Earth

Name: Earth
Director: Nikolaus Geyrhalter

Documentary Feature | 2017-2018 | Ecology, Nature-Environment | Austria

Main data

Director	Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Production	Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk [at], ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, 3sat [de]
Distributor	Stadtkino Filmverleih [at]

Project data

Film financing	Austrian Film Institute - Film/Television Agreement [at] - production funding: 190.000 EUR Austrian Film Institute [at] - production funding: 350.000 EUR Filmfonds Vienna [at] - production funding: 190.000 EUR (07/2015)
Length of movie	115 Min.

Posters

Posters

Brief synopsis

Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans - with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Nikolaus Geyrhalter observes people in mines, quarries, large construction sites in a constant struggle to appropriate the planet.

(NGF)

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Colorist	Lukas Lerperger
Director of photography	Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Assistant camera (non fiction)	Alexander Gugitscher
Assistant camera (non fiction)	Sebastian Arlamovsky
Assistant camera (non fiction)	Simon Graf
Assistant camera (non fiction)	Christoph Grasser
Assistant camera (non fiction)	Felix Krisai
Assistant camera (non fiction)	Thomas Cervenca
Director	Nikolaus Geyrhalter
1st AD (local system)	Sophia Laggner / AL	/ AL
1st AD (local system)	Evelyne Faye-Horak / AL	/ AL
Editor	Niki Mossböck
Producer	Wolfgang Widerhofer
Producer	Markus Glaser
Producer	Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Producer	Michael Kitzberger
Line producer	Michael Kitzberger
Production manager	Katharina Posch
Production sound mixer	Lenka Mikulova
Production sound mixer	Nora Czamler
Production sound mixer	Simon Graf
Production sound mixer	Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson
Production sound mixer	Pavel Cuzuioc
Sound re-recording mixer	Alexander Koller
Sound designer	Florian Kindlinger

Production companies

Company	Comment
Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion
ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk [at] coproduction	coproduction
ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen coproduction	coproduction
3sat [de] coproduction	coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Stadtkino Filmverleih [at]

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Nikolaus Geyrhalter	2020	Österreichischer Filmpreis [at] Bester Dokumentarfilm	Bester Dokumentarfilm	Winner
Niki Mossböck	2019	Filmplus, Kölner Festival für Filmschnitt [de] Bild-Kunst Schnitt Preis Dokumentarfilm	Bild-Kunst Schnitt Preis Dokumentarfilm	Nominated

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Switzerland	Thursday, 05/09/2019
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 04/07/2019
Theatre release	Austria	Friday, 17/05/2019
Premiere		Friday, 08/02/2019	Berlinale (Forum)

Links

Websites
Projekt-Webseite	https://www.geyrhalterfilm.com/erde

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