The line-up of Austrian films at the 58th Berlin Festival is complete: Götz Spielmann's Revanche premieres at the Panorama Special, Heinz Emigholz'; documentary Loos Ornamental is part of the Forum of New Cinema programme. The German-Austrian co-production Heart of Fire by Luigi Falorni has been selected for the Golden Bear competition, Panorama Special will feature Stefan Arsenijevic' Ljubav i drugi zlocini, a German-Serbian-Austrian-Slovenian co-production.
PANORAMA SPECIAL
REVANCHE by Götz Spielmann (Prisma Film (A), Spielmannfilm (A))
Who is to blame if your life doesn’t go as planned? The gods are dead, fate remains. Alex sets off in a journey to avenge
the death of his beloved.
starring Johannes Krisch, Ursula Strauss, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Hannes Thanheiser
LJUBAV I DRUGI ZLOCINI by Stefan Arseijevic (Coin Film (D), Art&Popcorn (Serbien), KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Productions (A)
Studio Arkadena (SLO))
Anica works in Belgrade as a bookie for a local small mob boss. She thinks that her life isn’t going anywhere. So she
has a plan. It is the day for monthly protection money. Making sure that nobody notices, Anica organizes her perfect departure
from her imperfect life. But life is unpredictable. The only thing Anica didn’t count on was ? love. And it appears in
an unexpected way. At the end of the day, Anica will have to decide. Can she believe in love?
starring : Anica Dobra, Vuk Kostic, Fedja Stojanovic, Milena Dravic,
INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF NEW CINEMA
LOOS ORNAMENTAL by Heinz Emigholz (Amour Fou Filmproduktion (A), KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Filmproduktion (A), Heinz Emigholz Filmproduktion (D))
Architecture as autobiography: The film presents 27 buildings and spaces designed by Austrian architect Adolf Loos (1870-1933)
in the chronological order in which they were built. The viewer will see and learn about the blossoming of Loos? ideas on
space and materials and the development of an almost modular style of construction. The film shows all the buildings as they
appear today. This makes it a document that records the fate of modern architecture.
COMPETITION
HEART OF FIRE by Luigi Falorni (TV 60 Filmproduktion (D), Senator Film (D), Aichholzer Filmproduktion (A), Beta Film (D), with BR, arte)
The Eritrean struggle for independence, 1980. Ten-year-old Awet has the heart of a warrior. Abandoned as a baby, she grows
up in the sheltered atmosphere of a Christian monastery in Asmara. But when she returns to her family, her father brings her
to a military battle unit. There is nothing she can do to elude her fate as a child soldier. Nevertheless, Awet vows to oppose
this ignoble war with all her strength, and to fight against the fate that menaces her.
Starring: Letekidan Micael
AUSTRIAN SHORT FILMS AT THE BERLINALE
Elke Groen’s NIGHTSTILL is selected for the BERLINALE SHORTS competition, the FORUM EXPANDED will screen SCHEIN SEIN by Bady Minck, VERTIGO RUSH by Johann Lurf and FINALE by Sabine Marte
