Austrian Grants in 2011

The Austrian Film institute (www.filminstitut.at) received 131 applications for funding requests totaling 11.6 million € in its September 2011 grants round.  The AFI approved 67 projects which received commitments totaling approximately 4.1 million €. Around 2.7 million euros were awarded to selected producers, and some 1.4 million euros tied to reference funds, based on success measurement criteria from past films, for specific films.

Production funding went to the following companies and films:

AMOUR FOU
Feature Film
PRODUCER: Coop 99 Film (AT) in coproduction with Essential Film (DE), Société Parisienne de Production (FR)

Script and Director: Jessica Hausner
Cast: Devid Striesow, Johanna Wokalek
Reference funding: 203.246 Euro from the Film "LOURDES"

BLIND
Feature Film
PRODUCER: KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production (AT) with Red Lion (LU)
Script and Director: Thomas Woschitz
Cast: Kati Kuttnig, Aleksander Studen-Kirchner
Reference funding: 217.567 Euro from the Film "UNIVERSALOVE"

 DER LETZTE DER UNGERECHTEN (THE LAST OF THE UNJUST)
Documentary
PRODUCTION: Dor Film
Script and Director : Claude Lanzmann
Total funding: 150,000 €

DIE LEBENDEN UND DIE TOTEN (THE LIVING AND THE DEAD) (Funding Increase)
Feature Film
PRODUCER: 99 Film Coop (AT), coproducer Alex Stern Film (PL)
Written and directed by: Barbara Albert
Cast: Anna Fischer, Josef Bierbichler
Funding: € 361,751
Reference funding: 95,443 € from the film MÄRZ ("March")
Total funding: € 811,751

EBENSEE
Documentary
PRODUCER: KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production

Script and Director: Sebastian Brameshuber
TOTAL Total funding: 120,000 €

GLETSCHERBLUT (GLACIER BLOOD)
Feature Film
PRODUCER: Allegro Film
SCREENPLAY: Benjamin Hessler
DIRECTOR: Marvin Kren
Cast: Gerhard Liebmann, Brigitte Kren
Total funding: 570,000 €
Reference funding: 220,000 € from the film "AM ANFANG WAR DAS LICHT"


HANA, DUL, SED (Funding Increase)
Documentary
PRODUCTION: Ri films
Concept: Brigitte Weich
DIRECTORS: Brigitte Weich, Karin Macher
Funding: € 4,020
Total funding: € 141,790

KAFKA, KIFFER UND CHAOTEN
Feature Film
PRODUCER: Fischer Film
WRITER & DIRECTOR: Kurt Palm

Cast/Crew: Marc Fischer, Sven-Christian Habich
Total funding: 95,000 €

Paradies (PARADISE)  (Increased Funding)
Feature Film
PRODUCTION: Ulrich Seidl Film (AT) with coproducers Tatfilm (DE), Societe Parisienne de Production (FR)
SCREENPLAY: Ulrich Seidl and Veronika Franz
Director: Ulrich Seidl
Cast/Crew: Margaret Tiesel, Maria Hofstätter, Inge Maux
Funding: 150,000 €
Total funding: € 1.156 million

THE BOUNDARY MAN  (Increased funding)
Feature Film
PRODUCER: Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion / 99 Film Coop
WRITER & DIRECTOR: Antonin Svoboda

Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Birgit Minichmayr
Funding: € 226,590
Reference funding: 226,590 € from the film "Jud Suess - FILM WITHOUT CONSCIENCE"
Total funding: € 966,590

UND ÄKTSCHN!
Feature Film
PRODUCER: Film Bakery (AT) with Rat Pack Film (DE)
SCREENPLAY: Gerhard Polt, Frederick D. S. Baker
DIRECTOR: Frederick D. S. Baker
Cast/Crew: Gerhard Polt, Johannes Krisch
Total funding: 225,000 €

VISIONS OF REALITY (Increased Funding)
Feature Film
PRODUCER: KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production
WRITER & DIRECTOR: German Gustav
Cast/Crew: Stephanie Cumming
Total funding: 330,000 €

WIE MAN LEBEN SOLL (Increased Funding)
Feature Film
PRODUCER: Dor Film
SCREENPLAY: Thomas Maurer, David Schalko
DIRECTOR: David Schalko
Cast/Crew: Robert Stadlober, Axel Ranisch
Funding: 100,000 €
Reference Funding: 100,000 € from the films "THE ABDUCTION UNINTENTIONAL
THE WOMAN ELFRIEDE OTT " and " DESERT FLOWER "
Total funding: € 1.223 million