HOCHWALD
WHY NOT YOU (Hochwald)
a film by Evi Romen
World Premiere: Zürich Film Festival 2020
Austria/Belgium 2020 // color // 106min // dolby digital
Synopsis
Mario, a young dancer living in a small village in south tyrol has to face the loss of his beloved best friend Lenz, victim of an attack in a gay club in Rome.
| Written & directed by | Evi Romen |
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| Camera | Martin Gschlacht, Jerzy Palacz |
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| Editor | Karina Ressler |
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| Production Design | Katharina Wöppermann |
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| Costume Design | Cinzia Cioffi |
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| Make Up | Sam Dopona, Verena Eichtinger |
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| Music | Florian Horwarth |
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| Sound Recordist | David Hilgers, Fabrice Osinski |
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| Sound Design | Valérie Le Docte |
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| Re-Recording Mixer | Benoit Biral |
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| Casting | Eva Roth |
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| Line Producer | Julian Berner |
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| Production Manager | Maja Wieser Benedetti, Igor Orovac |
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| Set Photography | Flo Rainer |
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| Italian Executive Production Service | Cattleya S.r.l |
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| Cattleya Executive Producer | Cristina Giubbetti |
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| Coproducer | Gregory Zalcman |
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| Producers | Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bady Minck |
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| Co-Production | Take Five |
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| Production | AMOUR FOU Vienna |
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| With | Thomas Prenn, Noah Saavedra, Josef Mohamed, Ursula Scribano-Ofner, Helmuth Häusler, Elisabeth Kanettis, Katja Lechthaler, Hannes Perkmann, Johannes Silberschneider, Claudia Kottal, Daniel Keberle, Martin Augustin Schneider, Lissy Pernthaler, Walter Sachers, Raffaela O'Neill, Andreas Hartner, Marco di Sapia, Joseph Holzknecht, Massimo Sacilotto, Anna Kramer, Gemma Sacco, Greta Sacco, Khemais Ali, Alireza Daryanavard, Aaron Kerschbaumer, Mohammed Habash, Emanuel Ayaji, Sabri Ochi and Kida Khodr Ramadan as a special guest |
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| Supported by | IDM -AltoAdige, Austrian Filminstitut, FISA, Italian Tax Credit, Belgium Tax Shelter, Land Niederösterreich, |
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| In collaboration with | ORF Film / Fernsehabkommen |
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| Distribution Austria | Polyfilm |
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| Worldsales | True Colours |
Awards & Nominations
Carl Mayer Preis, Best Script
Golden Eye, Best Film @ Focus Competition, Zurich Film Festival 2020
Best Feature Film Award of the Land South Tyrol @ Bolzano Film Festival 2021
9 Nominations @ Austrian Film Award in the following categories: Best Feature Film, Best Leading Actor (Thomas Prenn), Best Supporting Actor (Noah Saavedra), Best Screenplay (Evi Romen), Best Cinematography (Martin Gschlacht & Jerzy Palacz), Best Film Editing (Karina Ressler), Best Costume (Cinzia Cioffi), Best Make Up (Sam Dopona & Verena Eichtinger) & Best Score (Florian Horwath).
Grand Diagonale Prize @ Diagonale 2021
Best Costumes @ Diagonale 2021
Best Music, Best Costume, Best Leading Actor @ Austrian Film Award
Festivals
Focus Competition, Zurich Film Festival 2020, CH
Viennale, Vienna International Film Festival, 2020, AT
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 2020, EST
Torino Film Festival, 2020, IT
Vilnius Film Festival, european debut competition, 2021, LT
Bolzano Film Festival, 2021, IT
Diagonale, 2021, AT
Pula Film Festival 2021, HR
Sydney Film Festival 2021, AU