9th  AUSTRIAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL  - 2018


official selection
awards

Part 1:   Thursday 25.1.2018 18:30
Finissage of the Exhibition "Dance & Movement"
with the screening of the first part of the official selection 2018

location:. Museum Alsergrund  Währingerstraße 43. 1090 Wien



The Dérive by Tanin Torabei (Iran, 8')  
Was wenn tanzen nicht erlaubt ist? [MV]
What if dancing is not permitted?

Referendum by Hector Suñol Bert (SPA/Catalunia, 5')
Das Musikvideo zeigt, wie die Stimmen der Wähler bei der Katalonienabstimmung gesichert wurden. [MV]
How the votes of the Catalonia referendum were saved.


The Garden of Loved Ones by Janette Lopez (MEX, 7')
Eine junge Frau sucht ihre Liebe und muss weit dafür reisen.
Blanca, a young woman searches far and wide for a beloved person in Mexico.


I'm not a Band - Easy by Toby Wulff (GER, 4')
Ein Musikvideo über eine junge Frau mit Anorexie. [MV]
The music video is telling the story about a girl suffering from anorexia. Fighting
with herself she hardly tries to break the vicious circle.


 

Mistress by Julia Gani (KAZ, 7')  
Eine tragische Liebesgeschichte eines Malers mit seinem Model.
A love story between a painter and his model.

A woman who has gone through me  by Aleksandra Brovchenko (UKR, 4')
Menschen, die durch Milch erscheinen und verschwinden. [MV]
People is going through us in time, they are going and going... all the time. Literally.



  

Eyes Everywhere by Daniel Bernhardt (AUT, 5')
Ein animiertes Musikvideo über Überwachung. [MV]
In a cold and sterile world Kaskador feels more and more uncomfortably watched.


Bleib ein Mensch by Schorsch Feierfeil (AUT, 2')
Ein wunderschönes, animiertes Musikvideo [MV]
Flying away from all pressures, celebrating humans immanent curiosity and passion.



Promised Land - a dance movie  by Rowin Höfer (AUT, 4')
Ein indianischer Tänzer und eine österreichische Aerialistin in einem Flussbett. [MV]
A story between an Indian Dancer and an Austrian Aerialist, shot in a riverbed.

Smear by David Weinand (AUT, 4')
Eine Geschichte gelenkt nur durch die Klänge, welche sie begleiten. [MV]
A story guided only by the sounds and the name of the song that it's accompanying.




Fragments by Lucas Vossoughi, Artur Golczewski  (AUT, 11')
Die Fragmente der Erinnerung an die letzte Nacht einer jungen Frau.
A young woman awakens next to a man, who, while not unfamiliar, seems oddly strange to her.
She roams drowsily through his apartment, being awash with shreds of memories.
Fragments of what happened last night, which don't add up to a coherent whole.


  artists:
Alexander Bachmayer, Brigitte Freysinger, Olivia Klonfar
Lydia Mantler, Fritz Novopacky, Andreas Reisenbauer, Thomas Weilguny

 

22. 3. 2018, 20h,  Gartenbaukino Wien
Glossary of Broken Dreams (AUT, 98') by Johannes Grenzfurthner
(documentary)



Part 2:  Spring -  April Thu 26.4.- May 1st, 2018

SON1/SON2: Script writing courses 1+2 by Ip Wishin
Thu 26.4./ Fri 27.4. 2018; 18-22h, Sonovista Studio
alle Teilnehmer dieser Module haben freien Einritt  in
alle Schikaneder-19h-Screenings im April:


SCHIK1: Comedy - horror - shorts 1 - German language
Sat 28.4.2018,19:00, Schikander Kino
Ghosts (Bow Shock) (USA, 3') by Michael Mantsourani (MV)
He loves me (AUT, 1') by Perica Antov
Ellas Schal (AUT/POL, 6') by Jolanta Warpechowski [world premiere]
Good, human! (AUT, 6') by Catharina Lott
A Walk in the Park (BEL/AUT, 7') by Dieter-Michael Grohmann [world premiere]
Sitzpinkler (Beatmöpse) (AUT, 3') by Marie-Luise Haugk [MV, theatrical world premiere]
Shut Up, I'm on a Roll!   (SPA/NED, 4')  by Oscar Martin [MV]
Aufräumkommando (AUT, 11') by Alexander Weber [world premiere]
Unscheinbar und schmutzig (AUT, 25') by Bernd Berger [world premiere; engl. title: Unpretentious and dirty]
Caminante (La Tete de Mon Frère, BEL 3') by Dieter-Michael Grohmann, Shania Vandezande [MV]
Die besonderen Fähigkeiten des Herrn Mahler (GER, 29') by Paul Philipp (BEST SHORTFILM 2018)

