2007
In 2007, 34 Austrian films (19 documentary films and 15 feature films, including the two feature films Winterreise and Deepfrozen, which are mentioned on the website of the Film Institute, but not in the Film Report) were first screened in Austrian cinemas, 25 of them either solely Austrian productions, or with an Austrian majority interest (the latter including 7 feature films). 9 films were produced with an Austrian studio as the minority co-production partner, 8 of them feature films – for example Hans Weingartner's Free Rainer, which is a production with a majority German interest.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Studio/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Fabriken - Arbeiterkontrolle in Venezuela | Dario Azzellini, Oliver Ressler | – | documentary | Sixpack Film (maj.) (January 19) |
| Ich muss dir was sagen | Martin Nguyen | – | documentary | Mischief Films (January 19) |
| Rule of Law | Susanne Brandstätter | – | documentary | Josef Aichholzer Film (January 26) |
| Taxidermia | György Pálfi | Csaba Czene, Gergely Trócsányi | feature | Amour Fou Filmproduktion (min.) (February 9) |
| Winterreise | Hans Steinbichler | Josef Bierbichler, Sibel Kekilli | feature | Wega Film (February 23) |
| Über Wasser | Udo Maurer | – | documentary | Lotus Film (maj.) (February 23) |
| Forever Never Anywhere (Immer nie am Meer) | Antonin Svoboda | Dirk Stermann, Christoph Grissemann, Heinz Strunk | tragic comedy | coop99 (March 9) |
| To the Limit (Am Limit) | Pepe Danquart | – | documentary | Lotus Film (min.) (March 16) |
| Vienna's Lost Daughters (Wiens verlorene Töchter) | Mirjam Unger | – | documentary | Mobile Film (March 23) |
| The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) | Stefan Ruzowitzky | Karl Marcovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow | historical drama | Josef Aichholzer Film (maj.) (March 23), won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2008 |
| Heile Welt | Jakob M. Erwa | feature | Novotny & Novotny Film (March 30) | |
| 42 Plus | Sabine Derflinger | Claudia Michelsen, Ulrich Tukur, Petra Morzé, Tobias Moretti | feature | Dor Film (April 13) |
| Life in Loops (A Megacities Remix) | Timo Novotny | – | film remix | Orbrock Film, Film in Loops (April 20) |
| Out of Time (Aus der Zeit) | Harald Friedl | – | documentary | Harald Friedl (May 4) |
| Almfilm | Gundula Daxecker | – | documentary | Geyrhalter Film (May 4) |
| Rumi – Poesi des Islam | Houchang Allahyari | – | documentary | Houchang Allahyari Film (May 10) |
| Children of the Prophet | Sudabeh Mortezai | – | documentary | Freibeuter Film (May 25) |
| My Mother (Ma mère) | Christophe Honoré | Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes | drama | Amour Fou Filmproduktion (min.) (July 20) |
| Gucha – Distant Trumpet (Guca!) | Dusan Milic | Mira Djurdjevic, Marko Jeremic, Aleksandra Manasijevic | comedy | Josef Aichholzer Film (min.) (August 24) |
| Der geköpfte Hahn | Radu Gabrea, Marijan Vajda | David Zimmerschied, Alicja Bachleda-Curus, Iona Teodora Iacob | drama | Epo Film (min.) (August 31) |
| Meine liebe Republik | Elisabeth Scharang | – | documentary | Wega Film (September 21) |
| Prater | Ulrike Ottinger | – | documentary | Kurt Mayer Film (maj.) (September 21) |
| No Island: The Palmers Kidnapping of 1977 (Keine Insel – Die Palmers-Entführung) | Alexander Binder | – | documentary | Enkidu Film (September 28) |
| Kurz davor ist es passiert | Anja Salomonowitz | – | documentary | Amour Fou Filmproduktion (OCtober 5th) |
| Midsummer Madness | Alexander Hahn | Maria de Medeiros, Dominique Pinon, Chulpan Khamatova, Tobias Moretti | comedy | Fischer Film (min.) (October 12) |
| Zurück zu einem unbekannten Anfang | Helmut Wimmer, Maria Hoppe | – | documentary | Österreichisches Institut für Validation (October 12) |
| The War on Drugs | Sebastian J. F. | – | documentary | Parallel Universe (October 12) |
| Import Export | Ulrich Seidl | Ekateryna Rak, Paul Hofmann, Michael Thomas, Maria Hofstätter, Georg Friedrich | drama | Ulrich Seidl Film (November 9). Entered into the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. |
| Jeder siebte Mensch | Elke Groen, Ina Ivanceanu | – | documentary | Virgil Widrich Film (November 16) |
| Free Rainer | Hans Weingartner | Moritz Bleibtreu, Elsa Schulz Gambard, Milan Peschel, Simone Hanselmann, Gregor Bloéb | comedy | coop99 (min.) (November 23) |
| Rumpelstilzchen | Andy Nissner | Katharina Thalbach | feature | SK Film (min.) (December 6) |
| Der Kärntner spricht deutsch | Andrina Mracnikar | – | documentary | Sixpack Film (December 7) |
| Hermes Phettberg – Elender | Kurt Palm | – | documentary | Fischer Film (December 7) |
| Deepfrozen | Andy Bausch | Peter Lohmeyer, Lale Yavas, Thierry Van Werveke | comedy | Wega Film (min.) (December 27) |
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