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The Award Local Artist - Young Talent
at the Crossing Europe Filmfestival, Linz
 
goes to
 
IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE
by Marie Luise Lehner

"This film impressed us with its clear position and nuanced storytelling, which it uses to tackle classism and the multi-dimensional nature of intersectionality. With a keen sense of visual and music references, it develops an authentic vision of solidarity in practice. It is a film demonstrating how strength can develop from shame – adding to it a self-assertive, affectionate “nevertheless”. Its protagonists are free to be doubtful, to blunder and reconsider, which makes them find their own approaches to self-empowerment, care, and mutual support."
Jury Statement

 
The Essence of Fatherhood
by Marion Priglinger

will be shown for the first time
on ARTE
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

 
The Thomas Pluch Script Award, Special Jury Prize
awarded by the Austrian screenwriters association

goes to
 
IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE
by Marie Luise Lehner

 
Albrecht Schuch
was awarded Best Actor 
by the Dublin Film Critics' Circle at the Dublin Film Festival

for his performance as Matthias in

PEACOCK
by Bernhard Wenger

 
IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE
by Marie Luise Lehner

will have its World Premiere
at the Berlinale Forum
 
"Anna, 12, lives with her deaf mother in a loving bond, yet under humble conditions, that are a source of social shame when she begins high school. Staying close to its heroines, this refreshing debut blends solidarity, feminism and tons of melodies."
Berlinale Forum

SHIT HAPPENS
 
developed by Head Writers Magda Woitzuck and Calle Fuhr
Series of 6 x 45 min.
is selected for the

Pitching Forum Co-Pro Series at the Berlinale
 

 
The Pink Dragon Audience Award for Best Feature Film
at the Ljubljana LGBTQ Film Festival

goes to:

WHAT A FEELING
by Kat Rohrer

 
PEACOCK
by Bernhard Wenger

received two prizes at

Les Arcs Film Festival:

Audience Award, Les Arcs Film Festival
and
Youth Jury Prize - Special Mention

 
The Prize for the Best Debut Feature
at the Stockholm International Film Festival

goes to:

PEACOCK
by Bernhard Wenger

 
The Audience Award for the best Feature Film
at the Queerstreifen Filmfestival Regensburg

goes to:

WHAT A FEELING
by Kat Rohrer

 
PEACOCK
by Bernhard Wenger

was awarded with two independent prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Settimana Internazionale della Critica:

Premio Bisato d’oro der Filmkritik für Beste Regie
and
Preis der FAI Stiftung Persona Ambiente Lavoro
 

 
Gernot Grassl
was nominated for the Editing Award for Documentary
of Edimotion - Festival für Filmschnitt und Montagekunst

for
THE STANDSTILL
Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter

PEACOCK
by Bernhard Wenger

is invited to the

Settimana Internazionale della Critica,
Venice Film Festival

as one of seven films in competition:

"The tragedy of a ridiculous man. His growing awareness and the inevitable realisation of a bitter truth: life is fiction, life is appearance, life is vanity. An ironic and bitter film, at times fiercely funny, that reflects the existential condition of the contemporary Man. There are echoes of Lanthimos and Östlund, but with a novel sense of compassion that is both sincere and exceptionally profound."
Beatrice Fiorentino, Settimana Internazionale della Critica

A special honor at the North American premiere:

Honorable Mention Audience Award - Best Feature Film
at the Miami OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
 
for
WHAT A FEELING
by Kat Rohrer

Invitation of NGF Producer
Katharina Posch

to
PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE by European Film Promotion (EFP),
during the Festival de Cannes (14 – 25 May, 2024).
 
"European Film Promotion (EFP) and its member organisations are delighted to announce the 2024 line-up for this year’s edition of PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE being held before and during the Festival de Cannes (14 – 25 May, 2024). 20 of Europe’s most promising producers have been selected to take part in EFP’s prestigious promotion. (...) This exclusive group will take part in a tailor-made programme to foster international co-productions, intensify the exchange of experiences and help create new professional networks."
 

 
WHAT A FEELING
by Kat Rohrer

International Premiere at the Festival BFI Flare, London, 2024

See more: Trailer, Instagram. 

 
IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE
by Marie-Luise Lehner
 
Start of shooting of the feature film: March 12.

Marie Luise Lehner's debut film tells the story of Anna and her deaf mother Isolde and is about what it is like to transform the shame of one's own origins into pride, about affection, care, and solidarity.

