In this program, instrumental music becomes the starting point for a wide range of directorial visions — from ironic miniatures to reflections on the influence of “classical” music on contemporary art and culture.
🎤 Films are screened in their original language, with Ukrainian and English subtitles.
❗ These films may contain potentially triggering or disturbing elements, such as,
🔞 Age restrictions:12+
This program is supported by the Austrian Embassy in Kyiv.
Program partner of the screening: Sixpackfilm (AT)
At its core is the collection Mozart Minute, created in 2006. 28 Austrian filmmakers, 26 one-minute films, each offering a unique take on the figure and legacy of Mozart:
IF THE LUMIERE BROTHERS... | Director: Lils Ponger
MOZART SELLS | Director: Michael Palm
THE MOZARTS | Director: Deutsch.Schimek
CODE NAME: FIGARO | Director: Anja Salomonowitz
KV 331 IN THE HEAD | Director: Goran Rebic
STEFFL | Director: Michael Kreihsl
COMPOSITION SET / IMAGE TRANSFROMED / MOZART MOVED | Director: Michaela Schwentner
MOZART DISSOLUTION | Director: Siegfried Fruhauf
NOCTURNE | Director: Peter Tscherkassky
MOZART ENIGMA | Director: Ruth Beckermann
MOZART (15) FROM MILAN | Director: Wolfgang Gluck
A RARE DOCUMENT FROM THE FREEMASON MUSEUM IN THE CASTLE OF ROSENAU | Director: Ferry Radax
ETERNITY | Director: Edgar Honetschläger
A TAPIS DEDICATED TO MOZART | Director: Peter Patzak
MOZART PARTY '06 | Director: Thomas Renoldner
BROTHERS, LET US BE MERRY | Director: Ulrich Seidl
RUFUS | Director: Jessica Hausner
THREE, FOUR | Director: Sabine Derflinger
ECE | Director: Songül Boyraz
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT | Director: Mara Mattuschka
KILLART | Director: Barbara Gräftner,
David WagnerROLL OVER MOZART | Director: Bady Minck
A TYPICAL VIENNESE SCENE | Director: Houchang Allahyari
MOZART IN AMERICA | Director: Paulus Manker
MO'S BIRTHDAY | Director: Tim Sharp
MAI THAI | Director: Michael Glawogger
Other films:
FREERIDE IN C
Director: Edmunds Jansons
Country: Latvia
Duration: 10
The white tranquility of mountains is disturbed by colorful winter sports enthusiasts who enjoy downhill skiing. The short film is an audiovisual experience, an abstract dance of freedom that reflects the joy and fragility of being.
FRAMES
Director: Theresa Sellmann
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 4
The interactions between figure and paper, animating person and animated world, and tuba and double bass lead to dynamic confrontations and balancing acts. The environment is constantly reshaped by overlapping sheets of paper. A space is created in which the figure transcends the boundaries between the frames.
GENERATIO SPONTANEA
Director: Vappu Rossi
Country: Finland
Duration: 4
Life is short, but there’s magic. The shadow of a small tree magically grows and evolves as the light transitions from dawn to dusk. The poetic artwork combines still photography with hand-drawn stop-motion animation. The original music is created by award-winning Italian film composers Susan DiBona and Salvatore Sangiovanni.
SEVEN FRAGMENTS OF HER LIFE
Director: BÁRBARA VARASSI PEGA
Country: Argentina
Duration: 9
A woman drawing the city of Rotterdam uncovers new colours through connection with her surroundings.