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Austria
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German
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Year:
2022
Edition
RIFF 2022

Eismayer

87 Minutes | Austria | 2022

Eismayer just grabbed the Grand Prize at this year’s Venice International Critics’ Week

Synopsis

Eismayer is the most feared instructor in the Austrian army. Recently, his methods have brought his future in the army into question. Eismayer is also gay, a secret that threatens his job and family.

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Director’s Bio

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David Wagner was born in 1982 and grew up near Vienna. He spent the early 2000s making short films with friends before entering the film industry in 2003, learning how professional films are produced by working in several different roles on film sets. In 2006 he participated in a film course at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts before completing a masters degree in directing at the Hamburg Media School (2014-2016). Wagner’s short films have been shown at many respected international short film festivals including the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis and the Tel Aviv Student Film Festival and have received numerous awards. His first feature film screenplay “Eismayer” was awarded the Script Talent Award in 2019.

Film Details

  • Year:
    2022
  • Genres:
  • Runtime:
    87 Minutes
  • Languages:
    German
  • Countries:
    Austria
  • Premiere:
  • Edition:
    RIFF 2022
  • Director:
    David WAGNER
  • Screenwriter:
    David WAGNER
  • Producer:
    Arash T. RIAHI, Sabine GRUBER
  • Cast:
    Gerhard LIEBMANN, Luka DIMIĆ, Julia KOSCHITZ