Neuland
Unknown Territory
Switzerland, September 2013
FILM,
Documentary,
93 min.
- directed by
- Anna Thommen
- Written by
- Anna Thommen
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- neuland-film.de
The new pupils of the integration class Basel have a long journey behind them. Young, and with dreams of a better future, they travelled to Switzerland and now place great hopes in their teacher: He is the one who should show them the way into a new country. They learn the language and culture of Switzerland in just two years. Mr. Zingg, the teacher, has only one goal in sight: to help the young people who have been traumatised by so many hard strokes of fate to find a job in the new society. But a difficult and rocky road awaits them.
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2013
- Original Version
- Albanian, Iranian, German (german subtitles), colour, DCP, 93 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-789C-0000-D-0000-0000-Z
- Production
- FAMA FILM AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
- Producer
- Rolf Schmid, Stefan Eichenberger
- directed by
- Anna Thommen
- Written by
- Anna Thommen
- Cinematography
- Gabriela Betschart
- Editing
- Andreas Arnheiter, Anna Thommen
- Sound Editing
- Jürg von Allmen, David Rehorek
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Music
- Jaro Milko, Eric Gut
- Location Sound Mix
- David Rehorek
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Rise and Shine World Sales UG
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
-
Rise and Shine Cinema UG i.G.
Distribution
Release date: 23.04.2015 - Switzerland
-
Filmcoopi Zürich AG
Distribution
Release date: 27.03.2014
Awards
(a selection)
- Fünf-Seen-Land, Fünf Seen Filmfestival, Horizonte Filmpreis 2014 (Winner)
- Munich, DOK.fest München, SOS-Dokumentarfilmpreis 2014 (Winner)
- Der Neue Heimatfilm, Publikumspreis Dokumentarfilm 2014 (Winner)
- Strasbourg, Augenblick Festival, Prix du Public 2014 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, Prix du Public 2014 (Winner)
- Zurich, Zurich Film Festival, Golden Eye for Best German Language Documentary 2013 (Winner)
- Berner Filmförderung, Publikumspreis Bester Langfilm 2013 (Winner)
- Berlin, CIVIS Medienstiftung GmbH, European Young CIVIS Media Prize 2016 (Winner)
- Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Succès Zürich Dokumentarfilm 2. Platz 2015 (Winner)
- Zürich, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK, Dokumentarfilmpreis Alexis Viktor Thalberg Stiftung 2015 (Winner)
- Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2014 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Zlin, 57th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
26.05.2017 - 03.06.2017 -
22.05.2016 - 22.05.2016 -
Köln, 8. Exposed European Film Festival for First Films
17.11.2015 - 22.11.2015 -
Helsinki, 14th DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
27.01.2015 - 01.02.2015 -
10e Festival du film d'Education Evreux
02.12.2014 - 06.12.2014 -
7th Panorama of The European Film
19.11.2014 - 29.11.2014 -
Bydgoszcz, 22nd IFF of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE Bydgoszcz
15.11.2014 - 22.11.2014 -
Strasbourg, 10e Festival Augenblick - festival du cinéma de langue allemande en Alsace
12.11.2014 - 29.11.2014 -
Freistadt Festival # 27 Der neue Heimatfilm
27.08.2014 - 31.08.2014 -
Fünf-Seen-Land, 8. Fünf Seen Filmfestival
23.07.2014 - 03.08.2014
-
Basel, 6. Zoom Basler Filme im Fokus
06.07.2014 - 08.07.2014 -
Munich, 29. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
07.05.2014 - 14.05.2014 -
Potsdam-Babelsberg, International Studen Film Festival
30.04.2014 - 04.05.2014 -
11. Hamburger Dokumentarfilmwoche
09.04.2014 - 13.04.2014 -
Filmfestival Schaffhausen
20.03.2014 - 30.03.2014 -
Berlin, Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
06.02.2014 - 16.02.2014 -
Solothurn, 49. Solothurner Filmtage
23.01.2014 - 30.01.2014 -
Saarbrücken, 35. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
20.01.2014 - 26.01.2014 -
Berner Filmförderung
17.10.2013 - 20.10.2013 -
Zurich, 9. Zurich Film Festival
26.09.2013 - 06.10.2013