Fresh off last year’s bloody and disgusting horror movie Holy Shit! – now streaming on Screambox – director Lukas Rinker is back with the upcoming creature feature Paws.
Variety reports this week that “The Playmaker has signed with Neopol Film to handle international sales” on the project, but that’s not the most noteworthy aspect of their report.
The website teases that the upcoming Paws will feature “polar bear creature animatronics from the renowned studio behind Star Wars and Jurassic World“!
Check out early sales art below and read on for everything you need to know.
“The film tells the story of a climate researcher stranded in the Arctic who must forge an unlikely alliance with a polar bear in order to survive.”
Here’s the full plot synopsis: “A ship crashes in the Arctic, leaving climate researcher Tessa and her team stranded. Searching for help inside an abandoned tanker-wreckage, they...
Variety reports this week that “The Playmaker has signed with Neopol Film to handle international sales” on the project, but that’s not the most noteworthy aspect of their report.
The website teases that the upcoming Paws will feature “polar bear creature animatronics from the renowned studio behind Star Wars and Jurassic World“!
Check out early sales art below and read on for everything you need to know.
“The film tells the story of a climate researcher stranded in the Arctic who must forge an unlikely alliance with a polar bear in order to survive.”
Here’s the full plot synopsis: “A ship crashes in the Arctic, leaving climate researcher Tessa and her team stranded. Searching for help inside an abandoned tanker-wreckage, they...
- 5/8/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Writer/director Lukas Rinker made his feature debut with the comedic thriller Holy Shit! last year, and now he’s reteaming with his Holy Shit! collaborators Neopol Film and The Playmaker for the eco-horror movie Paws, about a killer polar bear! Variety reports that producers Tonio Kellner, Andrea Simml, and Jakob Zapf will be pitching Paws at Frontières, “a market and networking platform focused on genre film financing and co-production between Europe and North America”, next month. Loredana Rehekampff and Andreas Schmied are co-producing the project for Samsara Filmproduction.
Paws will tell the story of young scientist Nook, who’s on board a research ship in the Arctic. Reformed oil billionaire Fox is funding the crews’ efforts to fight climate change. Just when Nook learns that Fox’s interest is not so much in saving the planet but exploring and claiming fresh oil fields, their ship crashes. The crew search...
Paws will tell the story of young scientist Nook, who’s on board a research ship in the Arctic. Reformed oil billionaire Fox is funding the crews’ efforts to fight climate change. Just when Nook learns that Fox’s interest is not so much in saving the planet but exploring and claiming fresh oil fields, their ship crashes. The crew search...
- 4/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fresh off this year’s bloody and disgusting horror movie Holy Shit! – now streaming on Screambox – director Lukas Rinker has set up a brand new horror movie titled Paws.
Variety reports, “Neopol Film, a production company based in Frankfurt, and Munich-based sales agency The Playmaker have teamed for a second time with writer and director Lukas Rinker, following their collaboration on his debut feature, black comedy Holy Shit!”
Rinker teases, “Being trapped on an ice-field with no help in sight, freezing temperatures and a looming hungry monster – seemed very horrifying to me. And from the bears’ perspective, having your habitat exploited and melted away, with nothing you can do against those greedy intruders, is horrific. Then there’s the climate angle. Horror all around!”
He also suggests the film’s bears will be animatronic rather than computer-generated!
“The film centers on young scientist Nook, who’s on board a research ship in the Arctic.
Variety reports, “Neopol Film, a production company based in Frankfurt, and Munich-based sales agency The Playmaker have teamed for a second time with writer and director Lukas Rinker, following their collaboration on his debut feature, black comedy Holy Shit!”
Rinker teases, “Being trapped on an ice-field with no help in sight, freezing temperatures and a looming hungry monster – seemed very horrifying to me. And from the bears’ perspective, having your habitat exploited and melted away, with nothing you can do against those greedy intruders, is horrific. Then there’s the climate angle. Horror all around!”
He also suggests the film’s bears will be animatronic rather than computer-generated!
“The film centers on young scientist Nook, who’s on board a research ship in the Arctic.
- 4/6/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Neopol Film, a production company based in Frankfurt, and Munich-based sales agency The Playmaker have teamed for a second time with writer and director Lukas Rinker, following their collaboration on his debut feature, black comedy “Holy Shit!,” which was sold by The Playmaker to multiple territories last year.
