NIGHTFACES
SHORT FILM | 23min | Austria, Germany, Spain
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Cast
ANTON NOORI, SONJA ROMEI, THOMAS MRAZ
Directed by
MARTIN WINTER, STEFAN LANGTHALER
Written by
STEFAN LANGTHALER
Story by
STEFAN LANGTHALER, MARTIN WINTER
Produced by
ALFIE ÁNGEL, VICTORIA HERBIG, STEFAN LANGTHALER, MARTIN WINTER
75+ Festivals and 30+ Awards worldwide, including Awards at the Santa Fe International Film Festival (Academy Award qualifying Best Narrative Short Jury Award) and at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. Official Selections at Huesca International Film Festival, International Film Festival of Lebu, San Jose International Short Film Festival and the Newport Beach Film Festival.
75+ Festivals and 30+ Awards worldwide, including Awards at the Santa Fe International Film Festival (Academy Award qualifying Best Narrative Short Jury Award) and at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. Official Selections at Huesca International Film Festival, International Film Festival of Lebu, San Jose International Short Film Festival and the Newport Beach Film Festival.
LOGLINE
LOGLINE
In the rain-soaked streets of Vienna, a frustrated taxi driver and a determined homeless woman embark on an unexpected nocturnal journey and try to find the courage to meet the dawn.
SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
Mahan is a taxi driver in Vienna, but his job frustrates him. He longs for his family and a normal life. One rainy night, a homeless woman gets into his taxi. She urgently wants to get to her son, whose birthday it is. Mahan tries to get rid of her and accidentally breaks her present. To make up for the damage, he takes the strange woman on one last trip through the dark city.
Awards
Awards
17th Santa Fe International Film Festival, USA
Narrative Short Jury Award
Oscar®-qualified for 99th Academy Awards 2027
20th Lucca Film Festival, Italy
Best Short Film
14th Annual Best of NFMLA Awards, USA
Best International Short Film Drama
Best Performance Drama (Sonja Romei)
12th Beeston Film Festival, UK
Best in Festival
Best International Drama
21st Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, USA
Best Foreign Short
Best Director
Best Actress (Sonja Romei)
53rd Festival de Cine de Cartagena, Spain
Best Directing
50th FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, Spain
Best Actress (Sonja Romei)
13th Silk Road International Film Festival, Ireland
Best Short Live Action
11th Boston Short Film Festival, USA
Best Narrative Short Film
7th Victory International Film Festival, USA
Best International Film
52nd Festival of Nations, Austria
Best Actress (Sonja Romei)
Best Austrian Film
15th Asti International Film Festival, Italy
Audience Award
5th Festival Internacional de Cine de Granada PREMIOS LORCA, Spain
Best International Short Film
8th Festival Internacional de Cine de Pilar de la Horadada CORTOPILAR, Spain
Best International Short Film
8th Yerevan Short Film Festival, Armenia
Grand Prix for the Best Film
17th Festival de Cortometrajes Europeos Villamayor de Cine!, Spain
Best Foreign Language Film
8th Festival Internacional Signos da Noite – Lisbon, Portugal
Signs Award (International Jury)
22nd Festival international Signes de Nuit – Paris, France
Grand Prix (Student Jury)
5th Butoni Film Fest, Spain
Best Short Film
17th GOSH! Film Festival, France
Best Actor (Anton Noori)
14th FICBC Festival International de Cinema Balneario Camboriu, Brazil
Golden Owl Best Performance (Cast of Nightfaces)
21st BuSho Film Festival, Hungary
Special Mention
76th Montecatini International Short Film Festival, Italy
Best Editing
15th Weyauwega International Film Festival, USA
Honorable Mention
9th CityBlue Films Festival - Festival Internacional de Cine de Vigo, Spain
Special Mention
17th SHORT to the Point, Romania
Best Leading Actress (Sonja Romei)
Cast & Crew
Cast & Crew
Cast
ANTON NOORI, SONJA ROMEI, THOMAS MRAZ
OLIVIA GOSCHER, MARYA EL GMATI, PAULINE HIRSCH-STRONSTORFF
Producers
ALFIE ÁNGEL, VICTORIA HERBIG, STEFAN LANGTHALER, MARTIN WINTER
Writer
STEFAN LANGTHALER
Story
STEFAN LANGTHALER, MARTIN WINTER
Directors
MARTIN WINTER, STEFAN LANGTHALER
Production Manager
VICTORIA HERBIG
Director of Photography
ARAM BAROIAN
Production Design
LUCÍA FRÍAS
Costume Design
MARLENE PLEYL
Make-Up Artists
ANA-ALICIA BAMMER, FLAVIA WILFERT
Sound Recordists
MARKUS ORTNER, RAPHAEL ORTNER
Script & Continutity
ALFIE ÁNGEL
Gaffers
MARTIN NEFE, JAN POLLAK, JAKOB FLOSDORFF
1st Assistant Camera
PHILIPP WINDSOR-TOPOLSKY
2nd Assistant Camera
CARLOTTA CLODI
Production Assistants
CLELIA VILLAREAL, JULIA SCHEIWEIN
Editor
MARTIN WINTER
Sound Design
TJANDRA WARSOSUMARTO
Mixing
CHRIS KUCHNER
Color Grading
FRANZ BRANDL
Technical Facts
Technical Facts
Original Title
NACHTGESICHTER
Genre
DRAMA
Production Country
AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SPAIN
Completion Date
JANUARY, 2024
Country of Filming
AUSTRIA (VIENNA, LOWER AUSTRIA)
Original Language
GERMAN
Subtitles
ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN, GERMAN
Camera
ARRI ALEXA MINI
Lenses
ARRI MASTER PRIME
Shooting Format
DIGITAL ARRI RAW 3,6K
Screening Format
DCP 2K, PRO RES 422HQ
Aspect Ratio
1:2,39
Sound Mix
5.1, Stereo
Film Color
COLOR
Production Budget
25.000 EUR
Fundings
AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ARTS, CULTURE, THE CIVIL SERVICES AND SPORT
CITY OF VIENNA | STATE OF LOWER AUSTRIA
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