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Recordings of a Weather Camera

A short film by Bernhard Wenger
Country: Austria/Germany
Year: 2023
Length: 18:30

Synopsis
A ski resort in the scenic Austrian Alps. A weather camera installed to display majestic mountain panoramas, casually captures a panorama of human abominations. While the panning frame lines wander back and forth, inside the frame interpersonal lines are being crossed. A bizarre film about all too common encounters and the tragedy in seemingly harmless interactions.

Festivals
1. Max Ophüls Preis 2023 (Germany, January 2023)
2. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival (Germany, March 2023)
3. Go short (Netherlands, March 2023)
4. Diagonale - Festival des österreichischen Films (Austria, March 2023)
5. Cinema Talks (Austria, May 2023)
6. Vienna Shorts (Austria, June 2023)
7. FEST – New Directors (Portugal, June 2023)
8. Shortynale (Austria, August 2023)
9. Minikino Film Week 9 (Bali, September 2023)
10. Festival of Nations (Austria, September 2023)
11. Off-Courts Trouville (France, September 2023)
12. ELBE DOCK (Czech Republic, September 2023)
13. International Comedy Film Festival - FUNCINEMA (Argentina, September 2023)
14. La Plata International Independent Film Festival (Argentina, September 2023)
15. KinoFest German Language Film Festival Greece (Greece, September 2023)
16. Reykjavík International Film Festival (Iceland, October 2023)
17. Bergfilmfestival Tegernsee (Austria, October 2023) 1. Price in category "Lebensraum Berg"
18. Kurz.Film.Zuckerl (Austria, October 2023) - Audience Award
19. Chaktomuk Short Film Festival (Cambodia, October 2023)
20. 20minmax International Short Film Festival (Germany, November 2023)
21. Mountainfilm Graz (Austria, November 2023)
22. Leuven Short Film Festival (Belgium, November 2023)
23. Festival UNIVERCINÉ ALLEMAN (France, November 2023)
24. Beijing International Short Film Festival (China, December 2023)
25. Vilnius Internation Short Film Festival (Lithuania, January 2024)
26. REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay (Canada, March 2024)
27. INDEPENDENT DAYS | International Filmfestival Karlsruhe (Germany, April 2024)
28. Trento Film Festival (Italy, April 2024)
29. Zlín Film Festival (Czech Republic, May 2024)
30. Toko Film Fest 2024 (Italy, July 2024)
31. Anafi International Film Festival (Greece, July 2024)
32. OpenEyes Filmfest (Germany, July 2024)
33. Les Percéides – Percé International Arts and Film Festival (Canada, August 2024)
34. Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival (South Korea, September 2024)
35. Dutch Mountain Film Festival (Netherlands, October 2024)
36. Norwich Film Festival (United Kingdom, November 2024)

Nominated for the First Steps Award
3. Place at Simon S. film award for young filmmakers

Cast
Marlene Hauser, Tobias Resch, Olivia Lonsdale, Sebastian Wendelin, Marie Luise Stockinger, Daniel Adolfsson, Franz Weichenberger, Markus Hamele, Judith Schrijver, Felix Kreutzer, Benedikt Haager, Julia Koch, Clemens Berndorff, Lukas Aschenreiter, Grischka Voss, Herbert Forthuber, Katharina Holoubek, Florian Bayer

Crew
Director: Bernhard Wenger
Screenplay: Alexandra Brodski, Bernhard Wenger
Producers: Clara König, Flora Mair, Kristin Schnöll
Director of Photography: Albin Wildner
Production Sound Mixer: Ken Rischard
Sound Editing & Sound Design: Ines Vorreiter
Editing: Rupert Höller
Costume Design: Veronika Harb
Production Design: Laura Diessl

In cooperation with ARTE/ZDF