Producers Tonio Kellner, Andrea Simml and Jakob Zapf will be pitching Rinker’s latest feature film project, eco-horror “Paws,” at Frontières, a market and networking platform focused on genre film financing and co-production between Europe and North America. Frontières is organized by the Fantasia Intl. Film Festival, in partnership with the Cannes Film Market, and takes place on May 20 and 21 in Cannes.
Loredana Rehekampff and Andreas Schmied will co-produce the project for Austria’s Samsara Filmproduction.
The film centers on young scientist Nook, who’s on board a research ship in the Arctic. Reformed oil billionaire Fox is funding the crews’ efforts to fight climate change.
Producers Tonio Kellner, Andrea Simml and Jakob Zapf will be pitching Rinker’s latest feature film project, eco-horror “Paws,” at Frontières, a market and networking platform focused on genre film financing and co-production between Europe and North America. Frontières is organized by the Fantasia Intl. Film Festival, in partnership with the Cannes Film Market, and takes place on May 20 and 21 in Cannes.
Loredana Rehekampff and Andreas Schmied will co-produce the project for Austria’s Samsara Filmproduction.
The film centers on young scientist Nook, who’s on board a research ship in the Arctic. Reformed oil billionaire Fox is funding the crews’ efforts to fight climate change.
- 4/5/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Berlin-based sales agency Picture Tree Intl. (Pti) has agreed to an innovative U.S. distribution deal for “Chasing the Line,” which follows the fortunes of downhill skiing legend Franz Klammer during the 1976 Winter Olympics. Pti also announced additional sales on the film.
U.S. rights have gone to Kyle Watson’s ADLskiclub, which will stage a series of special event screenings for the film in association with ski clubs and arthouse theaters. It will also offer the film for private screenings for corporations and nonprofit organizations.
Watson said: “We are really excited to get this film out there to passionate skiers and fans of the sport and even to non-skiers across America. It’s a feel-good movie and everyone will love it.”
Picture Tree also announced at AFM that Netflix has taken the film in Germany, and it has also sold it to CCTV 6 (China), Cinemart (Czech Rep.), Encripta...
U.S. rights have gone to Kyle Watson’s ADLskiclub, which will stage a series of special event screenings for the film in association with ski clubs and arthouse theaters. It will also offer the film for private screenings for corporations and nonprofit organizations.
Watson said: “We are really excited to get this film out there to passionate skiers and fans of the sport and even to non-skiers across America. It’s a feel-good movie and everyone will love it.”
Picture Tree also announced at AFM that Netflix has taken the film in Germany, and it has also sold it to CCTV 6 (China), Cinemart (Czech Rep.), Encripta...
- 11/2/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Berlin-based sales agency Picture Tree Intl. has added to its European Film Market slate “Love Thing,” starring top German actor Elyas M’Barek, whose credits include “The Collini Case.” Also on the slate is “Soul of a Beast,” which debuts its trailer below.
Despite the virtual nature of the EFM, the company has taken additional office space at the Marriott Hotel in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz.
“Love Thing,” which also stars Lucie Heinze, Peri Baumeister and Alexandra Maria Lara, is directed and written by Anika Decker, whose last feature “High Society” sold widely. Decker scripted box office successes like “Rabbit Without Ears,” which grossed $85 million.
“Love Thing” is produced by German production-distribution powerhouse Constantin Film, which has set its release for July 7. The producers are Rüdiger Böss and Philipp Reuter; the co-producers are Anika Decker and Jan Decker; and the executive producer is Martin Moszkowicz. Picture Tree will present a first teaser trailer to select buyers.
Despite the virtual nature of the EFM, the company has taken additional office space at the Marriott Hotel in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz.
“Love Thing,” which also stars Lucie Heinze, Peri Baumeister and Alexandra Maria Lara, is directed and written by Anika Decker, whose last feature “High Society” sold widely. Decker scripted box office successes like “Rabbit Without Ears,” which grossed $85 million.
“Love Thing” is produced by German production-distribution powerhouse Constantin Film, which has set its release for July 7. The producers are Rüdiger Böss and Philipp Reuter; the co-producers are Anika Decker and Jan Decker; and the executive producer is Martin Moszkowicz. Picture Tree will present a first teaser trailer to select buyers.
