26. October 2011
New Project by Ludwig Wüst



A new project by director Ludwig Wüst will be presented next week:
The video/installation PASOLINICODE02112011 reflects upon the murder of Pierre Paolo Pasolini on November 2, 1975.

The video will have its exclusive premiere on the internet on November 2, 2011 on the website www.pasolinicode.net.

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31. Dezember 2011
Interview with director Ludwig Wüst on Okto.tv

 

Watch an interview by film journalist Lukas Maurer from independent Austrian TV-station Okto.tv with director Ludwig Wüst at the occasion of the first broadcast of KOMA on TV.
They talk about TAPE END, Ludwig's last film KOMA and his approach to film making in general.

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25. Mai 2011
KOMA im Fernsehen

KOMA wird am So., 29.05.2011, 20:00 Uhr auf Okto Fernsehpremiere feiern und am So., 05.06.2011 als Wiederholung zu sehen sein. Details unter http://okto.tv/oktoskop.

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21. April 2011
KOMA in München

KOMA wird in Kürze im legendären Werkstattkino in München zu sehen sein. Am 27.5.2011 gibt es ein Publikumsgespräch mit Regisseur Ludwg Wüst.

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31. March 2011
KOMA mit Kinostart in Deutschland

KOMA wird ab 7.4.2011 im Lichtspielkino in Bamberg zu sehen sein.

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25. March 2011
Ludwig Wüst's new film TAPE END

The new film of Ludwig Wüst, TAPE END, a 60 minutes film without a cut,
celebrated its premiere at the Diagonale 2011 in Graz.
Instantly, it received critical acclaim by the press.
Thanks a lot everybody!

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12. February 2011
KOMA received award in Berlin

The crew of KOMA was in Berlin this weekend to receive the prize for Best Film/Best Director at the Tamil Nadu Int. Film Festival. The international coordinator of the festival, Gloriana Selvanathan, hosted a ceremony and dinner for all award winning films in Berlin. Watch some pictures.

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03. November 2010
KOMA won its first award!

KOMA won its first award. At the Tamil Nadu International Film Festival in Chennai, India KOMA won the AWARD FOR BEST FILM. 14 films were in the competition from Europe, North America, and South America.

KOMA hat seinen ersten Preis gewonnen! Tamil Nadu International Film Festival in Chennai, Indien gewann KOMA den PREIS FÜR DEN BESTEN FILM. 14 Film aus Europa, Nord- und Südamerika waren im Wettbewerb.

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19. September 2010
Zahlreiche Kritiken zum Kinostart

Der heutige Kinostart von KOMA hat ein riesiges Medieninteresse hervorgerufen. Alle wichtigen österreichischen Medien berichten fasziniert über den Film:

In der Presse hebt Christoph Huber die "inszenatorische Kompromisslosigkeit und die unkonventionellen Einfällen" hervor und bezeichnet KOMA in einem langen Interview mit Ludwig Wüst als "einen der herausragensten Langfilmdebuts der letzten Jahre".

Im Standard schreiben Isabella Reicher und Michael Pekler, dass "jede Einstellung wie eine Miniatur des großen Geheimnisses" wirkt.

In Profil interviewt Stefan Grissemann Ludwig Wüst und fragt ihn nach seiner Lust an der Provokation. Im Falter nennt Maya McKechneay die Doppelbödigkeit den großen Coup des Films, "einem von Anfang bis Ende spannenden Thriller". Ernst Pohn von der Furche sieht in dem Film "Anregung zur Diskussion".

In Heute beschreibt Tina Deschu KOMA als "komplexes Psychogramm" und bringt ein ausführliches Interview mit dem Regisseur. In der Krone lobt Christina Krisch die "komatös-starren Bilder voller Eindringlichkeit" und im Kurier unterstreicht Veronika Franz besonders die Leistung der weiblichen Darstellerinnen.

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16. September 2010
Fotos von der Kinostart-Premiere im Filmhauskino am Spittelberg

Vor dem Kinostart morgen Freitag, 17. September gab es gestern die Vorpremiere im Filmhauskino am Spittelberg in Anwesenheit von Regisseur Ludwig Wüst und den Schauspielerinnen Claudia Martini und Anke Armandi. Das kontroversiell geführte Publikumsgespräch leitete Stadtkinochef Claus Philipp.
Impressionen davon gibt es hier.

