List of Austrian films of the 2000s


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A list of films produced in the Cinema of Austria in the 2000s ordered by year of release. For an A-Z list of articles on Austrian films see Category:Austrian films.

In cases of international co-productions, films in the making of which an Austrian studio was the majority partner (with a foreign film studio as a co-producer with a minority interest) are indicated by "(maj.)" in the "Notes" column. Films in the making of which an Austrian studio was the minority partner (with a foreign film studio as a co-producer with a majority interest) are indicated by "(min.)" in the "Notes" column.

The dates in parentheses are the start dates of film runs in Austrian cinemas.

Contents

2000-2005

Title Director Cast Genre Studio/Notes
2001
Hundstage Ulrich Seidl Maria Hofstätter
Copy Shop Virgil Widrich short Virgil Widrich Film- und Multimediaproduktion
2002
Elsewhere Nikolaus Geyrhalter documentary Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion (May 31st)
Everyman's Feast (Jedermanns Fest) Fritz Lehner Wega Film
Foreigners out! Schlingensiefs Container (Ausländer raus!) Paul Poet Christoph Schlingensief, Elfriede Jelinek, Paulus Manker, Daniel Cohn-Bendit documentary Bonus Film
2003
Free Radicals (Böse Zellen) Barbara Albert coop99
Fast Film Virgil Widrich short Virgil Widrich FIlm- und Multimediaproduktion

2004

In 2004, 24 Austrian films were produced either as solely Austrian productions, or with an Austrian majority interest and opened in the cinemas. 16 were feature films and 8 were documentary films. A further 8 films were produced with an Austrian minority production interest, 7 of them feature films: for example Michael Haneke's Wolfzeit, which is a predominantly French production.[1] [2]

Title Director Cast Genre Studio/Notes
Time of the Wolf (Wolfzeit) Michael Haneke Isabelle Huppert, Béatrice Dalle, Patrice Chéreau feature film Wega Film (min.)
The Edukators (Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei) Hans Weingartner Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch comedy coop99 (min.), Y3 Film (Germany, Hans Weingartner's film company in Berlin)
Darwin's Nightmare Hubert Sauper documentary coop99
Villa Henriette Peter Payer Hannah Tiefengraber, Cornelia Froboess children's film
Nacktschnecken Michael Glawogger Raimund Wallisch, Michael Ostrowski, Pia Hierzegger comedy Dor Film
handbikemovie Martin Bruch documentary Satel Film
Das wirst du nie verstehen Anja Salomonowitz documentary Wiener Filmakademie
Info Wars Sebastian J. F. documentary Parallel Universe
C(r)ook Pepe Danquart Henry Hübchen, Moritz Bleibtreu, Roland Düringer feature Dor Film (maj.)
Antares Götz Spielmann Petra Morzé, Andreas Patton feature Lotus Film
Pas de repos pour les braves (Keine Ruhe für die Helden) Alain Guiraudie Thomas Suire, Thomas Blanchard feature Amour Fou (min.) (April 16th)

2005

In 2005, 24 Austrian films were produced either as solely Austrian productions, or with an Austrian majority interest and opened in the cinemas. 15 of them were documentary films, and nine were feature films. A further six films (three documentary films and three feature films) were produced with an Austrian minority interest co-production partner – for example, the award-winning documentary Darwin's Nightmare, a production with a majority French interest.[3] [2]