- 2/2/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Picture Tree Intl. has acquired Iranian genre crossover feature “Without Her,” and will introduce the film to buyers during the upcoming European Film Market at its Marriot Hotel located office in Berlin. The film’s trailer is debuting with Variety (below).
In Arian Vazirdaftari’s feature debut, Roya is getting ready to emigrate from Iran when she meets a quiet young woman who appears lost and doesn’t remember anything. Roya takes her in, providing her with a home and introducing her to her husband, family and friends – all the while blissfully unaware that this woman has come to replace her.
The storyline of a woman losing her identity dives into the genre tradition of Hitchcock, Polanski and De Palma, while connecting it with the tradition of social realism in Iranian cinema, Picture Tree Intl. said in a statement, with gripping performances from Iranian actors Tannaz Tabatabaei, Saber Abar and Shadi Karamroudi.
In Arian Vazirdaftari’s feature debut, Roya is getting ready to emigrate from Iran when she meets a quiet young woman who appears lost and doesn’t remember anything. Roya takes her in, providing her with a home and introducing her to her husband, family and friends – all the while blissfully unaware that this woman has come to replace her.
The storyline of a woman losing her identity dives into the genre tradition of Hitchcock, Polanski and De Palma, while connecting it with the tradition of social realism in Iranian cinema, Picture Tree Intl. said in a statement, with gripping performances from Iranian actors Tannaz Tabatabaei, Saber Abar and Shadi Karamroudi.
- 1/31/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Whistler Film Festival is back with a hybrid offering that includes online and in-theater screenings, alongside various talent programs, masterclasses, workshops and its Content Summit. The fest will kick off opening night with the Canadian premiere of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter,” starring Olivia Colman, Ed Harris and Dakota Johnson.
This year, the festival has received more than 1,550 submissions from all over the world.
From Dec. 1-31, national online audiences can enjoy 31 features and 35 shorts. Wff will share net proceeds of its online offerings on a 50/50 basis directly with the filmmakers or Canadian rights holders.
From Dec. 1-5 audiences in Whistler, B.C. will share in the big-screen experience with 31 features, including 15 premieres and six short film programs bowing exclusively in-theater.
Special presentations include Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter,” about an outsider seeking redemption, starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish, as well as Paolo Sorrentino’s coming-of-age story “The Hand of God,...
This year, the festival has received more than 1,550 submissions from all over the world.
From Dec. 1-31, national online audiences can enjoy 31 features and 35 shorts. Wff will share net proceeds of its online offerings on a 50/50 basis directly with the filmmakers or Canadian rights holders.
From Dec. 1-5 audiences in Whistler, B.C. will share in the big-screen experience with 31 features, including 15 premieres and six short film programs bowing exclusively in-theater.
Special presentations include Paul Schrader’s “The Card Counter,” about an outsider seeking redemption, starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish, as well as Paolo Sorrentino’s coming-of-age story “The Hand of God,...
- 11/30/2021
- by Katherine Brodsky
- Variety Film + TV
In telling the story of champion alpine ski racer Franz Klammer, one of Austria’s most revered and beloved sports heroes, director Andreas Schmied forewent the usual biopic tropes, focusing instead on a few fateful days that culminated in his victory at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck. It was that focus that ultimately convinced Klammer to give the film, “Chasing the Line,” a thumbs up. The movie world premieres at the Zurich Film Festival, which opens Thursday.
Other attempts had been made at telling Klammer’s story on film over the years, but none had succeeded. When producer Jakob Pochlatko of Vienna-based Epo-Film approached Schmied with the project, the director embraced the opportunity.
“I grew up with Franz Klammer – everybody in Austria did,” Schmied says, stressing Klammer’s enduring popularity in the country. “I knew what a big deal Franz is.”
Schmied and his wife and writing partner Elisabeth Schmied met...
Other attempts had been made at telling Klammer’s story on film over the years, but none had succeeded. When producer Jakob Pochlatko of Vienna-based Epo-Film approached Schmied with the project, the director embraced the opportunity.
“I grew up with Franz Klammer – everybody in Austria did,” Schmied says, stressing Klammer’s enduring popularity in the country. “I knew what a big deal Franz is.”
Schmied and his wife and writing partner Elisabeth Schmied met...
- 9/22/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Oehlen is one of the world’s top-selling artists globally.
