For the Salzburg director and screenwriter Adrian Goiginger (32), it is special for several reasons that his film was selected for the opening of the 45th Max Ophüls Prize (MOP) film festival on Monday evening. On the one hand, of course, he sees it as an honor, but on the other hand, his participation in the MOP is a first for him: “I’ve never been there before because all of my films had been rejected before,” revealed the 32-year-old.
He previously applied for short films and also the feature films “The Best of All Worlds” and “Märzengrund”. In his new film “Rickerl – Music is at most a hobby”, Goiginger stages a melancholic, humorous father-son story with a lot of music and emotions. The Austrian singer-songwriter Voodoo Jürgens plays the leading role. The tragicomedy, which was nominated for the Bavarian Film Prize and received 50,000 euros, will be released in German cinemas on February 1st and has been running in Austrian cinemas since January 19th.
Goiginger is looking forward to meeting people at the festival and thinks it’s “great that there is such a big, prestigious young talent festival.” That is not a given: “We don’t have anything like that in Austria!” The Saarbrücken Festival Max Ophüls Prize stands for the discovery of young talent from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Until Sunday, 131 films will be shown in 226 screenings in seven venues – including four in the Saarland state capital.
2024-01-22 20:12:14
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