UCCA Art Cinema in collaboration with the Austrian Film Forum will show 6 outstanding films from Austria. Throughout the week, films of various styles and subjects will show the highlights of 20th century Austrian film culture.

We are particular excited to screen Joyless Street, 1925. The film was recently repaired by the Austrian Film Forum and is lauded as one of top 10 classical silent movies of all time.

Lourdes by Jessica Hausner, winner of the Brian Prize at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, is one of three feature films by female directors to be shown in this program.

The Robber, 2010 was nominated three awards at the Austrian Diagonale Film awards in 2011. The film received awards for best direction, best actor and best sound. Stylistically the film style is clean and slow-paced and the restrained dialogue heightens focus upon the atmosphere and emotion through the body language and face expressions of the actors.

Benny's Videos, 1992 a tense thriller by Michael Haneke, who in recent years has become one of the hottest international filmmakers, won the FIPRESC award at the 1993 European Film awards.

We feed the world 2005, directed by Ewin Wagenhofer, examines international food production and mass farming. The film is most successful Austrian documentary to date.

Atmen (Breathing) 2011, directed by Karl Markovics was awarded the Label Europa Cinemas prize at the Cannes International Film festival 2011.

We will also be screening a series of Ars Electronica short movies before each feature film.

The Ars Electronica Festival, its prize, the golden nica is known as the “Oscars of the computer world”, and are fundamental to the operations of the Ars Electronica Centre since its beginnings in 1979. The “Computer Animation / Film / VFX” category has been part of the Prix Ars Electronica since its inception. It recognizes excellence in independent work in the arts and sciences as well as in high-end commercial productions in film, advertising and gaming industries. In this category, artistic originality counts just as much as masterful technical achievement.

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10.06 SAT

15:00 《 Die freudlose Gasse 》（ Joyless Street ）

Georg Wilhelm Pabst,1925,148min,Austria

Selected animations from Ars Electronica

《Macro Kingdom trilogy》

Clemens Wirth, Florian rinnerthaler,Melanie Pappenheim ,2011,7min 25s,Austria

《Colours》

Tarek Khalifa,2011,37s,Austria

19:00 Bennys Video

Michael Haneke ,1992,105min,Austria

Selected animations from Ars Electronica

《The Incredible Tangerine》

Digital Media 2008 @ University of Applied sciences campus Hagenberg ,2011,1min 21s,Austria

《Between Two Points》

Motiphe,2011,2min 15s,Austria

《Black Board Bird》

Patrick Kloss, Alexander Landskron, Moritz Miscovic, Hildegard Orlich, Alexander Pölz ,2011,3min 22s,Austria

10.07 SUN

15:00 We Feed The World

Erwin Wagenhofer,2005,95min,Austria

Selected animations from Ars Electronica

《1 c A a 01x》

David Muth,2011,7min 47s,Austria

19:00 Lourdes

Jessica Hausner ,2009,96min,Austria

Selected animations from Ars Electronica

《Save the Maldives》

Matej Petrek, Lukas Bäcker ,3min 22s,Austria

《The Ball》

Fabian Musenbichler ,1min,Austria

《Horror》

BorG Bad Leonfelden ,1min 48s,Austria

《MUsiK Disco Dance》

Alexander Doubrava ,1min,Austria

10.12 FRI

19:00 Der Räuber（ The Robber ）

Benjamin Heisenberg,2010, 98min, Austria

Selected animations from Ars Electronica

《Die gut gemeinten Fesseln》

Bernhard Riedl,4min 42s,Austria

《Trigger Happy》

Tarek Khalifa,2min 15s,Austria

《Büroklammern》

Julian Lang,1min 4s, Austria

10.13 SAT

19:00 Atmen（ Breathing ）

Karl Markovics,2011,90min, Austria

Selected animations from Ars Electronica

《Funny Runny》

Michael Schmidl ,4min50s,Austria

《Cubes》

Florian Grünberger ,2min,Austria

《Flugundfal》

Nikolai Maderthoner ,02min48s, Austria

Die freudlose Gasse （Joyless Street）

Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 148min, 1925, Austria

This is one of 10 classical silent movies in the European film history. No matter The film's director, editor or the actors Greta Garbo who after becoming the Hollywood star, as well as Central Europe's film star Asta Nielsen, Werner Krauss, were all the foundation for the success of this movie.

