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9 Sky River of the Himalayas EP I: From the Source to the Gorge EP II: From the Forest to the Plains EP III: From the Plains to the Ocean UNIVERSUM It begins as the world s highest major river. It thunders through the planet s biggest gorge and lows past Asia s hotspots of biodiversity, teeming with wildlife. United with the Ganges, it forms the world s greatest river delta. As it passes through each of the Earth s climate zones the Sky River becomes a motor for the monsoon that determines a third of the world s weather, dominating the lives of more than a billion people. This groundbreaking documentary explores the entire length of the river whose Hindu name - Brahmaputra - means Son of Creation. Episode One takes us from the glaciers, between 8,000-metre peaks, across Tibet s high, dry and harsh semi-desert, where Chiru antelope race across the plateau at 100kph in the thin air, warmed by the inest of coats that make theirs the world s most valuable leece. Then we descend 3,000 meters through the world s deepest, longest (240km) and still barely explored Tsangpo Gorge. Episode Two continues through the Gorge with its red pandas and isolated human settlements, emerging into India s temperate forests where Gee s golden langurs and macaques roam, and clouded leopards hunt. The river skirts round the Himalayas into Assam s luxuriant green monsoonand tea country, with its iconic wildlife: one-horned rhinos, elephants, black-tailed pythons and the last wild pygmy hogs. Episode Three enters the low-lying, steamy plains of Bangladesh, ending in the Sundarbans with their swamps and coastal mangrove jungles, where the great river meets the ocean. The silt the Sky River carries down from the Himalayas causes constant shifts in its bed, carving out the world s most fertile and most populous region, ravaged by deadly loods and typhoons and patrolled by man-eating tigers, crocodiles and water-monitors. When these waters emerge in the Bay of Bengal, they evaporate in the ierce sunlight, only to return as clouds to the Himalayas, falling as snow once more on the glaciers of the Roof of the World. Picture: ORF Universum / pre tv Duration: 3 x 52 min Directed by Klaus Feichtenberger, Jeremy Hogarth and Heinz Leger A co-production by ORF, CCTV10 and ZDF in association with ARTE France and ORF-Enterprise. Produced by pre tv, dreid.at and EOS Films in association with CITVC except for Germany, France, Asia and Africa 4K HD EV FV UT

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11 UNIVERSUM Picture: George Karbus Wild Ireland The Edge of the World Explore Ireland s wild wonders as they have never been captured before from humpback whales breaching of its southern shores, to golden eagles ighting the gales of the northern highlands to raise their young on the steep clifsides. The majestic salmon return from the Arctic and swim upriver into the purest freshwaters in Europe. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by John Murray A co-production by ORF, BBC, NDR, France 5, PBS, TG4, SBS, SVT and Crossing the Line Productions in association with ORF-Enterprise, supported by Creative Europe and the Irish Government except for Germany, France, Sweden, Australia, the USA, UK and Ireland 4K HD EV FV UT

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13 UNIVERSUM Picture: ORF Universum / epo-film, Carlos R. Villafa Untamed Albania Far away, in south east Europe, a country dominated by high peaks and crystal-clear waters is home to a vast range of wild animals: Albania. Lake Ohrid, Europe s oldest lake, in the east, supports hundreds of endemic animals. It has outlived earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and even Ice Ages. The Balkans largest lake, Lake Scutari, once part of the Adriatic Sea, is a vast bird reserve protecting Dalmatian pelicans, the rarest on the planet. Just 7 meters deep, Lake Scutari hosts a variety of small animals in its marshlands to feed herons, ibis and lamingoes. In the springtime, it is covered by millions of water lilies, perfect shelter for snakes and other predators. The rare greater spotted eagle doesn t just swoop on its prey from the skies, but it also stalks it on the ground! This region hides big predators: brown bears, lynx and jackals, in an intact habitat barely ever disturbed by humanity. This truly is a hidden Eden! Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Barbara Fally-Puskas Produced by epo-ilm for ORF in association with ORF-Enterprise 4K HD EV UT

14 UNIVERSUM Picture: ORF Universum / wega Film Wild Boar The Comeback This is the surprising story of the most underrated animal in our forests and its remarkable comeback. Hunted, slaughtered and exterminated that was the European wild boar s fate throughout the last century. But now it s back! Its weapons: wiliness, intelligence, and the ability to cope with society s encroachments. Just 20 years ago an encounter with a wild boar in central Europe was a rarity. But now in some countries the stocks of wild boar have become a plague. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Astrid Miller A co-production by ORF, ARTE, NDR and wega Film in association with ORF-Enterprise and BMB except for France and Germany HD EV FV UT

15 UNIVERSUM Picture: ORF Universum / PKM Film, Marion Kreuzer Kestrels at Close Quarters The drama of life is unpredictable. This is as true for humans as for wild animals. Kestrels have learned to live close to man. They even raise their hatchlings in our towns. This is the story of two kestrel couples bringing up their chicks in the same neighbourhood in the center of Vienna. While destiny crowns one breeding pair with success, the other kestrels face a more brutal fate: they have chosen an unsuitable place to brood and raise their hatchlings. With a close look and unlinching passion this ilm reveals the family lives of Kestrels, their needs and eforts when breeding, but also the life which follows a successful brood. Once the ledglings learn to ly, both parents and ofspring face a vital decision: to stay in Europe over the winter or head of to southern climes with abundant prey? Whatever they decide, another unpredictable drama of life beckons. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Mario Kreuzer and Leander Khil A co-production by ORF, BR and PKM Film except for Germany 4K HD EV UT

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17 Wild Caribbean Rhythms of Life Part I: Hunters of the Caribbean Part II: Whales and Volcanoes Part III: Corals and Clouds UNIVERSUM Hunters of the Caribbean: Spectacular action in Paradise. From the opening sequence of a sea turtle snared by a tiger shark it s clear no animal, Hunter or Hunted, above or below the water - can make it through life without a strategy for survival. Whales and Volcanoes: when volcanoes burst from the ocean, they attract unique life forms to their jungle valleys and black sandy beaches - and create deep sea chasms that pods of sperm whales enjoy so much, they never leave. Corals and Clouds: These Caribbean coasts and islands, made out of once-living creatures, are now a labyrinth of life. Every year in a stunning synchronised display of coral spawning, the lower animals re-colonise the reefs. Inland, Caribbean cloud forests with their Quetzals are just as magical, but their sufocating run-of of sediment from logging is the corals biggest challenge. Picture: Flowmotion Film Picture: CTIG 2016 P. GIRAUD Duration: 3 x 52 min 2017 Directed by Florian Guthknecht and Barney Ruebe A co-production by ORF, BR, ARTE, Flowmotion Film and Ruebeilm, in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Germany and France 4K HD EV UT

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19 The Canary Islands Part I: Currents of Life Part II: The World of the Fire Mountains UNIVERSUM These are the Canary Islands isolated in the Atlantic Ocean of the North-west coast of Africa. Each island is unique with a diversity of terrain and climate temperate coastlines, scorching deserts, tropical rainforests and frozen, snowcapped mountains. With features of a small continent, supporting one of the richest and most diverse ranges of native species on the planet. Part I: Currents of Life Wind and water transported pioneer seeds, insects and animals to the isolated islands. They deined the diversity and distribution of life, creating microclimates like the world s only surviving temperate cloud forests. Animals evolved unique features to survive in these lands. Encounters with eccentric birds and with majestic whales! Picture: ORF Universum / ScienceVision, Michael Schlamberger Part II: Life on the Edge highlights what it takes to survive in an unforgiving habitat, focusing on the fragile balance of life on the edge of extinction in raw landscapes of spectacular beauty. Here, one lizard species was saved by baby seagulls! Picture: ORF Universum / ScienceVision, Michael Schlamberger Duration: 2 x 52 min Directed by Rita and Michael Schlamberger Produced by ScienceVision for ORF and NDR in association with ORF-Enterprise, SVT and DR except for Germany, Sweden and Denmark SILAFEST: Special Jury Award for Best Mix of Music and Images of Nature K HD EV FV UT

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21 Giants of the Atlantic Azores UNIVERSUM It s a gigantic underwater mountain range, rising in mid-atlantic. Only a few peak near the surface, or reach still higher to build nine green gems: the islands of the Azores. These volcanic rocks, the only toehold between Europe and America, are of extra- ordinary beauty. The steep shelf of the Azores is a play- and mating ground for several kinds of whale. Here groups of male sperm whales on their never-ending migration from the Arctic to the Antarctic, meet females. Humpback whales and gray whales break the surface and blue whales come here too, to feed from the vast biomass produced in the ocean s depths. Drifting up from the deep, plankton and krill attract huge schools of ish and squid. Portuguese Men o War drift threateningly on the surface, while undersea caves host cannibalistic shrimps, manta rays and moray eels. On the islands, the grassy craters of the volcanoes are a winter home to songbirds from Iceland, Russia and North America, while their craggy outer walls form nests for vast colonies of Cory s Shearwaters. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Erich Proell A co-production by ORF, National Geographic Channels, ARTE, NDR and Proell Film in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Germany and France 4K HD EV FV UT

22 UNIVERSUM Picture: ORF Universum / Will & Lianne Steenkamp Vanishing Kings Lions of the Namib A lioness and her daughters hold the key to the survival of Namibia s rare desert lions: two years ago they gave birth to ive male cubs, and through the hardships of the desert and without a pride male, they are raising them to independence, showing them how to hunt both the smallest and the largest prey including even girafes. When the elderly matriarch dies her two daughters must inish the education of the ive sons before they grow too big to be fed. Filming over more than two years, we see the secret lives of desert lions as they roam the rugged mountains, majestic sand dunes, gravel plains, scrublands, and even the beaches of the Skeleton Coast. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Will and Lianne Steenkamp A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE, Smithsonian Networks, Into Nature Productions and Boksdocs in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Germany, France, the USA and Canada Nominee 2017 Emmy Awards: Documentary; TV Green Screen International Film Festival 2016: Best Cinematography; Television and Film Awards, New York 2016: Gold World Medal HD EV FV UT

23 UNIVERSUM Picture: ORF Universum / Will & Lianne Steenkamp Vanishing Kings II The Musketeers Legacy In the ancient Namib Desert, a young adult male lion roams across the desolate, barren plains. He has ended up in a place far away from home and is desperate to ind his brothers, who went missing a few days ago. Wandering through the desert all alone, he has just started the journey of a lifetime. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Will and Lianne Steenkamp A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE, Smithsonian Networks, Into Nature Productions, Boksdocs and CLT-UFA S.A. except for Germany, France, the USA and Canada Will he ind his brothers? Will they reunite? Part II of the story about the Five Musketeers follows them on their dangerous irst steps as adults. 4K HD EV FV UT

24 UNIVERSUM Lionsrock Return of the King Picture: Rilk Film / Andreas Laschober Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Thomas Rilk Produced by Rilk Film for ORF in association with ARTE, supported by Niederösterreich Kultur In South Africa a unique wildlife reserve was established around Lionsrock with the aim of returning lions to the land of their ancestors. Most are from Europe, from rundown zoos or circuses, removed to dubious holding pens like the dilapidated Pantera big cats asylum in the Netherlands. From here a rescued lion family are sedated and air-freighted to a perfect savanna landscape, where for the irst time they can be released, free, into their natural environment. This heartwarming and joyful portrait of Lionsrock with its dedicated team also features ostriches, weaver birds, ground squirrels and other African wildlife sharing the natural habitat where the lions ancestors once thrived. And for the irst time on TV this ilm shows root canal treatment on Kongo, a majestic lion male! HD EV FV UT Africa s Wild West Stallions of the Namib Desert Picture: ORF / Interspot Film Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Franz Leopold Schmelzer Produced by Interspot Film for ORF, ARTE and NDR in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Germany and France Nominee 2015 International Emmy Awards: Documentary Deauville Green Award 2015 : Gold Award Television and Film Awards, New York 2015: Gold World Medal In 1918 German and South African war-horses, no longer needed, were released into the burning Namibian desert. How could they survive, in one of the world s most beautiful, parched and rugged landscapes? Miraculously, they have held on to this day, crossing the desert in search of sparse patches of grass, returning for water to the single well built in colonial days, sharing it with perfectly adapted oryxes while marauding spotted hyenas patrol close by. Far inland, in ghost towns long since abandoned by the diamond industry, snakes, chameleons and dew-drinking beetles compete for food among the drifting sands. Along the coast from the abandoned factories hundreds of thousands of seals come ashore to breed, their babies mercilessly hunted by jackals and brown hyenas. HD EV FV UT

25 UNIVERSUM Pictures: Kurt Mayer Film / Judith Doppler Wild Istanbul The stunning metropolis has a lavor of two continents Asia and Europe, divided and connected by the Bosphorus straits. Though the Bosporus is one of the world s busiest shipping routes you can still see three species of dolphin here. For migrating birds it is a toehold as they head north for the European spring. Some animals have come to stay: wild wolves, invading from the east. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mayer A co-production by ORF, ARTE, BR and epo-ilm in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Germany and France 4K HD EV FV UT

26 UNIVERSUM Picture: ORF Universum / dreid.at, Lukas Kogler Turtle Hero Like any young boy Peter Praschag loved animals and wanted a pet, but not a cat or a dog. His passion was for cold-blooded reptiles, his interest was turtles. Today he is a world expert on freshwater turtles and a leading conservationist. One species especially has become an obsession: not only is it the largest freshwater turtle on the planet, it is also probably the rarest animal on Earth. Only three Yangtze Softshell Giant turtles are positively known to exist. A male and a female in China and a third in a lake in Vietnam. With assistance from experts Peter hopes to capture that last wild individual, and he may yet help to save another species from extinction! The ilm visits India and Bangladesh too, showing Peter safeguarding astonishingly varied examples of the oldest and most endangered vertebrates on Earth. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Jeremy Hogarth A co-production by ORF, ARTE, BR and dreid.at in association with ORF-Enterprise, supported by Cinestyria, Stadt Graz and BMB except for Germany and France 4K HD EV FV UT

