GINA

A film by Ulrike Kofler

GENERAL Feature Film
GENRE Drama
LENGTH 98 min
LANGUAGE German

Picture Tree International presents
a Film AG production
produced with financial support of
Vienna Film Fund | Austrian Film Institute | FISA – Film Industry Support Austria | Lower Austria
with participation of ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen

SYNOPSIS

In the rundown rental house on the outskirts of town, nine-year-old Gina not only takes care of her little brothers, but also her pregnant mother Gitte. She finally wants to make a real father figure out of Gitte’s on-again, off-again boyfriend and wants to turn Gitte’s mother into a loving grandma. Gina fights against hopelessness, neglect, and the child welfare office, for the baby in Gitte’s belly and for herself.

A female three-generation drama told through the eyes of a child who refuses to let fate dictate her future.

STATEMENT OF THE PRODUCERS

After the global success of her film “What We Wanted,” Ulrike Kofler once again brings in her observation of a sensitive topic to tell us precisely and sensitively about a challenging family constellation through the eyes of nine-year-old “Gina.” Emma Lotta Simmer inspires us in her portrayal of this girl who draws strength from a seemingly hopeless family situation and faces life with hope. With Marie-Luise Stockinger, Gerti Drassl and Ursula Strauss, Ulrike Kofler was able to recruit three of Austria's most important actresses to confront us with a world that seems far away from us, but is still so close to our daily social reality.

Cast

EMMA LOTTA SIMMER Gina
MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Gitte
LION THOMAS TATZBER Leon
NINO ELIJAH JOSEF TATZBER Niko
GERTI DRASSL Branca
URSULA STRAUSS Mrs. Schweiger
MICHAEL STEINOCHER Vincent

CREW

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Ulrike Kofler
PRODUCER Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Yuan Rothbauer, Andreas Rothbauer
DoP Robert Oberrainer
EDITOR Bettina Böhler
MUSIC Wallners
PRODUCTION DESIGN Gerald Freimuth
COSTUME DESIGN Monika Buttinger VÖF
MAKE-UP DESIGN Birgit Beranek
SOUND MIXER Claus Benischke-Lang
SOUND DESIGN Karim Weth, Laurenz Öllinger
RE-RECORDING MIXER Alexander Koller
CASTING Rita Waszilovics VOECD
PRODUCTION MANAGER Robert Opratko

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Austrian Theatrical Release on 22. November 2024

Filmfest Munich, Competition CineVision, World Premiere on 5. July 2024
Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, BIKY Youth Plus, 11. July 2024
Molodist KIFF, TEEN SCREEN, 31. October 2024 - special mention
Biberacher Filmfestspiele, 2. November 2024
Festival Univercine Allemand, Nantes, 7. November 2024 - Publikumspreis
Cine por Mujeres, Madrid, Focus Austria Program, 8. November 2024
Braunschweig IFF, 13. November 2024
Exground Filmfest Wiesbaden, Europe in der Caligari FilmBühne, 19. November 2024
LA Independent Women Film Awards, 18. January 2025 - Best Narrative Feature
Filmwochenende Würzburg, 31. January 2025 - Competition - Category "Best Feature Film" 3. Place
Glasgow Film Festival, Country Focus Austria, 28. February 2025
Bergamo Film Meeting, main competition Mostra Concorso, 12. March 2025 - Winner Main Competition
Diagonale, 1. April 2025 - Diagonale Acting Award for Marie-Luise Stockinger
Porto Femme International Film Festival, International Competition, 8. April 2025

DISTRIBUTION

INTERNATIONAL SALES

Picture Tree International
Husemannstraße 7, 10435 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 420 824 80
pti@picturetree-international.com
www.picturetree-international.com

DISTRIBUTION AUSTRIA

Filmladen Filmverleih GmbH
Mariahilfer Straße 58/7, 1070 Vienna, Austria
+43 1 523 43 62-0
office@filmladen.at
www.filmladen.at