News

10.07.2023

Nominations ROMY

 
Three NOMINATIONS for the ROMY Industry Award, Vienna:

Best Documentary Cinema:
THE WAY YOU SHINE
by Evelyne Faye

Best Documentary Cinema:
FEMINISM WTF
by Katharina Mückstein

Best Cinematography Cinema:
BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern
03.07.2023

Start of Shooting

 
PEACOCK
by Bernhard Wenger

A satire/tragicomedy, with Albrecht Schuch as rent-a-friend.

Will be filmed in July/August in Austria.
 
25.06.2023

World Premiere


NEW TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid

will be screened for the first time:
at the Kinderfilmfest München
 
26.05.2023

DVD

 
Available now:

the DVD

BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern 
 
 

 
19.05.2023

Award

 
Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship Award for the Best Film on Ecology,
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Warschau (2023)


for

MATTER OUT OF PLACE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

The Jury statement:
"The jury recognises the universal theme of the film, successfully balancing between a global and local perspective. The film shows in a balanced way the problem of waste disposal as a meeting pot of technology, culture and social practices. Thanks to the intended lack of dramaturgy, the film creates a meaningful analogy to the aesthetics of everyday life, exploring at the same time the layers of what is unobvious and mysterious. Although various recycling techniques, shown on the case studies of Switzerland, Albania, Nepal, the Maldives and other regions, come to the fore of the film's story, it is also a deeply humanistic tale about the responsibility that rests on all of us living in a global network of ecological connections and conditions. The minimalist aesthetics of the film, combined with the scale of the film’s subject matter, successfully emphasizes the importance of the issue and makes the film “Matter Out of Place” an important voice in the discussion about a clean environment at every latitude and longitude." 
 
08.05.2023

Start of Shooting


WHAT A FEELING
by Kat Rohrer
 
- a humorous love story with Caroline Peters and Proschat Madani - 
 
will be filmed in May/June in Austria.
 
03.05.2023

Hommage

 
at the DOK.fest München

to Nikolaus Geyrhalter

"His unmistakable signature - visually powerful, epic, opulent-hypnotic - leaves a lasting impression."
 
 
29.04.2023

Award


The Saphira 2023 for the Best Film for Children and Youth 
at the Biennale Bavaria International

goes to

TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid 


21.04.2023

Two Awards

 
CIFEJ Award + FCCI Award
at the
Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth, New Delhi (2023)

goes to

TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid 

20.04.2023

Two Nominations

 
Austrian Film Award, Nominations for:

Nomination "Best Cinematography": Lukas Gnaiger
for
ALPENLAND
by Robert Schabus

Nomination "Best Music": Benedikt Palier
for
BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern

14.04.2023

Cinema Release

 
MATTER OUT OF PLACE

by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Austria cinema release: 4/21/23
Switzerland cinema release: 3/23/23
US cinema release: 4/14/23 - LA, NY
 
“A mesmerizing and strangely beautiful documentary” Variety
“A stark and shocking new feature documentary” Business Doc Europe
“Exquisitely composed opus” The Film Verdict
“Stunning” International Cinephile Society
“A deeply emotional and thought-provoking movie experience” High on Films
“A fascinating, disturbing and important testament” Filmuforia
“This year’s most riveting film about garbage” Global Comment


02.04.2023

Award ZagrebDox


The Big Stamp Award, Regional Competition,
at the ZagrebDox, International Documentary Film Festival Zagreb (2023)


goes to:

MATTER OUT OF PLACE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

“A thought-provoking work of art that addresses our time’s most critical issue and the need for urgent solutions, this film offers its unique perspective by creating a distance between the viewer and the problem, revealing the alien and strange nature of waste. Through a signature detached yet observant eye, it offers a visual study of the global waste management issue, leaving the viewer engrossed in the absurdity of the problem and questioning how it came to be. Furthermore, the film's aesthetic approach, a mix of pictorial beauty and realism, adds to its power, reminding us that the problem is imminent, urgent, and massive.”
26.03.2023

Audience Prize


Most Popular Diagonale Film of the Year '23

for:


FEMINISM WTF
by Katharina Mückstein


23.03.2023

Award

The Franz Grabner Prize

goes to:
THE WAY YOU SHINE
by Evelyne Faye
 
16.03.2023

World Premiere

 
FEMINISM WTF

by Katharina Mückstein

is invited
to the CPH:Dox Copenhagen
for its World Premiere.
 