27 UNIVERSUM Picture: ORF Universum / Interspot Film Europe s Last Nomads A spectacular ancient tradition is being revived right across Europe: shepherds leading locks across the continent through the most savage and extreme landscapes. From Spain s legendary La Mancha plains, the last cowboys of this continent and their cattle migrate into the green highlands of Cuenca. In Romania sheep climb the Carpathian Mountains, all the way to the Ukrainian border, constantly under threat from wolves. On a Welsh island, migrating sheep even generate a habitat for rare birds. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Gernot Lercher Produced by Interspot Film, Kwanza, Grupo Ganga and Cwmni Da for ORF, France 2 and S4C in association with ORF-Enterprise, supported by Creative Europe except for France, Spain and Wales New York Film Festival 2017: 2 x Gold World Medal; US International Film & Video Festival 2017: Gold Camera for Original Music HD EV FV UT

28 UNIVERSUM Picture: Rilk Film A Walk on the Wild Side The Vienna Prater Vienna s Prater: the expanse of woodland at the heart of one of the world s great cities was created by the Danube and shaped by humans over the centuries; it still remains a remarkable natural oasis. On warm summer days Viennese and tourists alike lock to the Prater in their thousands. The iconic Big Wheel gives them spectacular views of the city s urban and wild sides, but few get to see the hidden dramas happening around them: the beavers, badgers, roe deer and hedgehogs that take over as soon as the people have left. This ilm rediscovers the secret residents and surprising wildlife of Europe s oldest pleasure gardens. Specially-developed remote cameras with infra-red lighting reveal the everyday (or rather night) life of a badger family, without disturbing these shy nocturnal animals. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Thomas Rilk A co-production by ORF and Rilk Film, supported by the Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund HD EV UT

29 Wasteland Warriors Surrounded by barren cities, sterile concrete, more and more animals are losing their last places of retreat. Vienna continues to grow inexorably but nature sprouts and and re-conquers its territory. More than two thousand species of plants can be found in the city alone, as well as half of all Austrian breeding birds and two thirds of the country s mammals. UNIVERSUM Waterland Warriors The Beavers Are Back Picture: Rilk Film Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Thomas Rilk A co-production by Rilk Film; ORF and BMBF in association with Stadt Wien HD EV UT The Blue Danube is Vienna s lifeline and a lifeline for beavers making a comeback after their extermination in the last century. The ilm follows a young beaver setting of in search of his own territory. As babbling meadow brooks are channeled into concrete tunnels he inds himself right in the center of Vienna; if he can make it through the city, Paradise awaits upstream. Metre-high reeds, meandering side-channels and unlimited food await our beaver and, who knows, maybe a young female too. On the way he encounters many surprising creatures live in this metropolis. Who would have expected turtles, colourful amphibians and ish, butterlies whose caterpillars develop underwater, and water spiders living their entire life without ever coming to the surface? Spectacular sub-aqua macro-photography opens up an unsuspected universe on our doorstep. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Thomas Rilk A co-production by ORF and Rilk Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund Woodland Warriors A palace in a private woodland near the city of Vienna; 25 square miles of lonely beauty designed for a tragic empress. The Lainzer Park was a gift from the Emperor to his wife Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, more than a century ago. In the midst of the forest is a garden whose four-hundred-year old oaks have trunks with diameters greater than four metres. The crowns of the trees are host to more than 1,000 insect species, including a hundred different kinds of butterlies. This hidden ecosystem reveals a macro world of astonishing variety, beauty and colour in the trees and on the ground, and follows the free-roaming deer and wild hogs that live so close to the busy centre of Austria s capital city. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Thomas Rilk Produced by Rilk Film in association with ORF and Vienna Film Fund HD EV FV UT HD EV UT

30 UNIVERSUM Picture: ORF Universum / pixabay High Life at Low Temperatures The summits and sheer mountain ridges of Austria s Little Siberia funnel the freezing air from snow-covered peaks into a gigantic hollow a high-level plateau at 1,000 metres from which it cannot escape: Lungau is Austria s coldest region. Creeks and streams start higher here, and create bogs, moors and countless alpine lakes. Summer is short but lively, as eagles rear their precious young and ermines eat their ill before the sparse winter returns, while black alpine salamanders give birth to live miniature versions of themselves beneath the tree-line. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Waltraud Paschinger A co-production by ORF, BR and dreid.at Filmproduktion, in association with ORF-Enterprise and Lungau Biosphere Reserve, supported by Filmförderung Salzburg except for Germany 4K HD EV FV UT

31 UNIVERSUM Picture: ScienceVision / Rita Schlamberger Making an Ancient Forest Kalkalpen National Park What if we could turn back the clock and restore Nature to her virgin state? In the Kalkalpen National Park these steep limestone mountains in the heart of Austria precisely this decision has been taken. However, the intention is not to destroy, but to recreate. The forest managers stepped down and let nature s own management take over. This opens the door for new life, the variety of trees and herbs grows, the forests again attract wild animals which had left the commercial woods: lynx, pygmy owls, woodpeckers, so many diferent caterpillars and the fascinating ichneumon wasp. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Rita Schlamberger A co-production by ScienceVision and Nationalpark Kalkalpen in association with ORF except for Germany GreenScreen 2016: Best Film, NaturVision 2016: Best Camera, Deauville Green Award 2016: Special Award, Jaipur Int. Film Festival 2016: Green Rose Award, Sichuan TV Festival 2015: Gold Panda for Best cinematrography, New York Film Festival 2017: Gold World Medal 4K HD EV FV UT

32 UNIVERSUM The Dolomites In the Heroes Garden Pictures: ORF Universum / Power of Earh Productions Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mayer and Judith Doppler A co-production by ORF, kurt mayer ilm, ARTE, NDR and BLS Südtirol in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Germany and France Untamed wilderness surrounds the distinctive rock towers, stroked by the golden glimmer of sunset: this gorgeous scene could only be in the Dolomites. It s a place for myths and fairytales, and there s no shortage of them here. But among the crags and hidden in the shady creeks, wildlife creates new stories and fables day by day. Take the lonesome wolf that roamed up from the Appenines in search of a mate and inds her here. Or the red fox we ind carelessly at ease in every habitat: forest, bare rock, meadows, abandoned huts, even snow and ice; few animals are so adaptable. And among the rocks is a more specialized and even more skillful climber the chamois. Contemplating the Dolomites wildlife seems to give this region a new shape, a new spirit and helps us understand some of the region s immortal legends. HD EV FV UT Gentle Giant Otter s Paradise in Capercaillie County Picture: ORF Universum / Interspot, Franz Hafner Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Franz Hafner A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film and BR in association with Austrian Television Fund, Cinestyria and Land NÖ except for Germany Wlodzimierz Puchalski Nature Film Festival 2017: Polish Stane Forest Award Compared to its fellow summits in the Alps, the Oetscher is not very high: in fact, less than 2,000 metres. But among the gentle slopes of western Lower Austria, it really is a giant, with shoulders broad enough to bear the last of the Alps virgin forests, the country s coldest plateau where temperatures fall to -50, the oldest trees in all of Austria, and her very own Grand Canyon, the Tormäuer. Yet in making access diicult for human settlers, the gentle giant has succeeded in protecting its primary fauna. The capercaillie rare in other parts of Europe still makes its home in the coniferous forests, while snow grouse roam above the tree-line. Hawks lie in wait, while otters hunt in brooks. Even the brown bear has found refuge on the Oetscher s mountainsides. HD EV FV UT

33 Nock Mountains at Heaven s Door UNIVERSUM You might think you were in Ireland, you might sense the vastness of Castile in Spain, but you d never believe this was the heart of the Austrian Alps: the Nock Mountains are geologically Austria s oldest landscape. For a hundred million years, the land around them has risen and fallen, while the mountains themselves hardly moved. The wide open spaces and the wealth of small natural wonders make believe you re not far from heaven s door: wild rivers, endless woodland, lush mountain meadows, wildlowers and wild animals. A perfect territory for creatures shrouded in mystery: the nearly invisible stone marten, the mystic raven and the inquisitive European adder. Picture: ORF Universum / dreid.at, Johannes Pötscher Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Waltraud Paschinger A co-production by ORF and dreid.at Filmproduktion in association with ORF-Enterprise and Kulturförderung Kärnten Orobie Film Festival Award 2015 HD EV FV UT Schladming Magic Mountains Part I: Land of the Chamois Part II: Land of the Champions Schladming in Austria is not the best known of the country s ski regions but it s one of the inest because it keeps a low proile and makes sure the season doesn t dominate the landscape. That also means its wildlife is better protected than in normal mixed regions. Though this region is controlled by men, it is a hot spot for wild animals and sometimes even the wolves come back to this territory, which once belonged to them. Picture: ORF Universum / Interspot Film, Franz Hafner Duration: 2 x 52 min Directed by Franz Hafner, Gernot Lercher A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film and BR in association with Austrian Television Fund and Cinestyria except for Germany (Part I), worldwide (Part II) World Mountain Documentary Festival of Qinghai China 2014: Jade Kunlun Award New York Film Festival 2014: Silver World Medal HD EV FV UT

34 UNIVERSUM Engadin Switzerland s Wilderness Picture: ORF Universum / kurt mayer ilm Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mayer A co-production by ORF, kurt mayer ilm, ARTE, NDR in association with Austrian Television Fund, BMBF except for Germany and France Swiss Mountain Film Festival 2015, Pontresina: Best Swiss Movie HD EV FV UT It was a hundred years ago, when a group of Swiss champions of Nature created Engadin National Park, the Alps very irst wildlife reserve. Human interference ceased: and that meant no more rescue campaigns either, like the secret smuggling of Ibexes over the pass from Italy just a few years before. Nature up here should be as free as the glacier waters had always been. Here a drop can decide where it wants to go: east to the Inn, Danube and Black Sea, north to the Rhine and the North Sea, or south to the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. A hundred years have passed and man has watched in wonder as a new balance has established itself in this Alpine wonderland: the Ibex thrive, the bearded vulture is back in force, and even large predators lynx, wolves and bears are starting to claim back their old hunting grounds. This documentary follows in their tracks to celebrate a spectacular pioneering story of nature preservation. Forest of Fantasies Picture: ORF Univerum / epo-ilm, Klaus T. Steindl Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Klaus T. Steindl A co-production by ORF and epo-ilm in association with Austrian Television Fund, Cinestyria, Land Steiermark Volks kultur, CineART, Graz Kultur, Graz Wissenschaft and BMBF On Christmas Eve, they say, the animals can talk. Peter Rosegger, one of Austria s greatest writers, turned this legend into a magical short story about his own childhood in Styria s Alpine uplands. It s one of Austria s most fascinating landscapes: deep, dark forests lanked by steep mountain ridges, gentle meadows reaching up to exposed summits: in limitless shades of just one color: green. Trudging through the snow to join his family for the Christmas Eve service in the valley below, tenyear-old Peter comes face to face with a young fawn in the twilight, and wonders what it could tell about growing up in the forest, with the other animals, through the seasons. This ilm captures the essence of Rosegger s story and the subtle and dramatic changes of the Styrian forest throughout the year. HD EV FV UT

35 Wilderness on the Water Lake Constance UNIVERSUM No other European destination has as many incoming and out-going lights as Lake Constance: it s the main hub for migratory birds in Western Europe. Over 300 diferent species pass through every year: that s more than a quarter of a million birds. Lake Constance is so large that, standing on one shore, the Earth s curvature prevents you seeing the opposite bank. This body of water is large enough to inluence the climate, and the soil round about is so fertile it creates its own ecosystem. Red-crested pochards, whooper swans, alpine swifts and raccoons: the lake is home to a myriad of species. This ilm explores the secrets above and below the surface and on the banks of this lake which links Austria, Germany and Switzerland with no borders in between. Picture: ORF Univerum / wega Film, Klaus T. Steindl Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Klaus T. Steindl A co-production by ORF, SWR, SRF, wega Film, BMBF and ORF-Enterprise, supported by the Film Fund of the State Vorarlberg except for Germany and Switzerland HD EV FV UT Expedition Through the Reeds Lake Neusiedl The blood-red sphere of the sun sinks beneath the horizon, and the calls of waterbirds and raptors cut through the twilight. This is the westernmost point of the Orient, Austria s only steppe lake. Lake Neusiedl, just two meters deep, is surrounded by an immense reed jungle a world in miniature where humans instantly lose their orientation. Deer thrive among the reeds; along with acrocephalus warblers and nonagria moths, they ind concealment and plenty Picture: ORF Universum / Cosmoc Factory of food here. Natural salt ponds, miles-long sandbars and tumbleweed that was exported to the Wild West complete the picture of this unique place. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Manfred Christ A co-production by ORF, Cosmos Factory and BR in association with Burgenland Tourismus and Nationalpark Neusiedler See-Seewinkel except for Germany HD EV UT