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14. September 2010
Rechtzeitig zum Kinostart MakingOf und Interview mit Ludwig Wüst

Rechtzeitig zum Kinostart am 17. September im Filmhauskino am Spittelberg und als erster österreichischer Film auch als VoD auf www.MUBI.com gibt es jetzt auf unsere Homepage auch das MakingOf zum Film zu sehen und ein Interview mit Ludwig Wüst.

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17. August 2010
KOMA startet zeitgleich im Kino und Internet

KOMA wird der erste österreichische Film sein, der zeitgleich im Kino und im Internet startet. Die Video-on-demand-Plattform www.MUBI.com wird KOMA ab 17. September 2010 in ihrem Angebot haben.

KOMA will be the first Austrian movie that will start simultaniously in cinemas and on the internet. The video-on-demand-platform www.MUBI.com will show from September 17th 2010 on its website.

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13th August 2010
KOMA at North Cape Film Festival

Good news keep coming in... KOMA was just invited to Europe's most northern Festival at the Nordkapp. The Northcape Film Festival (NCFF) will show our film in its programme from September 15 to 19 2010.

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6th August 2010
KOMA at Split Film Festival

Another Festival! We are happy to tell you that we are going to represent KOMA at the Split International Film Festival that takes place from September 11th until September 18th 2010 in the beautiful Croatian city.

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8th July 2010
KOMA ab 17. September im Kino!

Ab 17.9.2010 ist es soweit: KOMA wird im Filmhaus Kino am Spittelberg in Wien seinen Kinostart feiern.

KOMA has theatrical release on 17th September!

On September 17, 2010 KOMA will celebrate its theatrical release in the Filmhaus Cinema Spittelberg in Vienna.

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23th April 2010
KOMA bei Stadtkino im Filmverleih

Wir freuen uns außerordentlich, dass der Stadtkino Filmverleih KOMA in sein Programm aufgenommen hat. Der Zeitpunkt des Kinostarts wird in Kürze bekanntgegeben!

Stadtkino Filmverleih is KOMA's Austrian film distributor

We are very happy to announce that the Stadtkino Filmverleih put KOMA in its program. The time of the theatrical release in Austria will be announced soon!

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15th April 2010
More Reviews

Otmar Schöberl writes in the current Art Quarterly a very long article about Ludwig Wüst and his film. In the press section you will find a lot of new reviews from Moscow, Montréal and Graz, that have appeared from the depths of the internet during the last weeks...

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20th March 2010
Kritiken nach der Diagonale-Aufführung

Im Schweizer Radio DRS2 findet Michael Sennhauser lobende Worte für KOMA (nachzuhören auf der Website des Senders) und schreibt in seinem Blog dann noch genauer über den Film: "KOMA ist einer jener Filme, die nach dem Sehen nachbrausen".

Im Diagonale-Standard ist von einer verstörenden Reise die Rede, die Heilsversprechungen nur bedingt einlöst.

Lukas Foerster schreibt im Berliner Cargo ausführlich über die "dunkle Perle" KOMA, die großartig quer steht zum dominierenden Kino.

In Celluloid spricht Matthias Greuling mit Ludwig Wüst über die Abgründe des Alltags.

Peter Hengl kann den Film auf seinem Blog nur schwer in Worte fassen: "eigenwillig, guerillabillig, seltsame Stimmung, sehr schwer zugänglich. Trash? Lustig? Prätentiös? Schwer lesbar."

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16th February 2010
KOMA bei der DIAGONALE

KOMA wird bei der DIAGONALE 10 an folgenden Tagen gezeigt:

17. März 2010 18:30 Rechbauer Kino (mit Regisseur Wüst)

19. März 2010 23:00 UCI Annenhof Saal 6

Ludwig Wüst und Crew werden am 17. März im Rechbauer Kino anwesend sein.

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KOMA will be screened at the DIAGONALE 10 at the following dates:

17th March 2010 18:30 Rechbauer Kino Q&A

19th March 2010 23:00 UCI Annenhof Saal 6

Ludwig Wüst and crew will be present on March 17 at the Rechbauer Kino.

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22th January 2010
First Reviews from Max-Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken

Stefan Bohlander writes in "Wir" about KOMA as one of the important movies of the festival, the Saarbrücker Zeitung mentions the difficult combination of tenderness and violence in the film.

