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I have to apologize at this point but i feel like writing this post in German. I suck at german grammar but whateevvss this is my Blog ;) Wie es der Zufall so will bin ich dieses Jahr zufälligerweise in Wien während auch die VIENNALE 2016 Stattfindet - natürlich hab ich es total verschwitzt mich als Presse zu akkreditieren (ich schreib gerade eine Mail hin! wish me luck!) Aber für gute Filme und ein um solches Festival zu unterstützen habe ich natürlich kein Problem damit mit die Kinokarten auch zu kaufen. In diesem Jahr ist der große amerikanische Kultregisseur, Filmkomponist, Drehbuchautor, Produzent und Schauspieler John Carpenter Mittelpunkt einer Reihe außergewöhnlicher Veranstaltungen in Wien. John Howard Carpenter machte sich erstmals durch ein Studienprojekt an dem er beteiligt war einen Namen. Nämlich in dem Kurzfilm "The Resurrection of Broncho Billy" Ein weiterer Höhepunkt in diesem Jahr ist eine kurz-Konzert und Lesung von niemandem geringerem als Patti S...

its this time of year again! Vienna turns into a huge screen for national and international projections! Every now and again, time plays a special role. Today, as we hold this press conference for the Viennale 2015, the city is facing a crucial election. We announce a festival that will begin once this election is decided. Without being overdramatic, it feels a bit as if we were in an interim time, in a transitory state. This situation also reflects how important it is to defend a cause and a form at any time. Or, as a wise man once said: “to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.” Or as another one sang, “The Time is Always now.” As the innovations we introduced last year have proven to be successful (the extension of the festival by one day and adding the new Eric Pleskow cinema hall in the Metro Kinokulturhaus as a venue), we have decided to stick to these changes. Moreover, the festival will take place in familiar fashion in the long-est...

John Gruber is in his mid-thirties. He lives a fast, pricey, and egocentric life in the finest district of Vienna. Businesstrips to Switzerland and  hook-ups with the hottest women in town ,just to forget their names the next morning, is his daily life. If there was an Award for being Anti-family/social/assholy, Jonny Gruber would probably win every category. Unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer, he is thrown off track; also by the involuntary bearer of the news: Sarah, a DJ from Berlin, who is actually not really his type and he got to know on a businesstrip as a ONS. But it will no longer be a short encounter - their paths will cross more often then they thought. Normally Gruber has no need for emotions – but suddenly, without being asked, they pop out of the sealed coffins he strained them to. I had the pleasure of seeing this motion picture by Marie Kreutzer at the DIAGONALE 2015 in Graz. I have to be honest that did not expect something...

"Welcome to Manhattan... welcome to my place" Mark Reay introduced the documentary about his life with these first two sentences. He's sitting on the top of the house he lives in or actually... on. Mark works as streestyle and fashion photographer in New York City one of the biggest Fashion-capitals in the world. He works with Agencies like Wilhelmina Models or IMG Models, is invited to hip parties and fancy cocktails. A Suit and button down shirt are his daily attire. There is only one thing which does not fit the fashionable perfect picture - Mark is Homeless. Mark lives on the Rooftops of New York buildings. Mark looks stunning (52 years old) for his age. He has a very lively personality and his social skills are a perfect tool to get along with - and needed - to be able to work in an industry like fashion. He shoots for Magazines like ELLE Korea and DAZED AND CONFUSED. I kinda thought that his documentary by Thomas Wirthen...

Filmstill by Virgil Widrich Main Sujet of the Diagonale 2015 staring the grand Delphine Seyrig After regretting SO much that i was not able to attend last years DIAGONALE in Graz i am stoked about going this year! My favorite (Austrian) Filmfestival will take place from the 17th of March to the 22nd. This years festival edition for the last time under direction of Ms. Barbara Pichler promises a variation and some extraordinary surprises. (if one can trust the official press release) When recently enjoyed his moderation a lot at the Austrian Movie Awards at the Rathaus i am sure will do so again with his new motion picture which will star as opening film this year. Karl Markovics SUPERWELT . The Diagonale is conceived as a forum for the presentation and discussion of Austrian cinematic production.  The goal and task of the Diagonale is a nuanced, multifaceted and critical exploration of Austrian cinema as well as drawing the industry into the media spo...

SO! this year i swear i'll be there!  For the 11th time between the 23rd and 29th of may viennas shortfilm festival VIS will present exciting and new projections in cooperation with other filmfestivals such from Bristol or Riga - sounds promising don't you think? Anyhow - Marky will be right there and get you all the details and insider information you need! on the 26th of may VIS is presenting the price for the best MUSICVIDEO (for the 2nd time). Who is Nominated?? 14 austrian bands among them: Kreisky Bilderbuch Naked Lunch Velojet Ja, Panik Austrian Apparel KONEA RA (WOOOT WOOOT!!!!) Fijuka I am SO looking forward to this festival specially because i was not able to attend it last year due to illness. MB

So it was wednesday afternoon when my friend Jacky from Berlin (she manages "The Edged Showroom" there) contacted me concerning Outfits for a french actress. Lucie Aron - a beautiful french actress from paris was invited to attend the Berlinale. On the RED CARPET for the first time. So because Mark&Julia are friends with the team from Edged and because Jacky knows that we know how to work professional ;) i got in the last train to Berlin packed with a huge black suitcase full of gowns to wear for various Press events but also Red-Carpet Looks. I arrived at Berling Hauptbahnhof at 9:30 - the train ride wasn't that bad actually :) from the trainstation we drove straight to Lucies Appartment for a first fitting. Poor lucie was all excited and nervous (totally understandable). But its always like that with people who know they have to stand in front of the international Press. Good thing Mr. Marky here knows exactly how to calm you down ;)  ...

