Notes on Resistance

a film by Martin Krenn
World Premiere: Diagonale 2007


Austria // 2006 // 65 min // Digital

Synopsis

Notes on Resistance investigates forms of resistance against fascism during the 1930’s and 1940’s in Austria, Spain and France.

The main protagonist is Harry Spiegel, who died shortly before the shooting of the film began. Spiegel tells parts of his life via audio tapes illustrated with drawn sketches and animations. Additionally the film consists of filmed interviews that were carried out with resistance fighters who were in contact with Harry Spiegel. The film is the portrait of a generation of resistance fighters who survived the fight against the regimes of Franco, the Austro-fascists Dollfuss / Schuschnigg and Hitler.

Directed by

Martin Krenn

Script

Nina Maron & Martin Krenn

Editing

Martin Krenn, Thomas Woschitz

Drawings

Paul Braunsteiner

Co-Producers

Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu

Producer

Martin Krenn

Production

KGP, AMOUR FOU Vienna

Supported by

Innovative Film Austria, Stadt Wien Kultur, Niederösterreich, Bruno Kreisky Stiftung

Awards & Nominations

Beste Maske, Bestes Kostüm, Bestes Szenenbild @ Österreichischer Filmpreis
Beste Tongestaltung, Bestes Szenenbild @ Diagonale Preis

Festivals

Toronto International Film Festival Toronto, Kanada, 2018
San Sebastian International Film Festival San Sebastián, Spanien, 2018
Haifa International Film Festival Haifa, Israel, 2018
Zürich Film Festival Zürich, Schweiz, 2018
Busan International Film Festival Busan, Süd Korea, 2018
Bfi London Film Festival London, England, 2018
Viennale Wien, Österreich, 2018
Thessaloniki Film Festival Thessaloniki, Griechenland, 2018
Torino Film Festival Turin, Italien, 2018
Singapore International Filmfestival, Singapur, Singapur, 2018
Festival International Du Film De Marrakech Marrakech, Marokko, 2018
Washington Film Festival Washington, Usa, 2018
Luxembourg City Film Festival Luxemburg, Luxemburg, 2019
Lisbon International Film Festival Lissabon, Portugal, 2019
Göteborg Film Festival Göteborg, Schweden, 2019
Dublin International Film Festival Dublin, Irland 2019
Hongkong International Film Festival Hongkong, China, 2019
Prague Independendent Film Festival Prag, Tschechien, 2019
Vilnius International Film Festival Vilnius, Litauen, 2019
New York Film Festival New York, Usa, 2019
Zagreb Jewish Film Festival Zagreb, Kroatien, 2019
Espoo Cinè International Film Festival Espoo, Finnland, 2019
Espoo cinè international film festival espoo, finnland, 2019
Filmfest München, Deutschland, 2019