Picture Tree International has boarded international sales for Oliver Hirschbiegel’s The Painter, with the Downfall director collaborating with visual artist Albert Oehlen on the ’docufiction’ project.
Ben Becker stars and Charlotte Rampling lends her voice to the film. Becker will play Oehlen, improvising and re-creating a painting that Oehlen himself will paint in the background.
The film is currently in post and Picture Tree will present a first trailer during the hybrid market in Toronto.
Hirschbiegel and Oehlen are long-time friends and collaborators who both studied at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Hamburg.
Picture Tree International has boarded international sales for Oliver Hirschbiegel’s The Painter, with the Downfall director collaborating with visual artist Albert Oehlen on the ’docufiction’ project.
Ben Becker stars and Charlotte Rampling lends her voice to the film. Becker will play Oehlen, improvising and re-creating a painting that Oehlen himself will paint in the background.
The film is currently in post and Picture Tree will present a first trailer during the hybrid market in Toronto.
Hirschbiegel and Oehlen are long-time friends and collaborators who both studied at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Hamburg.
- 8/31/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
The 17th Zurich Film Festival will host the Swiss premiere of “No Time to Die,” the 25th James Bond film, on Sept. 28. The festival will also stage a retrospective of the other Bond movies starring Daniel Craig.
“We are extremely pleased to be one of the first in the world to show our audience the most recent Bond adventure,” Christian Jungen, Zurich’s artistic director, said. “We fought for months to get this premiere and had to negotiate every last detail with the distribution company Universal. Never before has James Bond been in the official selection of a film festival. I am further pleased that the Zff has succeeded in this coup as it sends out a powerful signal that highlights the importance of cinema. The industry has waited more eagerly for this movie than any other.”
“Year after year, the Zff brings the glamour of Hollywood to Zurich and...
“We are extremely pleased to be one of the first in the world to show our audience the most recent Bond adventure,” Christian Jungen, Zurich’s artistic director, said. “We fought for months to get this premiere and had to negotiate every last detail with the distribution company Universal. Never before has James Bond been in the official selection of a film festival. I am further pleased that the Zff has succeeded in this coup as it sends out a powerful signal that highlights the importance of cinema. The industry has waited more eagerly for this movie than any other.”
“Year after year, the Zff brings the glamour of Hollywood to Zurich and...
- 8/27/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Berlin-based sales agency Picture Tree Intl. has kicked off sales for action biopic “Chasing the Line,” about the Austrian skiing champion Franz Klammer, which will make its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival.
Pti has closed its first deal on the film with Praesens Film taking rights for Switzerland, and will launch its international campaign with an exclusive work-in-progress buyer screening at the Toronto Film Festival. The Austrian release will start on Oct. 26 via Constantin Film Austria.
“Chasing the Line” will make its world premiere as a gala screening in Zurich on Sept. 27. It is anticipated that Klammer – who was an advisor on the project – will be present as well as his Swiss skiing rival Bernhard Russi. Also in attendance will be the director, Andreas Schmied, and key cast, including up-and-coming Austrian actor Julian Waldner, who plays Klammer, and Valerie Huber, who plays Klammer’s girlfriend and later wife Eva.
Pti has closed its first deal on the film with Praesens Film taking rights for Switzerland, and will launch its international campaign with an exclusive work-in-progress buyer screening at the Toronto Film Festival. The Austrian release will start on Oct. 26 via Constantin Film Austria.
“Chasing the Line” will make its world premiere as a gala screening in Zurich on Sept. 27. It is anticipated that Klammer – who was an advisor on the project – will be present as well as his Swiss skiing rival Bernhard Russi. Also in attendance will be the director, Andreas Schmied, and key cast, including up-and-coming Austrian actor Julian Waldner, who plays Klammer, and Valerie Huber, who plays Klammer’s girlfriend and later wife Eva.
- 8/19/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Zurich Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of Gala Premieres, including the world premieres of Florian Gallenberger’s relationship comedy “It’s Just a Phase, Honey,” and Andreas Schmied’s skiing champion biopic “Chasing the Line,” as well as a German-language territories premiere for Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” which will close the festival.
The Gala section focuses on auteur films with broad audience appeal, with the filmmakers presenting their films in person. “We’re celebrating the comeback of great auteur cinema this year,” said artistic director Christian Jungen. “Thanks to the Zff’s reputation on the international film scene, it has now become easier for us to get important movies that go on to play a crucial role later in the award season.”