Did i ever mention that i am a HUGE fan of Documentary Film? My obsession with documentary films is almost as big as my obsession with baby animales like dogs and cats #ijustcantgetenough. Anyhow. My good Friend Bernd Oppl posted a link to a filmfestival where his new film "hotel room" will be presented. You maybe remember me writing about his short films at the Diagonale last year (hey thats coming up too soon! cool!). Anyhow - i am always very happy for him because he is so talented and get good recognition for his work! GO BERND. So i pressed the link and came to the homepage of  CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. Its is the largest documentary film festival in Scandinavia.  Each year, the festival fills Copenhagen’s cinemas with a selection of more than 150 films from around the world. CPH:DOX is devoted to supporting independent and innovative filmmaking and presents the best and brightest in contemporary non-fiction...

VIS Vienna Independent Shorts is celebrating its 10 years anniversary in 2013, showing more than 260 films from around 40 countries at the Künstlerhaus Kino and the Austrian film museum from May 28th to June 2nd, 2013. 75 films compete in  three central competitions  – Fiction & Documentary, Animation Avantgarde and the National Competition  – for awards worth more than 20,000 euros, while the best Austrian music video is awarded with the first ever Austrian Music Video Award. A  whole day  will be decidated to music videos, including screenings as an „expanded cinema“ experience as well as a live concert at brut. This year’s festival motto  Strange Days  was inspired by Kathryn Bigelow’s science fiction film and features a journey through the surreal cinema and a joint film programme with the international short film festivals of Winterthur and Hamburg, addressing the tiny everyday tremors as well as great social, cultural or geopolitica...

I am so very sorry but this year i was not able to attend the Film-Festival. But my colleagues of FAUX FOX did ;) - Check it out HERE A list of my favorite Films will soon be posted right here so stay tuned!  The tenth edition tenth edition tenth edition of the CROSSING EUROPE Film Festival Linz comes to a successful conclusion successful conclusion successful conclusion. This  anniversary festival provides reason to be happy, and Festival Director Christine Dollhofer’s resume is a positive one.  We can look to the future with optimism. Now in its tenth year, CROSSING EUROPE has definitely arrived as one of  the leading film culture events leading film culture events leading film culture events in Austria. Roughly 20,000 visitors visitors visitors were counted, who enthusiastically stormed the  festival events. A total of 162 feature films , documentaries and short films from 40 different countries (96 of them Austrian  pr...

10 YEARS - CROSSING EUROPE - Festival in Linz! CROSSING EUROPE Film Festival Linz  opens on 23 April in the Ursulinensaal in the Upper Austrian Culture Quarter and the established festival cinemas Moviemento and City-Kino with three outstanding Austrian premieres, one international premiere and one world premiere: the Swiss-French drama   L’ENFANT D’EN HAUT / SISTER / WINTERDIEB   by the 2009 Tribute director Ursula Meier,  SEKRET / SECRET  by this year’s Tribute guest  Przemys ³ aw  Wojcieszek, a representative of young independent Polish cinema, the 26-part episode film, opening the NIGHT SIGHT section,  THE ABCs OF DEATH , the thriller  LAYLA FOURIE , set in South Africa, by Pia Marais, winner of two CROSSING EUROPE awards , and the world premiere of the unconventional artistic Upper Austrian documentary film  INNERE BLUTUNGEN .  The Nightline on the opening evening, starting at 10:00 pm, features the pop heroes SHY from Linz ...

Grand Diagonale Prize for Best Austrian Feature Film (€ 21.000) Tizza Covi und Rainer Frimmel for Der Glanz des Tages  Grand Diagonale Prize for Best Austrian Documentary Film (€ 21.000) Bernadette Weigel for Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden Best Innovative Cinema Award (€ 10.500) Michaela Grill for FORÊT D’EXPÉRIMENTATION Best Short Feature Film (€ 4.000) Florian Pochlatko for Erdbeerland Best Short Documentary Film (€ 4.000) Friedemann Derschmidt for Das Phantom der Erinnerung Best Young Talent Film (€ 4.000) Matthias Zuder for Erbgut Diagonale Prize for Cinematography (€ 2.000 each)  Best cinematography feature film: Wolfgang Thaler and Ed Lachman for Paradies: Liebe  Best cinematography documentary film: Bernadette Weigel for Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden Diagonale Prize for Editing (€ 2.000 each)  Best editing feature film: Peter...