presents

011 BEOGRAD film by

Michael Pfeifenberger

011 BEOGRAD

based onSURVIVAL IN THE CITY

Austria 2002

35 MM, COLOR 83 MINUTES

FUNDED BY ÖFI, (AUSTRIAN FILM INSTITUTE),LAND SALZBURG, NOVOTNY&NOVOTNY ANDMONTE ROYAL PICTURES INTL.

PREMIERE:

MAX OPHÜLS FESTIVAL SAARBRÜCKEN 2003

CONTACT:CLAUDIA FISCHER, NOVOTNY & NOVOTNY,WEIMARERSTR. 22, A-1180 WIEN – T: +43-1-478-71-70Claudia.fischer@novotnyfilm.at

SHORT SYNOPSIS

011 BEOGRAD

011 BEOGRAD traces the stories of Dejan, Maja and Danja as they trywith the only means at their disposal – the simply strategy offriendship - to overcome the lack of perspective that dominates theirworld. In a city where pragmatism rules, they finally resolve tosearch together for some place where their hopes and dreams canflourish.

Life in the Serbian capital during early summer 2002 is characterisedby political chaos and rampant crime, but there is also a certain joy atbeing alive - and many examples of an absolutely macabre sense ofhumour.

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SURVIVAL IN THE CITY

How do young people at around 20, who have little orno means at all, survive in urban areas?How do they get by? What are their aims and utopias?What structures are against them andhow do they fight them? On the contrary to a merelynihilistic stocktaking, this excerpt of those who raisehope by getting by provides a survival kit for others..

011 Beograd first in a series of several documentaryfilms which are shot with the simplest means by theavantgarde directors of the various cities(e.g. Belgrade, Berlin, Havanna, Rio de Janeiro, Kabul).However, they also include the view from outside,of designers, who have a certain distance to thecities and dive into them briefly yet deeply.The next films are planed for Rio de Janeiro(Director: Peter Patzak) andHavanna (Director: Michael Pfeifenberger)

SYNOPSIS

Dejan, a friendly but naive 20-year-old, is accustomed to living fromhand to mouth. Until one day he decides to make his dream cometrue and move to Berlin. This almost mythical idea has been nurturedby the example of Zeljko, Dejan’s best friend, who turned his back onthe chaos of Belgrade years ago and emigrated to Germany with hisgirlfriend, Danja. But in fact Zjelko is now dead, killed in a caraccident, and soon Danja returns to her home with her illusions intatters. Just like Maja, a friend from the lost days of school, Danjadoes everything she can to persuade Dejan to change his mind. Shepoints out that he doesn’t have the money for a visa, and he has noprospects of finding work – he doesn’t even have any qualifications.But despite the odds being stacked against him, Dejan is determinedand sets about putting his plan into action.

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CREW

Director: Michael Pfeifenberger

Screenplay: Wolfgang Schmid

Production: Karin & Franz NovotnyBojan Maljevic

DOP: Christian Giesser 011 BEOGRAD

Sound: Ljubisa Spegar

Editor: Alexander Frohner

Music: V. Mijanovic,Vasil Hadzimanov Band, ChicoCesar, Balkan Salsa Band, Damian, N.Mosurovic

Art director: Nikola Bercek

Costume: Christoph BirknerIvana Gutesa

Production manager: Josef Platt

Executive producer: Zoran Scepanovic

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CAST

Mihailo Ladjevac Dejan

Vanja Ejdus Maja

Ana Stefanovic Danja

Radivoje Bukvic Zeljko

Boris Komnenic Pero

Goran Sultanovic Aca

Aleksandar Gligoric Russe, Fjodor

Ljubinka Klaric Russin, Karina

Erol Kadic Jeff

DIRECTOR-STATEMENT

In form of a parable the docuplay describes the daily lives of three youngsterswho live in the streets of Belgrade.A young man and two young women (all three around 20) function as examples ofhow to survive in backyards, dim bars and parks.. Traces of a past war only provide local color thatquestions our privileged way of living.A landscape marked by concrete and tower blocks – inthe case of Belgrade, blocks from the Communistic era– where youngsters have to make their way.

On a second level, our heroes talk about the sudden end of their childhood as thewar broke out, the loss of friends and family, the sudden decisive question ofwhere they belong.(the subject "war" is no further discussed)

These youngsters also show us an ironic, cynical, resigned attitude towards thelife of a generation whose ideals have been destroyed.Skepticism and hope are a chance of survival to them like drug dealing,smuggling or keeping their heads above water by doing odd jobs. Sometimes theyhave to sell themselves.

The episode "Survival in the City" is the first part of a series, as described above,that leads us without any moralizing undertone and sentimentality, partly in acoolly realistic way, via heart and brain into a world which lies off the smallgroup of the Establishment and concerns the real yearnings and needs of themajority. Most of us still know too little about these serious and desolatecircumstances and the failure of society and politics.These films will show with how much strength, hope and enthusiasticcommitment a young generation points out new ways if their encouraging effortsare being supported.

In this context, the search of most young people for a meaning in their lives isillustrated by means of extreme examples.

We can take their ironic and creative life style and their desire to survive as anexample and assist them therein.

In fact, they show us, despite deep despair, what a strong motor optimism meansto all of us and what one can achieve with solidarity and human dignity that getsincreasingly lost in the so-called global world.

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MICHAEL PFEIFENBERGER

1965 born. in Zederhaus/Sbg, 1994 free filmmaker.

Filmografy:

"On the lake" (8mm, MTV Musik-Clip), "Luis Trenker und die Mode" (16 mm, Fashionimage), "My private Cabaret" (16 mm, Video, Satire auf ein

Making of), "Stanley" (shortthrill, 16 mm, "That`s all Johnny" (short, 35 mm), Regie; Festivals: Max Ophüls Preis, "Alles Werden Gut"(short, 35 mm), director; Festivals: Max Ophüls Preis, Aix-En-Provence

"Thanksgivin` - Die nachtblaue Stadt" (Independence)Feature, 35mm, director, set dressing, production manager.

