COUNTRY: Austria YEAR: 2025 RUNNING TIME: 92 min
FSK: 0 RECOMMENDED FROM: 9th grade
DIRECTED BY: Olga Kosanović
LANGUAGE(S): German, English
SUBTITLE(S): German
PRODUCER: Deniz Raunig
WRITTEN BY: Olga Kosanović
EDITED BY: Jan Zischka
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rupert Kasper
MUSIC: Kyrre Kvam
Screenings
Filmdiscussion with director Olga Kosanović
Synopsis
“If a cat has kittens at the riding school, that doesn’t make them Lipizzans”, reads a commentary in an Austrian daily on the naturalization case of director Olga Kosanović, which was picked up by the media. Demarcation creates a sense of identity and cohesion: a strong sense of “we”.
What is the feeling and what social structures underlie it? Based on a personal experience, this film explores the emotive question of belonging.
#Citizenship #Identity #Bureaucracy
Director
Olga Kosanović
Biography
Olga Kosanović is an Austrian-born director and cinematographer based in Vienna. She completed her film studies at the HFBK Hamburg in 2020, spending a year abroad at the FAMU in Prague. She is also a graduate of ‘die Graphische’ and the Friedl Kubelka School of Independent Film in Vienna. Her celebrated short films have been screened at numerous international festivals. She was awarded the prize for the best newcomer film for her film LAND DER BERGE at the Diagonale, and in 2024 she won the prize for the best medium-length film as well as the audience award at the Max Ophüls Preis film festival. She also won the Austrian Film Prize. FAR FROM BEING LIPIZZANS is her feature film debut. Alongside her work as a director and screenwriter, she teaches at ‘die Graphische’ and the Hertha Firnberg School in Vienna.
Filmography
Genosse Tito, ich erbe (2021), Land der Berge (2023), Noch lange keine Lipizzaner (2025)
Links /Contacts
WEBSITE: https://mindjazz-pictures.de/filme/noch-lange-keine-lipizzaner/
INSTAGRAM: @nochlangekeinelipizzaner
PRODUCTION: April April Filme
WORLD SALES: Emilie Dauptain, Austrian Films
GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR: Alessandro Lombardo, mindjazz pictures