Statement from Producer Robert Hofferer:
"The film tells a story that in reality may not have been more truthful."
After the successful presentation at Marché du Film in Cannes 2014 the impressive World War I drama will have its World Premiere at Shanghai International Film Festival, besides Cannes and Berlin Film Festival the most important one in film industry. The festival received this year a number of entries. Altogether 2907 films from all over the world have been submitted and 15 films were selected for the main completion section. The President of the International Jury is Chinese actress Gong Li. This year again a number of international stars will attend the festival as Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Natalie Portman and others, as the festival committee announced at press conference on May 29th, 2014.
The World Premiere of “DIE WÄLDER SIND NOCH GRÜN” will take place on June 17th, at 13:30 at Hall 2 at Shanghai Film Art Center followed by a press conference at Hotel Crown Plaza Shanghai, 400 Pan Yu Road, Shanghai, SH 200052. The director, Marko Nabersnik, the lead character Michael Kristof and the Austrian producer Robert Hofferer will officially present “DIE WÄLDER SIND NOCH GRÜN” in Shanghai. The Slovenian co-producers Ales Pavlin and Andrej Stritof will also attend the World Premiere.
“DIE WÄDER SIND NOCH GRÜN” tells in monumental pictures and touching narrative form the story of two Austria-Hungarian soldiers in the 1st World War, in late summer 1917, holding a post in the mountains on the front to Italy. Cut off from the own troops and under heavy artillery fire from the Italian, without help from the command, food and water, to survive becomes an existential challenge.
„DIE WÄLDER SIND NOCH GRÜN“ is directed by Marko Nabersnik, one of the most successful and creative filmmakers in Slovenia. His films have been highly respected participants at international film festivals as well as the Slovenian entry for the Foreign Language Oscar. In 2012 Marko Nabersnik was honored at World Film Festival Montreal with the prestigious Award for the Best Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for “DIE WÄLDER SIND NOCH GRÜN” together with the producer Robert Hofferer.
Statement Marko Nabersnik:
"THE WOODS ARE STILL GREEN" is a film about friendship, dignity and humanity in the midst of hell and irrationality of the first industrialized war in world history”.
The film was shot in Slovenia, Europe, on the former border to Italy on locations of World War I, where actual events took place, in the Julian Alps at Mangart Mountain, the Isonzo River, the Fortress of Kluze, the Vintgar Canyon, Castle of Strmol and Viba Film Studio in Ljubljana. Austrian and Slovenian Museums as well as scientists supported as historical advisers. All the equipment was manufactured based on historical models. Many original objects on loan from private collectors were also used.
The lead roles are performed by Michael Kristof, very well-known character actor from Austria with Slovenian roots, Simon Serbinek, great Slovenian actor and Clemens Aap Lindenberg, one the of Austrian leading senior actors. For as supporting role Kristian Hodko was casted, a Croatian born shooting star living mostly in Canada and France.
The Producer Robert Hofferer from Austria is well-known for his high quality independent films which all have been presented on established film festival, like Berlin Film Festival, London, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dubai, Madrid, just to name a few. The co-producers Ales Pavlin and Andrej Stritof are the most innovative film and TV producers in Slovenia.
Production Company: ARTDELUXE, Vienna, Austria
in association with
Perfo, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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