Austrian Films of The 2000s - 2009

2009

In 2009, 34 Austrian films were first screened in Austrian cinemas (17 feature films, 17 documentary films), 28 of them either solely Austrian productions, or with an Austrian majority interest (source: Austrian Film Institute

Title Director Cast Genre Studio/Notes
Mein halbes Leben Marko Doringer documentary Marko Doringer / Geyrhalter Film (maj.) (January 1)
For A Moment Freedom (Ein Augenblick Freiheit) Arash T. Riahi Navíd Akhavan, Pourya Mahyari, Elika Bozorgi drama Wega Film (maj.) (January 9)
Sneaker Stories Katharina Weingartner documentary Pooldoks (January 16)
Lilly the Witch (Hexe Lilli) Stefan Ruzowitzky Alina Freund, Michael Mittermeier animation Dor Film (min.) (February 19)
Film ist. a girl & a gun Gustav Deutsch documentary Loop Media (maj.) (February 27)
Der Knochenmann Wolfgang Murnberger Josef Hader, Josef Bierbichler, Birgit Minichmayr crime, comedy Dor Film (March 6)
7915 km Nikolaus Geyrhalter documentary Geyrhalter Film (March 20)
Kleine Fische Marco Antoniazzi Michael Steinocher, Volker Schmidt, Sabrina Reite comedy Novotny & Novotny (March 20)
Gangster Girls Tina Leisch documentary kinoki, witcraft (March 27)
Universalove Thomas Woschitz Stefan Arsenijevic, Dusan Askovic, Dan Burkart KGP (maj.) (April 17)
Contact High Michael Glawogger Michael Ostrowski, Raimund Wallisch, Detlev Buck, Georg Friedrich comedy Lotus Film, Novotny & Novotny (maj.) (April 17)
Gibellina – Il Terremoto Jörg Burger documentary Joerg Burger Filmproduktion (maj.) (April 17)
Sturmfrei Hans Selikovsky Wolfram Berger, Teresa Blaschke, Wolfgang Böck comedy Hans Selikovsky Film (April 24)
Feuerherz Luigi Falorni Letekidan Micael, Solomie Micael drama, biography Josef Aichholzer Filmproduktion (min.) (May 15)
Flieger über Amazonien Herbert Brödl documentary Geyrhalter Film (June 5)
Plastic Planet Werner Boote documentary Neue Sentimental Film (min.) (September 18)
Der Weg nach Mekka – Die Reise des Muhammad Asad Georg Misch documentary Mischief Films (September 18)
Rimini Peter Jaitz documentary Filmakademie (September 25)
The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) Michael Haneke Christian Friedel, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur drama Wega Film (min.) (September 25)
Gurbet in der Fremde Kenan Kilic Kilic Film (October 2)
Der Fall des Lemming Nikolaus Leytner Roland Düringer, Fritz Karl crime, comedy Allegro Film (October 2)
Tortuga – Die unglaubliche Reise der Meeresschildkröte Nick Stringer documentary Allegro Film (min.) (October 2)
Desert Flower (Wüstenblume) Sherry Hormann Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins drama Dor Film (min.) (October 9)
Little Alien Nina Kusturica documentary Mobilefilm (October 9)
Eine von 8 Sabine Derflinger documentary gegenfilm (October 16)
Hogi's Family Kurt Mündl animation Power of Earth Film (October 23)
Blutsfreundschaft Peter Kern Novotny & Novotny (November 5)
Josef Winkler − Der Kinoleinwandgeher Michael Pfeifenberger, Josef Winkler Focus Film (November 5)
La Pivellina Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel Vento Film (maj.) (November 13)
Die kleinen Bankräuber Armands Zvirbulis Mini Film (min.) (November 20)
Mount St. Elias Gerald Salmina Planet Watch (November 26)
Das Vaterspiel Michael Glawogger feature Lotus Film (min.) (November 27)
So schaut's aus – G'schichten vom Willi Resetarits Harald Friedl Willi Resetarits documentary, biography Kurt Mayer Film (November 27)
Lourdes Jessica Hausner documentary coop99 (maj.) (December 4)

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