08.03.2023

Retrospective

21.01.2023

3 Max Ophüls Prizes

 
BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern

wins 3 Awards at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis:
- PRIZE OF THE YOUTH JURY
- AWARD FOR THE SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM
- FRITZ-RAFF SCREENPLAY PRIZE
 

06.01.2023

Retrospective in Paris

 
Retrospective Nikolaus Geyrhalter
at the Centre Pompidou, Paris

The complete work is screened,
January 6 - March 15, 2023 
 

26.10.2022

World premiere

 
THE WAY YOU SHINE
by Evelyne Faye

has its world premiere at the
Hof International Film Festival
 
 


 
19.10.2022

Prize

 
ALPENLAND

by Robert Schabus

wins the main award at the Tegernsee Mountain Filmfestival:

Great Prize by the City of Tegernsee

"This film by Robert Schabus offers a timely representation of the mountains, and also represents our times. Impressive wide angles and laconic long shots reveal how the evolution of our civilisation endangers the habitat of 13 million people across eight countries. The cinematic narrative connects diverse stories from the entire Alpine region: A Carinthian mountain farming family is worried about the future subsistence of their farm. A world-famous Bavarian ski resort cannot exist without snow cannons, each of which costs as much as a social housing unit. A French doctor worries about medical care because more and more hotels in the mountain valley are shutting down. Over the course of 32 years, a Portuguese mountain railway employee in Zermatt has witnessed the glacier recede by 700 metres. An Italian farmer seems like a true outsider, because he prefers to be with the sheep and earn poorly than to work for more money in the factory. Does sustainability have to equal poverty? Do we have to give up economic growth to save the world? This mountain film does not answer such questions, but it makes us think deeply about them."
Jury Statement
 
07.10.2022

Main Award


TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid

won the
 
Golden Goat for Best Feature Film for Children

"The Golden Goats in the feature films for children category goes to Tales of Franz directed by Johannes Schmid. The international jury recognized the film for being a simple but engaging story told from the perspective of children, an honest and funny picture of kids in modern families with all their love and troubles. The vivid and truthful performance of the child actors delivers a powerful message: Be yourself, since everyone is special!"
Statement of the Jury
 
04.09.2022

TV premiere

 
BUILDING VISIONS

by Diego Breit Lira
 
TV-series in 4 parts:

BUILDING VISIONS - Johannes Tovatt - Aspern Seestadt - Vienna / Austria
on Sun. 4.9.22 at 12:00 on ARTE
BUILDING VISIONS – Marta Maccaglia -Schools in Amazonia – Alto Anapati / Peru
on Sun. 11.9.22 at 10:30 on ARTE
BUILDING VISIONS - Florian Boer, De Urbanisten - Watersquare - Rotterdam / Netherlands
on Sun. 18.9.22 at 12:00 on ARTE
BUILDING VISIONS - Anupama Kundoo - Innovative and resource-oriented construction - Auroville / India
on Sun. 25.9.22 at 10:00 on ARTE
 
31.08.2022

Start of Shooting


Now in production:

NEW TALES OF FRANZ
by Johannes Schmid
 
13.08.2022

Pardo Verde WWF Award


The Pardo Verde WWF prize
at the Locarno Film Festival, Concorso internazionale, 2022
goes to:
 
MATTER OUT OF PLACE

by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
10.08.2022

Locarno

 
MATTER OUT OF PLACE

by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

will have its world premiere at
Locarno Film Festival, Concorso internazionale, 2022

10.06.2022

Festival premiere

 
ALPENLAND

by Robert Schabus

had its international festival premieres:
DOK.fest München, 2022
Trento Film Festival, 2022




09.06.2022

BREAKING THE ICE

 
BREAKING THE ICE
by Clara Stern
 
is invited to Tribeca Festival, New York, for its world premiere!
 
 
 

 
 
14.04.2022

Cinema Release

 
TALES OF FRANZ


by Johannes Schmid
 
has its theatrical release in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on April 14, 2022

News on Instagram und Facebook

 

28.06.2021

Start of shooting

 
TALES OF FRANZ

by Johannes Schmid

News on Instagram and Facebook 

 
08.06.2021

Award

 
for

Christine Ostermayer
 

Wonderful in our film:



by Sabine Hiebler and Gerhard Ertl
 




14.04.2021

Instagram


NEW!