36 UNIVERSUM Danube Europe s Amazon Part I: From the Black Forest to the Black Sea Part II: Forest, Flood and Frost Picture: ORF Universum / ScienceVision Duration: 2 x 50 min Directed by Rita and Michael Schlamberger A co-production by ORF, ScienceVision, NDR Naturilm, BR and doclights in association with ARTE and ICPDR except for Germany and France Matsalu Nature Film Festival 2013: Best Nature Menigoute Film Festival 2013: Prix Paul Géroudet Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2013: White Dolphin Grand Prix Golden Eagle Festival 2012: Cine Golden Eagle Award HD EV FV UT This comprehensive cinematic portrait of Europe s second-longest river presents scenes of breathtaking beauty along the banks of the Danube and investigates the tension between humans and nature, civilization and wilderness. Dams and power stations alternate with sections of natural wilderness along this mighty river, which lows through great cities such as Vienna and Budapest and untouched natural landscapes like the Danube National Park and the Kopaki Rit. Further south, between the Carpathian mountain range in Romania and the Serbian Ore mountains, the river passes through the Iron Gate, 137 kilometers of gorges that are among the largest in Europe. The mighty river ends in a unique labyrinth of water, mud and reeds the Danube delta. It is the last remaining major river delta in Europe and the largest reed bed on earth, used by huge colonies of pelicans, cormorants, sea eagles and spoonbills for breeding and nesting. Zambezi The Thundering River Picture: ORF Universum / Science Vision Duration: 2 x 50 min Directed by Michael Schlamberger A co-production by ORF, ScienceVision, NDR Naturilm, WDR and ARTE in association with National Geographic Channels International except for Germany and France Festival International du Film Animalier (FIFA) 2011: Grand Prix; Sichuan TV Festival 2011: Gold Panda Awards for Documentary HD EV FV UT It s one of the least-known rivers on Earth yet it lows for nearly 2,800 kilometers and belongs to six countries. The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and along its course it sweeps through a series of natural spectacles from the blooming of a thousand musasa trees to the rains that will lood its banks, anointing the land with rich silt. But none compete with the river s crescendo the Victoria Falls one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Zambezi is a haven and a source of life to a vast array of wild animals and humans alike. Filmed throughout the changing seasons, we follow the river in Part 1 from its headwaters to the thundering power of the Victoria Falls. In Part 2 the Zambezi gently lows towards the Indian Ocean, taking in some of Nature s grandest wildlife spectacles. The story of the Zambezi is one of constant change, of life and death it is the story of Africa itself. 36

37 On a River in Ireland UNIVERSUM The Shannon is Ireland s greatest geographical landmark and the longest river in these islands. For 340 kms the river carves its way south through the heart of the country almost splitting Ireland in two. It is both a barrier and highway a silver ribbon holding back the rugged landscapes of the west from the gentler plains to the east. On its journey, the Shannon passes through a huge palette of rural landscapes. On little known backwaters, Ireland s wild animals and plants still thrive as almost nowhere else. On a River in Ireland ofers a remarkable portrait of Ireland s greatest geographical feature, using a host of techniques and showing never before ilmed Irish sequences and stories. Picture: Crossing the Line Productions Duration: 1 x 60 min. / 2 x 50 min Directed by John Murray Produced by Crossing the Line Productions in association with RTÉ with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, ESB, Waterways Ireland, the Heritage Council and the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht except for the USA, UK, Ireland, France, Australia, Sweden Festival Nature Namur 2015: Missoula Festival 2014, Jackson Hole Wildlife Festival 2013: Grand Teton Award HD EV FV UT A Tiger Called Broken Tail Irish Cameraman Colin Staford-Johnson spent almost 600 days ilming Broken Tail & his family for some of the inest tiger documentaries ever made. Broken Tail was the most charismatic tiger cub he d ever seen in Ranthambhore, one of India s premier wild tiger reserves. Impossibly cute, he gamboled and posed for Colin s camera through the irst years of his life. But then, without warning, Broken Tail disappeared. He abandoned his sanctuary and went on the run, disappearing into the wilds of rural India for almost a year. On a spectacular odyssey across Rajasthan, Colin travels by horseback retracing Broken Tail s last journey, gathering clues as to his route and behaviour, exploring why he abandoned his home, and above all: revealing important truths about India s last wild tigers. Picture: Crossing the Line Productions Duration: 1 x 58 min Directed by John Murray and Colin Staford-Johnson Produced by Crossing the Line Productions in association with BBC, Irish Film Board, WNET, SWR, ZDF and ARTE except for the USA, UK, Ireland, Germany and France Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2011: Grand Teton Award, Best Hosted Program Award, Best Conservation Program Award HD EV FV UT

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39 UNIVERSUM Pictures: Power of Earth Productions Stars and Stripes Why is a baby deer born with white spots and why do they disappear as it grows? Why is a young wild boar striped? What makes the stripes fade with age? And why is a thrush spotted when it s young, and striped when it s older? Somatolysis is the answer. This ancient Greek expression means dissolution of the body : by changing its shape and contour. For many animals it s the key to survival in the critical irst days and weeks. It works like a magic cloak, that makes hatchlings and youngsters virtually invisible. A female deer leaves her fawn unattended for hours. It s not strong enough to follow her, but she needs to graze to produce milk to feed it. The fawn s only hope is to be invisible. Maybe bright white spots aren t such a bad idea in a meadow full of daisies... Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mündl Produced by Power of Earth Productions 4K HD EV FV UT

40 UNIVERSUM The Secret Life of Snakes Picture: Power of Earth Productions Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mündl A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions, supported by Kultur Niederösterreich, Carinthia Film Commission, Umweltagentur und Umweltschutzverein NÖ Intl. Animal and Nature Film Festival, Shanghai: Best Species Documentary Award HD EV UT They are among the most hated and feared animals on the planet only few people recognize their beauty. This documentary features some of Europe s most stunning species, like the European adder, the nose-horned viper, the dice snake, the ringed snake and the Aesculapian snake. After a winter safe in burrows, sometimes in bundles of hundreds, the spring s warmth brings them back to life. Adders at 2,000 metres in the Alps have extra survival skills: they are almost pitch-black to absorb every last ray from the sun, and their ofspring are born alive it would be too cold for eggs. Storks and herons, martens and polecats predate their lower altitude cousins. Most snakes avoid humans. The Aesculapian snake likes to shimmy up trees to catch birds, but it s happiest where humans store grain, or dump waste that attracts lots of mice. And Europe has its own constrictor! So watch out next time you re walking in the park... Secrets of Bumblebees Pictures: ORF Universum / Power of Earh Productions Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mündl A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions in association with ORF-Enterprise, bm:ukk, Cinestyria and Kultur Niederösterreich Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2015, Japan Wildlife Filmfestival 2015,Festival international du ilm animalier d Albert 2015 Television and Film Awards New York 2015: Gold World Medal They are chubbier, fuzzier and more leisurely than their sisters, the bees. They are a lot less aggressive and awe-inspiring than their cousins the wasps. Compared to honey bees, these social insects have long been poorly researched, though they re at home in temperate regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere and South America. A few tropical species form colonies lasting several years, but elsewhere only the summer s new Queens survive into next spring. Macro and high-speed cinematography allow us to witness their behavior, understand their biology, experience their unique abilities and leave us in awe of these droll little harbingers of spring. HD EV FV UT

41 Sun-Seeking Creatures A Mediterranean World UNIVERSUM This documentary follows the widest variety of creatures in the Mediterranean climate of the Danube like the western green lizard and the Aesculapian snake the largest lizard and snake in central Europe. The audience is invited to experience the family life of ground squirrels, visit the islands that have their own local species of scorpion, and encounter the praying mantis, the saga pedo and the wasp spider. Picture: Power of Earth Productions Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mündl Produced by Power of Earth Productions HD EV FV UT Sky Hunters The World of the Dragonly This ilm presents dragonlies as they have never been seen before. Fascinating close up shots take us into the world of these insects, which have lived on earth since the age of the dinosaurs. Spectacular super slow motion shots and elaborate computer animation uncover, for the irst time, how dragonlies capture their prey at lightning speed while lying. Picture: Power of Earth Productions Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mündl A co-production by ORF and Power of Earth Productions HD EV FV UT

42 UNIVERSUM Little Monsters Hide & Cheat Pictures: Power of Earth Productions Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mündl A co-production by ORF, Power of Earth Productions and ARTE in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Germany and France This 3D documentary presents some of the animal kingdom s strangest survival strategies. The most startling behavior patterns aren t found among the classic big animals like lions or polar bears, but among nature s smaller creatures: poison dart frogs, chameleons, praying mantises and scorpions, to name but a few. These Little Monsters are masters of survival. Until recently, only a handful of scientists had the technical means to study them up close. But now, with its ingenious combination of slow-motion 3D and time-lapse 3D sequences, Little Monsters sets new standards in the third dimension, yielding unbelievable scenes the world has never seen and felt before. HD 2D 3D EV FV UT Garden Wild! Picture: Power of Earth Productions Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mündl Produced by Power of Earth Productions and m-cine in association with Natur im Garten, Lower Austria, FISA, Hypo NV, Kittenberger, Die Gärten Niederösterreichs Just by making space in our gardens we can provide vital habitats for a large number of wild animals and plants. Garden wetlands, dry stone walls, hedgerows, lower meadows and even simply homes for useful creatures can support resident species over the year. Sometimes one small step leads to a great change: to help endangered butterly species, for example, it is enough to plant certain lowers in the garden. A scarcely-touched garden is backdrop for the growth and decay of nature over the seasons. Time lapse tracks, macro and micro, and slow motion provide an insight into fascinating lora and fauna at our front and back doors. This documentary follows biological cycles through the year and shows how gardens can serve as a permanent food source or as a refuge for wildlife. HD EV FV UT

43 Wild Venice UNIVERSUM Who would have thought Venice has its own beautiful reefs? The Tegnùe, located on the east end of the Lagoon, contain an astonishing diversity of life, from sponges and sea anemones to scribbled pipeish and lashing squid. Like all the other amazing wildlife, the Tegnùe have been inluenced, perhaps created, by centuries of human geo-engineering. The Grand Canal itself is actually the mouth of the river Brenta, descending 200kms from the Alps! The Lagoon is a hot-spot for exotic birds heading north in spring year after year more than 60 species stop at the Lagoon, their irst feeding ground after crossing the Mediterranean. Venice s fabulous hidden gardens are hiding-places for pine-martens and geckos, while kestrels use abandoned monasteries to breed, and launch hunting expeditions. In magniicent, atmospheric 4K photography, this ilm reveals the unexpected natural glories of the world s most beautiful man-made environment. Picture: ORF Universum / epo-ilm, Marco Tasso Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Klaus T. Steindl Produced by epo-ilm for ORF, ARTE and NDR in association with ORF-Enterprise, BMBF and SBS except for Germany, France and Australia Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2015: Silver Dolphin 4K HD EV FV UT Wild Nairobi With a population of around 3 million, Nairobi is one of the largest cities in Africa. However this metropolis is surrounded by wilderness that extends into the city itself. Just a few metres from the airport lies the Nairobi National Park, with its vast savannah and majestic wildlife. Beside the highway, separated only by wire fence, lions, hyenas, girafes and rhinoceros wander through grassland, while hundreds of marabous breed in the tree-lined streets in the city center. Hordes of apes entertain (and infuriate) picknickers in the city s parks; leopards hunt pets in wealthy suburbs, while hyenas scavenge in the city s shantytowns. This is a journey of discovery through a great city full of contradictions and teeming with nature, where humans and animals live together as sometimes unwilling neighbours. Picture: ORF-Universum / Cosmos Factory Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Udo Maurer, Manfred Christ Produced by Cosmos Factory for ORF in association with ORF-Enterprise HD EV FV UT

44 UNIVERSUM Planet Sparrow Picture: ORF Universum / kurt mayer ilm Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Kurt Mayer A co-production by ORF, kurt mayer ilm, ARTE and NDR Naturilm in association with Austrian Television Fund, Vienna Film Fund and bm:ukk except for Germany and France 19 th Gran Paradiso Film Festival 2015: Prize Progetto Natura & Premio Lipu Mario PastoreI, Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2014: Gold Dolphin, Int. Mountain Film Festival Graz 2014: Winner Kamera Alpin Austria HD EV FV UT A sparrow in the Souk in Cairo: he lits between crowded stalls to build his nest and attract a mate. He s one of ive heroes of Planet Sparrow whose adventures cover the world, from Cairo to Beijing, New York, Moscow, Vienna and Paris. Sparrows may seem dull, but this irst impression is deceptive; they re extremely clever. The camera pursues these artists of light through narrow alleys, revealing their spectacular aerial maneuvers. In New York, orphaned sparrow chicks are adopted by new sparrow parents. Sparrows play Russian roulette in Moscow, lying beneath the cars on the busiest roads. In Beijing they re captured and then released to bring good luck. In Paris, centuries of living with humans have taught them to form teams that steal and share the food of café diners. Planet Sparrow is a documentary about these lying survival artists, their neighbors and adversaries, all photographed from the perspective of the birds! Return of the Hoopoe Picture: ORF Universum / Kubeilm, Florian Berger Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Florian Berger and Stefan Polasek A co-production by ORF and Kubeilm in association with Austrian Television Fund Ökoilmtour 2014: Best Children and Youth Film, Gran Paradiso International Nature Film Festival 2013: Trofeo Stambecco d Oro, International Science Film Festival World of Knowledge 2013: Best Director Award - igurine The Tree of Knowledge Across Europe hoopoes are struggling. But amidst the orchards and vineyards of the Wagram region near Vienna they are thriving. This documentary shows how the small bird with the spectacular crown feathers made a comeback in the heart of Europe and how it is dealing with its neighbours: Aesculapian snakes, foxes and falcons. But it is also the story of one man s dream that came true: Manfred Eckenfellner is the Hoopoe Whisperer, and through his passion the birds found their way back to the Wagram. Even cultivated landscapes like Wagram s vineyards ofer countless opportunities for wild animals to ind new niches. Kestrels use castle towers to breed and bee-eaters live in the same layers of loess vintners grow their grapes on. HD EV FV UT