Title Director Cast Genre Studio/Notes
Erik(A) Kurt Mayer documentary Kurt Mayer Film (premiere: January 14th)
Things – Places – Years Klub Zwei (Simone Bader & Jo Schneiser) documentary Amour Fou Filmproduktion (January 20th)
Der Wadenmesser Kurt Palm documentary Fischer Film (January 28th)
Küss mich, Prinzessin Michael Grimm Stefano Bernardin, Isabella Campestrini, Hilde Dalik feature Josef Aichholzer Film (February 24th)
Die Viertelliterklasse Florian Kehrer, Roland Düringer Roland Düringer, Eva Billisich, Murali Perumal comedy Luna Film (March 4th)
Accordion Tribe Stefan Schwietert about the group Accordion Tribe documentary Fischer Film (min.) (March 4th)
Welcome Home Andreas Gruber Emmanuel Abankwa, Joseph Allruist Win, Fred Nii Amugi feature Wega Film (maj.) (March 18th)
Hotel Jessica Hausner Franziska Weisz, Birgit Minichmayr, Marlene Streeruwitz Thriller coop99 (maj.) (April 1st)
Welt Spiegel Kino Gustav Deutsch documentary Loop Media (April 1st)
Blackout Journey Sigfried Kamml Marek Harloff, Mavie Hörbiger, Arno Frisch feature Epo Film (maj.)) (April 14th)
Dallas Pashamende Robert Adrian Pejo documentary Allegro Film (min.) (April 15th)
I am from Nowhere Georg Misch documentary Navigator Film (maj.) (May 18th)
Augenleuchten Wolfram Paulus Dominik Leeb, Andreas Puehringer, Nadja Vogel feature (May 19th)
Über die Grenze P. Łoziński, P. Kerekes, B. Čakič-Veselič, J. Gogola, R. Lakatos documentary Geyrhalter Film (May 20th)
Schläfer Benjamin Heisenberg Bastian Trost, Mehdi Nebbou, Loretta Pflaum feature coop99 (min.) (June 3rd)
F.A.Q – Frequently Asked Questions Stefan Hafner, Alexander Binder documentary Meter Film (June 24th)
Backstage 1955 Kurt Mündl documentary Power of Earth (September 12th)
Ragin Kirill Serebrennikov Zoya Buryak, Aleksandr Galibin feature Dor Film (min.) (September 23rd), Russian film
Operation Spring Angelika Schuster, Tristan Sindelgruber documentary Schnittpunkt Film (September 23rd)
We Feed the World Erwin Wagenhofer documentary Allegro Film (September 30th)
Artikel 7 – Unser Recht Thomas Korschil, Eva Simmler documentary Navigator Film (maj.) (September 30th)
Die Jungen von der Paulstrasse Maurizio Zaccaro Gáspár Mesés, Nancy Brilli, Mario Adorf, Virna Lisi feature Lisa Film (July 10th), originally produced for broadcasting in Italian TV in 2003
Unterwegs nach Heimat Barbara Gräftner documentary Bonus Film, zeggl Film (November 11th)
Crash Test Dummies Jörg Kalt Maria Popistasu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Simon Schwarz feature Amour Fou Filmproduktion (maj.) (November 11th)
Donauleichen Peter Kern Christian Blümel, Hilde Dalik feature Alma Donau Film (November 18th)
Caché (UK: Hidden) Michael Haneke Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Maurice Bénichou Thriller Wega Film (min.) (November 18th)
Schnelles Geld Sabine Derflinger documentary Bernhard Pötscher Film (November 18th)
Workingman's Death Michael Glawogger documentary Lotus Film (maj.) (November 25th)
Tibet Revisited Manfred Neuwirth documentary Loop Media (December 2nd)

2006

In 2006, 34 Austrian films (including the feature film Snow White, which is not mentioned in the Austrian Film Report) were produced and opened in the cinemas. All of them were either solely Austrian productions, or had an Austrian majority interest. 17 of them were documentary films and 16 were feature films.[4] [2]