In 1921 in the poor part of an Austrian town called Melchiorgasse there are only two wealthy people: the butcher Josef Geiringer and his wife. Mrs. Greifer runs a fashion boutique and a nightclub patronized by wealthy Viennese. Annexed to the nightclub is Merkl Hotel, a brothel to which the women of the nightclub bring their clients. The film follows the lives of two women from the same poor neighborhood as they try to better themselves during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation. They are Marie, who becomes a prostitute, and Grete who does not.

At the finale Else kills the butcher because he will not give her meat. The poor of the neighborhood, hearing the sounds of the nightclub, revolt against the clients by throwing stones. The nightclub burns down killing two beggars. Only Grete seems to have any hope of leaving Melchiorgasse and this because of her relationship with an American Red Cross officer.

Bennys Video

Michael Haneke, 105min, 1992, Austria

Benny’s Video is an Austrian film from the early nineties that seeks to demonstrate the dehumanizing effect that violence in the media can have on society as a whole. Michael Haneke’s fictional universe is a universe where casual violence just happens, without cause or reward – there’s almost always a consequence but it’s rarely shown in any detail, making it an ambiguous moral wasteland where nobody is ever very happy or engaged with their surroundings, and most people feel the need to commit hideous acts of violence towards each other to just feel anything at all.

Prizes

1992: European FIPRESCI-Prize

1993: Viennese movie prize: the Viennale

We feed the World

Erwin Wagenhofer, 95min, 2005, Austria

The documentary traces the origins of the food we eat and views modern industrial production of food and factory farming in a critical light. His journey takes him to France, Spain, Romania, Switzerland, Brazil and back to Austria. The film features interviews with several people, including one with sociologist and politician Jean Ziegler. The film was the most successful Austrian documentary ever. In German-speaking countries it was seen by about 600,000 cinemagoers.

Prizes

Motovun Film Festival 2006: Amnesty International Human Rights Award and the FIPRESCI-Preize

Austrian movie prize 2006 (Austrian Ticket)

Lourdes

Jessica Hausner, 96min, 2009, Austria

Christine is a prisoner of her paralysis. Her range of vision is restricted to a small fragment of the world. She lives only half a life, but she desperately wants to take part in the world around her and to lead a whole life. Christine’s handicap is a me-tapher for feelings of inadequacy and imperfection and the miracle incarnates her desire to live a better life.

Prizes

66th Venice International Film Festival: Brian Prize, La Navicella Prize, Signis Prize and FIPRESCI

2009 Viennale: Vienne movie prize

International filmfestival warschau: warsaw grand prix

Sevilla festival de cine: gold giradillo

European movie prize 2010: best actress

Der Räuber（The Robber）

Benjamin Heisenberg , 98min, 2010, Austria

Based on a true story of a man with many talents: Johann Rettenberger wins marathons and is a professional bank robber. Living with his girlfriend in Vienna he sets out repeatedly, driven to stay in motion and motivated by the thrill of a criminal campaign. When the authorities finally close in, he uses his legs in an extraordinary attempt to escape.

Prizes

Bavarian movie prize 2009 for the best newcomer director (Benjamin Heisenberg)

Invitation to the 60th international film festival Berlin in 2010

Nomination at the german movie prize 2010 for best camera

Three prizes at austrian movie prizes 2011 for best direction, best actor and best sound

Atmen（Breathing）

Karl Markovics, 90min, 2011, Austria

A 19-year-old is coming out of prison and trying to build a new life but he can't deal with his guilt. Only through the work at a burial company he founds back to life, via the confrontation with death.

Prizes

Internationale Filmfestspiele von Cannes 2011: Label Europa Cinemas

Sarajevo Film Festival 2011, best movie

Sarajevo Film Festival 2011, Best actor Thomas Schubert

Golden eye (goldenen Augen) 2011, Best german feathure movie

Hauptpreis in der Kategorie Film des 35. São Paulo International Film Festivals, main prize in the movie category

Austrian movie prize 2012: Best movie, Best actor, etc. won 6 prizes