45 Buddies How Dogs Discovered Man UNIVERSUM No animal relects human social changes as much as the dog. For millennia, dogs have served as mankind s hunting buddies, vital companions in our struggle for survival. In today s increasingly civilized world, modern dogs have had to abandon their irst instincts, inding new employment as family members, helping the disabled, diagnosing cancer, or sniing for drugs. We have forgotten what it actually means to be a dog, a hunter. Buddies looks back at this part of our cultural history and discovers where dog skills come from, inding out what we have given up and gained as our relationship with dogs has changed. Buddies takes a closer look at dog and man, nature and culture a cinematic cross-over appealing not just to hunters and dog-lovers but to anyone fascinated by the history and development of humankind. Picture: ORF Universum / wega Film Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Ute Gebhardt A co-production by ORF, wega Film and ARTE in association with bm:ukk except for Germany and France HD EV FV UT Radioactive Wolves In 25 years the nuclear wasteland around Chernobyl has re-emerged as a complete ecosystem and one of Europe s largest wildlife sanctuaries. And yet, it is radioactive. Where humans are unable to live, nature is lourishing. Somewhere in this nuclear wilderness, there are packs of radioactive wolves, wandering through abandoned towns. Here they live in large packs as they used to. There are now an estimated 300+ wolves making the most of this deceptively beautiful landscape. But are these wolves mutants? Have they been afected by nuclear contamination after the 86 explosion? This ilm embarks on a journey to investigate the fate of the wolves and other animals in the contaminated wilderness. Picture: ORF Universum / epo-film, Klaus Feichtenberger Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Klaus Feichtenberger A co-production by ORF, epo-ilm, WNET and NDR except for Germany and the USA Japan Wildlife Festival 2013: Environment Conservation Encouragement Award, Festival in Xanty-Mansijsk, Russia 2012: 1 st Prize, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2011: Best Wildlife Habitat Program HD EV FV UT

46 UNIVERSUM The Grey and the Red Secrets of Squirrels Everybody loves squirrels, and yet we only know them from their brief visits to ground level. Now, extraordinary 4K / Ultra HD storytelling shows them in their own environment: high up in the treetops. This ilm reveals their intelligence and explores the deadly struggle for dominance between the two main species. These cute and cuddly russet acrobats are so clever they re drawing increased attention from scientists. Indeed, they now depend on the scientists for their survival, as they face extinction. Grey squirrels from North America are spreading across Europe, displacing the native red squirrel. This documentary charts both their lovable antics and the life-and-death struggle for survival of an animal that still has plenty of secrets to reveal. It observes a family of red squirrels over the course of a year, as they mate, care for their young, and battle for food and against predators. COMING SOON Picture: ORF Universum / Rilk Film Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Thomas Rilk A co-production by ORF, ARTE, NDR and Rilk Film, supported by Cinestyria except for Germany and France 4K HD EV FV UT

47 Hell and Paradise Russia s Wild Sea UNIVERSUM The Sea of Okhotsk lies between the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Japanese island of Hokkaido: the last and greatest unspoiled ocean on Earth. High and low tides vary by 14 meters, typhoons and tsunamis lash the shore with ten-meter waves. This is a wildlife paradise where animals grow bigger, stronger and more numerous than anywhere else. Its iconic animals are giant brown bears, the world s biggest sea eagles and the acrobatic spotted seals. Grizzlies here dip into the thermal baths and geysers left by the world s most active volcanoes. The few human inhabitants are held by the glory of the natural spectacles, including the world s largest seabird colonies, starish, sea urchins, orcas, porpoises and in whales. Duration: 2 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Franz Hafner Produced by Interspot Film for ORF, Smithsonian Channel, Channel One Russia, ZDF and ARTE France in association with National Geographic Channels International and ORF- Enterprise except for Russia, France, Germany, the USA and Canada HD EV FV UT Pictures Interspot Film 47

48 UNIVERSUM Greece Highlands & Islands Part I: Highlands Part II: Islands Greece is a land of unique contrasts, with wild animals that have disappeared from the rest of Europe! Archaic relationships, as beits one of Civilization s sources, and seemingly special powers like Greek Gods! Highlands takes us to isolated places like the Vikos Gorge, Europe s Grand Canyon and wild mountain streams. Scorpions perform their mating dance, gripping each other s pincers for hours. At the foot of Meteora monasteries lives the Scheltopusik, a bizarre legless lizard. Islands is dedicated to Greece s milder side: on Rhodes, crabs hunt butterlies as they hang from the branches of the pine. A caterpillar defends itself by turning into an Alien. And ofshore, a cuttleish lashes its message of fear, stress or courtship. FUTURE PROJECTS IN PRODUCTION Picture: ORF Universum / wega Film, Catkin Media Duration: 2 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Thassilo Franke, Stephan Krasser and Johannes Berger A co-production by ORF, NDR, ARTE and wega Film except for Germany and France 4K HD EV FV UT

49 Empire of the Vineyard UNIVERSUM A well-tended vineyard nurtures the quality of a wine over generations. But its micro-world is a battleground, an animal empire fought over in hundreds of tiny dramas every day. The irresistible smell of fresh vine leaves tempts deer out of the bushes. European and Asian ladybugs swarm out of their underground colony beside the vine after sleeping though the cold season. Young rabbits play in the morning mists, under the watchful eye of their mothers. An eagle owl swoops from the forest to snatch voles between the vines, then lies 200 meters further to prey on the ducks in the river. The night owl shares its territory with a buzzard, which only hunts during the day. A European green lizard lashes the lamboyant blue of its neck to impress the females as it basks on the limestone walls, not far from its natural enemy, a smooth snake. Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Waltraud Paschinger Produced by Interspot Film and kwanza for ORF and France 2 except for France 4K HD EV FV UT Picture: Stepan Kildishev / 123rf.com 49

50 UNIVERSUM Wild Way of the Vikings We follow the Vikings footsteps from the Norwegian Coast to Newfoundland, visiting each of the magical islands of Fire and Ice on the way: the Shetlands, the Faroes, Greenland and Iceland. In summer, pilot whales appear in huge numbers in Faroese waters. On Iceland the dominant hunters aren t humans but arctic foxes. In mid-summer guillemot chicks leap from high ledges, aiming for the churning sea 150 meters below. Besides the polar bears, musk ox, wolves and arctic foxes, Greenland is home to vast breeding colonies of geese and the dashing gyr falcon one of the most formidable hunting machines in Nature. Finally reaching the well-wooded shores of Newfoundland, the camera dives beneath the surface to watch the humpbacks as they breach and roll in pure exuberance. FUTURE PROJECTS Picture: ORF Universum / maramedia Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Nigel Pope Produced by Maramedia for ORF, BBC, PBS and France 5 in association with ORF-Enterprise, National Geographic Channels and SVT, supported by Creative Europe Available worlwide except for the United Kingdom, the USA, France and Sweden 4K HD EV FV UT

51 Cuba s Wild Revolution UNIVERSUM Cuba has some of the richest wildlife in the Caribbean: 3,700 km of pristine coastline, mountain ranges still draped in primeval forest, swamps teeming with moisture-loving creatures and much of it thrives because of Cuba s revolution. Decades of socialist government, U. S. embargoes and minimal development have left the island virtually unchanged. This ilm will feature Cuba s wildlife where it meets the island s colonial and revolutionary past, and present: from the clouds of vultures riding the updrafts around Havana s legendary Habana Libre hotel to the Cuban boa constrictors making their homes in the deserted mansions of long-gone sugar barons, to the coral-smothered cannon of wrecked Spanish galleons. Neighbors from Haiti to Jamaica may have lushed their natural wealth into the sea; Cuba sits like a green jewel in azure Caribbean waters, pulsing with life. Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2019 Directed by John Murray Produced by CTL Films for ORF, PBS, BBC, France 5, SVT, DR, YLE and RTE in association with ORF-Enterprise except for the USA, UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and France 4K HD EV FV UT Picture: ORF Universum 51

52 UNIVERSUM Corsica The Island Continent Picture: ORF Universum / epo-film Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2019 Directed by Heike Grebe A co-production by Flying Pangolin Film, ORF and NDR in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Germany This large Mediterranean island combines several continents; a corner turned reveals a diferent world: crystalline mountain streams, gorges, with fragrant pine and chestnut forests next to brushland. Spinner dolphins, midget sharks and sperm whales play in sight of snow-capped peaks where ish eagles lazily circle. Corsica even has two distinct breeds of moulon that have never met, introduced from Europe and Iran. 146 endemic plant and 12 animal species survive here, including a lizard that only lives on one wall of one stone hut on an ofshore island! 4K HD EV UT Europe s Wild West Portugal Picture: ORF Universum / Proell Film Duration: 2 x 52 min. Available 2019 Directed by Gernot Lercher & Erich Pröll A co-production by ORF, Proell Film and Skyland Productions in association with ORF-Enterprise 4K HD EV UT Sustained by water from the mountains, nature thrives in Portugal s north, ofering a lush habitat to locks of Greater lamingo. They seek out river estuaries or abandoned saline pools where they feed on shrimps. The shrimps eggs survive in dry salt up to 5 years, until conditions are right to emerge. High in the mountains the Spanish imperial eagle hunts rabbits and birds. Montados, forests of cork oaks, are the perfect hideout for Iberian lynx. Here the great bustard, Europe s heaviest bird, performs a captivating mating dance while reciting a song irresistible to females. The whole display is sometimes watched by a Mediterranean chameleon, Europe s endemic chameleon species. Far in the Atlantic, Madeira s Desertas Islands are the only home of one of the largest and rarest species of wolf-spider. Here rare Mediterranean monk seals have one of the last colonies, while sperm whales enjoy the ocean s rich feeding grounds. 52

53 Wild Austria Created by Water Part I: Frozen Peaks Part II: Rivers and Plains UNIVERSUM Austria s Alpine glaciers, ancient seas and mighty rivers have carved out amazing mountains, caves and lakes key to her wildlife today. Eagles, ibex, otters and deer are iconic, but there are other, stranger creatures: Goldeneye ducks breed in high tree nests. Once hatched, the ducklings must follow their mother to the river below. But they can t ly; so it s a leap of life up to ten metres down. The tiny Bullhead is a ish that can t swim. So it claws with its ins along the gravelly bed of brooks against the current. One creature has survived unchanged from the days of the dinosaurs: the tadpole shrimp, a three-eyed hermaphrodite whose eggs can lie dormant for decades - until they meet water. Adults can self-fertilize, one shrimp is enough to ensure future generations. They all ind their home in Austria s unforgettable landscapes, created by Water s endless cycle and ever-changing forms. Picture: ORF Universum / ScienceVision Duration: 2 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Rita & Michael Schlamberger A co-production by ORF, ARTE, NDR and ScienceVision in association with ORF-Enterprise, supported by Cinestyria, Land Oberösterreich and Cine Tirol except for France and Germany 4K HD EV FV UT Through a Raven s Eye The Common Raven is the largest, cleverest and bravest European corvid brave enough to make its home in the harsh landscape of the Totes Gebirge the Dead Mountains. This barren limestone plateau at 2,500 meters soaks up rainwater, leaving the peaks bone-dry. Further down, the precipitation creates a paradise of turquoise lakes, pristine springs, moss-covered forests and mysterious moors. The temporary karst springs bring further specialist behaviour: landlocked Danube bleak make short and spectacular migrations to their spawning grounds, and wallcreepers scurry up and down steep clifs, looking for larvae; while chamois, ptarmigans and mountain hares eke out a living amongst the jagged rocks. Gliding on silent wings through this landscape of contrasts, the raven takes us on a tour of his realm: this forbidding limestone massif may appear dead but through the raven s eyes it s anything but! Picture: ORF Universum / Interspot, Georgine Sippl Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Waltraud Paschinger and Patrick Centurioni A co-production by ORF, ZDF/ ARTE and Interspot Film, supported by Cinestyria, Land Oberösterreich and Austrian Television Fund except for Germany and France HD EV FV UT

54 UNIVERSUM Mexico s Animal Migrants Mexico is one of earth s few mega-biodiverse regions. Aside from residents like jaguars, eagles, roadrunners and tarantulas, there are also migrants that come in their millions from all across North and South America. Some animal adventurers set out from Mexico, others return to it or travel through. Snow Geese, Gray Whales, Free-Tailed Bats, Monarch Butterlies, Whale Sharks, Rufous Hummingbirds and the River of Raptors: together their stories create a living map of all of Mexico, with its most iconic animals and most spectacular landscapes. Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2019 Picture: Interspot Film Directed by Andrew Graham Brown A co-production by ORF and Interspot Film except for Mexico HD EV UT Magic Mongolia FUTURE PROJECTS Picture: Interspot / Franz Hafner The world s least-populated country is home to the largest steppe in the world, a fascinating desert, expansive jungles, mighty mountain summits, swamps, and more than a thousand rivers and lakes. Each landscape has its own climate, lora and fauna: snow leopards hunt argali sheep in the mountains, wolverines and lynx roam the taiga alongside reindeer and mountain hares. Duration: 2 x 52 min. Available 2020 Directed by Franz Hafner A co-production by ORF and Interspot Film HD EV UT