Title Director Cast Genre Studio/Notes
The Headsman (Henker) Simon Aeby Steven Berkoff, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie Cox drama Allegro Film (maj.) (Austrian cinema premiere: January 20th)
You Bet Your Life (Spiele Leben) Antonin Svoboda Georg Friedrich, Birgit Minichmayr Thriller coop99 (maj.) (January 20th)
Volver la Vista – der umgekehrte Blick Fridolin Schönwiese documentary Amour Fou Filmproduktion (maj.) (January 20th)
Jenseits Stefan Müller Philipp Hezoucky, Christine Artner, Matthias Hoffmann fantasy Verein Loom (January 21st), digital movie
New World (Neue Welt) Paul Rosdy documentary Paul Rosdy Film (January 27th)
Grbavica Jasmila Zbanic Mirjana Karanovic, Luna Mijovic, Leon Lucev feature coop99 (maj.) (March 3rd)
Klimt Raúl Ruiz John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres feature Epo Film (maj.) (March 3rd)
Meisterschaft Friedemann Derschmidt documentary Friedemann Derschmidt (March 31st), Video production with cinema premiere
Octopusalarm (Tintenfischalarm) Elisabeth Scharang Alex Jurgen documentary Wega Film (April 7th)
No Name City Florian Flicker, Georg Misch documentary Mischief Films (April 21st)
Our Daily Bread (Unser täglich Brot) Nikolaus Geyrhalter documentary Geyrhalter Film (April 21st)
Kotsch Helmut Köpping Christoph Theußl, Andreas Kiendl, Michael Ostrowski feature Lotus Film (April 28th)
Calling Hedy Lamarr Georg Misch documentary Mischief Films (maj.) (May 12th)
Nitro Mike Majzen, David Schalko Jumbo Schreiner comedy Dor Film (May 19th)
Out of Hand (Keller – Teenage Wasteland) Eva Urthaler Elisabetta Rocchetti, Ludwig Trepte, Sergej Moya, Georg Friedrich, Birgit Doll drama Novotny und Novotny Film (maj.) (June 9th)
Silent Bloodnight Elmar Weihsmann, Stefan Peczelt Monica Baci, Robert Cleaner, Christine Dune horror Tigerline Film (July 7th)
Snow White Samir, Michael Sauter Julie Fournier, Carlos Leal, Zoé Mikuleczky feature Filmhaus (maj.) (September 1st)[5]
Falling (Fallen) Barbara Albert Nina Proll, Birgit Minichmayr, Ursula Strauss drama coop99 (September 8th)
Friendship (Freundschaft) Rupert Henning, Florian Scheuba Erwin Steinhauer, Rupert Henning comedy Dor Film (September 15th)
Dead in Three Days (In 3 Tagen bist du tot) Andreas Prochaska Sabrina Reiter, Laurence Rupp horror Allegro Film (September 22nd)
Notes on Marie Menken Martina Kudlácek documentary Mina Film (September 22nd)
Romane Apsa – Zigeunertränen Zuzana Brechja documentary Fischer Film (September 27th), digital film
Exile Family Movie Arash T. Riahi documentary Golden Girls Film (September 29th)
Ich erzähle dir von mir Petra Hinterberger documentary Studio West (September 29th)
Lapislauzi Wolfgang Murnberger Clarence John Ryan, Julia Krombach, Paula Nocker Children's film Dor Film (maj.) (October 6th)
AINOA Marco Kalantari Gabriela Benesch, Maria Bill, Verena Buratti Science Fiction film Cinevista Film (October 19th)
Karo and the Lord (Karo und der liebe Gott) Danielle Proskar Resi Reiner, Petra Morzé, Markus Gertken children's film Mini Film (November 2nd)
Zeit zu gehen Anita Natmeßnig documentary Navigator Film (November 17th)
Aufzeichnungen zum Widerstand Martin Krenn documentary Amour Fou Filmproduktion (November 24th)
Slumming Michael Glawogger Paulus Manker, August Diehl, Michael Ostrowski feature Lotus Film (maj.) (November 24th)
Freuds verschwundene Nachbarn Kurt Mayer documentary Kurt Mayer Film (December 1st)
Babooska Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel documentary Vento Film (maj.) (December 6th)
Zorros Bar Mizwa Ruth Beckermann documentary Ruth Beckermann Film (December 15th)
Zen and Zero (Zen & Zero – An Austrian Surfextravaganza) Michael Ginthoer documentary Philipp Manderla Film (December 29th)

2007

In 2007, 34 Austrian films (19 documentary films and 15 feature films, including the two feature films Winterreise and Deepfrozen, which are mentioned on the website of the Film Institute, but not in the Film Report) were first screened in Austrian cinemas, 25 of them either solely Austrian productions, or with an Austrian majority interest (the latter including 7 feature films). 9 films were produced with an Austrian studio as the minority co-production partner, 8 of them feature films – for example Hans Weingartner's Free Rainer, which is a production with a majority German interest.[6]

