KAVIAR and NEVRLAND vying for Max Ophüls Prize

Young Austrian cinema is represented with the world premieres of two feature debuts in the main Max Ophüls Prize Competition: the culture clash comedy Kaviar by Elena Tikhonova and Nevrland by Gregor Schmidinger, a terrifying coming-of-age journey of a young man into his self.

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KAVIAR by Elena Tikhonova (world premiere)
NEVRLAND by Gregor Schmidinger (world premiere)
JOY by Sudabeh Mortezai

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KAVIAR by Elena Tikhonova

Nadja knows the oligarch Igor inside out. As his interpreter she has seen more of him than both of them care to admit. But his latest project is a lot more public: a lavish villa, which he has decided to build right on top of a bridge in the heart of Vienna: if the Medici can do it, why not me? But Nadja, her best friend Vera and her nanny Teresa have a sabotage plan.

produced by Witcraft, Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, MR Film
with the Austrian support of Austrian Film Institute, FISA, ORF, Vienna Film Fund Wien, Land Niederösterreich
Directed by Elena Tikhonova
Written by Elena Tikhonova, Robert Buchschwenter
Key cast Margarita Breitkreiz, Daria Nosik, Sabrina Reiter, Georg Friedrich, Simon Schwarz
world premiere

NEVRLAND by Gregor Schmidinger

Jakob is 17 years old, works at a slaughterhouse and struggles with a crippling anxiety disorder. After a chance encounter with a 26-year-old stranger over a sex-cam chat, his journey to Nevrland begins.

produced by Orbrock Filmproduktion
with Austrian support by Austrian Film Institute, ORF, Filmfonds Wien, Land Oberösterreich
Written and directed by Gregor Schmidinger
Key cast: Simon Frühwirth, Paul Forman, Josef Hader, Wolfgang Hübsch, Anton Noori
world premiere

JOY by Sudabeh Mortezai

produced by FreibeuterFilm
Written and directed by Sudabeh Mortezai
Key cast: Joy Alphonsus, Precious Sanusi, Angela Ekeleme
World premiere: Venice (Giornate degli autori)

... and lots of more Austrian films at the festival Max Ophüls Prize

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