir: Philharmonia Choir Vienna, Knabenchor Bratislava Choir: Bregenzer Festspielchoir, Chamber Choir Moscow Directed by Robert Dornhelm Directed by Brian Large Produced by Norbert Lattner, Nentwich Produced by ORF Available worldwide Available worldwide

Bregenz Festival: Tosca Puccini and Lucca

Love, jealousy, intrigue and deception are the ex- Revered lady-killer, composer and gourmet – Gia- plosive ingredients that make Gioachino Puccini’s como Puccini knew all about the bright sides of life “Tosca” one of the most successful operas of all and definitely enjoyed them eagerly. Born in Luc- time. Staged as a story of love and life in a dicta- ca, he kept a close relationship to his culinary-rich torial surveillance state in Bregenz. hometown as well as to his parents’ home throughout his entire life devoting his culinary passion to the cucina povera, the “simple cooking” and pure produce of the Tuscany region. Excerpts of opera-classics like “La Bohéme”, “Tosca” and “Turan- dot” – shot at the opera-festival of Torre del Lago Duration: 1 × 125 min. 2007 – complement this musical-culinary tour through Opera by Giacomo Puccini Puccini’s life and palatine. Conducted by Ulf Schirmer Soloists: Nadja Michael (Floria Tosca), Zoran Todorovich (Mario Cavaradossi), Gidon Saks (Baron Scarpia), Sebastian Soules Duration: 1 × 50 min. 2006 (Cesare Angelotti), Alexander Krawetz (Spoletta) Produced by: Georg Madeja Orchestra: Vienna Symphonic Orchestra A co-production by ORF and Felix Breisach Medienwerkstatt Choir: Bregenzer Festspielchoir Available worldwide Directed Felix Breisach Produced by ORF Available worldwide

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154 155 “Blossoming” Business ...... 89 Deep End ...... 123 “Yummy” – Cooking with Kids ...... 141 Defenseless ...... 122 “Yummy” – WOW Factor Cooking Creative Cooking ...... 140 Dennstein & Schwarz ...... 132 #SINGLE ...... 92 Drones Conquer the Skies ...... 85 14th May 1948: Israel ...... 79 Egon Schiele – Between Love and Hate ...... 107 A Dance to Remembrance ...... 131 Electricity on the Road ...... 85 A Glass of Milk a Day ...... 81 Ely Kahn: New York Cities Mastermind ...... 102 A Head Full of Eggs – The Visionary Friedrich Kiesler . . . 103 Emergency Lies ...... 118 A Kiss Cashes in – Klimt Between Art and Business . . . 108 Empire of the Vineyard ...... 49 A Tiger Called Broken Tail ...... 36 Energy Drinks ...... 87 A Walk on the Wild Side – The Vienna Prater ...... 28 Engadin – Switzerland’s Wilderness ...... 35 Abortion Rights in Ireland ...... 78 Europe’s Centenarians ...... 80 Above the Clouds – What Happens Behind the Scenes Europe’s Last Nomads ...... 27 When we Fly? ...... 88 Europe’s Wild West – Portugal ...... 53 Africa’s Wild West – Stallions of the Namib Desert . . . . 24 Exiles ...... 68 Ageing in Paradise ...... 80 Expedition Through the Reeds – Lake Neusiedl ...... 34 Ageing Well ...... 80 Extreme Cold ...... 89 All About Uku ...... 126 Faith For Beginners ...... 119 All Eyes on the Mediterranean Route ...... 76 Fast Forward ...... 114–115 All Flesh Is Grass ...... 129 Feathered Friends ...... 54 Art is King – Jonathan Meese ...... 104 Fighting the Tobacco Industry ...... 87 Atatürk – The Father of Modern Turkey ...... 64 Final Settlement ...... 127 Austria from Above – Jewel of the Country ...... 101 Forensics – Chief Inspector Science ...... 91 Awesome Animals ...... 142 Forest of Fantasies ...... 35 Backwoods Crimes ...... 124–131 Format & Entertainment Highlights ...... 134–135 Baroque Treasures – J. S. Bach’s High Mass ...... 148 Four Women and a Funeral ...... 116 Bears of the Karawank Mountains ...... 52 Gandhi: Fighting Without Weapons ...... 65 Beer – Science in a Glass ...... 87 Garden Wild! ...... 42 Biotopia – The Organic Boom ...... 86 GardenCULT ...... 95 Body Eats Soul ...... 93 Gentle Giant – Otter’s Paradise in Capercaillie Country . . 33 Borderline ...... 123 Giants of the Atlantic – Azores ...... 21 Bregenz Festival: La Bohème ...... 155 Gold Mine Health ...... 93 Bregenz Festival: Tosca ...... 154 Greece – Highlands & Islands ...... 48 Burnt Hopes ...... 123 Greed ...... 123 Carl Maria von Weber’s The Marksman 2017 ...... 150 Gustav Klimt ...... 108 China – The New World Power ...... 74 Hallstatt ...... 89 Christmas in Vienna 2018 ...... 152–153 Harrinator ...... 118 Citizen Science – Everyone’s a Scientist ...... 84 Herbert Brandl – Not in Plain Sight ...... 104 Close to Heaven ...... 70 Here and Staying – What Migrants think about Refugees . 77

