VIFF Vienna Independent Festival 2017 Official Selections
Nominees to the 2017 edition of the VIFF Vienna Independent Festival in the categories best feature film, best short, best documentary and best animated film.
(List not complete. Some films not on IMDb. For full list click here: http://www.vienna-film-festival.com/official-selection-2017.html)
(List not complete. Some films not on IMDb. For full list click here: http://www.vienna-film-festival.com/official-selection-2017.html)
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- DirectorJon WeinbergStarsTyler LabineSuzy NakamuraJed ReesScott, a neurotic young man, thinks he found a lump and might be dying, so he skips his friend's funeral in an attempt to start living life to the fullest.
- DirectorSampson YuenStarsJohn YKoon-Lan LawWilson LeeA film about power, love, delusion, confinement delivered through the not-so-ordinary relationship between a mother and daughter.
- DirectorAndreas MorellStarsFlorian BartholomäiRobert BestaHermann BeyerA wedding. A bride. A husband. A former lover.
- DirectorEbrahim HatamikiaStarsParviz ParastuiMerila Zare'iBabak HamidianA government bodyguard protects a politician from a suicide bomber, and then begins to question his dedication to his job.
- DirectorBenjamin KaplanStarsRZAMaurice AshleyVictoria ShepherdThis experimental documentary explores the issues of race, class, culture, and personal expression through the unexpected collision of Chess and Hip Hip.
- DirectorAndrey GalatMaksim VolkovHaishun XingStarsAlexander PetrovSergey BezrukovElizaveta BoyarskayaThe young wolf Grey is transformed into a sheep by a mage who has given him a wish. Now he must gain the trust of the sheep colony and protect them from an impending attack of the wolves.
- DirectorKoen Van SandeStarsFouad Oulad KhlieBriek LesageLiesa NaertWhen a bourgeois couple needs to park their expensive car in an Arab neighbourhood, an inevitable misunderstanding with the locals turns into paralyzing panic.
- DirectorBob YothersStarsMarshawn McCarrelRida WhiteGriffin YothersPoet, MarShawn McCarrel, takes us on an unapologetic, spoken-word journey about the legacy of slavery in the United States.
- DirectorFranz Günter Moser-KindlerStarsStefan HintereckerJulian ReuttererOlivia MitterhuemerElsewhere is about two young men, who have to leave their home due to an aggressive bunch of warriors invading their little spot in the postapocalypse. They meet villagers that seem to have found their place and managed to live life in an organised and well-working way. Asking for shelter, they are sent on a journey to prove their worth for the community.
- DirectorMeinrad HoferEn Lumière a study on light and personality
- DirectorAlexander SchönauerStarsDanielle GoodwinAnna HolmesDavid MastersonDr. Jessica Richards has her last session with a particularly complicated case: Leann Henderson. She is absolutely certain that her fiancée Michael is the wanted B.T.M. serial killer she heard about in the media. But with every bit of "evidence" she presents, it becomes clear for Dr. Richards that there are other reasons for the strange behavior of Mr. Ballchuck.
- DirectorSarah SchererStarsFlorian GrafJohanna WithalmElvira is put into an uncomfortable situation after her boyfriend cheated on her: either she gives in to the ever growing mistrust, or she confronts her demons. To avoid a hysteric downfall of her relationship, she proposes a sophisticated game. She demands an overdose of lies from her boyfriend: if he gets caught, it's over. If he doesn't, Elvira offers his acquittal. To provide fair play she joins under the same conditions. But as the game difficulty increases into even more distrust, control and paranoia, Elvira realizes that instead of avoiding the endgame, she just set it off. And if she wants to stop it, no lie and no illusion will help, if they don't find a common ground.
- DirectorCathal FeeneyStarsCiaran AhernElynia BettsDaniele BizzozzeroA couple want to take their relationship to the next level, however that is where the problems start.
- DirectorReshad StrikStarsSerif AljicAjdin HasanicAdmir SehovicA Bosnian father, who has been suffering from depression for more than 20 years. The cause of his depression is from not letting go of the fact his son, a solider from the 90's war in Bosnia, died defending the civilians of the city of Sarajevo. On the other hand Ludwig, a soul from the old grave yard. In his grave he loves to watch the city from the hill. The characters open out their differences in a heart to heart conversation covering philosophy, imperialism, religious and cultural differences eventuating to a smooth harmony of love and comfort through coexistence.
- DirectorBenjamin NimacStarsBianca TorneaPerica AntovMargot FloodA study of sinister humanity, told through the perversion of a children's tale. The film manipulates eerie techniques to tell the story of an abusive marriage through a young woman's perception.
- DirectorHannes GuggenbergerStarsLuca LombardoCharlene GeislerCameron BarnesTIMELESS shows the emotional journey of the hard-working single dad BILL and his son JOIE. After having lost his mum in a car accident, the eight-year-old boy is seeking his father's attention; in a very unconventional way.
- DirectorChristopher ChaplinGeorge TaylorStarsChristopher Chaplin
- DirectorWilliam WestawayStarsClaudia ChristianWendy OatesMatt AlfordBritish academic Matthew Alford explores fresh evidence in a Hollywood cold case. Was the death of screenwriter Gary Devore in 1997 an improbable accident or a government assassination?
- DirectorMax HattlerRepetition and distortion drive this audiovisual collaboration between composer Lux Prima and visual artist Max Hattler, where fuzzy analogue music and geometric digital animation collide in an electronic feedback loop, spawning arrays of divisional articulations in time and space.