Fever
a film by Elfi Mikesch
World Premiere: Panorama, Berlinale 2014
Luxembourg / Austria 2014 // color // 80min // dolby digital
Synopsis
Franziska (Eva Mattes), a renowned photographer, is on a journey to come to terms with her past. Along the way she’s haunted by memories of her youth and of her father’s (Martin Wuttke) strange behavior when he returned from his time in the french Légion Étrangère in North Africa. He was haunted by images of what he saw during the colonial wars, and was not able to deal with it when he returned home. Franziska is now ready to cope with her childhood memories, which she kept a secret for too long.
| Written & Directed by | Elfi Mikesch |
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| Camera | Jerzy Palacz |
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| Gaffer | Helder Loureiro da Silva |
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| Editor | Pia Dumont |
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| Production Design | Christina Schaffer |
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| Costume Design | Brigitta Fink |
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| Make Up | Béatrice Stéphany |
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| Music | André Mergenthaler |
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| Direct Sound | Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson |
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| Sound Design | Greg Vittore |
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| Sound Mixing | Alexander Koller |
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| Production Manager | Joe Kotroczo |
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| Casting | Lisa Olàh |
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| Dramaturgical consultant | Kathrin Resetarits |
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| With | Eva Mattes, Martin Wuttke, Carolina Cardoso, Nicole Max, Sascha Ley, Luc Feit, André Jung, Marie Jung, Zelimir Zilnik Nilton Martins, Marie-Paule von Roesgen, Luc Lamesch, Konstantin Rommelfangen |
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| Supported by | Film Fund Luxembourg, Austrian Film Institute, Film Location Austria, Cine Art Land Steiermark, BLS South Tyrol Alto-Adige, Media |
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| In cooperation with | ZDF/3 sat, Commissionning Editor: Ingrid Gränz |
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| Executive Producers | André Fetzer, Alfie Lang-Král |
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| Producers | Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu |
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| Production | AMOUR FOU Luxembourg, AMOUR FOU Vienna |
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| World Sales | East West Distribution |
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| Distribution Austria | Filmladen |
Awards & Nominations
Special Teddy Award for Elfi Mikesch - Panorama, Berlinale 2014
Award for Best Production Design - Diagonale 2014
Nominated for the Luxemburgish Film Award 2016
Festivals
Berlinale International Film Festival, Panorama 2014 - Germany
Discovery Zone, Luxembourg City Film Festival 2014 - Luxembourg
Diagonale, Graz 2014 - Austria
BIF&st - Bari International Film Festival 2014 - Italy
Bolzano Film Festival / Bozner Filmtage 2014 - Italy
Biberach Film Festival / Biberacher Festspiele 2014 - Germany
International Film Festival of Colombo 2015 - Sri Lanka
European Union Film Festival Beijing 2015 - China
European Union Film Festival Ottawa 2015 - Canada
KINO Festival of German Film @ Goethe Institute Lisboa 2016