
Director: Jürgen Karasek Englisht title: Novemberlights Original title: Novemberlichter 2012/ Austria/ HD/ 30’/ Fiction/ Colour
CREDITS Script: Jürgen Karasek; Photography: Roman Chalupnik; Editing: Julia Pontiller; Music: Oliver Linus; Sound: Norbert Bichler; Leading actors: Stefan Matousch, Markus Urban, Barbara Horvath, Karin Lischka, Erol Nowak, Martin Oberhauser, Astrit Alihajdaraj; Producer: Jürgen Karasek;
SYNOPSIS
Manuel is nine years old. His parents are divorced and he mostly lives with his mother. But she prefers to take care of her new boyfriend and also his older sister takes every chance to jump on him. With his father all would be much better, but he is always out of time. One night Manuel misses the last bus and an older stranger offers him to give him a ride - the beginning of a dangerous friendship....
FILMOGRAPHY Jürgen Karasek was born 1982 in Kulmbach, Germany. Master´s degree in Theatre-, Film- and Media Science. Currently studies Psychology in Vienna. First Feature Film WAITING FOR THE MOON (2007). Foundation of the film production company SOLEIL FILM GmbH (2008) with focus on (cross-border) documentaries for TV and cinema. Works as producer, director and scriptwriter in Vienna and currently develops his 2nd feature film.
AWARDS
World Premiere: Max Ophüls Filmfestival, Saarbrücken (GER) 2013 Life Fest Filmfestival, Los Angeles (USA) 2013 Colortape International Filmfestival, Brisbane (AUS) 2013 FEST New Films / New Directors, Espinho (POR) 2013 CGIFF Angaelica, Washougal (USA) 2013 International Filmfestival for Peace, Inspiration and Equality, Jakarta (IDN) 2013 Cinncinati Filmfestival, Cinncinati (USA) 2013 International Film Awards Berlin, Berlin (GER) 2013 Prifilm Festival, Pristina (KOS) 2013 Tashkinofest, Tashkent (UZB) 2013 Festival Internacional de Cinema e Saúde Mental, Faro (POR) 2013 Tirana International Filmfestival, Tirana (ALB) 2013
Awards:
Thomas Pluch Scriptwriting Appreciation Award, Diagonale 2013 Junior Performance Award for Markus Urban – International Film Awards Berlin 2013 Best International Short Film – Festival Internacional de Cinema e Saúde Mental Faro (POR) 2013
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