 
EUROPE'S FORSAKEN SLAVES
by Stefan Ludwig

TV premiere at International Women's Day:
Di. 5.3.2024, 21:05, ORF 2
Mi. 6.3.2024, 11:57, ORF 2

 
Nikolaus Geyrhalter is the winner of this year's
Marek Nowicki Award
at the Watch Docs Festival, Warsaw

Retrospective of Nikolaus Geyrhalter's work
 + Polish premiere of THE STANDSTILL

"Nikolaus Geyrhalter is one of the most recognisable contemporary documentary filmmakers. His films are characterised by extraordinary formal sensitivity. With unparalleled care, the Austrian master composes images whose hallmarks are perfectly chosen frames and long, hypnotic takes. These films must be seen on the big screen. But contrary to appearances, Geyrhalter does not escape reality in them. This year's winner of the Marek Nowicki Award for special achievements in portraying human rights in film has always been interested in topics that cannot be considered secondary. And he has consistently tried to show them from a non-obvious side."

MK2 Films

for
PEACOCK
by Berhard Wenger

"MK2 Films has boarded Bernhard Wenger’s feature debut, “Peacock,” a tragicomedy headlined by Albrecht Schuch, the German actor who starred in “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “System Crasher.”
An up-and-coming Austrian director, Wenger developed the script at the Cannes Film Festival’s Cinefondation residency and was part of Berlinale Talents in 2020. His shorts, including “Keeping Balance,” “Guy Proposes to His Girlfriend on a Mountain” and “Excuse Me, I’m Looking for the Ping-Pong Room and My Girlfriend,” have played at festivals in Chicago, Palm Springs and Nashville, among others."

THE WAY YOU SHINE
by Evelyne Faye

was nominated for the Mabacher Award 
 

THE STANDSTILL
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

has its world premiere at DOK Leipzig
and then numerous international festival invitations to Viennale, Duisburg, Warsaw...
 

 
MATTER OUT OF PLACE
von Nikolaus Geyrhalter

won the
Green Planet Movie Award
at the
Film Festival della Lessinia, Verona, Italy

 
Three NOMINATIONS for the ROMY Industry Award, Vienna:

Best Documentary Cinema:
THE WAY YOU SHINE
by Evelyne Faye

Best Documentary Cinema:
FEMINISM WTF
by Katharina Mückstein

Best Cinematography Cinema:
BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern

 
PEACOCK
by Bernhard Wenger

A satire/tragicomedy, with Albrecht Schuch as rent-a-friend.

Will be filmed in July/August in Austria.
 

NEW TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid

will be screened for the first time:
at the Kinderfilmfest München
 

 
Available now:

the DVD

BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern 
 
 

 

 
Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship Award for the Best Film on Ecology,
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Warschau (2023)

for

MATTER OUT OF PLACE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

The Jury statement:
"The jury recognises the universal theme of the film, successfully balancing between a global and local perspective. The film shows in a balanced way the problem of waste disposal as a meeting pot of technology, culture and social practices. Thanks to the intended lack of dramaturgy, the film creates a meaningful analogy to the aesthetics of everyday life, exploring at the same time the layers of what is unobvious and mysterious. Although various recycling techniques, shown on the case studies of Switzerland, Albania, Nepal, the Maldives and other regions, come to the fore of the film's story, it is also a deeply humanistic tale about the responsibility that rests on all of us living in a global network of ecological connections and conditions. The minimalist aesthetics of the film, combined with the scale of the film’s subject matter, successfully emphasizes the importance of the issue and makes the film “Matter Out of Place” an important voice in the discussion about a clean environment at every latitude and longitude." 
 

WHAT A FEELING
by Kat Rohrer
 
- a humorous love story with Caroline Peters and Proschat Madani - 
 
will be filmed in May/June in Austria.
 

 
DEFA Foundation Award for the Best Feature Film
at the
Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin

for

BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern
 

 
at the DOK.fest München

to Nikolaus Geyrhalter

"His unmistakable signature - visually powerful, epic, opulent-hypnotic - leaves a lasting impression."
 
