Fiction

the singers

A film by Fabian Rausch & Zorah Berghammer
Country: Austria
Year: 2024
Length: 16'40''

Synopsis
A family from the city stumbles into a countryside inn. A young man is forced to sing. Meanwhile, the family's child is a silent observer. She sees the ambiguity of the world surrounding her and how beauty and ugliness coexist. Based on a narrative by Ivan Turgenev.

Festivals
1. Diagonale - Festival des Österreichischen Films (Austria, April 2024)
2. Vienna Shorts (Austria, June 2024)
3. Filmfestival Kitzbühel (Austria, August 2024) - Best Austrian Short Film
4. K3 Film Festival (Austria, December 2024)
5. Festival International Music & Cinema Marsaille (France, March 2025)
6. Independent Days International Filmfestival (Germany, April 2025)
7. IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Portugal, May 2025)
8. Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival (Slovenia, June 2025)
9. Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brasil, August 2025)
10. Festival of Nations (Austria, September 2025)
11. Portobello Film Festival (England, September 2025)
12. Linz International Film Festival (Österreich, Oktober 2025) - Best Austrian Film
13. Augenblick Film Festival (France, November 2025)
14. Gijon International Film Festival (Spain, November 2025)
15. Blue Danube Film Festival (Austria/Hungary, November 2025)

Cast
Alissia Savyytsky
Anna C. Ortmann
Clemens Berndorff
Heinrich Baumgartner
Nathanael Klein
Elena Wolfsberger
Anna-Lena Petzl
Jan Petzl
Niklas Graf
Rosalia Pirker
Martina Piskernik
Rainer Potočnik
Klara Kirchberger
Michael Osina
Johann Wutte
Daniela Lipusch
Katharina Writzl
Agnes Podobnik

Crew
Director: Fabian Rausch, Zorah Berghammer
Screenplay: Fabian Rausch
Producer: Maximilian Demets
Cinematographer: Zorah Berghammer, Lidija Kumpas
Sound recording: Lena Zechner
Sound design: Matthias Hafner
Editor: Paul Eckhart
Composer: Matthäus Schnöll
Production design:
Color correction: Maximilian Lange
Title design: Gabriel Hohenstein

Supported by VAM, Land Kärnten, FAMA