SCHIK2: Magical Moments & Mystery
Sat 28.4.2018, 21:15, Schikander Kino
Le Papillon (FRA, 26') by Romain Paillès, Cyrille Paillès
The Making of a Dream   (SUI, 62') by Daniela Ambrosoli (BEST LONG DOCUMENTARY)
An intense documentary about dancers pursuing their dream.
In dieser Doku wird aufgezeigt, wieviel es kosten kann, seinen Traum als Tänzer_in zu leben.



BSL1: Music Video and Comedy
Sun, 29.4. 16:30
, BSL
Momentum (JAP/AUT, 2') by Gen Seto [world premiere]
BVIS - Svart Gull (NOR 4') by Stian Dale (MV)
Moop Mama ft. Jan Delay - Alle Kinder (GER, 3') by  Yann Berrai [MV]
Wir drehen keinen Film (GER, 88') by Ulla Geiger
Actor Kurt hires a camerawoman to film his everyday life. He hopes to solve his problems with it.
[comedy; Engl. title: We're not shooting a Film; German with English subtitles]



BSL2: Family film
Sun, 29.4. 18:30
, BSL
A Man Like My Father (RSA, 107') by Sean Else
Juan and his family have to fly from London to Juan's childhood place Cape Town to visit his family. There they have to face their past.
[family film; Afrikaans title: 'n Man Soos my Pa; Afrikaans with English subtitles]



SCHIK3: Comedy - horror - shorts 2 - English language
Mon 30.4.2018, 19:00, Schikander Kino
Dots (TAI, 16') by Chen-Wen Lo
Dead Tired (UK, 12') by  Abbie Lucas
Bella and the Fillet of Deer (AUT/POL, 5') by Jolanta Warpechowski [world premiere]
The Choice (USA, 14') by Charles Frederick Secrease (premiere)
Birdnest Hair (AUS, 4') by Matt Hsu, Ashleigh Djokic (MV)
The Last Well (CRO ,20') by Filip Filkovic Philatz (BEST SCI-FI)
Vampire Love (SPA, 5')  by Vera & Andrei Zaitcev [MV]
The Victory of Charity (AUT, 24') by Albert Meisl [German title: Der Sieg der Barmherzigekeit]

SCHIK4: Horror!
Mon, 30.4. 21:15
, Schikander Kino
Blindman's Lane (UK/ITA, 13') by Diego Indraccolo, Alice Gatti
Misappropiation   (SPA, 9')  by Ana Maria Ferri
Frankenstein   (CH, 85')  by Noemi Amadori, Philipp Ramspeck
PREPREMIERE!


A genuine experimental horror film following Mary Shelley's original
Frankenstein very closely as a great POV-movie.

SCHIK5: great short films
Tues, 1st May, 19:00
, Schikander Kino
Nicole's Cage  (GER, 15') by Josef Brandl (BEST COMEDY)
The Last 2 Days (BUL, 25') by Dimitris Georgiev (BEST THRILLER)
Unleavened Bread (FRA, 9') by Wilfried Méance (BEST COMEDY)
Corky (IRL, 6') by Ty Primosch (BEST ANIMATION)
Mum, I'm back (GRE, 5') by Dimitris Katsimiris
Parents came to me to Sri Lanka (RUS, 30') by Vera Vodynski (BEST DRAMA)

SCHIK6: BEST FEATURE FILM
Tues, 1st May, 21:00
,Schikander Kino
Past Imperfect (Le Passé Devant Nous) (BEL, 110') by Nathalie Teirlinck



A wonderful master piece about a young woman who is confronted with her past.