55 The Shape of Africa Part I: The Ancient Bridge reveals Part II: Between Land and Sea Part III: Coast of Wonders UNIVERSUM A unique new look at Africa, from its coastal outlines, featuring wildlife and landscapes, national parks and game reserves unseen in other wildlife ilms. The Ancient Bridge reveals reveals Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia as the land bridge between Gondwana and the Eurasian continent. Rhinoceros, big cats and antelopes, even camels reached Africa through here, until the Red Sea widened, creating fabulous coral reefs and warm waters for manta rays and dolphins. Between Land and Sea shows how tectonics tore India from Africa s east coast, with Madagascar in between, leaving amazing similarities in landscapes and preserving unique species. Between Land and Sea highlights the great contrasts of Africa s west coast: harshest deserts, lushest jungles, rich Atlantic ishing grounds and the edge of the Sahara. Picture: ORF Universum Duration: 3 x 52 min. Available 2019 Directed by Harald Pokieser A co-production by ORF and Cosmos Factory HD EV UT Meet the Martens Inspired by Erich Kästner s Conference of the Animals, this ilm by Kurt Mayer ( Planet Sparrow ) gathers members of the remarkable Marten family from four continents to an international meeting in Vienna. The venue, a traditional hotel (think Grand Budapest Hotel ) becomes their temporary home. Honey-badgers, wolverines, ermines and stone martens even otters each have their own way of making their room their territory, and each room has magical access to the natural habitat they left behind. Meet the Martens combines blue chip wildlife photography with the comedy of unexpected encounters between relatives. Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Kurt Mayer and Judith Doppler A co-production by ORF, kurt mayer ilm and ARTE except for Germany and France Picture: kurt mayer ilm 4K HD EV FV UT

56 UNIVERSUM Schönbrunn s Ark Picture: ORF Universum Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Lukas Beck Produced by WR Film for ORF It may be the world s oldest zoo (Joseph II founded it in 1752), but Schönbrunn is still at the cutting edge of global conservation: Polar Bears in Canada, Elephants in Sri Lanka - even Water Bufalos in Upper Austria! Following Lukas Beck s delightful and emotional irst ilm with Schönbrunn, A Life for Animals, Schönbrunn s Ark now portrays the intimate, dynamic relationships that develop between a zoo s experts and the species they reach out to save, on three continents. FURTHER RECOMMENDATION Keepers of the Ark A Life for Animals 4K HD EV UT Vulture Culture! Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Kurt Mayer A co-production by ORF and kurt mayer ilm Picture: ORF Universum / kurt mayer ilm 4K HD EV UT Charlie is a young Bearded Vulture chick growing up among the sheer mountainsides of Switzerland s Engadin National Park. Helped by his family, Charlie will learn how to ly, will watch as his relatives paint themselves in the orange mud that is the preferred make-up of all their kind, and above all: he will be taught how to master the skills of dive-bombing with marrow-bones, his species unique way to access high-nutrition food. But at the age of two Charlie s dark plumage will become paler, and he will be rejected. Then he must ly away, as far as the skies of Milan or Rotterdam, only to return as an adult. Now he will most likely ind another chick in his nest, and it s up to him to ind his own mate, and cement the new relationship with the vultures glorious mating lights. Bearded Vultures were eradicated from the Alps by 1907, but in the 1980s they were reintroduced, and now for the irst time in a century, three generations of vultures live side by side. 56

57 Seefeld Tyrolean Wonderland Part I: Realm of the Peregrine Falcon Part II: Managing Mountains UNIVERSUM In February 2019, Seefeld hosts the year s biggest winter sports event: the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Seefeld lies at the heart of Tyrol, surrounded by the most beautiful and wildest Alpine peaks. The diversity of the landscape is breathtaking: primeval forests, rushing rivers, rocky peaks, pastures and waterfalls, as well as innumerable lakes and moors. Higher elevations are home to ibex, chamois and rock partridges, while Western capercaillies and grey-headed woodpeckers inhabit the forests. Picture: Jungle-Productions/ Freinademetz Duration: 2 x 52 min. Available 2019 Directed by Manfred Corrine, Franz Hafner and Christian Puluj Produced by Interspot Film for ORF, BR except for Germany 4K HD EV UT 5.1 XX Walks with Alpine Ibex They rest by night, a silhouette of snoring and sighing horns, beneath Capricorn s stars in the milky Alpine skies. Only at full moon do they walk. Then the herd moves together, silently, gracefully. Like ghosts their horned heads peek above the limestone ridges of the Hochschwab mountains. This massive range absorbs snowmelt and rainfall like a gigantic sponge, supplying a million people in distant Vienna with crystal-clear water. Entering the archaic, mystic world of the ibex was Bernhard Schatz s dream. In this unique ilm Bernhard follows the Alpine ibex through a whole year; we experience the amazing, sometimes comical, social behavior of these magical animals, ilmed in the heaviest snowstorms and in the cracking summer heat. And alongside the ibex we also meet their animal companions: chamois, marmots, golden eagles and European adders. Picture: ORF Universum / dreid.at Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Waltraud Paschinger A co-production by ORF and dreid.at Filmproduktion 4K HD EV UT

58 UNIVERSUM Picture: Interspot Film / Aleksandar Gospic Duration: 1 x 52 min Available 2020 Directed by Manfred Corrine Produced by Interspot Film for ORF 2020 HD EV UT Istria Istria a secret destination, turned by its isolation into a hidden sanctuary for the wildlife of Southern Europe, a steep Adriatic karst labyrinth in today s Croatia. Fieldfare thrushes, crowded in bushes at the edge of forests, ire demoralising digestive missiles rearwards from their behinds, a persuasive deterrent to predators. And predators there are, though the short-toed eagles are paying more attention to the rodents gambolling on the burning rocks, while grifon vultures bide their time in the updraughts, waiting for the spoils. This is a theatre of life in layers. Layered in time too. When darkness comes wild boar snule through the forest past a deserted village. Autumn is hog heaven here, the time of the trules. But hogs avoid the village, because here there be wolves, among the roots in the abandoned cellars, gliding past the trunks rearing from windows. The whole wolf pack lives here. Noone comes near, save mother bears in the springtime, exploring with their cubs. Bears of the Karawank Picture: ORF Universum / dreid.at, Hansruedi Weyrich Duration: 1 x 52 min Available 2019 Directed by Eva Gressel A co-production by ORF, ZDF/ARTE and dreid.at Film produktion except for Germany and France No other part of southern Europe has such a high concentration of brown bears as Slovenia s Mediterranean karst and the Italian and Austrian Alps. The bears hide in the untouched forests there s no need for them to cross paths with people. The bear cubs stay with their mother until she returns to oestrous. Then, she chases them away and the cubs have to ind their own territory. The young brown bears wander north until the massive Karawank mountains block their way. Young bears are curious hunters and fearless climbers. And yet crossing these mountains at up to 2,500 meters is not even their most challenging mission an encounter with humans can bring a sudden end to their daring journey in one of Europe s wildest landscapes. The spectacular Karawank peaks with their harsh north faces and gentle southern slopes, home to teeming Mediterranean wildlife, mark the southern barrier of the Alps. 4K HD EV FV UT

59 Vietnam From Green Hell to Green Paradise WILDLIFE This unique land ofers ecological diversity and exotic wildlife, some of its animals discovered only a few years ago; a land torn into pieces, burned and destroyed but now on its way to become paradise again: this is Vietnam. More than kilometers of amazing coastline connect the country with the fascinating waterworld of the South Chinese Sea. In the North, where the water is cooler, some of the world s richest Coral reefs can be found. The mountainous regions up in Vietnam s northern parts hide last biological mysteries: some species have been observed for the irst time only in our generation. Duration: 2 x 52 min. Available 2019 Directed by Heike Grebe and Johannes Berger Produced by Skyland Productions in association with ORF-Enterprise 4K HD EV UT Picture: Skyland Productions Kenya: Big Five Last Five? It seems to be a true paradise, and it is a stunning adventure for everybody who experiences his irst safari in one of Africa s national parks. The foreigners focus is mainly on the Big Five. Will they be found? Will they be seen? Bufalo, Elefant, Rhino, Lion and even Leopard...? With stunning pictures from air and ground this ilm explores the most exciting landscapes of Kenya and its wildlife. It shows that not only losing one of the Big Five would cause a sobering loss. Kenya s wildlife blooms due to its rich diversity. But it is an unstable diversity which could also brush away other iconic animals like the Grevy s zebras or the wild dogs in short term. Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2019 Directed by Lukas Beck Produced by Skyland Productions in association with ORF-Enterprise 4K HD EV UT Picture: Skyland Productions 59

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61 NATURE Pictures: ThoRa Film Europes Border Rivers In this threefold documentary, three luid frontiers within Europe are unveiled. Leaving from their source until reaching their estuaries, we follow their turbulent past and present, their currents and meanders as well as the beautiful landscapes they carve and have to put up with. But rivers can also be both common lifelines and radical separations for animals as well as humans. Duration: 3 x 45 min Directed by Thomas Radler A co-production by ThoRa Film and ZDF/ARTE except for Germany and France HD EV FV

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64 HABSBURGER EMPIRE HISTORY Royal Icons Field Marshall Radetzky Field Marshall Radetzky was the hero the declining empire needed. He inspired Emperor Franz Joseph and the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire to the point where the Radetzkymarsch still resonates across the world on New Year s Day. But his life wasn t that simple, and not as luxurious as one might think. Performed every year during the New Year s concert, watched by 60 million people worldwide, the Radetzkymarsch reminds us all of Field Marshall Radetzky. He was the last of his kind, an old-school commander. The kind of hero a declining kingdom needed to look up to. For his 250th birthday, the director Wolfgang Winkler highlights the impact this commander had on Emperor Franz Joseph and how his wife repeatedly put them in inancial dificulty to the point where he had to mortgage his own grave. Duration: 1 x 47 min Pictures: Pammer Film A co-production by ORFIII and Pammer Film HD EV

65 Maria Theresa Europe s Mother-in-Law This majestic Empress arranged her children s marriages to make peace with France, Spain, Parma and Naples. One of these children was Marie Antoinette, who married Louis XIV of France before they were both decapitated. Needless to say, these marriages were, for the most part, unsuccessful. Watch as Maria Theresia struggled to balance dynastic responsibility and motherly love. HISTORY Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Monika Czernin and Ernst Gossner A co-production by ORF, Interspot Film, ARTE and ZDF in association with Austrian Television Fund, Land Niederösterreich, BMBF and Ceska Televize except for Germany, France and Czech Republic HD EV FV UT Pictures: Interspot Film 65

66 HABSBURG EMPIRE Waterways of Northern Italy HISTORY Northern Italy s rivers carry both goods and memories. Its picturesque landscape still bears marks of its History as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the entire lagoon-city which is Venice is a constant physical reminder of what these rivers are capable of. Picture: Creative Commons CC0 / Pixabay Duration: 1 x 52min Directed by Hermann Peseckas A co-production by ORF/3sat and Ideenprojekt Consult & Media in association with Stadt Salzburg, Land Salzburg and Land Tirol HD EV Conquest of the South Myth of the Prestigious Southern Train The irst holiday goers were rich. Very rich. And they chose to take the prestigious southern train to luxurious weekends by the Adriatic Sea. Even the Emperor s family used to take it. Its renovation is under way to bring it back to its former glory. Picture: Bahnorama Duration: 1 x 45min A co-production by ORFIII and Bahnorama HD EV

67 HISTORY Picture: Ranfilm The Habsburg Emperors Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea became the upper class most prestigious summer destination of the 19th century. These rich and powerful holiday seekers took the southern train to places such as Opatija, Lovran, Losinj, Rijeka, and Portoroz which, until then, were still largely unknown, almost as fast as it does today. In this new production, we track down the imperial charm and lifestyle of the time. The spirit of this glossy era, during which summer tourism was invented, lives on in many historical hotels and cafes. Duration: 1 x 45min Directed by Alfred Ninaus and Stephanie Ninaus A co-production by ORFIII and Ranilm in association with Austrian Television Funds, VAM, Cine Art, BMB HD EV

68 HISTORY Picture: Vaughan Video Mysteries of the Stone Age They seem to have come from another world: circles and buildings made of gigantic stones. The most famous are Stonehenge in Britain and Carnac in France. But these megaliths from the Stone Age 5,000 years BCE are found all round the world, as recent discoveries show. There appears to be a network of sites from the north of Scotland to the Mediterranean (Malta alone has around 30 temples) to the Far East with gigantic graves in Korea. It s still not clear how ancient civilizations managed to create these fantastic stone structures. How did they lift the huge blocks into place? And what can we learn about those societies? What were the turning points in their history? Was there a secret connection between the cultures that built the megalith circles? New studies and the latest international research reveal fresh clues to the biggest mysteries of the Stone Age. Duration: 2 x 52 min Directed by Barbara Puskas A co-production by ORF, SR/ARTE, RAI-Bozen, epo-ilm, Prounen Film and Vaughan Video in association with Austrian Television Fund, Cine Art, BMB and Land NÖ except for Germany, France and Switzerland 4K HD EV FV

69 HISTORY Picture: Vaughan Video The Stone Age Puzzle Megaliths are prehistoric structures that were built from giant stone blocks, and they are among the greatest mysteries of mankind. How these monuments were built and what purpose they served has not yet been clearly decrypted. Only one thing is certain: the number of stone puzzles in Europe alone has reached over 40,000, and similar structures can also be found in Asia, Africa and America. This impressive documentary looks at possible construction techniques from the time and explores the social and religious environment of this historic period. Duration: 1 x 45min Directed by Ronald P. and Roswitha Vaughan A co-production by ORF/3sat and Vaughan Video HD EV

70 HISTORY Pictures: Interspot Film Lost City of Gladiators The gladiator school at Carnuntum, Roman city on the Danube, turned slaves, prisoners, and also volunteers like our hero Atticus into skilled and brutal entertainers who could be re-exported throughout the Empire. Precision, speed and spectacular technique made them true sports stars, kept in peak condition by their vegetarian diet and rigorous training. Gladiators earned well and paid private visits to wealthy women admirers. But a moment s loss of concentration in the arena was lethal, and even in death, the loser must show no emotion. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Klaus T. Steindl and Klaus Feichtenberger A co-production by Interspot Film, ORF, Smithsonian Channel, France 5 and SBS in association with Austrian Television Fund, Land Niederösterreich and BMBF except for the USA, Canada, Australia and France HD EV FV UT

