fiction

Land of Mountains

A film by Olga Kosanović
Country: Germany/Austria
Year: 2023
Length: 28min

Festivals
1. Diagonale - Festival des österreichischen Films (Austria, March 2023) - Best up-and-coming film
2. Vienna Shorts (Austria, June 2023) - Social Responsibility Award
3. Shortynale (Austria, August 2023) - Award for Social Commitment
4. Festival of Nations (Austria, September 2023) - Best Fiction Film
5. Cinema Next Tour (Austria, October 2023) - Jury Favourite
6. Linz International Short Film Festival (Austria, October 2023) - Best Austrian Film + Best Screenwriting
7. LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Slovenia, November 2023) - Best Short Film Award
8. Leuven Short Film Festival (Belgium, November 2023)
9. Max Ophüls Preis 2024 (Germany, January 2024) - Best Medium Length Film & Audience Award for Medium Length Film
10. Trieste Film Festival (Italy, January 2024) - Best Short Film
11. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival (Germany, March 2024) - Dahome Award
12. International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA (Poland, March 2024)
13. Martovski Film Festival (Serbia, March 2024)
14. Filmfest Dresden (Germany, April 2024)

Logline
An insurance scam and the left thumb of the single father Vladimir find themselves in a low-key tragedy about the kafkaesque barriers of the Austrian immigration law.

Cast
Vladimir Vulević
Filipa Gregec
Julia Edtmeier
Gabriele Roller
Noah Kaufmann
Clemens Berndorff
Birgit Waite
Thomas Mraz
Gerhard Weber
Anton Noori

Crew
Director: Olga Kosanović
Screenplay: Olga Kosanović
Producer: Deniz Cooper, Rupert Kasper & Olga Kosanović
Cinematographer: Simone Hart
Sound recording: Theda Schifferdecker
Sound design: Flora Rajakowitsch
Sound Mix: Rudi Pototschnig
Editor: Sebastian Schreiner
Production design: Laura Malmberg
Colors: Andi Winter
Costume design: Johanna Pflaum
Gaffer: Oskar Ott & Tobias Pichler

Supported by: FFA Germany, BKM Germany, MA7 Stadt Wien, Zukunftsfond der Republik Österreich, Land Niederösterreich