Fiction

Bye Bye, Bowser

A film by Jasmin Baumgartner
Country: Österreich
Year: 2023
Length: 20min

Festivals
1. Diagonale - Festival des österreichischen Films (Austria, March 2023)
2. Vienna Shorts (Austria, June 2023) - Best Newcomer
3. Riga International Film Festival (Latvia, October 2023)
4. Cinema Next Tour (Austria, October 2023)
5. Kurz.Film.Zuckerl (Austria, October 2023)
6. Black Nights Film Festival, PÖFF (Estonia, November 2023)
7. Leuven Short Film Festival (Beligum, November 2023)
8. Poitiers Film Festival’s (France, December 2023)
9. Sundance Film Festival (USA, January 2024)
10. Kustendorf Film and Music Festival (Serbia, January 2024)
11. Premiers Plans (France, January 2024)
12. Medina Del Campo Film Festival (Spain, February 2024)
13. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival (Germany, March 2024)
14. Pragueshorts Film Festival (Czech Republic, March 2024)
15. Make Believe Seattle (USA, March 2024)
16. Indie Short Film Festival (USA, March 2024)
17. Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, April 2024)
18. Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (Argentina, April 2024)
19. RiverRun International Film Festival (USA, April 2024)
20. Internationales Studierendenfilmfestival Sehsüchte (Germany, April 2024)
21. Cinema Talks Filmfestival (Austria, May 2024) - Winner in Cat. Regional
22. Al Este International Film Festival (Peru, May 2024)
23. Isola Cinema International Film Festival (Croatia, June 2024)
24. Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Germany, June 2024)
25. Mo&Friese KinderKurzFilmFestival (Germany, June 2024)
26. Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA, June 2024)
27. FEST NEXXT - New Directors/New Films Festival (Portugal, June 2024)
28. Brussels International Film Festival - BRIFF (Belgium, June 2024)
29. Bašta Fest (Serbia, July 2024)
30. Aegean Short Film Festival (Greece, July 2024)
31. Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico, July 2024) - Best Short Film by a Female Director
32. Ischia Global Film Festival (Italy, July 2024)
33. Filmfestival Kitzbühel (Austria, August 2024)
34. Greenpoint Film Festival (USA, August 2024)
35. Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA, August 2024)
36. Fünf Seen Filmfestival (Germany, September 2024) - Special Mention
37. Festival of Nations (Austria, September 2024)
38. FINE LINE FILM FEST (Serbia, September 2024) - Best Screenplay
39. Edmonton International Film Festival (Canada, September 2024)
40. Victory International Film Festival (USA, September 2024)
41. Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy (Finland, September 2024)
42. KO:SH International Short Film Festival (Albania, September 2024)
43. Bolton International Film Festival (United Kingdom, October 2024)
44. Edinburgh Short Film Festival (United Kingdom, October 2024) - Best Film Prize
45. Blue Danube Film Festival (Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, October 2024)
46. Filmfestival Augenblick (France, November 2024)
47. Denver Film Festival (USA, November 2024) - Best Student Live Action Short
48. Beirut Shorts (Lebanon, November 2024)
49. Festival Univerciné allemand Nantes (France, November 2024)
50. International Uşak Short Film Festival (Turkey, December 2024)
51. FESTIVAL SÉQUENCE COURT-MÉTRAGE (France, December 2024)
52. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage (Germany, January 2025)

Synopsis
Luna rebels against the indifference of her artsy friends by writing a punk song about Laugo, the construction worker from across the street. The song goes viral and she decides to get to know him. When he stumbles into her reckless world with flowers in his hands Luna and her friends are amazed by his natural naive honesty. Will the clashing worlds of affluent neglect and working life lead to the collapse of their romance?

Cast
Luna Jordan, Laurence Hadschieff

Crew
Director: Jasmin Baumgartner
Screenplay: Lorenz Uhl
Producer: Dominic Spitaler
Executive Producer: Darren Strowger
Associate Producer: Francis Chapman
Cinematographer: Anna Hawliczek, Johannes Hoss, Adrian Bidron, Ioan Gavriel
Sound recording: Manfred Führling, Markus Ortner, Nick Leroy Brown
Sound design: Jón H. Geirfinnsson
Editor: Matthias Writze
Composer: Enzo Gaier, Matthias Oldofredi
Art director: Marlene Oberneder
Hair & Makeup: Tom Mayr
Regieassistenz: Michael Tomaschek
Color correction: Adrian Bidron
Title design: Michael Marte
Sales: Ouat Media

Supported by: Stadt Wien Kultur; Land Niederösterreich Kultur; Kaiserschnitt Film