Part 3-   6th Oktober 2018
Publikumswettbewerb - public choice award for Austrian short films

 17h Schikanederkino  
TICKETS
Patiri in the Promised Land (USA, 25') by Page Cooper Anderson, Dana Marisa Schoenfeld
Cosmopenguin in Sushiland (AUT, 12') by Luca Potskhishvili
Arcano (AUT, 1') by Gabriela Martines
Starvation (AUT, 1') by Perica Antov
Hawaii (AUT, 4') by David Weinand
  A22 (AUT, 12') by Eva Amann
Sweet Candy (AUT/CAN, 16') by Yilmaz Vurucu


19h Schikanederkino  TICKETS
The last Embrace (IRAN, 4') by Saman Hosseinpuor
Newton's Third Law (SYR/AUT, 11') by Nour Alsoliman
Damnation (AUT, 12') by Patrick Haischberger
Dark Social (AUT, 10')  by Catharina Isenburg
Snow Owl - She Became A Thousand Birds (COL/AUT, 5') by Juan Garcia-Herreros (MV)
Jon (AUT, 5') by Homajon Sefat
Pale Blue Me (AUT, 11') by Theresa Haas, Maurice Miller
Mute (AUT, 8') by Albin Wildner

21h Schikanederkino TICKETS
Deternity (AUT, 3')  by Mersolis Schöne, Evi Jägle
Zuflucht (AUT, 10') by Daniel Andrew Wunderer
Fucking Drama (AUT, 17') by Michael Podogil
Daniel Hafner, London Rain Archive (AUT, 5') by Matthias Hafner
Mamma (AUT/ITA/SPA, 6') by Gonzalo Cotelo
Adam & Esra (AUT, 19') by Achmed Abdel-Salam
Shut Up! (AUT, 6') by Naima Schmidt

Siegerehrung: Jurypreise + Onlinepreise ca. 22:30
Siegerehrung: Publikumspreis ca. 22:45



October:  25.10. Alsergund Museum - Library
19h: Special Screening
The Evil Within
(USA, 93') by Eduardo Rufeisen - (Austrian premiere)


November: 16.11. SCHIKANEDER KINO 17h
Awards ceremony 2  (free Entry)
Special screening "Das Böse" 1  +
Das Böse in verschienden Formen,einer lästigen Platznachbarin während einer Schiffskreuzfahrt,
das Böse während eines Schachspiels und jemand der einen Bösen jagt und das was es besiegen kann.

Bleib ein Mensch (AUT, 2') by Schorsch Feierfeil
Silversterkreuzfahrt (AUT, 5') by Conny Boes, Andreas Reisenbauer (WP)
Auto (AUT, 14') by Christopffer Borggren AFF18 (VP)
 
The Game (AUT, 4') by Patrick Zadrobilek Weltpremiere AFF19 (WP)
  Selbstmord (12') by Georg Tüchert  AFF19 (WP Weltpremiere)
  Short|Shakespeare - Trust (AUT, 8')  by Juliana Neuhuber AFF18
Cos Love (Tom Rosenthal - GB/AUT 4') by Kathrin Steinbacher AFF19 (VP Wienpremiere)
Unsere Zeit wird kommen (AUT, 15') by Sabrina Reiter, Daniel Geronimo Prohaska AFF18

SIEGEREHRUNG Spielfilm, Onlinefilm
Siegerehrung Östereich Best Drama, Best Experimental



films ONLINE and part of the Austrian competition:
2loud4u - Different Reality (AUT, 6') by Tamara Koenig (MV)
25 Years (AUT, 7') by Manuel Bovio (MV)
Approximation  (AUT, 7') by Benno M. Hanke (MV)
The Arrival  (AUT, 2') by Matthias Streicher
EMMA - An American Alptraum in Austria (AUT, 8') by Daniel Limmer
Ext. 1-4/Day (AUT, 5') by Tim Oppermann
Haram - Echte Helden sind anders (AUT, 11') by Mahir Yildiz
Just in Time (AUT, 7') by Michael Holzer, Oliver Schöndorfer, Stefan Grassberger
Lebe in Farbe (AUT, 41') by Christopher Spirk
Lions and the Antilope (AUT, 3') by Michael Bachinger, Lukas Steinhuber
Die Schilehrer (AUT, 50') by Prinz Philipp Fussenegger
Step by Step   (AUT, 10') by Adam Baroud
Die letzte Zigarette (AUT, 8') by Vesely Marek













  
Flag Counter
(Hits si
www.austrianfilmfestival.com