71 HISTORY Picture: Interspot Film Nero Monster or Victim? He s the most notorious of all Roman emperors. He burned Rome, he engaged in incest, and killed his mother, his wife and thousands of Christians. He was a psycho. But suppose it was all lies? What if the crimes he committed never happened, or were normal behaviour for a Roman emperor? Suppose his enemies decided to trash his reputation, and succeeded for two thousand years? Was Nero really a hero, who took from the rich and gave to the poor? Historians, psychologists, criminologists and toxicologists are brought in as this documentary reopens a cold case. Together they reveal a complex web of lies, delections and intrigues. Flashbacks and re-enactments encourage the viewer to explore theories that are suddenly undermined by unexpected twists. The result: a reassessment of Roman history. It s time to re-examine the Nero Files. Duration: 1 x 52 min. Available 2018 Directed by Klaus T. Steindl Produced by Interspot, ORF, ZDF, France 5, PBS, Austrian Television Fund, Land Niederösterreich and BMB HD EV UT

72 WORLD WAR I HISTORY The Last Emperor Franz Joseph I. between Power and Powerlessness Franz Joseph s rule lasted 68 years, making him the longest reigning Habsburg monarch. After the passing of Emperor Franz Joseph on 21st November 1916 the dynasty collapsed. He became the symbol of the Habsburg Monarchy, a multi-ethnic state with all of its potential and problems. This documentary ofers a glimpse of the person behind the political igure, showing a man caught between power and powerlessness. Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Ronald and Roswitha Vaughan A co-production by ORF/3sat and Vaughan Video HD EV Picture: Creative Commons CC0 / Pixabay Picture: Power of Earth Productions Picture: metailm Sarajevo The Assassination Learn more abour the dramatic events on the eve of the First World War. Duration: 1 x 60 min Directed by Kurt Mündl Produced by Power of Earth Productions HD EV The Road to War How did the regional conlict afect the Central Powers and Triple Entente to enter the First World War? Duration: 1 x 50 min Directed by Leo Bauer and Robert Gokl A co-production by ORF and metailm in association with BMBF, funded by Austrian Television Fund, Vienna Film Fund and Kultur Niederösterreich Available for Europe only, worldwide upon request HD EV

73 HISTORY Picture: RANilm Marching to Heaven Follow the hopes and despair of an artillery soldier and a war photographer on the front line on WWI. Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Ninaus and Stephanie Ninaus Produced by RANilm for ORF HD EV Picture: Interspot Film Death at Dawn The Emperors Last Battleship Picture: Gernot Stadler Filmproduktion Isonzo The War in the Mountains Even today, the region along the river Soca in Slovenia is marked by the traces of WWI. Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Gernot Stadler Produced by Gernot Stadler Filmproduktion and ORF/3sat Premuda, June 10th, :05 am: The Szent Istvan is sinking. The most modern battleship of the K.u.K. leet has been hit by two torpedoes on its maiden voyage. Using 3D animation and a diving expedition to the wreck of the Szent Istvan of the coast of Croatia, this ilm attempts to resolve the last mysteries of the ship s destruction. Duration: 1 x 50 min Directed by Maria Magdalena Koller A co-production by Interspot Film, ORF, Vidicom, ARTE, ZDF and BMUKK in association with DocLab, MTV and SF, supported by EU Media Programme and Fernsehfonds Austria except for Germany, France, Hungary, Italy and Switzerland HD EV HD EV FV

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75 World Domination Why did nobody prevent the events of September 11, 2001? Is the French secret service responsible for the attack on Charlie Hebdo? Was the irst moon landing a fake? Was Austria s far-right party leader Jörg Haider killed by a communist group led by the Mossad? Who brings wars, conlicts, disasters and economic crises into the world? Quite simply: YOU! And who are you? The Illuminati. The freemasons. The pharmaceutical cartel. The Jews. Secret services. In summary, conspirators who are in control of all the centers of power, such as politics and the media, are pulling the strings behind the scenes. They want nothing less than the global dominance of the world. In the social media age such conspiracy theories are experiencing a digital renaissance. The abundance of contradictory and partly totally ictitious information that has been brought to us from a number of sources has created a jungle of information that will deprive us of any orientation. How and what and whom can we still believe? Do we need clear enemy images and simple narratives to be able to endure this immensely complex world at all? Who provides what information? And who beneits from our fear of the uncertainty? World Domination consisting of a TV documentary and an interactive web application, is devoted to all these questions. The aim of this documentary is to make the foundation and emergence of conspiracy theories, their application, as well as their beneit and their beneiciaries recognizable and thus easier to understand. CONSPIRACY Visits: Sharing Rate with over 30% Views, 1200 Likes, 437 Comments, 416 Shares Visits on Social Media: over Generated conspiracy theory videos: which means that more than 50% of the audience generated VT-Videos More than video views Devices: Desktop: 44% Smartphone: 44% Tablet: 9% Pictures: metailm Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Fritz Ofner A co-production by ORF, ARTE, SRG SSR, BR, Junge Römer and Metailm supported by Austrian Television Fund, Vienna Film Fund, BMB and Zukunftsfonds in association with ORF-Enterprise except for Switzerland Germany and France For the reporting web dokumentary follow: /en HD EV

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77 World Journal World Journal presents current reports and internationally debated events but also addresses breaking news as they unfold around the world. Thrilling documentaries and excitinginternational reports on political and social developments, as well as irst-hand ilms about individual and foreign lifestyles provide insights into the world in which we live: as beautiful, cruel and exciting as it may be. WORLD JOURNAL To secure a global coverage of the latest events and current afairs through out the world, 24 correspondents in 16 foreign oices, among others in Budapest, Istanbul, Cairo, London, Madrid, Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Washington, etc. are working for World Journal to inform the public about irst-hand international developments. Pictures: Pixabay 77

78 WORLD JOURNAL CURRENT AFFAIRS Picture: ORF Pictures: Pixabay The New Right Wingers Who are these new groups that are taking a hold on the right fringe? Angela Merkel s Last Election How does the crisis-prone chancellor Angela Merkel deal with enormous political challenges? Duration: 1 x 46 min Directed by Andreas Mannsberger Produced by Mabon Film for ORF HD EV Duration: 1 x 30 min Directed by Birgit Schwarz Produced by ORF HD EV Poland Heading Right A massive swing to the right is taking place in Eastern Europe. Duration: 1 x 30 min. / 1 x 45 min HD EV Europe s New Fronts Visiting the political hot spots at Europe s borders and getting to Europe s new fronts. Duration: 1 x 53 min HD EV Picture: ORF 78

79 Mexico A Great Wall There is no country more afected by the change ofgovernment in the USA than Mexico. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV WORLD JOURNAL The Caliphate s Children Around 2000 Austrian citizens sympathize with the radical ideas of the Jihadists. Duration: 1 x 25 min HD EV UT USA S Health Reform The Republicans in the US Senate have taken the irst step towards the abolition of the health reform. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV Opening up Iran A Chance for Business and Human Rights Though back on the international trade stagethere are still human rights violations. Duration: 1 x 50 min Duration: 1 x 30 min./ 1 x 45 min. On the Run 26 year old Abdulmajid Raslan ilmed the turmoil of Syrian war. HD EV UT HD EV The Baltic States Russians in the EU After the independence of Estonia, Latvia andlithuania, the former Soviet citizenshave to ind a new identity. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV Russia 25 Years Without Communism Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV All Eyes On the Mediterranean Route Discussing the current situation of the sea route from Libya to Europe. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV Turkey Quo Vadis What was going on during the coup attempt, the mass arrest and mass dismissal in Turkey? Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV

80 WORLD JOURNAL FOCUS ASIA Picture: ORF North Korea Marathon for the People North Korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world and yet it gives sports enthusiasts the unique opportunity to participate in a marathon through the capital Pjongjang. Dozens of international runners use the huge event also to ind out more about country and people, about military and nuclear programs or about the cautious modernization. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV UT A North Korean Diary Picture: ORF III / Luca Faccio My irst visit to North Korea was in 2005, when the regime was still ruled by Kim Jong Il. The country had not yet admitted to possessing nuclear weapons, but I found it strange that Western media showed such disinterest towards this isolationist state: why were they ignoring a country that still ran concentration camps? Duration: 1 x 45 min HD EV Fukushima Living with Nuclear Disaster On 11 March 2011, a devastating tsunami occurred after an earthquake struck of the northeast Japanese coast, which led to the largest civilian nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Five years later, this documentary examines the consequences of this human tragedy. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV

81 Mumbai Loved and Hated Surviving in the Mega City Showing people of extremecontrasts that are connected by this megalopolis. Duration: 1 x 30 min WORLD JOURNAL HD EV UT Holidaying the Chinese Way Thanks to its new-found prosperity, a billion-strong nation is able to go on holiday on a grand scale. Duration: 1 x 29 min HD Picture: Pixabay NEW Retort Cities How India Plans Progress New smart cities are being designed to ill the needs of over 300 Million people in 20 years time. Duration: 1x30min. / 1 x 45 min HD EV Living in Chinas New Megacity The Rise of Chongqing Outside of China, the world s largest city is hardly known: Chongqing holds 30 million inhabitants and continues to grow. Duration: 1 x 30 min. / 1 x 45 min HD EV India The Marriage Business I + II Until today 90 % of all weddings inindia are arranged. Duration: 2 x 45 min HD EV The Red Billionaires Thanks to the explosive economic boom, several thousand Chinese have become fabulously rich. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV UT

82 WORLD JOURNAL DEVELOPMENT Picture: ORF Kenia A Call for Action Billions of development aid has been pumped into the African continent. But now, Africa calls for the West to stop sending development aid. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV The Forest People Paphos No Man s Home The Guaraní, Brazil s largest indigenous population, were forced to the outermost fringes of society and violently robbed of their livelihoods Duration: 1 x 32 min HD EV What happens to a society in which every ifth isforced to leave his home and live at someone else splace? Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV The Struggle for Housing Unafordable Living in Europe? A touching portrait of people who work full time and yet are still forced to live on the street. Duration: 1 x 30 min. Picture: Langbein & Partner HD EV Romania The Scramble for Land The dominant position of Austrian investors whosecured access to important resources in Romaniais now bringing more and more critics. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV Picture: ORF Ageing in Paradise Examining the economic and moral problems that society has to face in light of an ageing population. Duration: 1 x 35 min HD Europe s Centenarians Finding surprising answers to the great questions of life. Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV

83 RELIGION The Priest That Rocks Guy Gilbert 82 year old rocker Guy Gilbert is also a Priest and uses his excentricity to help bring young parisians back on the right track. WORLD JOURNAL Picture: ORF Duration: 1 x 39 min HD EV Converts to Islam A young Austrians life unfolds between the forbidden harem and allowed halal practises. Duration: 1 x 45 min HD EV Picture: ORF Muslima & Fashion This documentary takes a look at the ifties and sixties andpaints a wholly diferent picture of women s rights in the Middle East from the one we re usedto today. Duration: 1 x 35 min HD EV Pilgrimage between Faith and Money Picture: ORF Two brothers and their muslim father undertake a great journey the islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV UT

84 WORLD JOURNAL CITY PORTRAITS Athens Athens is considered to be the cradle of democracy, but the Greeks seem to have lost control over their destiny, in view of the economic and inancial crisis and the rigid target savings. Picture: Pixabay Duration: 1 x 30 min Directed by Ernst Gelegs Produced by ORF HD EV Bolzano How do the alpine and Mediterranean cultures combine in such a wonderful way in Bolzano? The production depicts the changing history of Italian-speaking and German-speaking South Tyroleans, that determines their homeland, their everyday life and their coexistence. Picture: Pixabay Duration: 1 x 30 min Directed by Ines Pedoth Produced by ORF HD EV

85 Johannesburg The secret capital of South Africa, home town of Nelson Mandela, is portrayed. Lovingly called Joburg by its inhabitants - it still is one of the most dangerous and at the same time most varied and creative cities in Africa. WORLD JOURNAL Duration: 1 x 30 min Directed by Margit Maximilian Produced by ORF HD EV Picture: Pixabay Damascus The Syrian capital, with a centuries-old tradition, a true cultural and religious center of the Orient, torn by the civil war, now largely under the control of Assad. Duration: 1 x 30 min Directed by Fritz Orter Produced by ORF HD EV Picture: Pixabay 85

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87 Newton Whether it is about the joys and wonders of machinery, computers or robotics, the fascination of nature, biology and wildlife or the functioning of society or our personal behaviour among each other, «Newton«presents all scientiic and fascinating facts about human beings, animals, nature and technology and explains the latest news, the basics and contexts. Elaborate and stylish ilm clips make interesting stories easier to understand, supported by computer animations and graphics, experiments and interviews with experts. «Newton«is aimed at anyone who likes to ind out new things, enjoys the odd light-bulb moment and wants to discover what is behind many everyday things and events. NEWTON Pictures: Pixabay 87

88 DIGITAL FUTURE AND HIGHTECH Smart Cities Science for Sale NEWTON Duration: 1 x 21 min HD EV The End of Rosetta Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV The Rosetta Mission Picture: ORF Duration: 1 x 45 min HD EV UT Citizen Science Everyone s a Scientist Duration: 1 x 20 min Picture: Moonlake Entertainment Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV HD EV NEW Austrians in Space Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV Nano Research Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Underground Tunnel Constructions Duration: 1 x 21 min HD The Nobel Prize Winners of the Future Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV EV 88