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15th January 2010
Dates for KOMA at European Film Market, Berlinale

KOMA will be screened at the European Film Market, Berlinale on

February 11th 2010, 13:30 Mariott 1

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7th January 2010
KOMA will be presented at the Berlinale, EFM

The 60th Berlinale will take place from February 11th to 21st 2010. KOMA will be presented at the European Film Market. Exact date soon on this website.

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22th December 2009
Dates fixed for Max Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken

KOMA will be shown in the Spektrum-Section of the Festival in Saarbrücken on the following dates:

19th January 2010, 22:30, Cinestar 3

20th January 2010, 16:30, Cinestar 3

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11th December 2009
Max Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken

KOMA received another prestigious invitation! Our film will participate in the Max Ophüls Preis-Filmfestival in Saarbrücken which will take place from 18th to 24th January 2010. KOMA will run in the Spektrum-Section for movies that particularly called attention in the past year.

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9th December 2009
Review in Variety

Film critic Alissa Simon finds KOMA "provocative" and writes in the online version of the famous American film magazin Variety an ambivalent review. But judge for yourself.

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30th November 2009
Press clippings from Italy and Canada

Here some new stuff from last month: find an interview with D. I. Schachter at Indyish.com and a mention in the Italian style magazine Drome.
Stay tuned! Some good news pretty soon on this site...

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6th November 2009
German reviews from Frankenpost and Schnitt-Magazin

Read the reviews of the cinema magazin Schnitt and the German newspaper Frankenpost, where Ralf Sziegoleit writes: "Wüsts äußerlich ruhiger, im Kern jedoch wüster Film erinnert an die schwer erträglichen "Hundstage", mit denen Ulrich Seidl vor acht Jahren in Hof auf die Kleinbürger in einer Wiener Vorstadt einschlug. Claudia Martini, die dort zu den Darstellern zählte, ist als "Geliebte" in "Koma" dabei."

Find Martin Thomsons controversial discussion from Schnitt and many more reviews in the press section.

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3th November 2009
Pictures from Hof International Film Festival

The Hofer Filmtage were really worthwhile a trip. The festival is so much fun, the team around Heinz Badewitz like a family and the audience a rare mix of the international film crowd and down to earth local people. Watch the pictures from Hof here.

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29th October 2009
Q&A with Ludwig Wüst and team at the Hof Int. Film Festival

Ludwig Wüst and the main cast will be present at the Saturday-screening.

31th October 2009, 12:45, Central, Central Kino, Q&A director and team

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29th October 2009
Press reviews and photos from the Viennale-Premier

Read the comments of the ORF (Austrian Television) and Hans Langsteiner (former Ö1-cinema expert) at the Viennaleblog.

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18th October 2009
Vienna-Premier sold out!

After the first day of ticket sales we are sold out. For more information go to the special Viennaleblog.

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18th October 2009
New reviews from Montréal and Vienna

Reviews from the FNC in Montréal are still coming in while in Vienna the buzz around the Viennale is growing. To follow KOMA at the Vienna International Film Festival go to the special Viennaleblog on our website.
Christoph Huber writes in the Austrian daily Die Presse an excellent commentary and Marion Gerbier analyses the movie in her film blog on www.voir.ca. See the latest comments in the press section.

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16th October 2009
Special VIENNALE-Blog for KOMA

To cover KOMA's appearance at the VIENNALE more closely we will start with a special VIENNALE-Blog from today. You will find reviews, fotos, interviews and many more details. Go there to read the first reviews which are really arousing curiosity.

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13th October 2009
Reactions and film critic's comments after North America Premier

The audience left the cinema hall still in shock within seconds but some film critics found rather good words for the film of Ludwig Wüst.
Yves Tremblay, for instance, from Le Lien MULTIMEDIA honours us with yet another comparison with the two great Austrian directors Haneke and Seidl. But read for yourself: "Without falling into cheap violence the movie proves itself as exigent, sparse and confusing. Incidentally, the Austrian director has been rightly compared with compatriots Michael Haneke and Ulrich Seidl." For the whole critic click here (in French).

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7th October 2009
Montréal-screening of KOMA with director, 9th October 09

As a reminder once again the screening dates of the North America premier of Ludwig Wüst's first feature film KOMA in Montréal. At the premier on 9th October the director will be present for a question and answering session.

9th October 2009, 19:15, Ex-Centris - Fellini

10th October 2009, 15:15, Ex-Centris - Fellini

17th October 2009, 21:15, salle Claude-Jutra

You can find more information and a review in French on the festivals website. Hope to see you there!

