EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY
EVERTHING WILL BE OKAY
Michael steht vor einem Haus. Er klingelt. Er war tet. Niemand macht ihm auf. Er klingelt wieder. Energischer. Nichts. Dann auf einmal kommt Lea, ein kleines achtjähriges Mädchen, aus dem Haus. Ihre Mama begleitet sie. Lea springt Michael freudig in die Arme. „Papa!“. Er drückt sie fest an sich. Der Mutter würdigt er keines Blickes. Dann fahren die beiden los. Es ist eigentlich alles wie jedes zweite Wochenende, doch nach und nach bekommt Lea das Gefühl, dass diesmal irgendwas nicht stimmt.
Michael stands in front of a house. He rings the bell. He waits. Nobody opens. He rings again. But nothing happens. Then suddenly Lea, a little eight year old girl, exits the house. She is followed by her mom. Lea jumps into Michael‘s arms happily. „Daddy!“. He hugs her.Then the two drive off. It pretty much seems like ever y second weekend. But after a while Lea can‘t help but feeling that something is just not right..
DIRECTOR: Patrick Vollrath
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sebastian Thaler
PRODUCER: Patrick Vollrath
LENGTH: 30min
YEAR: 2015
COUNTRY: AUSTRIA│GERMANY
FORMAT: 2,40:1
SHOT ON: ARRI Alexa Studio (RAW)
PRODUCTION: Film Academy Vienna
MICHAEL BALLHAUS AWARD NOMINEE:
FIRST STEPS Jury Begründung
“Ein intelligenter und intuitiver Kameramann begleitet zwei herausragende Darsteller, in langen beweglichen Sequenzen, mit einem Instinkt für Körpersprache und Mimik”
FIRST STEPS Jury statment:
“An intelligent and intuitive cameraman accompanies two outstanding actors, in long moving sequences, with an instinct for body language and facial expression”
AWARDS
● MICHAEL BALLHAUS AWARD / NOMINEE: Best Cinematography Short 2016
● BEST SHORT FILM/ Austrian Film Awards 2016
● 88th OSCAR ACADEMY AWARDS / NOMINEE: BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
● 42th STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS (USA) *BRONZE MEDAL OSCAR*
● 36th FILMFESTIVAL MAX OPHÜLS-PREIS (Germany) *BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM*
● 54th SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE CANNES 2015 (68th FESTIVAL DE CANNES, France) *RAIL D‘ OR AWARD*
● 43rd HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Shortlisted as finalist in the Contest: International, Spain) *ALBERTO SÁNCHEZ SPECIAL AWARD*
● 16th LANDSHUTER KURZFILMFESTIVAL (Competition, Germany) *SPECIAL MENTION*
● 9th WENDLAND SHORTS KURZFILMFESTIVAL (Competition, Germany) *BEST SHORT FILM*
● 18th STUDIO HAMBURG NACHWUCHSPREIS / STUDIO HAMBURG UP-AND-COMING AWARD (Hamburg, Germany) *BEST DIRECTOR*
FESTIVALS
● 36th FILMFESTIVAL MAX OPHÜLS-PREIS (Competition medium-length film, Germany)
● 54th SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE CANNES 2015 (68th FESTIVAL DE CANNES, France)
● 12th VIENNA INDEPENDENT SHORTS (Opening Ceremony, Vienna, Austria)
● 43rd HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Shortlisted as finalist in the Contest: International, Spain)
● 16th LANDSHUTER KURZFILMFESTIVAL (Competition, Germany)
● 9th WENDLAND SHORTS KURZFILMFESTIVAL (Competition, Germany)
● 18th STUDIO HAMBURG NACHWUCHSPREIS / STUDIO HAMBURG UP-AND-COMING AWARD (Hamburg, Germany)
● 17th TEL-AVIV INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Isreal)
● 11th FEST NEW DIRECTORS | NEW FILMS FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Portugal)
● 5th FIGARI FILM FEST (Category: Best Actor, Italy)
● 50th KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Competition, Future Frames programme, Czech Republic)
● MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Int’l Competition, UK)
● GOLDEN APRICOT – YEREVAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Int’l Short Competition Section, Armenia)
● 9th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL KRATKOFIL PLUS 2015 (Official Selection, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
● BUSTER COPENHAGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH 2015 (Official Selection, Denmark)
● 28th HELSINKI INT’L FILM FESTIVAL – LOVE & ANARCHY 2015 (Short Film Program, Finland)
● 35th FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D’AMIENS(European Competition, France)
