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Berlinale 2019: Austrian films in Competition and Forum

On top of Marie Kreutzer's Golden Bear contender THE GROUND BENEATH MY FEET the Berlinale 2019 hosts the world premiere of Nikolaus Geyrhalter's new film EARTH as well as the first feature of performance artists Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska with their haunting and witty Super-8-approach to Elfriede Jelinek's major novel DIE KINDER DER TOTEN. Both films are selected by the Berlinale Forum.


Our Berlinale 2019 line-up


COMPETITION Golden Bear

THE GROUND BENEATH MY FEET by Marie Kreutzer

Lola, a young company consultant, 100 working hours and 5 sports units per week. Conny, her older sister, paranoid schizophrenic and unable to leave the apartment. Conny swallows 120 sleeping pills and is saved. And Lola hasn’t ever told that she even has a sister.

produced by Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion
International sales: Picture Tree International

Written & directed by Marie Kreutzer
with Valerie Pachner, Pia Hierzegger, Mavie Hörbiger, Michelle Barthel, Marc Benjamin

Sat 9 | 9:00 | Berlinale Palast (press)
Sat 9 | 15:30 | Berlinale Palast PREMIERE
Sun 10 | 9:30 | Friedrichstadt-Palast
Sun 10 | 18:00 | Friedrichstadt-Palast
Sun 10 | 21:00 | Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Sun 17 | 13:30 |Haus der Berliner Festspiele



FORUM

EARTH by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans - with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Nikolaus Geyrhalter observes people, in mines, quarries and at large construction sites, engaged in a constant struggle to take possession of the planet.

produced by NGF Geyrhalterfilm
International sales: autlook filmsales

Directed & cinematography: Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Editing: Niki Mossböck

Fri 8 | 15:00 | CineStar 8 PREMIERE
Sat 9 | 11:30 | CineStar 7
Sat 9 | 19:45 | CinemaxX 6 (press & industry)
Sun 10 | 19:00 | Zoo Palast 2
Sun 17 | 14:00 | Delphi



DIE KINDER DER TOTEN  by Kelly Copper & Pavol Liska/The Nature Theater of Oklahoma

A Super-8 silent film, that slowly transforms into a spooky story of a nature idyll going off the tracks and involving the resurrection of “undead” protagonists. A secretary suddenly finds herself confronted with an evil doppelgänger and drives her übermother crazy. An embittered woodsman is pursued by his sons, who committed suicide years ago. The widow of an old Nazi film collector organizes an underground CINEMA 666 in an abandoned factory, where the past can be mourned without inhibition.

produced by Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion in collaboration with steirischer herbst

Written and directed by Kelly Copper & Pavol Liska/The Nature Theater of Oklahoma
with Andrea Maier, Greta Kostka, Klaus Unterrainer, Tamara Pregernigg

Thu 7 | 11:30 | CinemaxX 6 (press & industry)
Fri 8 | 19:00 | Delphi PREMIERE
Sat 9 | 19:30 | Colosseum 1
Sun 10 | 22:00 | CinemaxX 4
Sat 16 | 13:30 | CineStar 8



BERLINALE SERIES

M – A CITY HUNTS A MURDERER STADT  by David Schalko
produced by Superfilm (A)

Tue 12 | 18:30 | Zoo 1 (episode 1+2)



FORUM

HEIMAT IS A SPACE IN TIME  by Thomas Heise
co-produced by Navigator Film (A) with Ma.ja.de Filmproduktion (D)

Thu 7 | 19:30 | CinemaxX 6 (press & industry)
Sat 9 | 16:00 | Delphi PREMIERE
Tue 12 | 19:30 | CinemaxX 4
Fri 15 | 15:00 | Arsenal 1
Sun 17 | 17:00 | CinemaxX 6



PERSPEKTIVE DEUTSCHES KINO

BORN IN EVIN by Maryam Zaree
co-produced by Golden Girls Filmproduktion (A) with Tondowski Films (D)

Sat 9 | 14:00 | CinemaxX 5 (press & industry)
Sat 9 | 19:00 | CinemaxX 3 PREMIERE
Sun 10 | 12:00 | Colosseum
Sun 10 | 20:00 | CinemaxX 1


FISH TAKES OFF by Deniz Cooper
produced by Salka Weber, Deniz Cooper

Tue 12 | 16:45 | CinemaxX 1 PREMIERE
Thu 14  |14:00 | CinemaxX 5 (press)
Thu 14 | 19:00 | CinemaxX 3 
Fri 15 | 14:00 | CinemaxX 5
Fri 15 | 20:00 | CinemaxX 1