Favoriten
Ruth BECKERMANN
- Austria
- 2024
- 119min
- G +
- DCP
- color
SYNOPSIS
Ruth Beckermann spent three years following a class of pupils, from the ages of seven to ten, and their devoted teacher at a large, ‘at risk’ primary school in an ethnically diverse, traditionally working-class district in Vienna.
schedule
| Code | Time | Theater | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favoriten | 2024-08-23 | 13:30 - 15:29 | CGV Yeonnam Theater 4 |  |
| Favoriten | 2024-08-26 | 19:00 - 20:59 | CGV Yeonnam Theater 4 |  |
Director
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Ruth BECKERMANNRuth Beckermann was born in Vienna where she also spent her childhood. In 1978 she (co-)founded the distribution company filmladen in which she was active for seven years. In this period Ruth Beckermann started to make films and to write books. Since 1985 she works as a writer and filmmaker. Among her films are The Paper Bridge and East of War. Her film The Dreamed Ones(2016) was selected at many international festivals and won several awards. The Waldheim Waltz(2018) premiered at the Berlin Festival and won the award for best documentary. In 2019 Ruth conceived the multimedia-installation Joyful Joyce for the Salzburg Festival. Her film Mutzenbachr(2022) premiered at the Berlin Festival (Encounters) and won the award for Best Film. Her latest documentary Favoriten premiered at the Berlin Festival (Encounters) and won the Peace Film Prize.