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3rd October 2009
One exclusive show at the VIENNALE - get tickets soon!

The premier of KOMA at 27th October, 21:00, Künstlerhaus-Kino Wien will be the only and exclusive show at the VIENNALE so get tickets as soon as possible. Ticket sale starts at 13th October on www.viennale.at and the ticket counters of the festival.

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3rd October 2009
Pictures from the Reykjavik Film Festival

KOMA had its successful European premier in the capital of Iceland. The Icelandic crowd was very interested and at the same time eager to raise critical questions.
Watch some impressions of the festival and our film's appearance.

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30th September 2009
Austrian Premier of KOMA, Vienna, 27th October 2009

The date of the Austrian premier is fixed: 27th October 2009, 21:00, Künstlerhaus-Kino, Wien.

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25th September 2009
North American Premier of KOMA, Montréal, 9th October 2009

We can announce the screening schedule for the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montréal. KOMA will be shown on

9th October 2009, 19:15, Ex-Centris - Fellini

10th October 2009, 15:15, Ex-Centris - Fellini

17th October 2009, 21:15, salle Claude-Jutra

You can find more information and a review in French on the festivals website.

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10th September 2009
European Premier of KOMA, Reykjavik, 17th September 2009

The screenings of the film will be on the following days:

17th September 2009, 18:00, Hellubíó

20th September 2009, 16:00, Háskólabíó 2 (Q&A with Ludwig Wüst)

24th September 2009, 13:00, Hellubíó

25th September 2009, 22:00, Iðnó

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21st August 2009
Selection at the Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival

Now KOMA is finally coming to Austria! The film will be having its Austrian premiere at the renowned cult festival in Vienna. The dates will be released on October 13th. In the meantime visit www.viennale.at for first information.

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10th August 2009
Selection at the Hof International Film Festival

KOMA made it to the most important German film festival for upcoming film, the Hof International Film Festival in Bavaria, which takes place from 27th Ocotber to 1st November 2009. The town of Hof is near the director's birthplace which will make the festival a real homecoming. Check the festival's website for more information.

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4th August 2009
Competition at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montreal

We can yet announce another festival participation. KOMA will take part in the "Compétition internationale" in the 38th edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montréal, Canada. The renowned festival for author's cinema is held from 7th to 18th October 2009. Check the festival's website for more information.

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16th July 2009
Competition at Reykjavík Int. Film Festival

We can proudly announce the invitation to the Reykjavík International Film Festival where KOMA will participate in the New Visions Competition for the Discovery Awards and the Golden Puffin. The festival will take place from 17th to 27th of September in Reykjavík, Iceland.

For more information on the festival visit www.riff.is.

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29th June 2009
KOMA at the Moscow Gala Ceremony

The crew of KOMA including Nenad Smigoc, Claudia Martini, Anke Armandi, director Ludwig Wüst and many others represented the film at the Moscow final gala ceremony on the red, pardon me, green carpet.

Click here to view the pictures

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26th June 2009
World premiere big success

The world premiere of KOMA at the 31st MIFF was very well received by the Russian audience. The lifely and controversial debate after the screening lastet for one and a half hours. "Koma has become another Austrian revelation" writes the festival.

Click here to view more pictures

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25th June 2009
Press screening raised a lot of attention

The press screening and the press conference at the 31st MIFF was attended by more then 150 journalists among them the Austrian Television (ORF). The MIFF pointed out that "the film Koma by Ludwig Wüst was of a special interest for the journalists." Read the whole commentary in the Press section.

Click here to view more pictures of the press conference.

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14th June 2009
Screening Schedule at the 31. Moscow International Film Festival

We can announce the screening schedule for the 31. Moscow International Film Festival. The film will be shown:

25th June 2009, 14:15, Press Screening, Khudozhestvenny, Hall 1

26th June 2009, 17:00, WORLD PREMIERE, Multiplex Cinema October, Hall 2

27th June 2009, 23:00, Multiplex Cinema October, Hall 2

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7th June 2009
The Austrian premiere is planned for autumn 2009 in Vienna

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1st June 2009
Competition "Perspectives" 31. Moscow International Film Festival

We proudly announce to be chosen as the Austrian nominee for the competition "Perspectives" for debut films at the 31. Moscow International Film Festival.
For more information visit www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/eng/

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