CO Massacre ...... 86 High Life at Low Temperatures ...... 30 Code Name “Kidon” ...... 123 History’s Profiler ...... 88 Colombia – From Drugs and War to Economic Upturn . . .79 Holidaying the Chinese Way ...... 74 CopStories ...... 117 Horse People ...... 99 Corsica – Mountains in the Sea ...... 49 How Healthy is our Bread? ...... 96 Cracker Snap ...... 143 Hudson River – Journey into the Wild ...... 51 Creating a Modest Society ...... 86 Hungary – Right wingers in the Center ...... 78 Cuba’s Wild Revolution ...... 47 Hydrogen – Fuelling our Future? ...... 85 Danube – Europe’s Amazon ...... 37 I Dream in German ...... 77 Death on Ice ...... 130 If You Knew How Beautiful It Is Here ...... 128

156 157 Images of Women – Juxtapositions: The Artists of Puccini and Lucca ...... 155 The Electromobile Revolution ...... 85 Vanishing Kings II – The Musketeers’ Legacy ...... 23 the Viennese Modernism ...... 109 Quiz Congress – The Political Talk Show ...... 137 The End of Rosetta ...... 84 Vertical Farming ...... 86 In the Shadow of the October Revolution ...... 146 Retribution ...... 123 The Fall of the Habsburgs ...... 69 Viennese Tradition 2.0 ...... 106 International Baroque Days 2018 ...... 148 Road to Paradise ...... 123 The Fight Against Food Waste ...... 86 Vietnam – From Green Hell to Green Paradise ...... 50 Inventing the Shopping Mall – The Gruen Effect . . . . . 103 roadKITCHEN ...... 136 The Fist ...... 121 Viktor Frankl – Logotherapy ...... 88 Inventors Under the Swastika ...... 71 Royal Gardens of the Habsburg Family ...... 94 The Kebab Incident ...... 119 Virtual Reality ...... 84 Ireland’s Wild Journeys ...... 59 Russia – Generation Putin ...... 75 The Murderer’s Muse ...... 133 Virus ...... 121 Istria – Adriatic Labyrinth ...... 55 Russia – Putin’s Crimea ...... 75 The Nero Files – Uncovering an Ancient Conspiracy . . . .63 Vulture Culture! ...... 57 Italy’s Migrant Workers ...... 76 Russia’s Wild Sea ...... 8–9 The Nobel Prize Winners of the Future ...... 84 Walks with Alpine Ibex ...... 55 Joseph Haydn’s Creation ...... 147 Scene of the Crime ...... 120–123 The Pearl Divers ...... 88 Wasteland Warriors ...... 28 Joseph Haydn’s The Seasons ...... 147 Schladming – Magic Mountains ...... 32 The Professor. The Oilfield Mystery ...... 133 Water ...... 86 Kebab Extra Hot ...... 119 School 4.0 ...... 84 The Red Billionaires ...... 74 Waterland Warriors – The Beavers Are Back ...... 29 Kenya: Big Five – Last Five? ...... 58 Science for Sale ...... 84 The Revenge of the Bacteria ...... 87 We Do not Eat Animals ...... 81 Kestrels at Close Quarters ...... 17 Secrets of Bumblebees ...... 40 The Rosetta Mission ...... 84 What Do We Dream About? ...... 88 K-Files ...... 117 Secrets of Primeval Times – The Language of Tortoises . . 89 The Secret Garden Tour ...... 95 Where to, Mr. President? ...... 137 Kiddy Contest ...... 136 Secrets of Squirrels ...... 44 The Secret Life of Snakes ...... 40 White Horses, Blue Vines – Lipizzaner & Schilcher . . . . 99 King of the Taiga ...... 56 Seefeld – Tyrolean Wonderland ...... 53 The Shape of Africa ...... 56 Why Do We Laugh ...... 88 La Dolce Morte – The Bitter Side of Sweetness ...... 87 Sexy Men ...... 92 The Sugar Trap ...... 87 Wild Austria – Created by Water ...... 45 Lebanon/Syria – The Lost Generation ...... 76 Seychelles – A Place of Diversity ...... 98 The Vitamin Lie ...... 87 Wild Boar – The Comeback ...... 16 Lionsrock – Return of the King ...... 24 Shock ...... 123 The Woman with One Shoe ...... 