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KAVIAR and NEVRLAND vying for Max Ophüls Prize

Young Austrian cinema is represented with the world premieres of two feature debuts in the main Max Ophüls Prize Competition: the culture clash comedy Kaviar by Elena Tikhonova and Nevrland by Gregor Schmidinger, a terrifying coming-of-age journey of a young man into his self. 
 
 
COMPETITION fiction
 
  • KAVIAR by Elena Tikhonova (world premiere)
  • NEVRLAND by Gregor Schmidinger (world premiere)
  • JOY by Sudabeh Mortezai
 
 
COMPETITION fiction
 
  • KAVIAR by Elena Tikhonova
Nadja knows the oligarch Igor inside out. As his interpreter she has seen more of him than both of them care to admit. But his latest project is a lot more public: a lavish villa, which he has decided to build right on top of a bridge in the heart of Vienna: if the Medici can do it, why not me? But Nadja, her best friend Vera and her nanny Teresa have a sabotage plan.
 
produced by Witcraft, Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, MR Film
with the Austrian support of Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF, Vienna Film Fund Wien, Land Niederösterreich
Directed by Elena Tikhonova
Written by Elena Tikhonova, Robert Buchschwenter
Key cast Margarita Breitkreiz, Daria Nosik, Sabrina Reiter, Georg Friedrich, Simon Schwarz
world premiere
 
  • NEVRLAND by Gregor Schmidinger
Jakob is 17 years old, works at a slaughterhouse and struggles with a crippling anxiety disorder. After a chance encounter with a 26-year-old stranger over a sex-cam chat, his journey to Nevrland begins.
 
produced by Orbrock Filmproduktion
with Austrian support by Austrian Film Institute, ORF, Filmfonds Wien, Land Oberösterreich
Written and directed by Gregor Schmidinger
Key cast: Simon Frühwirth, Paul Forman, Josef Hader, Wolfgang Hübsch, Anton Noori
world premiere
 
 
  • JOY by Sudabeh Mortezai
produced by FreibeuterFilm
Written and directed by Sudabeh Mortezai
Key cast: Joy Alphonsus, Precious Sanusi, Angela Ekeleme
World premiere: Venice (Giornate degli autori)
 
 
 
... and lots of more Austrian films at the festival Max Ophüls Prize
 
 
COMPETITION documentary
 
  • MEIN BRUDER KANN TANZEN by Felicitas Sonvilla (A/D)
  • ROTE ERDE WEISSER SCHNEE by Christina Moderbacher
 
 COMPETITION mid-length
 
  • DIE SCHWINGEN DES GEISTES by Albert Meisl
  • FREIGANG by Martin Winter (A/D)
  • AM HIMMEL by Magdalena Chmielewska
 
 COMPETITION short
 
  • BOOMERANG by Kurdwin Ayub
  • GRIMMELSTEIN by Bruno Kratochvil
  • SCHNEEMANN by Leni Gruber

MOP WATCHLIST
 
  • WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS by Eva Spreitzhofer

SPECIAL PROGRAMME – 40TH ANNIVERSARY
 
  • EXILE FAMILY MOVIE by Arash T. Riahi, 2006
  • NORDRAND by Barbara Albert, 1999
  • NACHTSCHWALBEN by Barbara Albert (short), 1993
  • MUSIK by Stefan Bohun, 2014