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All Austria articles – Page 5
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FeaturesAustrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl on his Berlinale title ‘Rimini’: “All of my films are about unfulfilled longing”
Back in Berlin Competition with Rimini, Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl confirms his reputation as a master of dark, comical films.
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NewsCoproduction Office seals major deals on Ulrich Seidl’s Golden Bear contender ‘Rimini’ (exclusive)
Deals have been done for the UK, Germany and Spain among other territories.
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NewsIFC Midnight snaps up Austrian sci-fi ‘Rubikon’ (exclusive)
The now-completed film was selected for Cannes Frontières Buyers Showcase last year.
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NewsNetflix unveils new German-language films and series
A total of 19 features and series were showcased.
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NewsSquare Eyes adds Berlinale Forum titles to EFM slate (exclusive)
Vienna-based sales agent acquires worldwide rights to Philip Scheffner’s Europe and Dane Komljen’s Afterwater.
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NewsLeonine Studios acquires Lionsgate slate for Germany and Austria
Munich-based Leonine Studios has taken all rights to ohn Wick: Chapter 4 spin-off Ballerina with Ana de Armas.
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Features58 European films to tempt festival directors in 2022
The hot list of films from established and rising directors.
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FeaturesIn conversation: Sebastian Meise and Franz Rogowski on the "unbelievable" true story behind ‘Great Freedom’
Director Meise had lead actor Rogowski in mind when writing ’Great Freedom’. The two men talk about crash dieting, Covid interruptions and Germany’s notorious Paragraph 175 law.
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NewsSquare Eyes adds Argentinian boarding school doc ‘The Delights’ to buzzy slate (exclusive)
The film is screening in the International Competition at IDFA this week,
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NewsAustrian cinemas to close for at least 10 days as part of national lockdown
Films presently on release include ‘The French Dispatch’ and ’Ghostbusters: Afterlife’.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to Austrian producer Ursula Wolschlager who has died aged 52
Wolschlager was a member of the European and Austrian Film Academies and the project commission of the Austrian Film Institute.
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NewsNordic VoD platform Viaplay to launch in five new markets including UK, Germany and Canada
Viaplay will be in 16 international markets by the end of 2021.
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FeaturesSarajevo 2021: Sebastian Meise on the “inhuman scandal” behind ‘Great Freedom’
The Austrian director reflects on making his award-winning feature and the scandal behind the story.
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Reviews‘Soldat Ahmet’: Sarajevo Review
A miltary man and part-time boxer gets ready to tread the boards in Jannis Lenz’s documentary feature debut
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Kino On Demand
Users of Kino on Demand (KoD) receive a €5 ($6) voucher for the first and every fifth film viewed, which they can redeem at one of more than 800 participating cinemas.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: filmingo
Switzerland’s trigon-film foundation has also been operating its own streaming platform since 2013.
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FeaturesIndependent VoD players in focus: Chili
Chili was created by a group of former Fastweb executives, including the president and CEO Giorgio Tacchia, who left the internet service provider in 2012 to launch the film start-up.
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Reviews‘Great Freedom’: Cannes Review
Sebastian Meise’s drama carefully tracks the persecution of homosexuality in Germany over the decades
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NewsAutlook boards Holocaust doc produced by Steve McQueen (exclusive)
The film is directed by Dutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter.
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NewsNon-Stop Entertainment acquires Autlook docs including 'All Light, Everywhere'
Autlook is doing brisk sales on its Cannes slate.