Title Director Cast Genre Studio/Notes
5 Fabriken - Arbeiterkontrolle in Venezuela Dario Azzellini, Oliver Ressler documentary Sixpack Film (maj.) (January 19th)
Ich muss dir was sagen Martin Nguyen documentary Mischief Films (January 19th)
Rule of Law Susanne Brandstätter documentary Josef Aichholzer Film (January 26th)
Taxidermia György Pálfi Csaba Czene, Gergely Trócsányi feature Amour Fou Filmproduktion (min.) (February 9th)
Winterreise Hans Steinbichler Josef Bierbichler, Sibel Kekilli feature Wega Film (February 23th) [7]
Über Wasser Udo Maurer documentary Lotus Film (maj.) (February 23th)
Forever Never Anywhere (Immer nie am Meer) Antonin Svoboda Dirk Stermann, Christoph Grissemann, Heinz Strunk tragic comedy coop99 (March 9th)
To the Limit (Am Limit) Pepe Danquart documentary Lotus Film (min.) (March 16th)
Vienna's Lost Daughters (Wiens verlorene Töchter) Mirjam Unger documentary Mobile Film (March 23rd)
The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) Stefan Ruzowitzky Karl Marcovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow historical drama Josef Aichholzer Film (maj.) (March 23rd), won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2008
Heile Welt Jakob M. Erwa feature Novotny & Novotny Film (March 30th)
42 Plus Sabine Derflinger Claudia Michelsen, Ulrich Tukur, Petra Morzé, Tobias Moretti feature Dor Film (April 13th)
Life in Loops (A Megacities Remix) Timo Novotny film remix Orbrock Film, Film in Loops (April 20th)
Out of Time (Aus der Zeit) Harald Friedl documentary Harald Friedl (May 4th)
Almfilm Gundula Daxecker documentary Geyrhalter Film (May 4th)
Rumi – Poesi des Islam Houchang Allahyari documentary Houchang Allahyari Film (May 10th)
Children of the Prophet Sudabeh Mortezai documentary Freibeuter Film (May 25th)
My Mother (Ma mère) Christophe Honoré Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes drama Amour Fou Filmproduktion (min.) (July 20th)
Gucha – Distant Trumpet (Guca!) Dusan Milic Mira Djurdjevic, Marko Jeremic, Aleksandra Manasijevic comedy Josef Aichholzer Film (min.) (August 24th)
Der geköpfte Hahn Radu Gabrea, Marijan Vajda David Zimmerschied, Alicja Bachleda-Curus, Iona Teodora Iacob drama Epo Film (min.) (August 31st)
Meine liebe Republik Elisabeth Scharang documentary Wega Film (September 21st)
Prater Ulrike Ottinger documentary Kurt Mayer Film (maj.) (September 21st)
No Island: The Palmers Kidnapping of 1977 (Keine Insel – Die Palmers-Entführung) Alexander Binder documentary Enkidu Film (September 28th)
Kurz davor ist es passiert Anja Salomonowitz documentary Amour Fou Filmproduktion (OCtober 5th)
Midsummer Madness Alexander Hahn Maria de Medeiros, Dominique Pinon, Chulpan Khamatova, Tobias Moretti comedy Fischer Film (min.) (October 12th)
Zurück zu einem unbekannten Anfang Helmut Wimmer, Maria Hoppe documentary Österreichisches Institut für Validation (October 12th)
The War on Drugs Sebastian J. F. documentary Parallel Universe (October 12th)
Import Export Ulrich Seidl Ekateryna Rak, Paul Hofmann, Michael Thomas, Maria Hofstätter, Georg Friedrich drama Ulrich Seidl Film (November 9th)
Jeder siebte Mensch Elke Groen, Ina Ivanceanu documentary Virgil Widrich Film (November 16th)
Free Rainer Hans Weingartner Moritz Bleibtreu, Elsa Schulz Gambard, Milan Peschel, Simone Hanselmann, Gregor Bloéb comedy coop99 (min.) (November 23rd)
Rumpelstilzchen Andy Nissner Katharina Thalbach feature SK Film (min.) (December 6th)
Der Kärntner spricht deutsch Andrina Mracnikar documentary Sixpack Film (December 7th)
Hermes Phettberg – Elender Kurt Palm documentary Fischer Film (December 7th)
Deepfrozen Andy Bausch Peter Lohmeyer, Lale Yavas, Thierry Van Werveke comedy Wega Film (min.) (December 27th) [7]

2008

Films of 2008 (incomplete; source: Austrian Film Institute[8])