“It’s Just a Phase, Honey,” which stars Christoph Maria Herbst and Christiane Paul, focuses on Emilia and Paul, whose marriage has broken down.
The Gala section focuses on auteur films with broad audience appeal, with the filmmakers presenting their films in person. “We’re celebrating the comeback of great auteur cinema this year,” said artistic director Christian Jungen. “Thanks to the Zff’s reputation on the international film scene, it has now become easier for us to get important movies that go on to play a crucial role later in the award season.”
“It’s Just a Phase, Honey,” which stars Christoph Maria Herbst and Christiane Paul, focuses on Emilia and Paul, whose marriage has broken down.
- 8/19/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Busan Planning Physical Edition
South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival is eyeing a physical edition this year, the event has confirmed to Deadline. Despite worsening Covid cases in many Asian nations, including Korea where authorities are reportedly eyeing increased restrictions, organizers of Busan said it did not expect issues with holding an in-person event. Recent Korean festivals including Jeonju and Bifan have successfully been staged and by the time Busan arrives – it runs October 6-15 this year – it is expected that 70% of the Korean population will have received at least their first dose of the vaccine.
Zurich Gala Premieres
Zurich Film Festival has confirmed eight titles that will screen as Gala Premieres at this year’s fest, including two world premieres, namely Florian Gallenberger’s It’s Just A Phase, Honey and Andreas Schmied’s Chasing The Line. Also screening are Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Yvan Attal’s Les Choses Humaines,...
South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival is eyeing a physical edition this year, the event has confirmed to Deadline. Despite worsening Covid cases in many Asian nations, including Korea where authorities are reportedly eyeing increased restrictions, organizers of Busan said it did not expect issues with holding an in-person event. Recent Korean festivals including Jeonju and Bifan have successfully been staged and by the time Busan arrives – it runs October 6-15 this year – it is expected that 70% of the Korean population will have received at least their first dose of the vaccine.
Zurich Gala Premieres
Zurich Film Festival has confirmed eight titles that will screen as Gala Premieres at this year’s fest, including two world premieres, namely Florian Gallenberger’s It’s Just A Phase, Honey and Andreas Schmied’s Chasing The Line. Also screening are Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, Yvan Attal’s Les Choses Humaines,...
- 8/19/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Picture Tree Intl. has acquired the rights to “Chasing the Line,” which follows the fortunes of downhill skiing legend Franz Klammer during the 1976 Winter Olympics. Variety has been given exclusive access to the first teaser trailer.
After shooting wrapped in April, the film is now in postproduction. It is scheduled for an Austrian release by Constantin Film Austria for late fall 2021, with Pti representing Germany, Switzerland and international territories.
Directed by Andreas Schmied, “Chasing the Line” stars up-and-coming Austrian actor Julian Waldner as Klammer. Valerie Huber, who will be starring in the upcoming Netflix original series “Kitz,” plays Klammer’s girlfriend and later wife Eva.
Klammer himself advised on the project since its early development.
Author Elisabeth Schmied, who penned the screenplay together with Schmied, said: “We want the story to take moviegoers right up to the starting gate. They should feel the weight that almost crushed Franz pressing down...
After shooting wrapped in April, the film is now in postproduction. It is scheduled for an Austrian release by Constantin Film Austria for late fall 2021, with Pti representing Germany, Switzerland and international territories.
Directed by Andreas Schmied, “Chasing the Line” stars up-and-coming Austrian actor Julian Waldner as Klammer. Valerie Huber, who will be starring in the upcoming Netflix original series “Kitz,” plays Klammer’s girlfriend and later wife Eva.
Klammer himself advised on the project since its early development.
Author Elisabeth Schmied, who penned the screenplay together with Schmied, said: “We want the story to take moviegoers right up to the starting gate. They should feel the weight that almost crushed Franz pressing down...
- 6/22/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Frontières Platform, the genre-focused event run by Fantasia and Cannes’ Marche du Film, returns to the French fest for another edition this year, with 13 projects selected to take part in the showcase, running July 10-11. Scroll down for the full list.