89 TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY NEW The Electromobile Revolution Three brothers have found a battery system which can help electric cars dominate the international market. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Perpetuum Mobile Learn more about the physical reasons for the impossibility of a perpetual motion machine! Stop or Go for Electric Cars Duration: 1 x 21 min HD EV Hydrogen Fuelling our Future? Is hydrogen the answer for alternative energies? Duration: 1 x 25 min HD EV NEWTON Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Oil-Power versus E-Power: An Industry Reinvents Itself Drones Conquer the Skies Are drones a blessing or a curse, progressist, or dangerous? The spectacular circumnavigation of the globe by a purely solar-powered plane shows what new energy is capable of. Duration: 1 x 25 min HD EV Spring Cleaning at the Reinery Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Tips from Engine Builders Picture: ORF / Bahnorama / Solar Impulse Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Duration: 1 x 45 min HD EV 89

90 SUSTAINABILITY Biotopia The Organic Boom NEWTON Explore the new trend towards organic products. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Water Water examines the use of the resource water and shows how many tons of plastic are washed into the Black Sea every day. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV The Fight Against Food Waste Scientists, food savers and chefs in the smart ight against food wastage. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Picture: ORF/3sat NEW Wood Can we rely on wood to build the houses of the future? Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV CO 2 Massacre Do our eforts in reducing CO 2 and working on an environmentally sustainable future in the end only destroy more of our green lungs? Duration: 1 x 30 min. / 1 x 45 min HD EV Solar Decathlon Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Vertical Farming Could vertical agriculture in high rise buildings offera solution to climate change? Duration: 1 x 14 min HD Winter Sports without Snow What does the future of snowmaking technology hold? Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV EV 90

91 HEALTH AND MEDICINE NEW The Vitamin Lie Fighting the Tobacco Industry We often forget that taking too many vitamin tablets can be damaging for our health. Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV NEWTON Picture: Creative Commons CC0 / Pixabay Soil, Insects, High-Tech and Junk Food Duration: 1 x 45 min HD EV Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV La Dolce Morte The Bitter Side of Sweetness The Revenge of the Bacteria Duration: 1 x 50 min HD EV The Sugar Trap Duration: 1 x 13 min HD EV Energy Drinks Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Beer Science in a Glass Duration: 1 x 22 min HD Picture: Creative Commons CC0 / Pixabay Duration: 1 x 45 min HD EV NEW Self-Healing Forces Duration: 1 x 45 min HD EV 91

92 PSYCHOLOGY AND SPORTS NEWTON What Do We Dream About? Is Freud s interpretation of dreams still relevant? Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Viktor Frankl Logotherapy His logotherapy which he established is applied everywhere from Japan to the United States. Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV Why Do We Laugh Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Above the Clouds What Happens Behind the Scenes When We Fly? Finding out everything about safety, engineering and the physics of light. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV History s Proiler History s proiler combines modern technology to draw secrets to yet unknown details from the world s past. Duration: 1 x 20 min HD EV Forensics Chief Inspector Science Showing the science that investigators use to track criminals. Urban Legends The Fear Business Tracking myths and legends about Cell phone radiation, dowsing and gurus. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV The Pearl Divers Join pearl divers and dive into the Viennese Oyster reef. Looking for the Kick Analyzing the dangers and efects of drugs. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Duration: 1 x 20 min HD EV 92

93 NATURE AND ANIMALS Blossoming Business Therapy through gardening? Duration: 1 x 30 min HD EV NEWTON Hallstatt Explore the oldest and best preserved salt mine in the world. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Intelligent Animals See the enormous cognitive, creative and communicative tasks that animals can perform. NEW Extreme Cold Should we really embrace the cold? Picture: ORF/3sat NEW Secrets of Primeval Times The Language of Tortoises Newton ofers a fascinating peak into the most recent research on tortoises, dives right into their language and shatters some of the prejudice we hold against them. Because tortoises are talkative, fast and, above all, sociable! Duration: 1 x 24 min HD EV Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV Duration: 1 x 22 min HD Surtsey The Birth of an Island Follow the emergence of an island and its development of an ecosystem. Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV EV Wolves The wolf is often described as aggressive,dangerous and scary but is he really? Duration: 1 x 22 min HD EV 93

94 Digital, Easy, out of Place Who will have a Job tomorrow? Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV FACTUAL Techno Sapiens The Future of the Human Species Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV NEW How Safe Are Our Networks? Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV NEW Ageing Well Duration: 1 x 45 min HD EV NEW Addiction on Prescription Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV The Silver Bullet Microbiome Little Helpers, Big Impact Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV NEW Shopping Duration: 1 x 52 min HD EV 94

95 Treasure Hunt: BirdFish Searching for Fenn s Legacy Forrest Fenn is 83 years of age and has lived a lifetime of adventures. He was a ighter pilot in Vietnam, he has searched for (and found) treasures across the globe, he owns a gallery in Santa Fe (New Mexico) and he is rich. Very rich. When he was diagnosed with cancer 20 years ago, he decided to wake the adventurous spirit in people and to memorialize himself through this intiative. He began to ill an old bronze chest with treasures: gold nuggets, golden coins, animal igurines from the same time as Christopher Columbus, antique japanese ornaments made of jade, gemstones. The total weight was of around 20 kilograms. For about four years, he hid this chest in the Rocky Mountains. Somewhere north of Santa Fe. He then published a poem giving away nine clues as to where it was hidden. If interpreted correctly, the poem leads you to the treasure. He gave ive additional clues in various interviews. Noone has found it yet. Or noone could prove having found it. And so it lies somewhere out there, and who else but two austrian children should ind it? Welcome to the Treasure Hunt! FACTUAL Pictures: Birdfish Duration: 1 x 48 min Directed by Katalin Hanappi Produced by Birdish HD EV

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97 FOOD & GARDENING roadkitchen Paul, a somewhat unusual chef, takes us on a journey aboard his Food-Bike across beautiful Austrian regions to visit forward thinking farmers in their greenhouses, vineyards and ields. They show him how their crops are produced, give him numerous tips and tell him many anecdotes. They harvest, cook and laugh together. Take a peek into the daily life of today s passionate heroes: farmers and volunteers for institutions, initiatives and organizations who work hard for sustainable agriculture. LEISURE & LIFESTYLE Pictures: Starkl!Film Duration: 1 x 48 min Directed by Michael Starkl A co-production by Starkl!Film and ORFIII HD EV

98 LEISURE & LIFESTYLE FOOD & GARDENING Picture: Creative Commons CC0 / Pixabay Breads, Tarts and Sweet Treats A Culinary Easter in Europe Traditional baked goods are common throughout Europe not just during the Christmas season, but at Easter too. The wide variety is the result of religious diferences and regional quirks. One ingredient is particularly central at Easter: yeast. Without this fungus, many Easter specialities such as Colomba Pasquale from Italy and Reindling from Carinthia in Austria would be unthinkable. This documentary goes in search of the most traditional recipes all over Europe. Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Anita Lackenberger A co-production by ORF/3sat and Produktion West HD Picture: Produktion West Gingerbread Journeys Vanilla, Cinnamon and Almond Flakes A Christmas Bakery in Europe A slice of hidden history, served with a sprinkle of Christmas spirit! Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Anita Lackenberger and Alexandra Kronberger HD EV Explore the biscuit treasure hunt throughout Europe! Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Anita Lackenberger A co-production by ORF/3sat and Produktion West HD EV

99 About the Magic of Christmas Cakes in Europe When Christmas-time comes along, a lot of biscuits are baked and many cakes sweeten the Advent season and the holidays. The Linzer Tart originates from the Upper Austrian capital, Linz, and is one of the oldest recipes in the world, for it could be tracked down to There are seasonal baked goods across Europe, but they could not be any more different. Whereas in Germany, the Stollen is a heavy, rich, slightly exotic bread illed with candied fruits, the French wouldn t celebrate Christmas without the Bûche de Noël. This chocolate sponge roll, illed with chocolate cream is supposed to represent a log but it mainly is a visual artwork. In Verona, the world-renowned Pandoro is made through days of working on the dough. The wafer tart, which brings back many childhood memories, is the regional speciality of the Czech Karlovy Vary. Anita Lackenberger looks over the shoulders of bakers and pastry chefs and will serve not only the recipes but also the stories behind the baking traditions. LEISURE & LIFESTYLE Pictures: Production West Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Anita Lackenberger A co-production by ORF/3sat and Produktion West HD EV

100 LEISURE & LIFESTYLE FOOD & GARDENING Where Lemons Bloom Sweet-Sour Travels from the Alps to Sicily In supermarkets, they are usually yellow, but green is actually their natural colour. Brought to Sicily by the Arabs a thousand years ago, lemons and citrus fruits have been cultivated ever since, from there and all the way to the Alps in Tuscany. And they have much more to ofer than what most of us imagine. Picture: ORF/3sat Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Gernot Stadler A co-production by ORF/3sat and Gernot Stadler Filmproduktion in association with Filmförderung Kärnten HD EV Dished up Flavours of Austria Landscapes with lavish meadows and splendid mountains, deep rivers and liveable historic cities where humour and aplomb are uniquely characteristic of their residents. Dished Up gives viewers a glimpse of the stories of innovation, the special attitude to life and the cuisine of Austria. Pictures: ORF / Satel Film Duration: 65 x 45 min Directed by Claudia Pöchlauer, Christoph Mayr and Manfred Hoschek A co-production by ORF, SWR and Satel Film in association with Austrian Television Fund (Episodes 1 23: / Episodes 24 29: except for Germany) HD EV UT

101 Flavours of Europe This tasty series explores cuisine and cultures throughout Europe. On these culinary as well as literary expeditions through kitchens, vineyards, farms and landscapes viewers will discover strange and familiar lavours and ind out more about the cultural history of Europe and its regions. LEISURE & LIFESTYLE Episodes available: NEW Alsace NEW Montenegro NEW Friuli Sicily Bohemia Denmark Flanders Istria The Slovenian Karst Spanish Galicia Lusatia Maremma Transylvania Central Switzerland Carinthia Masuria Duration: 16 x 30 min Directed by Martin Traxl and Florian Gebauer Produced by ORF in association with ORF/3sat HD EV Pictures: ORF 101

102 LEISURE & LIFESTYLE FOOD & GARDENING Royal Gardens of the Habsburg Family The Habsburg-Lothringen Family was, for centuries, one of the most powerful dynasties in the world; their empire was once so big, it was said that the sun never set on it. Their rule and their impact on the world echo through architectural masterpieces and countless gardens and parks. This documentary brings this famous family s green ingers, their glorious gardens, gigantic parks and astonishing plant collections back into the spotlight, whilst reminding us that gardens are mirrors of their time. Picture: RANfilm Duration: 2 x 45 min 2017 Directed by Stephanie Ninaus A co-production by ORFIII and RANilm in association with Austrian Television funds Land NÖ and VAM HD EV The Secret Garden Tour The organic gardener Karl Ploberger looks beyond the Austrian borders and peeks into dreamy secret gardens. Alongside his numerous journeys across the overwhelming English gardening paradise, he takes trips to Venice, South Africa and northern Germany. He meets gardeners who preserve the old and cultivate the new. He learns about local lora and listens to the exciting stories which leaves and lowers have to tell. This journey of the senses will make you want to travel and discover new greenery. Picture: ORF Duration: 7 x 25 min Directed by Karl Ploberger A co-production by all Film HD EV

103 3 RD SEASON IN PRODUCTION LEISURE & LIFESTYLE Pictures: Michael Starkl GardenCult GardenCULT is a creative infotainment format for beginners and advanced gardeners. The retro picture style and the unconventional camera movement as well as the authentic moderation of the show are unique. DIY instructions help the viewers to apply what they have learned in their own garden. In every episode experts explain the creation of plants or gardening tools. Garden Cult takes its viewers by the hand and with a moving camera and picturesque image compositions, leads them through the idyllic TV-garden. In ten episodes, ten diferent gardens will grow in front of the viewers eyes. Duration: 20 x 25 min. in 2 seasons Directed by Michael Starkl Produced by STARKL!ilm for ORF III HD EV

104 BEST OF AUSTRIA CULTURE & ART Otto Wagner Vienna s Visionary of Modern Architecture This ilm focuses on the architect, urban planner and designer Otto Wagner s amazing world and builds a bridge between his early Historicist works and his Jugendstil masterpieces. The goal is to paint a truthful picture of the artist s life and work until he became the modernist architect we all know and love. Picture: TV and More 2017 Steininger Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Rudolf Klingohr A co-production by ORF, ARTE and TV & More except for Germany and France HD EV Herbert Brandl Not in Plain Sight Herbert Brandl doesn t care much about reaching the mountain tops. He prefers the shadows, the dark forests and abysses. Cultured, educated and inspiring, he is full of surprises. Picture: WR Film Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Ines Mitterer A co-production by ORF and WR Film HD EV

105 Egon Schiele Between Love and Hate Lonely, talented, rejected, worshipped, damned and condemned. Schiele s short but spectacular rise to the highest ranks of the Art world ended abruptly in a seemingly meaningless death, but his spirit lived on though his worldwide adoration and canonisation. Egon Schiele s short and enigmatic life and his undecipherable art still to this day, a century after he took his last breath, inspire myths around his unapproachable and dubious character. This ilm documentary does not focus solely on the artist s biography but rather on the tense correlation between his uncompromising, unconditional artistic talent and its radical opponent: society s moral code of conduct. CULTURE & ART Duration: 1 x 52 min Directed by Herbert Eisenschenk A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Metailm in association with BMB and Land Niederösterreich except for Germany and France HD EV Pictures: DIRECTMEDIA Google Art Project, Gemeinfrei 105

