Far from being Lipizzans

https://www.austrianfilms.com/films/Noch_lange_keine_Lipizzaner

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Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Competition Documentary 2025

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Naturalization seems to be a real “struggle” in Austria. This is also the case for director Olga Kosanović, who, although born and raised in Austria, has not yet been able to obtain citizenship. In a commentary on her case in a daily newspaper, someone wrote: “If a cat gives birth to kittens at the riding school, that doesn't make them Lipizzans”. Demarcation creates a sense of identity and cohesion: a strong sense of “we”. What concept of identity underlies legislation that divides society into “us” and “the others”? A film about belonging - and the director's second attempt to (finally) belong.

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Producer: Deniz Raunig, April April Filme

Written & directed: Olga Kosanović

Editor: Jan Zischka

Camera: Rupert Kasper

Set-Design: Teresa Wesely, Sophie Rieser & Deniz Raunig

Costumes: Lisa Hainisch

Sound: Chuqi Lu, Teresa Schwind & Jan Zischka

Sounddesign: Flora Rajakowitsch

Sound-mix: Victoria Grohs

Grading: Enikö Edelsbrunner

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With: Emil Brix, Judith Kohlenberger, Gerd Valchars, Robert Menasse, Elena Wolff, Daniel Wagner, Jeff Ricketts, Gabriele Roller, Vladimir Vulević, Clemens Berndorff, Anna Rieser, uvm.

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Produced with the support of BMKOES, ÖFI+, ORF, MA7, NÖ Kultur and Zukunftsfonds.

The production is climate-friendly and complies with the ÖFI Greenfilming criteria.

Development with the support of the BMKÖS Startstipendium, ScriptLAB Docu Drehbuchforum Wien and BMKÖS Projektentwicklung.