The event is technically taking place physically, as per Cannes’ commitment to staging an in-person industry event in July, but Frontières has informed participants that it does not encourage them to travel during a pandemic and that all pitches will be screened online. If participants do wish to travel to Cannes, however, the event will allow them to do so, and a representative of Frontières will be in attendance, restrictions allowing.
Activities will include the Proof of Concept presentations for projects in the advanced stages of financing, and the Buyers Showcase for films that are in post-production or have recently been completed. Footage will be screened from seven projects,...
The event is technically taking place physically, as per Cannes’ commitment to staging an in-person industry event in July, but Frontières has informed participants that it does not encourage them to travel during a pandemic and that all pitches will be screened online. If participants do wish to travel to Cannes, however, the event will allow them to do so, and a representative of Frontières will be in attendance, restrictions allowing.
Activities will include the Proof of Concept presentations for projects in the advanced stages of financing, and the Buyers Showcase for films that are in post-production or have recently been completed. Footage will be screened from seven projects,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Pass, a mystery thriller series from the producers of The Lives of Others, has won the best series prize at this year's Romys, Austria's leading media honors.
The drama, starring Nicholas Ofczarek and Julia Jentsch as police investigators hunting a serial killer (Franz Hartwig) on the German/Austrian border, aired on European pay-tv broadcaster Sky.
Austrian comedy Love Machine from director Andreas Schmied won the best film honor at the 2019 awards, held in Vienna on Friday.
Caroline Link won the feature film directing honor for Der Junge muss an die frische Luft, an adaptation of the bestselling autobiography by German comedian Hape ...
The drama, starring Nicholas Ofczarek and Julia Jentsch as police investigators hunting a serial killer (Franz Hartwig) on the German/Austrian border, aired on European pay-tv broadcaster Sky.
Austrian comedy Love Machine from director Andreas Schmied won the best film honor at the 2019 awards, held in Vienna on Friday.
Caroline Link won the feature film directing honor for Der Junge muss an die frische Luft, an adaptation of the bestselling autobiography by German comedian Hape ...
- 4/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Pass, a mystery thriller series from the producers of The Lives of Others, has won the best series prize at this year's Romys, Austria's leading media honors.
The drama, starring Nicholas Ofczarek and Julia Jentsch as police investigators hunting a serial killer (Franz Hartwig) on the German/Austrian border, aired on European pay-tv broadcaster Sky.
Austrian comedy Love Machine from director Andreas Schmied won the best film honor at the 2019 awards, held in Vienna on Friday.
Caroline Link won the feature film directing honor for Der Junge muss an die frische Luft, an adaptation of the bestselling autobiography by German comedian Hape ...
The drama, starring Nicholas Ofczarek and Julia Jentsch as police investigators hunting a serial killer (Franz Hartwig) on the German/Austrian border, aired on European pay-tv broadcaster Sky.
Austrian comedy Love Machine from director Andreas Schmied won the best film honor at the 2019 awards, held in Vienna on Friday.
Caroline Link won the feature film directing honor for Der Junge muss an die frische Luft, an adaptation of the bestselling autobiography by German comedian Hape ...
- 4/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A comedic examination of labor and class, as well as how soccer crosses those lines, Taking It Back shows how large corporations are destroying small towns. Avoiding any profound discussions of politics or economics, writer-director Andreas Schmied keeps the tone relatively light; but compared to Hollywood comedies, Taking It Back takes itself rather seriously. It has become an extremely rare event to watch a comedy that does not seem like it is the brainchild of a horny 13-year old boy; but, thankfully, Schmied keeps all of the jokes above the proverbial belt. Taking It Back also does an excellent job of visualizing the intrinsic links between football and politics, as the union takes their negotiations to the field against the evil rich guys.
- 10/30/2014
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Austria, a country internationally acclaimed for their feel-bad cinema, aims in the completely opposite direction with Die Werkstürmer, writer-director Andreas Schmied's attempt at a feel-good summer comedy hit in the tradition of recent European successes like Welcome to the Sticks or the Swedish Kopps. He takes all he can steal from other films, pandering to just about every cliché one has ever seen in a summer comedy, and ultimately ends up producing a comedy that is not really funny. Even worse, there is not a bit of Austria in a movie that stresses the differences between rural Austria and Vienna, and is described as a piece of national cinema by those who sell it. Miserably Die Werkstürmer is the story of Patrick, who works in...
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- 8/3/2013
- Screen Anarchy
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