Title Director Cast Genre Studio/Notes
Bye bye Blackbird Robinson Savary James Thiérrée, Derek Jacobi, Izabella Miko, Jodhi May, Michael Lonsdale drama Dor Film (min.) (January 4th)
Hafner's Paradise (Hafners Paradies) Günther Schwaiger Paul Hafner documentary Günter Schwaiger Film Produktion (maj.) (January 11th), about the old Nazi Hafner in his exile in Spain
The End of the Neubacher Project Marcus J. Carney documentary Extra Film (January 18th)
Free to Leave (Freigesprochen) Peter Payer Frank Giering, Lavinia Wilson, Corinna Harfouch, Robert Stadlober drama Lotus Film (January 18th), based on a novel by Ödön von Horváth
Falco – Verdammt, wir leben noch! Thomas Roth Manuel Rubey, Arno Frisch, Christian Tramitz biographical film MR Film (maj.) (February 7th), about the Austrian Popstar Falco
Mozart in China Bernd Neuburger Kaspar Simonischek, Marco Yuan family film Extra Film (maj.) (February 29th)
Einst süße Heimat Gerald Igor Hauzenberger documentary Golden Girls Film (March 7th)
Mister Karl. Karlheinz Böhm – Wut und Liebe Kurt Mayer documentary Epo Film (March 14th)
Schindler's Houses (Schindlers Häuser) Heinz Emigholz documentary Amour Fou Filmproduktion (April 4th)
The Reason Why (Darum) Harald Sicheritz Wolf Bachofner, Wolfram Berger, Roland Düringer, Eva Billisich, Nadeshda Brennicke drama Allegro Film (April 4th)
Back to Africa Othmar Schmiderer documentary Langbein & Skalnik Media (maj.) (April 25th)
Jump Joshua Sinclair Ben Silverstone, Patrick Swayze, Martine McCutcheon, Heinz Hönig, Anja Kruse drama, biographical film LWB Media (maj.) (May 1st)
Weltrevolution Klaus Hundsbichler documentary Klaus Hundsbichler (May 9th)
Revanche Götz Spielmann Johannes Krisch, Andreas Lust Thriller Prisma Film, Spielmann Film (May 16th)
Nur kein Mitleid Peter Kern Kulturfabrik Austria (May 23rd)
Herzausreisser (Nua ka Schmoez!) Karin Berger Navigator Film (May 30th)
Kleine Geheimnisse Pol Cruchten Amour Fou Filmproduktion (min.) (June 6th)
Ein Rucksack voller Lügen Wolfram Paulus SK Film (June 6th)
Spanking Devils Elmar Weihsmann feature Tigerline Film (July 20th)
Übermorgen Nirgendwo Markus Stein Lotus Film (min.) (August 1st)
Weisse Lilien Christian Frosch Amour Fou Film, KGP Production (maj.) (August 29th)
Herrn Kukas Empfehlungen Dariusz Gajewski feature Prisma Film (maj.) (September 5th)
Kairo All Inclusive Walter Größbauer Fortuna Media (September 18th)
La Bohème Robert Dornhelm MR Film (maj.) (October 10th)
Nordwand Philipp Stölzl Dor Film (min.) (October 24th)
Let's Make Money Erwin Wagenhofer documentary Allegro Film (October 31st)
Tag der Teufel n/a feature Tigerline Film (November 20th)
In die Welt Constantin Wulff Navigator Film (November 21th)
Josef Winkler − Der Kinoleinwandgeher Michael Pfeifenberger, Josef Winkler Focus Film (November)
Echte Wiener Kurt Ockermüller Bonus Film (December 19th)
In 3 Tagen bist du tot 2 Andreas Prochaska horror film Allegro Film (December 26th)

Sources

  1. ^ List of Austrian Films in: Austrian Film Industry Report (Filmwirtschaftsbericht) 2006, facts + figures 2004 (PDF). Österreichisches Filminstitut, June 2006, p. 34 (German)
  2. ^ a b c Austrian film premieres 2004, 2005 and 2006 in: Austrian Film Industry Report 2007, facts + figures 2006 (PDF). Österreichisches Filminstitut, December 2007, p. 16 (German)
  3. ^ Austrian Film Industry Report 2007, facts + figures 2005 (PDF). Österreichisches Filminstitut, June 2007, p. 43–44 (German)
  4. ^ List of Austrian Films in: Austrian Film Industry Report 2007, facts + figures 2006, p. 44–45
  5. ^ Snow White in the film database of the Austrian Film Institute (Österreichisches Filminstitut)
  6. ^ List of Austrian Films in: Austrian Film Industry Report (Filmwirtschaftsbericht) 2008, facts + figures 2007 (PDF). Österreichisches Filminstitut, December 2008, p. 32f (German)
  7. ^ a b 2007 in cinema, Austrian Film Institute
  8. ^ 2008 in cinema, Austrian Film Institute

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