Congratulations to Babylon alumna Tereza Kotyk whose début feature film “Home is Here” starring Anna Åström and Stipe Erceg will have its world première tonight, 18th November 2016 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Tereza participated in the 2011 edition of Babylon, at its development workshops in Rotterdam and Cannes. She continued with the development of her project under the Vienna-based Diverse Geschichten programme before teaming up with producer Gabriele Kranzelbinder.
“Home is Here” tells the unusual story of a shy young woman Hannah whose vibrant inner world is more real to her than her everyday reality. She breaks into a house that intrigues her and gradually inhabits the immaculate space, undetected by its technology obsessed, largely absent owner. Both characters are trapped in their own isolation and must find a way to break through and find happiness.
Tereza Kotyk is an artist and filmmaker who studied Arts, Art History and Media Studies (camera) at Universities in Vienna, Innsbruck, and Dijon. She has worked nationally and internationally as a curator for contemporary arts.
Watch the trailer and read more about the film at the Tallinn festival website POFF.
We are also delighted that 2011 Babylon alumna Elena Tikhonova’s début feature film “Kaviar” is in production and currently shooting.
“Kaviar” is a lively culture-clash comedy about the battle of wits between a wealthy Russian man and the group of women who are determined to stop his crazy scheme to build a bridge between downtown Vienna and his luxury villa.
Produced by Ursula Wolschlager, Alexander Glehr and Franz Novotny, with screenplay by Elena Tiknonova and Robert Buchschwenter, “Kaviar” is directed by Elena Tikhonova and stars Margarita Breitkreiz, Daria Nosik, Sabrina Reiter, Mikhail Evlanov, Georg Friedrich and Simon Schwarz.
More information about the film and updates about the shooting can be found on the Kaviar Facebook Page
