VIFF Vienna Independent Festival 2017 Official Selections
by silv-lory | created - 18 Jun 2017 | updated - 15 Feb 2018 | PublicNominees 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)
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1. Funeral Day (2016)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Drama
Scott, 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.
Director: Jon Weinberg | Stars: Tyler Labine, Suzy Nakamura, Jed Rees, Tygh Runyan
Votes: 105
2. Million Loves in Me (2018)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
A film about power, love, delusion, confinement delivered through the not-so-ordinary relationship between a mother and daughter.
Director: Sampson Yuen | Stars: John Y, Koon-Lan Law, Wilson Lee, Ruby Faye
Votes: 88
3. Platonow (2015 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wedding. A bride. A husband. A former lover.
Director: Andreas Morell | Stars: Florian Bartholomäi, Robert Besta, Hermann Beyer, Elisabeth Biegai
Votes: 29
4. Bodyguard (2016)
105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A government bodyguard protects a politician from a suicide bomber, and then begins to question his dedication to his job.
Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia | Stars: Parviz Parastui, Merila Zare'i, Babak Hamidian, Amir Aghaee
Votes: 4,963
5. Living Like Kings (II) (2014)
29 min | Documentary, Short | Completed
This experimental documentary explores the issues of race, class, culture, and personal expression through the unexpected collision of Chess and Hip Hip.
Director: Benjamin Kaplan | Stars: RZA, Maurice Ashley, Jennifer Shahade, Victoria Shepherd
6. Sheep & Wolves (2016)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The 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.
Directors: Andrey Galat, Maksim Volkov, Haishun Xing | Stars: Alexander Petrov, Sergey Bezrukov, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Ekaterina Ivanchikova
Votes: 3,409
7. Cracks (2016)
10 min | Short, Comedy
When a bourgeois couple needs to park their expensive car in an Arab neighbourhood, an inevitable misunderstanding with the locals turns into paralyzing panic.
Director: Koen Van Sande | Stars: Fouad Oulad Khlie, Briek Lesage, Liesa Naert, Peter Van den Eede
Votes: 5
8. Down South (2016)
6 min | Short, Drama
Poet, MarShawn McCarrel, takes us on an unapologetic, spoken-word journey about the legacy of slavery in the United States.
Director: Bob Yothers | Stars: Marshawn McCarrel, Rida White, Griffin Yothers
9. Elsewhere (IV) (2016)
23 min | Short, Fantasy
Elsewhere 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... See full summary »
Director: Franz Günter Moser-Kindler | Stars: Stefan Hinterecker, Julian Reutterer, Olivia Mitterhuemer, Farah Deen
Votes: 11
10. En Lumiere (2016)
10 min | Short, Drama
En Lumière a study on light and personality
Director: Meinrad Hofer
11. Final Analysis (2016)
9 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller
Dr. 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Schönauer | Stars: Danielle Goodwin, Anna Holmes, David Masterson
12. Der goldene Schuss (2016)
11 min | Short, Drama
Elvira 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... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Scherer | Stars: Florian Graf, Johanna Withalm
13. Level 2 (2017)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A couple want to take their relationship to the next level, however that is where the problems start.
Director: Cathal Feeney | Stars: Ciaran Ahern, Elynia Betts, Daniele Bizzozzero, Milo Denison
14. Ludwig von Sarajevo (2016)
11 min | Short, Drama, War
A 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Reshad Strik | Stars: Serif Aljic, Ajdin Hasanic, Admir Sehovic
15. No Place Like Home (I) (2017)
10 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A 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.
Director: Benjamin Nimac | Stars: Bianca Tornea, Perica Antov, Margot Flood, Ian Bradley
Votes: 21
16. Timeless (I) (2017)
Short, Drama
TIMELESS 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.
Director: Hannes Guggenberger | Stars: Luca Lombardo, Charlene Geisler, Cameron Barnes, James Svatko
17. Je suis le ténébreux (2017)
13 min | Short, Music
Directors: Christopher Chaplin, George Taylor | Star: Christopher Chaplin
18. The Writer with No Hands: Final Cut (2017)
71 min | Documentary
British 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?
Director: William Westaway | Stars: Claudia Christian, Wendy Oates, Matt Alford, John Irvin
Votes: 37
19. Divisional Articulations (2017)
5 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Repetition and distortion drive this audiovisual collaboration between composer Lux Prima and visual artist Max Hattler, where fuzzy analogue music and geometric digital animation collide ... See full summary »
Director: Max Hattler
Votes: 15
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