130 Wild Caribbean – Rhythms of Life ...... 18–19 Little Monsters – Hide & Cheat ...... 42 Shooting Star ...... 123 The World from Above ...... 85 Wild Ireland – The Edge of the World ...... 12–13 Living in China’s New Megacity – The Rise of Chongqing . 74 Ski Arlberg – The Cradle of Skiing ...... 100 The World in an Eggshell ...... 58 Wild Istanbul ...... 25 Looking for the Kick ...... 88 Sky Hunters – The World of the Dragonfly ...... 41 Thirty Years of War ...... 65 Wild Nairobi ...... 43 Lost City of Gladiators ...... 62 Sky River of the Himalayas ...... 10– 11 Tricks from Engine Builders ...... 85 Wild Venice ...... 43 Luigi – Explorer of the Mediterranean ...... 67 Smart Cities ...... 84 Trough a Raven’s Eye ...... 52 Wild Way of the Vikings ...... 46 Magic Mongolia ...... 57 Soil, Insects, High-Tech and Junk Food ...... 87 Turtle Hero ...... 26 Wilderness on the Water – Lake Constance ...... 34 Making an Ancient Forest – Kalkalpen National Park . . . .31 Solar Decathlon ...... 86 Underground – Tunnel Constructions ...... 84 Winter in Ausseerland ...... 100 Maria Theresa – Europe’s Mother-in-Law ...... 66 Sound of Vienna ...... 105 Unforgotten ...... 123 Winter Sports without Snow ...... 86 Maria Theresa – Legacy of an Empress ...... 66 Southern Cross ...... 131 United – The Red Rebels of Manchester ...... 97 Wiped Out ...... 123 Meet the Martens ...... 54 Spotlight Murder – Real Murders, Real Investigators, Untamed Albania ...... 14–15 Wolves ...... 89 Midsummer Night’s Murder ...... 127 Real Thrills ...... 90 Urban Legends – The Fear Business ...... 88 Wood ...... 86 Mispackaged ...... 123 Springtime in Vienna 2018 ...... 149 USA – In the Grip of Drugs ...... 79 Woodland Warriors ...... 29 Mysteries of the Stonge Age ...... 62 Sri Lanka – Island of Hope ...... 98 USA’s Health Reform ...... 79 World in a Ball ...... 97 Nano Research ...... 84 St. Margarethen Open Air: Tosca ...... 154 Vanishing Kings – Lions of the Namib ...... 22 Zambezi – The Thundering River ...... 37 Newton ...... 82–89 Stars and Stripes ...... 38–39 No Way Out ...... 123 Stars on Street ...... 146 Nock – Mountains at Heaven’s Door ...... 32 Start Ups – Behind the Scenes ...... 86 Northern Lights ...... 151 Stop or Go for Electric Cars ...... 85 Oil-Power versus E-Power: An Industry Reinvents Itself . . 85 Styrian Blood ...... 128 Old but Polt ...... 132 Styrian Child ...... 126 On a River in Ireland ...... 36 Suburbia – Women on the Edge ...... 112–113 On the Run with Books ...... 70 Sun-Seeking Creatures – A Mediterranean World . . . . . 41 Otto Wagner – Vienna’s Visionary of Modern Architecture .107 Surtsey – The Birth of an Island ...... 89 Paradise Garden ...... 94 Surviving D-Day ...... 85 Pawn Sacrifice ...... 123 The Art of War ...... 123 Perpetuum Mobile ...... 85 The Canary Islands ...... 20 Publisher: ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG, Content Sales International EURO PLAZA/Building C, Am Europlatz 5, 1120 Vienna, Austria Poland – Heading Right ...... 78 The Dolomites – In the Heroes’ Garden ...... 33 E-Mail: [email protected], contentsales.ORF.at Precious Metal – Precious Crafts ...... 105 The Dragon Maiden ...... 129 A subsidiary of the AUSTRIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Profiling in Criminal Psychology ...... 91 The Efficient Chicken ...... 81 Grafik: OMC Creation / Yasmin Sowa, Melanie Haberberger Print: sandlerprint&packaging, Johann Sandler GesmbH & Co KG

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