Judenburg Now!
Judenburg findet Stadt

A film by Elfi Mikesch

Austria 2011 l 75 min l colour l HDCAM

Written & directed by Elfi Mikesch
Cinematography: Elfi Mikesch
Editing: Petra Zöpnek
Sound: Lilly Grote
Music: Daniel Lercher, Andrea Sodomka
Location Manager: Maria Motter
Executive Producer: Alfie Lang-Král
Commissioning Editor ORF: Franz Grabner
Coproducer: Irene Höfer
Producers: Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Bady Minck

Produced by Amour Fou Filmproduktion in coproduction with Medea Film - Irene Höfer and ORF

With the support of Cinestyria Filmkunst, Austrian Television Fund, Vienna Film Fund TV and City of Judenburg

World Premiere: Diagonale 2011

photos l interview l bio l filmo l press kit

Cinematographer and director Elfi Mikesch travels from Berlin via Vienna and Graz to her birthplace Judenburg, where she set off in the 60ies to become an internationally renowned photographer and filmmaker. Judenburg Now! is the portrait of a small town, its artists and residents. A film about photography, media, music and the search for images of this town as well as their intrinsic sound.

"I watch photographers in Judenburg going about their work, not without moments of slapstick, coming to know different takes on the profession and its constantly changing conditions. Like in my youth, I roam the alleys, look at the river, pass through the woods and meet my past gaze with my camera. And I discover a distinctly changed city, modern and innovative."
Elfi Mikesch