Österreich Panorama

Sun, 15. 3., 13:00

73'

Hello, Kitty

Ji-yoon Lee

2019,

7’

A young woman goes to Japan for half a year and leaves her cat behind in Vienna. But Ong-nyun won’t be having that. She packs her little kitty suitcase and heads off to Tokyo straightaway. Sometimes a cat’s gotta do what a cat’s gotta do.

KIRA

Lily Ammann & Tanja Letuha

2019,

5’39

Growing up sucks! Soon to be 18 years old, Kira is less than thrilled about all the responsibilities and obligations looming ahead. Alas, you cannot stop or freeze time – but why not try and delay it? Kira decides to follow the sun and keep travelling west. As fast as she can, by bike or by plane – and if all else fails, maybe a bold jump into the unknown will do the trick.

Why Wander Into The Distance…

Julia Libiseller

2019,

1’14

The guide of a Japanese tourist group politely asks a passenger on a train to free the window seat for two minutes. In the ensuing rush to capture all the sights passing by, an extraordinary appearance goes unnoticed.

Narziss

Julia Berger

2019,

3’50

An animated adaptation of Ovid’s famous tale of Narcissus and Echo from the third book of the Metamorphoses.

Fish For Life

Kerstin Blätterbinder, Lisa M. Gierlinger, Victoria Wolfersberger, Lukas Mathä

2019,

8’05

Manolin, an old Norwegian fisherman, has not caught anything in weeks. One day he sets out for the open sea. Far away from the safe harbor a fish finally bites. However, the creature is surprisingly strong and even drags the boat along with him. The fight with the fish becomes a fight for survival. – Based on Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’.

Linz Delight

Maya Yonesho

AT/DE

2019,

3’17

Japanese artist Maya Yonesho visited Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, to explore the city’s character and specific atmosphere. Based on her impressions of the Old Cathedral, the Ars Electronica festival, Pöstlingberg mountain, Cafè Traxlmayr, the Tabakfabrik complex and much more besides she created one of her famous ‘thumb trips’.

Shaul And Ivan

Rebecca Akoun

2019,

9’50

In a small village, Shaul sings while Ivan dances happily around a table with other villagers. A moment of joy they will not forget anytime soon. – Based on a story of the collected ‘Tales of the Hasidim’ by Martin Buber.

Missing Out

Julia Elzea, Martina Zweier, Lilli Molnar, Emanuela Laci, Samo Stern

2019,

2’33

It’s awfully complicated, this love business. Might as well give up on the whole thing. If only it weren’t for that fear of missing out. – Music video for ‘Missing Out’ by Painting Clouds.

Measuring The Distance

Susi Jirkuff

2019,

7‘

The project explores urban fringes and the marginalization of the social groups who inhabit them. Seeking to integrate a discussion about space and segregation into the Common Good discourse, this raw sketch looks at themes such as distance, the anonymity of the architectural setup, and decay as well as movement and interaction. Composition: Joanna Bailie.

Contouring

Veronika Schubert

2019,

3’50

Set phrases and expressions from beauty tutorials are interwoven with the finer or coarser mosaic-like structures of fabric samples – adding a whole new dimension to the make-up term ‘contouring’.

Animation

Anna Vasof

2019,

4’30

The magic of animation, performed here in an entirely mechanical way, with wit and verve – and equally as enchanting.

Are you kidding me?

Shadab Shayegan

2019,

2’20

A fight breaks out between to neighbors and quickly escalates. – They ask me: When do you think the Middle East conflicts will end?! I say: As long as the world needs an arms trade market there will not be an end to the conflicts. – A grotesque political tale.

Love You

Sabine Groschup

2019,

8’

An ode to the power of poetry. A man reads a letter from his lover. A vibrant, sensuous story of passion, love, closeness, of fervent assertions and heartfelt vows takes its course – in drawings and writings, in speech and in song.

In Her Boots

Kathrin Steinbacher

2019,

6’02

Strange things happen in this BAFTA nominated tale about Hedi and her struggle to retain her identity and autonomy. While her granddaughter is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hiking trip to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes.

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