NGF Geyrhalterfilm is now on Instagram
 
 
12.04.2021

Start of Shooting

 
WHEN WE BREAK THE RULES

by Clara Stern
 
News on Instagram and Facebook
 
30.01.2020

Austrian Film Award

02.11.2019

Award for ROBOLOVE

 
Gedanken-Aufschluss-Award at DOK LEIPZIG

 
ROBOLOVE
by Maria Arlamovsky

A special prize, awarded by a jury of juvenile and young adult prisoners of JSA Regis-Breitingen:
"On the one hand, the range of possibilities offered by this technology is beguiling, but nonetheless we find ourselves asking whether a system which gradually renders human-to-human contact obsolete is really the way ahead. How far are you personally prepared to share all your thoughts and feelings with the rest of the world via a robot? Questions like this occupied us for many hours and were the subject of much debate."

10.10.2019

World premiere

 
Invitation to the International competition of
DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film:
 
ROBOLOVE
by Maria Arlamovsky 

15.09.2019

Award for EARTH

 
The Harrell Award
at the Camden International Film Festival

goes to:

EARTH by Nikolaus Geyrhalter   

15.09.2019

Two Awards for DEFIANCE

 

Best Television Movie Award
and
Best Cinematographer Award (Matthias Grunsky)

for

DEFIANCE. THREE WOMEN AND THE VOTE
by Beate Thalberg 

04.07.2019

Cinema Release in Germany and in Switzerland

  
EARTH
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

goes international:
Cinema Release in Germany: 4.7.2019
Cinema Release in Switzerland: 5.9.2019

and more than 40 festival participations worldwide...

12.06.2019

International Award

 
The INTERNATIONAL AWARD at SHEFFIELD Doc/Fest goes to:

EARTH by Nikolaus Geyrhalter:

“In a remarkable way, the sheer scale and ambition of this project is matched by its humility towards its subject and subjects. We were moved by the film’s palpable trust in its audience while simultaneously denouncing all of our hand in the scarred (mother) earth we leave behind to future people.”
(statement of the jury)
 
18.05.2019

Award VIKTOR


THE BORDER FENCE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

was awarded the VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Prize at the DOK.fest München

"Geyrhalter succeeds in illustrating the distance between the Viennese politicians and the people living there in a cinematically impressive and witty way." (jury statement)
 
04.05.2019

Jury Award


THE BORDER FENCE
by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

received the Jury Prize at the Trento Film Festival
 
"It is a documentary offering an accurate examination of the present day; a forum comparing opinions, that gives a voice to citizens, observing them at work, constructing a possible people and listening to a discordant choir of words and impressions on the subject of migrants. It is a major political film, complex and contradictory, in contrast to the simplistic political discourse broadcast by the media." (jury statement)

12.04.2019

Best young actress

 
ROMY AWARD
goes to
Sophie Stockinger (for L'ANIMALE and GRENZLAND)

05.04.2019

Retrospective


The Filmarchiv Austria dedicates a comprehensive exhibition to the filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter.

5.-21. April 2019, Metro Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Vienna, Austria 

24.02.2019

Broadcast


VIVA LA VULVA
by Gabi Schweiger

will have its premiere
on ORF 2, on Feb. 24th, 2019

A glance right into the centre of female sexuality – historically, culturally, and politically.
21.02.2019

Universum History

 
DEFIANCE - Three Women and the Vote

by Beate Thalberg

will be broadcast on ORF 2, in the Universum History series, on Feb. 21, 2019.

Marking the centenary of the Women's Vote in Germany and Austria, this film traces the lang and rocky road to success via the lives of three courageous women who broke with tradition for a better and more equal society.
 
16.02.2019

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury


The BERLINALE PRIZE of the Ecumenical Jury goes to:

EARTH by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

"... for its depiction of the devastation of our planet by human intervention – an issue of urgent concern today. This documentary depicts searing images of the destruction of Earth’s topography and candid conversations with workers, engineers, and scientists."
 
