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Austrian Focus at the 29th SARAJEVO Film Festival

It’s a festival summer with Austrian filmmaking in focus: After Jerusalem it’s now the 29th Sarajevo FF (August 11 to 18) to shine a light on films made in Austria: Sudabeh Mortezai’s new film EUROPA will celebrate its world premiere in the Heart of Sarajevo competition. Jessica Hausner will be the tribute guest 2023 presenting all her six feature films. The Industry Days will host an Austrian delegation and one project selected at the CineLink co-production platform.
 
 
COMPETITION
 
EUROPA

by Sudabeh Mortezai
produced by Fratella Filmproduktion
with UK
 
98 min
World premiere: August 16


TRIBUTE TO JESSICA HAUSNER
 
OPEN AIR
CLUB ZERO

produced by coop99 filmproduktion
with UK | DE | FR | DK | QA
110 min | World Sales: Coproduction Office
 
The Tribute program includes
  • LITTLE JOE (2019)
  • AMOUR FOU (2014)
  • LOURDES (2009)
  • HOTEL (2004)
  • LOVELY RITA (2001)
 
MIA WASIKOVSKA

Leading actress in Jessica Hausner’s recent Golden Palm contender CLUB ZERO is the jury-president of the Heart of Sarajevo-competiton (fiction films)
 
 
CINELINK – INDUSTRY DAYS (August 12 to 17)
 
VAGABONDESS
by Brigitta Kanyaro
produced by Glitter & Doom
is one of the eleven projects selected for the CineLink co-production market.
 
 
MORE AUSTRIAN (CO-) PRODUCTIONS

COMPETITION (fiction)


ANIMAL
by Sofia Exarchou
coproduced by Nabis Filmgroup (AT)
with GR | RO | CY | BG
116 min | World Sales: Shellac


COMPETITION (documentary)

DE FACTO
by Selma Doborac
AT | DE
130 min | World Sales: sixpackfilm


OPEN AIR

BOSNIAN POT
by Pavo Marinković
coproduced by Nanook Film (AT)
with HR | BA
103 min | World Sales: Antidote Sales


STUDENT FILM COMPETITION

IN THEIR DREAMS ALL THE JELLYFISH ARE WET
by Marie Luise Lehner | 27 min | produced at Filmakademie Wien
TOP VIEW OF MY BRAIN AS A CRIME SCENE by Luzia Johow | 28 min | produced at Filmakademie Wien
UNTIL I LIE STILL by Yana Eresina | 13 min | produced at Filmakademie Wien