Festivals: Internationale Filmtage BozenInternational Filmfestival Kiev "Molodist",

Internationale Hofer FilmtageInternationales Filmfestival Fort Lauderdale

Anthology FilmArchive New York "Austrian Film Series"Diagonale des Österreichischen Films

„011 Beograd“ (based on „Survival in the City“), directorFeature, 35 mm

in preproduction: „Havanna“ (based on „Survival in the City“)

ANA STEFANOVICBorn on 25.1.1975.

Faculty of drama BelgradeBallet Shool "Lujo Davico" – Belgrade

Film

Lavirint (2002) ... young Suzana ... [dir. Miroslav Lekic] Yu (2002) ... [dir. Frantz Novotny]

Ona voli Zvezdu (2001) ... Daca ... [dir. Marko Marinkovic]Plagijati 2000 ... [dir. Bojan Vuletic, student film]Forma formalina 1998 ... [dir. Dragana Martinovic, student film]Sljiva (2000) ... [dir. Stefan Arsenijevic, student film]Sentimentalni razlozi (1999) ... [dir. Bojan Voletic, student film]Drugi covek (1999) ... [dir. Marko Nikolic, student film]

Theatre

Killing game ... [dir. Uros Jovanovic]Mali princ (1999) ... [dir. Jelena Bogavac]Vilenjak (1998) ... [dir. Ana Djordjevic]Al kesta (1998) ... [dir. Jelena Bogavac]

VANJA EJDUSBorn on 1.11.1976

1996 -2002 Faculty of drama - Belgrade2001 Nationaltheatre in Belgrad

Theatre Margarete– - FAUST Homunkul –- FAUST – Hasanaginica –Drama- HASANAGINICA - Gari – Drama Shopping & Fucking – Marc Revenhill Olga - Drama – Feuergesicht Marius von Mayenburga Ljuba - TMINA -Leonid Andrejev Moderatorin – Drama- Du werdest ich sobald du gross bist ( Kadporastes bices ja)

Infanta -Infantas Geburtstag– MARA – Drama –Belgrad Trilogie – Biljane Srbljanovic Milica – Drama – Fünf Sterne Container – Dusan Kovacevic Film ANTE – Film „YU“ Franz NovotnyMAJA – Film „011Beograd“ – Michael PfeifenbergerNADIA –Studentfilm Nationalshool of film in Rom – Miloje Popovic

MIHAILO LADJEVACBorn on 22.1.1976.

1995-1999 Faculty of drama1997 Nationaltheatre Belgrade

1997 Valer – Tartuffe Djuradj II Stracimirovic- Poslednja bitka kneginje Ljubice

Baca Sveti Djordje ubija azdahu

1998 Ipolit-Idiot Kozake Life is a dream

1999 Smrdlovski Suze su ok Doktor Tetovirana ruza Kalimako Mandragola Philosftrat Summernight dream

2000 Trepliev Seagul

2001 Jegoruska Ivanov Jug Bogdan Smrt Urosa V

Filip Putujuce pozoriste Sopalovic Hans Albert Mileva Einstein

2002 Biling Neprijatelj naroda

2003 Toma Diaphorus Uobrazeni bolesnikSencil Porsa Koklan

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COMPANY PROFILE

Karin Novotny & Franz Novotny have been running the business for seven years. Theyproduce successful features and commercials and receive awards for them. Since thefoundation of the enterprise, about 300 commercials have been created as well as great featurefilms:

„SUMMER IN THE GOLDEN VALLEY“, feature film, 2002(coproduction Bosnia-Herzegowina/FR/GB/A) – in postproductionDirector: Srdjan Vuletic

„FIRESTARTER“, Kinofilm, 2002(coproduktion Bosnia-Herzegowina/Turkey/FR/Ö) – in postproductionDirector: Pjer Zalica

„011 BEOGRAD“ based on„SURVIVAL IN THE CITY“, 2002(Festival Max Ophüls, Saarbrücken 2003)Director: Michael Pfeifenberger

„YU“, feature(in postproduction), 2001-2002Director: Franz Novotny

„SLIDIN´, ALLES BUNT UND WUNDERBAR“, feature, 1998Director: Barbara Albert, Michael Grimm, Reinhard JudFestivals: Tiger Award Competition Rotterdam, Chicago Underground, Europ. F.F.,Hongkong

„THE PUNISHMENT“ , documentary, 1999-2000Regie: Goran RebicFestivals: Forum BERLINALE 2000, Florenz dei Popoli: „Giampaolo Pauli Prize“, GroßerFilm- Preis der Diagonale, München Filmfest, New York. Human Rights, Rom, Pesaro ,Karlovy Vary, Norwegian Haugesund, Montreal, Sheffield Int. Doc. Duisburg, Thessaloniki,IDFA Amsterdam. Amascultura Portugal, Göteborg, Buenos Aires, Freedom Los Angeles,FIPA Biarritz

„NACHTFALTER“, feature, 2000Director: Franz NovotnyFestivals Hof / Mannheim

„DAS GEHEIMNIS DES ERFOLGES“, documentary / ORF, 1999Director: Goran Rebic

„LEIBWÄCHTER“, documentary / ORF, 2000Director: Pedro Chlanda

CooperationBoth in advertising and films, we cooperate with young and hungry cameramen, directors andauthors who set international standards. Apparently the "essence of the Austrian film"frequents our enterprise and we are glad to be the “truffle pigs”

The Project DevelopmentAll planned projects, though they are very different, cast an alert eye on time and address amanifold audience