 

The Saphira 2023 for the Best Film for Children and Youth 
at the Biennale Bavaria International

goes to

TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid 

 
CIFEJ Award + FCCI Award
at the
Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth, New Delhi (2023)

goes to

TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid 

 
Austrian Film Award, Nominations for:

Nomination "Best Cinematography": Lukas Gnaiger
for
ALPENLAND
by Robert Schabus

Nomination "Best Music": Benedikt Palier
for
BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern

 
MATTER OUT OF PLACE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Austria cinema release: 4/21/23  
“A mesmerizing and strangely beautiful documentary” Variety
“A stark and shocking new feature documentary” Business Doc Europe
“Exquisitely composed opus” The Film Verdict
“Stunning” International Cinephile Society
“A deeply emotional and thought-provoking movie experience” High on Films
“A fascinating, disturbing and important testament” Filmuforia
“This year’s most riveting film about garbage” Global Comment

The Big Stamp Award, Regional Competition,
at the ZagrebDox, International Documentary Film Festival Zagreb (2023)

goes to:

MATTER OUT OF PLACE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

“A thought-provoking work of art that addresses our time’s most critical issue and the need for urgent solutions, this film offers its unique perspective by creating a distance between the viewer and the problem, revealing the alien and strange nature of waste. Through a signature detached yet observant eye, it offers a visual study of the global waste management issue, leaving the viewer engrossed in the absurdity of the problem and questioning how it came to be. Furthermore, the film's aesthetic approach, a mix of pictorial beauty and realism, adds to its power, reminding us that the problem is imminent, urgent, and massive.”

Most Popular Diagonale Film of the Year '23

for:

FEMINISM WTF
by Katharina Mückstein

The Franz Grabner Prize

goes to:
THE WAY YOU SHINE
by Evelyne Faye
 

 
FEMINISM WTF
by Katharina Mückstein

is invited
to the CPH:Dox Copenhagen
for its World Premiere.
 

 
Retrospective + Masterclass + Honorary Golden Alexander

Nikolaus Geyrhalter was invited to the
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
 

- FRITZ-RAFF SCREENPLAY PRIZE
 

 
Retrospective Nikolaus Geyrhalter
at the Centre Pompidou, Paris

The complete work is screened,
January 6 - March 15, 2023 
 

 
THE WAY YOU SHINE
by Evelyne Faye

has its world premiere at the
Hof International Film Festival
 
 


 

 
ALPENLAND
by Robert Schabus

wins the main award at the Tegernsee Mountain Filmfestival:

Great Prize by the City of Tegernsee

"This film by Robert Schabus offers a timely representation of the mountains, and also represents our times. Impressive wide angles and laconic long shots reveal how the evolution of our civilisation endangers the habitat of 13 million people across eight countries. The cinematic narrative connects diverse stories from the entire Alpine region: A Carinthian mountain farming family is worried about the future subsistence of their farm. A world-famous Bavarian ski resort cannot exist without snow cannons, each of which costs as much as a social housing unit. A French doctor worries about medical care because more and more hotels in the mountain valley are shutting down. Over the course of 32 years, a Portuguese mountain railway employee in Zermatt has witnessed the glacier recede by 700 metres. An Italian farmer seems like a true outsider, because he prefers to be with the sheep and earn poorly than to work for more money in the factory. Does sustainability have to equal poverty? Do we have to give up economic growth to save the world? This mountain film does not answer such questions, but it makes us think deeply about them."
Jury Statement
 

TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid

won the
Golden Goat for Best Feature Film for Children

"The Golden Goats in the feature films for children category goes to Tales of Franz directed by Johannes Schmid. The international jury recognized the film for being a simple but engaging story told from the perspective of children, an honest and funny picture of kids in modern families with all their love and troubles. The vivid and truthful performance of the child actors delivers a powerful message: Be yourself, since everyone is special!"
Statement of the Jury
 

Now in production:

NEW TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid
 

The Pardo Verde WWF prize
at the Locarno Film Festival, Concorso internazionale, 2022
goes to:
 
MATTER OUT OF PLACE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

 
MATTER OUT OF PLACE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

will have its world premiere at
Locarno Film Festival, Concorso internazionale, 2022

 
ALPENLAND
by Robert Schabus

had its international festival premieres:
DOK.fest München, 2022
Trento Film Festival, 2022

 
BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern
 
is invited to Tribeca Festival, New York, for its world premiere!
 
 
 

 
 

 
TALES OF FRANZ

by Johannes Schmid
 
has its theatrical release in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on April 14, 2022

News on Instagram und Facebook

 

 
TALES OF FRANZ

by Johannes Schmid

News on Instagram and Facebook 

 

NEW!

NGF Geyrhalterfilm is now on Instagram
 
 

 
WHEN WE BREAK THE RULES
by Clara Stern
 
News on Instagram and Facebook
 

 
Honored with the

Austrian Film Award for Best Documentary

EARTH

 
Gedanken-Aufschluss-Award at DOK LEIPZIG
 
ROBOLOVE
by Maria Arlamovsky

A special prize, awarded by a jury of juvenile and young adult prisoners of JSA Regis-Breitingen:
"On the one hand, the range of possibilities offered by this technology is beguiling, but nonetheless we find ourselves asking whether a system which gradually renders human-to-human contact obsolete is really the way ahead. How far are you personally prepared to share all your thoughts and feelings with the rest of the world via a robot? Questions like this occupied us for many hours and were the subject of much debate."

