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Feature Film | 2022-2023 | Black Comedy, Drama, Satire | Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Qatar, United Kingdom

Shooting data

Start of shooting25/07/2022
End of shooting16/09/2022
Number of shooting days39
LocationsWien, Großbritannien (Oxford)
Filming regionsAustria - Vienna, United Kingdom

Trailers/Videos

Posters

Brief synopsis

Miss Novak joins the staff of an international boarding school to teach a conscious eating class. She instructs that eating less is healthy. The other teachers are slow to notice what is happening and by the time the distracted parents begin to realise, Club Zero has become a reality.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Mia WasikowskaMiss Novak [L]
Sidse Babett KnudsenMs Dorset [L]
Mathieu DemyElsa's Father [L]
Elsa ZylbersteinElsa's Mother [L]
Amir El-MasryMr. Dahl [SR]
Ksenia DevriendtElsa [SR]
Luke BarkerFred [SR]
Florence BakerRagna [SR]
Samuel AndersonBen [SR]
Gwen CurrantHelen [SR]
Sade McNichols ThomasJoan [SR]
Andrei HozocCorbinian [SR]
Camilla RutherfordFred's Mother [SR]
Amanda LawrenceMs Benedict [SR]
Sam HoareFred's Father [SR]
Keeley ForsythRagna's Mother [SR]
Lukas TurturRagna's Father [SR]
Isabel LamersDoctor [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Production accountantMelanie Graier
1st ADSusanne Nowotny
Austria
Austria
1st ADAlice Caronna
UK
UK
2nd ADLaura Carrion del Pozo
Crowd 2nd ADMac Montero
3rd ADAlex Tawney
Base 3rd ADEleonora Cao Pinna
Title designerTim Schöndorfer
Director of photographyMartin Gschlacht
Gimbal system operatorGeorg Schober
1st assistant cameraNino Volpe
Casting directorLucy Pardee
Costume designerTanja Hausner
Assistant costume designerNatascha Maraval
Key costumerHelga Lohninger
Costumer / wardrobeAnja Heger
DirectorJessica Hausner
Script continuityDavid Rodriguez
Replacement
Replacement
EditorKarina Ressler
Assistant editorJohannes Rass
Assistant editorPhilipp Bittner
Key gripGeorg Schober
GafferGrube Venn
Best boy electricBjörn Schäfer
Best boy electricTobias Django Schild
Lighting technician / electricianAntonia Schäfer
Key makeup artist/hair stylistHeiko Schmidt
Key makeup artist/hair stylistKerstin Gaecklein
ComposerMarkus Binder
ProducerBruno Wagner
ProducerPhilippe Bober
ProducerMike Goodridge
ProducerJohannes Schubert [1]
ProducerMartin Gschlacht
ProducerJessica Hausner
Executive producerBarth Brosseau
Executive producerEva Yates
Executive producerVladimir Zemtsov
Executive producerKristin Irving
Co-producerPer Damgaard Hansen
Co-producerClemens Köstlin
Production designerBeck Rainford
Art directorAlison Adams
Art directorEmma Field-Ravner
Set decoratorTom Kratz
Set decoration buyerMatthias Hofer
Standby propsSimon Sramek
Austria
Austria
Set dresserGeorge Rei
Set dresserMatthias Hofer
Set dresserTabea Walla
Production managerPhilipp Grandits
(AT)
(AT)
Postproduction managerLili Villanyi
Production coordinatorIsabel Ganster
Assistant production managerCorina Gussmagg
PREPRODUKTION
PREPRODUKTION
Set manager/ floor managerMario Brandstetter
Austria
Austria
ScreenwriterJessica Hausner
ScreenwriterGéraldine Bajard
Production sound mixerPatrick Veigel
Boom operatorFilippo Toso
Sound re-recording mixerTobias Fleig
Sound designerErik Mischijew
Supervising ADR editorCorinna Fleig
Supervising dialog editorFrederik Thomsen
Sound effects editorCorinna Fleig

Production companies

CompanyComment
Coop99 Filmproduktion GmbH [at]
Essential Filmproduktion GmbH [de]
Co-production
Co-production
Club Zero Ltd. [uk]
Coproduction Office [de/fr]
Paloma Productions [dk]
Sociéte Parisienne de Production [fr]
Co-production
Co-production
Arte France Cinéma [fr]
Funding partner
Funding partner
Arte [de/fr]
Broadcast partner
Broadcast partner
BBC Films [uk]
Funding partner
Funding partner
ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Channel partner
Channel partner

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Coproduction Office [de/fr]
World Sales
World Sales
Filmladen Filmverleih GmbH [at]
Austria (theatrical)
Austria (theatrical)
Academy Two [it]
Ama Films [gr]
Greece (theatrical)
Greece (theatrical)
BAC Films [fr]
France (theatrical)
France (theatrical)
Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH [de]
Germany (theatrical)
Germany (theatrical)
Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty [pl]
Poland (theatrical)
Poland (theatrical)

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Animals for FilmFilmtiertraining Eve Schwender
Hund
Hund
Extras/Bit PlayerPCA People Cast Agency GmbH
Production SupportLockit Network Services (ehem. easySCOTT Metadata Services)
Pre-Production, Set and Post-Production-Workflow Optimization
Pre-Production, Set and Post-Production-Workflow Optimization
Decorationaufgemoebelt KG
Sound (Postproduction)Cosmix Studios
ADR recording
ADR recording

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Bruno Wagner2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Best Feature Film
Best Feature FilmNominated
Jessica Hausner2024Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film [at]
Feature Film
Feature FilmNominated
Tanja Hausner2024Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film [at]
Diagonale-Preis Kostümbild des VÖF
Diagonale-Preis Kostümbild des VÖFWinner
Kerstin Gaecklein2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Makeup & HairstylingNominated
Heiko Schmidt2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Makeup & HairstylingNominated
Philippe Bober2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Best Feature Film
Best Feature FilmNominated
Markus Binder2024Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film [at]
Diagonale-Preis Filmmusik der ACOM
Diagonale-Preis Filmmusik der ACOMWinner
Johannes Schubert [1]2024Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film [at]
Best Feature Film
Best Feature FilmNominated
Lucy Pardee2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Best Casting
Best CastingNominated
Mike Goodridge2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Best Feature Film
Best Feature FilmNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2024AustriaDiagonale - Festival des österreichischen Films
2023GermanyFilmfest München
Wettbewerb CineMasters
Wettbewerb CineMasters
2023FranceFestival de Cannes
Official Selection - Competition
Official Selection - Competition
2023PolandIFF New Horizons
VISA Gala Screenings
VISA Gala Screenings
2023AustriaViennale - Vienna Int. Film Festival
2023ItalyAlice nella Città
Out of Competition
Out of Competition

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGreeceThursday, 09/05/2024
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 28/03/2024
Theatre releasePolandFriday, 16/02/2024
Theatre releaseAustriaFriday, 17/11/2023
Theatre releaseItalyThursday, 09/11/2023
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 27/09/2023
PremiereMonday, 22/05/2023Festival de Cannes [fr]