Space Tourists
Switzerland, October 2009
FILM,
Documentary,
98 min.
- directed by
- Christian Frei
- Written by
- Christian Frei
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.space-tourists-film.com
Frei's film takes a humorous and laconic view of the way billionaires depart our planet earth to travel into outer space for fun. “Space Tourists” succeeds in surprising its audience with images and situations that have very little to do with the futuristic fantasy of “space-tourism”. The filmmaker sets up encounters with the least likely people imaginable: places even stranger and more unknown than outer space itself. The film investigates the emotional oscillations of an expensive enterprise and questions the meaning and boundaries of the human spirit and our hunger for adventure and discovery.
credits
- World Premiere
- October 2009
- Original Version
- English, Romanian, Russian (french/german subtitles), colour, 35mm, 98 min.
- Production
- Christian Frei Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ZDF/ARTE
- Producer
- Christian Frei
- directed by
- Christian Frei
- Written by
- Christian Frei
- Cinematography
- Peter Indergand
- Editing
- Christian Frei, Andreas Winterstein
- Sound Editing
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Sound Design
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Re-Recording Mix
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Music
- Edward Artemyev, Steve Reich
- Compositing
- Patrick Lindenmaier, Paul Avondet
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Films Transit International Inc.
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
-
Kool Filmdistribution
Distribution
Release date: 29.07.2010 - Switzerland
- Look Now! Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Cervino Cine Mountain International Mountain Film Festival, Grand Prize of the Grand Prize 2011 (Winner)
- Regio Fun Film Festival, 2nd Award Documentary Film Competition 2010 (Winner)
- Mountainfilm International Filmfestival Graz, Grand Prix Documentary Feature 2010 (Winner)
- Seoul, EBS International Documentary Film Festival, Special Jury Award 2010 (Winner)
- Oslo European Documentary Film Festival, Eurodok Award 2010 (Winner)
-
Park City, Sundance Film Festival,
World Cinema Directing Award
2010
(Winner)
Christian Frei -
Belgrad, Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival,
Best Photography Award
2010
(Winner)
Peter Indergand
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Moscow, 39th Moscow International Film Festival
22.06.2017 - 29.06.2017 -
15a Muestra Internacional documental Bogotá
28.10.2013 - 01.11.2013 -
14th Cervino Cine Mountain International Mountain Film Festival
30.07.2011 - 07.08.2011 -
Open City London Documentary Festival
16.06.2011 - 19.06.2011 -
Cleveland, Cleveland International Film Festival
24.03.2011 - 03.04.2011 -
1st Regio Fun Film Festival Katowice
17.11.2010 - 21.11.2010 -
Montreal, 13e RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal
10.11.2010 - 21.11.2010 -
22. Internationales Berg & Abenteuer Filmfestival Graz
09.11.2010 - 13.11.2010 -
Tokyo, 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival
23.10.2010 - 31.10.2010 -
Bergen internasjonale filmfestival (BIFF)
20.10.2010 - 27.10.2010
-
Seoul, 7th EBS International Documentary Film Festival Seoul
23.08.2010 - 29.08.2010 -
Locarno, 63. Festival del film Locarno
04.08.2010 - 14.08.2010 -
9. Dokufest International Documentary and Shortfilm Festival Prizren
31.07.2010 - 07.08.2010 -
Melbourne, 59th Melbourne International Film Festival
22.07.2010 - 08.08.2010 -
Auckland, New Zealand International Film Festival
08.07.2010 - 25.07.2010 -
Washington, 8th Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Documentary Film Festival
21.06.2010 - 27.06.2010 -
LA Film Fest
17.06.2010 - 27.06.2010 -
Warsaw, 7th Planete Doc Review Warsaw
07.05.2010 - 16.05.2010 -
Tel Aviv, 12th doc aviv Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
06.05.2010 - 15.05.2010 -
Munich, 25. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
05.05.2010 - 12.05.2010 -
Leuven, 6th Docville International Documentary Film Festival Leuven
01.05.2010 - 08.05.2010 -
Toronto, 17th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto
29.04.2010 - 09.05.2010 -
Belgrad, Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
13.04.2010 - 20.04.2010 -
Istanbul, 29th Istanbul International Film Festival
03.04.2010 - 18.04.2010 -
Oslo European Documentary Film Festival
17.03.2010 - 21.03.2010 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2010 - 28.01.2010 -
Park City, 26th Sundance Film Festival
21.01.2010 - 31.01.2010 -
Amsterdam, 22nd IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
19.11.2009 - 29.11.2009