Young Professionals Honorary Mention
In the summer of 2021, young filmmakers worked intensively on a short-film project as part of a workshop at the Medien Kultur Haus in Wels. Following a scriptwriting workshop, the participants worked for two weeks on realizing the script: six days of shooting, six days of music and sound production, and then editing in two groups. The film was subsequently completed by Oliver Parsch over a period of several weeks.
The film tells the story of Nina and Ben, siblings who share an apartment on the 21st floor of the 26-story Maria Theresia high-rise building in Wels. Their parents do not live with them. The situation appears to be problematic. Although Ben is an adult, he is currently out of work, and since his girlfriend, Tamara, left him, he spends his days in his room and doesn’t even let his sister get close to him. One day when Nina returns from shopping, Ben has disappeared. She sets off in search of him.
The film reflects the multilayered emotions and circumstances that the term “lost” can represent, be it through its characters, the camera angles, or the music.
Credits
Mentors for:
Film direction: Paul Porenta
Camera and image design: Laura Ettel
Music: Niklas Pichler
Editing: Lea Föger
Production: Boris Schuld
As part of a summer workshop at the Medien Kultur Haus Wels, a group was formed consisting of “experienced” young filmmakers as well as novices. The participants (Oliver Parsch, Andreas Angleitner, Barbara Nina Rettig, Lena Eckerl, Ruben Ritzinger, Emely Traunmüller, Lena Stieger, Jana Zauner, Marcel Pürstinger, Leon Fasthuber, Magdalena Jahn, Jonas Wiesinger, Nina Derflinger, Jakob Nieß, Annika Schwarzwald, Moritz Stacherl, Julian Straßer, Leon Pohn, Rainer Brunnthaller, and Johanna Weiß) were between 12 and 30 years old. The group quickly coalesced, with the participants providing each other with motivation and support. The Medien Kultur Haus Wels provides young people with a setting in which they can work independently but with professional support to realize their own ideas regarding a certain topic, learning the necessary media techniques in the process.
