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Die Produktion von „Das geheime Stockwerk“ machte Halt in Bad Gastein: Regisseur Norbert Lechner und die Produzenten von Amour Fou Vienna und Amour Fou Luxembourg quartierten sich mit Cast & Crew im geschichtsträchtigen Grand Hotel de l’Europe ein.

hinten, v.l.: André Fetzer, Produzent Amour Fou Luxembourg, Lea Freund, Regisseur Norbert Lechner, Konstantin Horn, Ben Winkler, Kamerafrau Daniela Knapp, Fanny Altenburger, Tobias Resch, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Produzent Amour Fou Vienna; vorne: Silas John, Maximilian Reinwald, Annika Benzin bei den Dreharbeiten im Grand Hotel de l’Europe in Bad Gastein (Credit: Severin Dostal / Amour Fou & Kevin Lee)

Nach Dreharbeiten am Semmering machte die Produktion von „Das geheime Stockwerk“ Halt in Bad Gastein. In einem alten Grand Hotel waren Cast und Crew von Norbert Lechners neuem Kinderfilm zugange, den seine Kevin Lee Filmproduktion mit Amour Fou Vienna (Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu) und Amour Fou Luxembourg (André Fetzer) produziert. Die Kinderdarsteller der Geschichte über einen Jungen,...

Im niederösterreichischen Semmering ist jetzt die erste Klappe zu dem Kinder- und Jugendfilm „Das geheime Stockwerk“ gefallen, den Norbert Lechner nach einem Drehbuch von Antonia Rothe-Liermann und Katrin Milhahn inszeniert .

Produzent Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu (Amour Fou), Line Producer Dieter Horres mit den Darstellern Tobias Resch, Konstantin Horn, Maximilian Reinwald, Silas John und Annika Benzin, Kamerafrau Daniela Knapp und Regisseur Norbert Lechner (v.l.n.r.) beim Drehbeginn von „Das geheime Stockwerk“ im Südbahnhotel am Semmering/Niederösterreich (Credit: Severin Dostal / Amour Fou & KevinLee)

Nach einer Idee und einem Drehbuch von Antonia Rothe-Liermann und Katrin Milhahn inszeniert Norbert Lechner aktuell den Kinder- und Jugendfilm „Das geheime Stockwerk“.

In der Produktion von Kevin Lee Film, Amour Fou Vienna und Amour Fou Luxembourg spielt Silas John den zwölfjährigen Karli, der 2024 mit seinen Eltern in den österreichischen Kur- und Skiort Bad Gastein zieht, wo sich seine Eltern den Traum vom eigenen Hotel erfüllen. Der alte Kasten...

Fisa+ and ÖFI+ schemes have paid out €40m in grants since launch in January.

Austria’s new film and TV incentive schemes Fisa+ and ÖFI+ have already surpassed expectations since being introduced at the beginning of this year, with more than €40m paid out in grants and over €120m generated as “Austrian spend”.

The Fisa+ and ÖFI schemes offer a 30% grant on Austrian spend plus a 5% green filming bonus, with the maximum amount paid per project pegged at €5m for films and €7.5m for series.

ÖFI+ grants

Producer Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, chairman of trade association Film & Music Austria, told Screen that...

Exclusive: Canadian distributor takes Blue Bicycle and Fortune Favors The Brave from Berlin’s strand aimed at teenagers and children.

Montreal based kids’ movie specialist Attraction Distribution has picked up two films in Berlinale’s Generation section, both world premieres in Berlin.

The two films are Blue Bicycle [pictured], a Turkish film by debut director Ümit Köreken, and Fortune Favors The Brave by German director/producer Norbert Lechner.

Also new on Attraction’s Efm slate is Mr Frog, adapted from the best selling novel by Paul van Loon (author of Fuchsia The Mini Witch) and directed by Anna van der Heide. Attraction has a promo here for the film, which recently received Eurimages backing. The film is produced by Bosbros and coproduced by Prime Time. The scriptwriter is Mieke de Jong.

Berlinale receives record number of submissions.

A total of 63 feature-length and short films produced or co-produced in 35 countries have been invited to participate in the two Berlinale (Feb 11-21) competitions Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus.

The programme, aimed at children and youths, was selected from around 2,000 feature-length and short films submitted to Generation this year, which is more than in any year previously.

The selected films shed light on and challenge the nature of contradictions such as being child-like and being an adult, what is forbidden and what is permitted or the difference between subjective and objective reality.

“Young people world-wide are constantly confronted by dystopic realities not of their own making,” said Maryanne Redpath, head of Generation. “In the diverse films of this year’s programme we see them taking matters into their own hands.”

Generation 14plus

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Wp = World Premiere / IP = International Premiere / Ep = European Premiere

6A (Sweden) Wp

By Peter Modestij

Bullying...

More than a dozen titles announced ahead of the unveiling of the full programme next month.

A total of 13 feature films produced or co-produced in 13 different countries have been selected to participate in competition in Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus.

The full programme for Generation will be announced in mid-January. The films selected so far feature young individuals whose inner lives are in turmoil.

Generation 14plus

Ani ve snu! (In Your Dreams!) – Czech Republic

By Petr Oukropec

Athletic, fast and fearless, 16-year-old Laura has little trouble conquering her hometown’s parkour routes and none at all keeping up with the boys in the process. However, she can only express her feelings for Luky, the parkour-king, in her vivid dreams. When he suddenly disappears, the line between dream and reality begins to blur.

World premiere

Born to Dance – New Zealand

By Tammy Davis

For the Maori teenager, Tu, it appears that hip-hop dance is the only hope for...

Sliff/Kids opens tonight! I’m planning on attending tonight’s show and tomorrow night’s as well. This should be a great, Free, event and hopefully will turn into an annual fest.

Did we mention everything is free!!!

Cinema St. Louis introduces Sliff/Kids, the First Annual St. Louis International Children’s Film Festival, presented by Pnc Arts Alive. With a half-dozen presenting partners, Csl will offer film programs, camps, and a workshop as part of Sliff/Kids, which is held from July 26-Aug. 4, 2013. A total of 14 film programs will be screened on the fest’s two weekends (July 26-28 and Aug. 2-4) at Webster University, the St. Louis Public Library, the Missouri History Museum, Washington University, Lindenwood University, and the Wildey Theatre. With the participation of both Lindenwood and Webster universities, filmmaking camps on live action and animation will be held at the St. Louis Public Library’s...