 
Invitation to the International competition of
DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film:
 
ROBOLOVE
by Maria Arlamovsky 

 
The Harrell Award
at the Camden International Film Festival

goes to:

EARTH by Nikolaus Geyrhalter   

 

Best Television Movie Award
and
Best Cinematographer Award (Matthias Grunsky)

for

DEFIANCE. THREE WOMEN AND THE VOTE
by Beate Thalberg 

  
EARTH by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

goes international:
Cinema Release in Germany: 4.7.2019
Cinema Release in Switzerland: 5.9.2019

and more than 40 festival participations worldwide...

 
The INTERNATIONAL AWARD at SHEFFIELD Doc/Fest goes to:

EARTH by Nikolaus Geyrhalter:

“In a remarkable way, the sheer scale and ambition of this project is matched by its humility towards its subject and subjects. We were moved by the film’s palpable trust in its audience while simultaneously denouncing all of our hand in the scarred (mother) earth we leave behind to future people.”
(statement of the jury)
 

THE BORDER FENCE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

was awarded the VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Prize at the DOK.fest München

"Geyrhalter succeeds in illustrating the distance between the Viennese politicians and the people living there in a cinematically impressive and witty way." (jury statement)
 

THE BORDER FENCE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

received the Jury Prize at the Trento Film Festival
 
"It is a documentary offering an accurate examination of the present day; a forum comparing opinions, that gives a voice to citizens, observing them at work, constructing a possible people and listening to a discordant choir of words and impressions on the subject of migrants. It is a major political film, complex and contradictory, in contrast to the simplistic political discourse broadcast by the media." (jury statement)

 
ROMY AWARD
goes to
Sophie Stockinger (for L'ANIMALE and GRENZLAND)

The Filmarchiv Austria dedicates a comprehensive exhibition to the filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter.

5.-21. April 2019, Metro Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Vienna, Austria 

VIVA LA VULVA
by Gabi Schweiger

will have its premiere
on ORF 2, on Feb. 24th, 2019

A glance right into the centre of female sexuality – historically, culturally, and politically.

 
DEFIANCE - Three Women and the Vote
by Beate Thalberg

will be broadcast on ORF 2, in the Universum History series, on Feb. 21, 2019.

Marking the centenary of the Women's Vote in Germany and Austria, this film traces the lang and rocky road to success via the lives of three courageous women who broke with tradition for a better and more equal society.
 

The BERLINALE PRIZE of the Ecumenical Jury goes to:

EARTH by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

"... for its depiction of the devastation of our planet by human intervention – an issue of urgent concern today. This documentary depicts searing images of the destruction of Earth’s topography and candid conversations with workers, engineers, and scientists."
 

Austrian Film Award
for Best Score:

Bernhard Fleischmann for L'ANIMALE
 

EARTH
the latest film by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

to L'ANIMALE:
Best Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Editing, Best Sound

SMALL HEROES
by Marion Priglinger
won the award Prälat-Leopold-Ungar-JournalistInnenpreis, Anerkennungspreis in der Kategorie TV.

Just released:
The DVD of L'ANIMALE by Katharina Mückstein

To be purchased at Hoanzl, at Amazon a.o.

We proudly present:

MADEMOISELLE PARADIS by Barbara Albert

DVD and VoD release

We are happy to announce:
MADEMOISELLE PARADIS by Barbara Albert
is selected for the nomination to the European Film Awards

Congratulations!
L'ANIMALE by Katharina Mückstein was awarded:
Best Film of the International Feature Competition at the SEOUL International Women's Film Festival

We congratulate!
The ROMY Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary goes to:
Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer:
THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN ITS REPUTATION

Documentary by Yair Lev
first broadcast at ORF 2, Sun. March 11, 2018, 23:05

A Jewish detective story in the Alps revolving around the former President of the Jewish Community in Tyrol, Ernst Beschinsky. A man with this name dies twice – once in 1969, in Israel, and a second time in 1987, in Innsbruck.

Have a good viewing!

THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN ITS REPUTATION is nominated for the Austrian ROMY Academy Award.

Kathrin Resetarits is nominated for the Thomas Pluch Script Award 2018 for MADEMOISELLE PARADIS.

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We proudly present: L'ANIMALE by Katharina Mückstein
- World premiere at the BERLINALE, PANORAMA Special
- THEATRICAL RELEASE in Austria: 16.3.2018
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