30.01.2019

Award for Best Score

Austrian Film Award
for Best Score:

Bernhard Fleischmann for L'ANIMALE
 
18.01.2019

World Premiere at the BERLINALE

EARTH
the latest film by Nikolaus Geyrhalter

06.12.2018

Six Nominations for the Austrian Film Award

to L'ANIMALE:
Best Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Editing, Best Sound

24.10.2018

IDFA: international premiere

IDFA Competition invited
THE BORDER FENCE by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
to Amsterdam for its international premiere.


12.10.2018

DVD and VoD: L'ANIMALE

Just released:
The DVD of L'ANIMALE by Katharina Mückstein

To be purchased at Hoanzl, at Amazon a.o.

06.10.2018

Golden Eye AWARD in Zurich

Congratulations!
The GOLDEN EYE Award of the Zurich Film Festival, Focus: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, goes to
L'ANIMALE by Katharina Mückstein


24.08.2018

MADEMOISELLE PARADIS: DVD release

We proudly present:

MADEMOISELLE PARADIS by Barbara Albert

DVD and VoD release
21.08.2018

Selected for the EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

We are happy to announce:
MADEMOISELLE PARADIS by Barbara Albert
is selected for the nomination to the European Film Awards
07.06.2018

BEST FILM Award in SEOUL

Congratulations!
L'ANIMALE by Katharina Mückstein was awarded:
Best Film of the International Feature Competition at the SEOUL International Women's Film Festival
28.05.2018

Two Awards: DOCAVIV Festival

Congratulations!
AUDICENCE AWARD and RESEARCH AWARD at the DOCAVIV Festival for YOU ONLY DIE TWICE by Yair Lev.

Jury's justification: "Research is the heart and soul of this film, a film where the director works as investigator, uncovering a personal mystery to reveal a profound truth about family, brotherhood and forgiveness."

05.04.2018

Romy Award

We congratulate!
The ROMY Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary goes to:
Michael Kitzberger, Wolfgang Widerhofer:
THE FUTURE IS BETTER THAN ITS REPUTATION
17.03.2018

4 AWARDS at the DIAGONALE

We are happy and congratulate!

Grand Diagonale Prize: Best Austrian Documentary Film:
Nikolaus Geyrhalter for DIE BAULICHE MASSNAHME
+
Grand Diagonale Prize for Acting: Ensemble Award for the actors of L’ANIMALE:
Sophie Stockinger, Kathrin Resetarits, Dominik Warta, Julia Franz Richter, Jack Hofer, Stefan Pohl, Dominic Marcus Singer, Simon Morzé, Eva Herzig, David Oberkogler, Martina Spitzer, Lisa C. Nemec, Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg, Gisela Salcher and Alexandra Schmidt
+
Thomas Pluch Script Award
Kathrin Resetarits for MADEMOISELLE PARADIS
+
Diagonale Prize for Editing: Best Artistic Editing of a Feature Film:
Niki Mossböck for MADEMOISELLE PARADIS
 
06.03.2018

You only die twice

Documentary by Yair Lev
first broadcast at ORF 2, Sun. March 11, 2018, 23:05

A Jewish detective story in the Alps revolving around the former President of the Jewish Community in Tyrol, Ernst Beschinsky. A man with this name dies twice – once in 1969, in Israel, and a second time in 1987, in Innsbruck.

Have a good viewing!
26.02.2018

Nomination Script-Award

Kathrin Resetarits is nominated for the Thomas Pluch Script Award 2018 for MADEMOISELLE PARADIS.
18.02.2018

L'ANIMALE world premiere at the BERLINALE

BERLINALE PANORAMA SPECIAL invited to the WORLD PREMIERE - here we go to the glamour at the FOTOSHOOTING und PRESS CONFERENCE - and then to a full movie theater at ZOO PALAST with an enthusiastic audience - and: to the PREMIERE PARTY
16.02.2018

L'ANIMALE von Katharina Mückstein

We proudly present: L'ANIMALE by Katharina Mückstein
- World premiere at the BERLINALE, PANORAMA Special
- THEATRICAL RELEASE in Austria: 16.3.2018
- See more: Website, Trailer
- News and LIKES at Facebook and Istagram
15.02.2018

Relaunch NGF Website

We proudly present: Our NEW WEBSITE.
Responsive and with new features like SHOP and NEWS.
Enjoy!