Berlinale 2023: 3 Luxembourg co-productions in the official selection!

Following last week's announcement of the selection in the Generation Kplus from the film by Enzo D'Alò, A Greyhound of a Girla co-production Paul Thiltges DistributionsLuxembourg cinema will therefore be represented at this year's Berlinale (16 - 26 February) by three films in the official selection.

These are :

a) Austro-Luxembourg-Germany-Switzerland co-production, Ingeborg Bachmann - Reise in die Wüste (Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert) directed by Margarethe von Trotta (CRAZY LOVE Luxembourg - Bady Minck and Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu) starring Vicky Krieps as Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973). The film will be presented in official competition and a world premiere.

The film features a number of other Luxembourg actors (in minor and supporting roles), including Marc Limpach, Nickel Bösenberg, Elisabeth Chuffart and Tessy Strotz. The original music is by Luxembourg composer André Mergenthaler, the costumes were designed by Uli Simon, the lighting by Helder da Silva, the sound editing by Jacques Kieffer and the sound mixing by Michel Schillings (Philophon). André Fetzer is the line producer and Karoline Maes the production manager.

b) animated feature film The Siren co-produced by Luxembourg (BAC Cinéma - David Grumbach), France, Germany and Belgium, and directed by Iranian Sepideh Farsi. The film has been selected in the Panorama section which he will open.

The design, layout, sets, animation, compositing and special effects were produced in Luxembourg at the Fabrique d'Images' Picture Factory studio. Editing, sound effects and mixing were carried out by Philopon Studios, and colour-grading by Espera Productions.

The 3 films selected for the Berlinale 2023 were supported by the Film Fund Luxembourg.

Loglines:

Ingeborg Bachmann - Reise in die Wüste (Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert)

The iconic and charismatic Ingeborg Bachmann has conquered the hitherto largely male bastion of German-language literature with her poetry. Although she was still young, Bachmann was at the peak of her career. Her relationship with Max Frisch was passionate, but professional friction soon began to disrupt the couple's harmony. When Ingeborg is in trouble, she can count on her friends to help her. During a trip to the desert, she finds herself and, above all, the path of writing.

The Siren

Abadan, 1980. Iran's oil capital is under siege by the Iraqis. Omid, 14, is staying with his grandfather after unsuccessfully trying to enlist. He wanders around the city and meets some unusual characters, including a famous diva and her daughter, Pari, with whom he falls in love. As the situation worsens, he finds and begins to repair an old traditional boat, a lanj, on which he wants to set sail and save those he loves.