Crash Test Dummies

a film by Jörg Kalt
World Premiere: Berlinale 2005 - International Forum of New Cinema


Austria 2005 // 93min // 35mm // Dolby Digital

Synopsis

A young romanian couple is stuck in Vienna without money. They separate, come across other people and finally meet again. A story about fortunate coincidences and controlled accidents.

Written & directed by

Jörg Kalt

Camera

Eva Testor

Editing

Emily Artmann

Music

Bernhard Fleischmann

Production Design

Veronika Merlin

Costumes

Veronika Albert

With

Maria Popistasu, Bodgan Dumitrache, Simon Schwarz, Kathrin Resetarits, Vivian Bartsch, Ursula Strauss, Barbara Albert, Christoph Künzler, Stipe Erceg

Co-Producers

Christine Kiauk, Herbert Schwering

Producers

Gabriele Kranzlbinder, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu

Production

AMOUR FOU Vienna, Coin Film

Supported by

ÖFI, Filmfonds Wien, Niederösterreich, FS Nordrhein-Westfalen, ORF

Worldsales

Autlook Filmsales

Awards & Nominations

Thomas-Pluch-Screenplay-Scholarship (Diagonale 2005)
Silver Giraldillo (Sevilla Festival de Cine 2005)
Special prize of the Jury (Filmfestival Cinessonne 2005)

Festivals

Festival “Giovane Cinema Europeo” Mailand und Genua (1.4. - 22.4.2006)
Festival of Czech Films FINALE Pilsen (3.4. - 9.4.2006)
ÖKG Chicago; Eröffnungsfilm (2.3. - 23.3.2006)
ÖKF Prag; EU Filmfestival (26.1. - 5.2.2006)
Internationales Filmwochende Würzburg 06 (26.1. - 29.01.06)
ÖKF Peking (20.12. - 31.12.05
Hong Kong 05 Max (21.10. - 30.10.2005)
International Film Festival Bratislava 2005 (2.10. - 10.12.2005)
International Film Festival Marrakech 2005 (11.11. - 19.11.2005)
International Film Festival Denver 05 (10.11. - 20.11.2005)
Internationales Filmfest Braunschweig 2005 (8.11. - 13.11.2005)
Sevilla 2005 Festival de Cine Wettbewerb (4.11. - 12.11.2005)
Ghent International Filmfestival 2005 (11.10. - 22.10.2005)
Warsaw International Film Festival 2005 Wettbewerb (7.10. - 16.10.2005)
Filmfestival Cinessonne 2005 Wettbewerb (1.10. - 15.10. 2005)
Unabhängiges Filmfest Osnabrück 2005 (5.10. - 9.10.2005)
Vancouver International Filmfestival 2005 (29.9. - 14.10.2005)
Norrkoping 2005 Filmfestival, Wettbewerb
Terra di Siena Film Festival 2005
Milano Film Festival 2005 Wettbewerb (16.9. - 25.9.2005)
Filmfest Weiterstadt 2005 (11.8. - 15.8.2005)
Palic International Filmfestival 2005 - New Austrian Film (17.7. - 23.7.2005)
Karlovy Vary 2005 - Another View (1.7. - 9.7.2005)
International Art Film Festival Trencianske Teplice 2005 (17.6. - 25.6.2005)
Durban International Film Festival 2005 (15.6. - 26.6.2005)
2ème Semaine du cinéma autrichien 2005 - Paris (8.6. - 14.6.2005)
International Film Festival Bukarest 05 (20.4. - 24.4.2005)
Minneapolis - St. Paul Int. Film Festival 2005 (1.4. - 16.4.2005)
Diagonale 2005 Eröffnungsfilm (14.3. - 20.3.2005)
Berlinale 2005 - Internationales Forum des Jungen Films (11.2. - 20.2.2005)