106 BEST OF AUSTRIA CULTURE & ART Precious Metal Precious Crafts Empress Sissi was once painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter: her beauty was mesmerizing but the diamond stars in her hair stole the show. What makes such jewelry so fascinating? How are they made? How important were they in the Kaisers household? Meet curators, goldsmiths and historians to track down the history of mankind s fascination with Gold and Silver. Picture: Pixabay Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Alexandra Schukof Produced by Alexander Schukof Film for ORF III HD EV Mysteries of St. Stephans Cathedral When a cathedral is at the heart of a town, it s easy to think we know it from the top of the bell tower to the bottom of the catacombs. But Vienna s Stephansdom still holds many mysteries. Could the cathedral s architect really have carved his own igure into the stones so many times? Does the cathedral hold the relic of Saint Stephen? Picture: ORF Duration: 1 x 57 min Directed by Eva-Maria Berger A co-production by ORFIII and emb ilm HD EV

107 Across Vienna s Bridges This isn t a date, but the number of bridges in the city of Vienna. That s four times as many as there are in Venice. If you can t believe it, bear in mind that some of them are invisible. Gigantic bridges above branches of the Danube lie under the Narschmarkt or even the Hauptbahnhof. Picture: twovisions Filmproduction CULTURE & ART Duration: 1 x 25 min Directed by Gerald Teufel A co-production by ORF and twovisions Filmproduction HD EV Salzburg City of White Gold Salzburg has salt to thank for its grandeur and for its wealth. This white gold with which god has blessed these mountains was so valuable it was used as currency during the Middle Ages. Although it was just as essential an ingredient as it is today, it also had another function: to preserve in the absence of refrigeration. Given that it was crucial for the preservation of provisions, journeys at sea would have been unimaginable without it. This ORFIII program looks back at salt production and explains its archiepiscopal aspects from this perspective. Pictures: ORF III Duration: 1 x 45 min Directed by Gernot Stadler A co-production by ORFIII and Pre-TV HD EV

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111 NEW SEASON AVAILABLE SOON TV-SERIES Suburbia Women on the Edge Five women, whose biggest challenge so far has been surviving their daily hour-long luxus shopping tours burning up their husband s credit cards, are taken by complete surprise when suddenly one of them is divorced by her husband and thrown out of the house. Instantly the remaining BFFs realize that the same could happen to them and their survival instinct awakens. How convenient that their husbands all businessmen with quite a strong inclination towards corruption are planning a big deal using their ignorant wives. What the men don t know is that their wives are setting out to turn the tables. Never would they have suspected that they have unleashed a bunch of beautiful beasts Pictures: ORF / MR Film / Petro Domenigg Duration: 30 x 48 min Written by Uli Brée Directed by Sabine Derlinger and Harald Sicheritz Cast: Gerti Drassl, Maria Köstlinger, Martina Ebm, Nina Proll, Adina Vetter, Simon Schwarz, Juergen Maurer, Bernhard Schir and Lucas Gregorowicz A co-production by ORF and ARD/Degeto, produced by MR-Film except for Germany Sensational Market Shares: 36 % years! HD ES 7x UT

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113 NEW SEASON COMING SOON TV-SERIES Picture: ORF Fast Forward Angelica Fast is in her mid-thirties, a divorced single mother and a successful investigator at Vienna s criminal investigation department. The good-looking young woman handles the balancing act between her job and parental duties with humour. Even if her teenage twins keep her on her toes, she goes all out to pursue criminals. That her professional and private lives aren t always separable is not least due to her ex-husband, the chief of forensics. Teasing is part of her daily routine, and it may well happen that their children s upbringing is discussed on the crime scene. There is no room for sentimentality in all this Angelica Fast knows what she wants and always keeps the facts in sight. Duration: 60x45 min Written by Eva Spreitzhofer, Verena Kurth, Rainer Hackstock, Guntmar Lasnig, Katharina Hajos, Constanze Fischer, Fritz Ludl, Stefan Hafner and Thomas Weingartner Directed by Michi Riebl, Andreas Kopriva, Gerald Liegel Cast: Ursula Strauss, Andreas Lust, Wolf Bachofner, Katharina Straßer, Morteza Tavakoli Produced by MR Film for ORF Oscar 2009 nomination for Revanche with leading actress Ursula Strauss and leading actor Andreas Lust FURTHER RECOMMENDATION Also available Fast Forward 4 x 90 min.: Guilt, Memento, Life, Solitude HD ES 14x IV 40x UT

114 NEW SEASON AVAILABLE NOW TV-SERIES Picture: ORF / Dor Film Four Women and a Funeral Duration: 66 x 45 min Written by Uli Brée and Rupert Henning based on an idea by Wolf Haas and Annemarie Mitterhofer Directed by Harald Sicheritz, Wolfgang Murnberger, Andreas Prochaska, Claudia Jüptner-Jonstorf and Walter Bannert Cast: Adele Neuhauser, Gaby Dohm, Brigitte Kren, Stephanie Japp, Martina Poel, Julia Stinshof Produced by Dor Film for ORF Julie, Maria, Sabine and Henriette four remarkable women sharing an exceptional pastime join forces in order to bring some excitement to the boring village life by suspecting murder in all those cases which initially seem to point to the opposite. Never failing to be present at any village funeral, they investigate the deaths by unnatural cause in a highly unconventional way. In the second season of the series, Henriette helps out Julie with a friendly turn, indispensable to Julie s life and as a consequence has to go to jail for quite some time. Mona, a young community doctor with investigative skills and medical expertise, joins the team. Due to her work abroad her sister Lola quickly takes her place in the third season and it doesn t take long until the next case gets them going. 48x HD ES 8x FV 18x IV 30x UT

115 K-Files The splendid town of Kitzbuehel, at the foot of the Austrian Alps, set in unspoilt countryside and popular with the jet set, makes a fascinating setting for this thrilling detective series. K-Files features a dynamic young team of investigators, a gourmet chef full of bright ideas, a countess well acquainted with jet set life and a serious sense of humour: the result is a witty and exciting detective series of a very special kind! The series is built around a young team of CID oficers who constantly encounter extremely bafling murder cases. Episodes: 1 33 distributed by ZDF Enterprises distributed by ORF Picture: ORF Duration: 231 x 45 min Written by various authors Directed by various directors Cast: Julia Cencig, Jakob Seeböck, Kristina Sprenger, Hans Sigl, Andreas Kiendl, Heinz Marecek, Andrea L Arronge, Ferry Öllinger, Christine Klein Episodes produced by beo-film Episodes produced by Gebhardt Film except for Germany 106x HD ES 11x UT TV-SERIES CopStories Whether sparks are lying with the neighbours, your best friend has been the victim of a crime or a drug dealer is making trouble the police is there to take care of law and order. However, cops are only human, too. Parents who refuse to believe the news that their child has died, teachers who are afraid of their pupils and friendships that are put to severe tests are on their agenda as much as the kind of questions that cops also have to ask themselves over and over again, such as are compromises essential, or is it more important to stick to one s own principles? What is stronger one s profession or family ties? Picture: ORF Duration: 40 x 45 min Written by Mike Majzen, Guntmar Lasnig, Karin Lomot Directed by Paul Harather, Christopher Schier, Barbara Eder Cast: Johannes Zeiler, Serge Falck, Claudia Kottal, Martin Zauner Produced by Gebhardt Film for ORF HD ES 3x UT

116 BEST OF COMEDY Emergency Lies Ready for some not-so-usual family drama? Herbert and Helga reunite with their children and current partners for Herbert s mother s birthday pretending nothing has changed. Until it gets to the point where everyone forgets who they really want to be with. TV-MOVIES Picture: xx Duration: 1 x 90 min. Directed by Pia Hierzegger Directed by Maria Kreutzer Cast: Josef Hader, Pia Hierzegger, Brigitte Hobmeier, Andreas Kiendl, Christine Ostermayer, Regina Fritsch, Bernhard Schir, Manuel Rubey Produced by EPO Film for ORF and SWR except for Germany HD ES UT Harrinator Harri Pinter is a jerk. For an Ice Hockey junkie, this is the ultimate compliment. The bare-knuckled 46 year old refuses to grow up and that causes his long term girlfriend to leave him for a man with his heart on his sleeve. Harri faces a mid life crisis on his own while getting ready to compete for his ex s heart. Game on. Picture: Duration: 1 x 90 min. Written by Stefan Hafner and Thomas Weingartner Directed by Andreas Schmied Cast: Juergen Maurer, Julia Cencig, Andreas Lust, Hosea Ratschiller, Dominik Warta, Susanne Kubelka, Amrei Baumgartl, Philine Schmölzer, Robert Putzinger A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Graf Film in association with Austrian Television Fund, CFC Land Kärnten Kultur and Tourismus Region Klagenfurt am Wörthersee except for Germany and France HD ES UT

117 Faith for Beginners To win his true love and to get his own restaurant, Musa has to convert to Christianity and become a Muslim at the same time. At the same time become a Muslim and a Christian an insoluble dilemma? Not for Musa! Duration: 1 x 90 min. Written by Berith Schistek, Karl Bendikter, Sascha Bigler Directed by Sascha Bigler Cast: Deniz Cooper, Katharina Straßer, Erni Mangold, Zeynep Bozbay, Thomas Mraz, Hary Prinz, Ercan Durmaz, Tim Seyi, Zenep Buyrac, Rainer Wöss, Peter Mitterutzner, Cornelius Obonya Produced by Lotus-Film for ORF and BR except for Germany HD ES UT Kebab Extra Hot Mustafa is rather well of. His enemy and housemate, Johann, is broke. He and his bankrupt coffee house will soon be History. Mustafa s Turkish stepfather ends his visit and leaves. The old man has not exactly told Mustafa the truth about his Super-restaurant s modest success. Only Johann can save Mustafa from losing his honour. But this comes with a price. Pictures: xx Pictures: xx TV-MOVIES FURTHER RECOMMENDATION The Kebab Incident Duration: 1 x 90 min. Written by Don Schubert, Tac Romey Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger Cast: Tim Seyi, Andreas Vitasek, Sasha Soydan A co-production by Allegro Film, ORF and ARTE in association with Austrian Television Fund and Film Fund Vienna Available worlwide except for Germany and France HD ES UT

118 SCENE OF THE CRIME Picture: ORF The Fist Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Mischa Zickler Directed by Christopher Schier Cast: Harald Krassnitzer, Adele Neuhauser, Hubert Kramar, Thomas Stipsits, Mišel Matičević, Dominik Maringer, Larissa Fuchs, Ernst Konarek and Günter Franzmeier Produced by E & A Film for ORF except for Germany Moritz Eisner and Bibi Fellner face a new enigma as a tattooed body is found in a spectacular display. And to top things of, the body can t seem to be identiied. But there is no other way: to arrest the murderer, the Viennese detectives have to ind out who the victim was. HD ES UT

119 SCENE OF THE CRIME Picture: ORF Virus A black man, beaten to death in a quarry, is found near a small community. An explosive case in times like these. That s why the investigators Moritz Eisner and Bibi Fellner from Vienna are sent to the sleepy little town of Pöllau, to provide a certain detachment and objectivity. The dead man is carrying no ID, nor is he known in the town. He can t be identiied in the Fluchthof, a property set up by a doctor, Albert Reuss, as refugee accommodation for Africans. After years of working for NGOs he has moved back to his home town. The autopsy not only reveals that the man must have already been dead by the time he was deposited in the quarry, it also shows that he was infected with Ebola. The diagnosis immediately triggers the emergency plan for highly infectious diseases. The town of Pöllau is sealed of. The people panic. Moritz and Bibi have to continue with their investigations while this state of emergency is in place, in constant danger of becoming infected with the deadly virus themselves. Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Rupert Henning Directed by Barbara Eder Cast: Harald Krassnitzer, Adele Neuhauser, Andreas Kiendl, Martin Niedermair, Günter Franzmeier and Teresa Bönisch Produced by EPO Film for ORF except for Germany HD ES UT

120 SCENE OF THE CRIME Picture: ORF Defenseless Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Uli Brée Directed by Christopher Schier Cast: Harald Krassnitzer, Adele Neuhauser, Thomas Stipsits, Hubert Kramar, Simon Schwarz, Ruth Brauer-Kvam, Michou Friesz, Simon Hatzl, Alexander Strobele, Julia Richter, Rachelle Nkou, Simone Fuith, Sebastian Wendelin and Martin Zauner Produced by Gebhardt Productions for ORF except for Germany The body of the head of the police academy is found. At irst everything points towards suicide with his own service weapon, particularly as his wife has been found dead on the top loor of the building. It seems he battered her to death in the heat of the moment. But it s a diferent picture after the autopsy. The projectile in his chest wasn t ired from his own weapon; however, the type of bullet is police-only issue. That means the perpetrator is most likely from his own ranks. Moritz Eisner and Bibi Fellner s investigations at the police academy reveal some extremely suspicious aspects. HD ES UT

121 Picture: ORF / Petro Domenigg Picture: ORF / Petro Domenigg Road to Paradise Wiped Out Borderline Retribution Deep End Code Name Kidon Burnt Hopes Unforgotten No Way Out Mispackaged Pawn Sacriice Greed SCENE OF THE CRIME The Art of War Shooting Star Shock Duration: 1 x 90 min. each HD ES UT Picture: ORF / Petro Domenigg Picture: ORF / Oliver Roth Picture: ORF / Petro Domenigg 121

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123 Backwoods Crimes Crime doesn t steer clear of the countryside, au contraire: every movie of the Backwoods Crimes series tells another thrilling story in another rural idyllic region with a varying cast. What uniies them all is: a strong regional connection in every criminal case. The high production value of these prime-time stories, crowd-pleasers Hary Prinz, Miriam Stein, Nina Proll, Tobias Moretti, Karl Fischer, Wolfgang Böck and Andreas Lust, unite to make a hit TV movie series. Dark humour, combined with the most unconventional approach of the investigators to solve the cases and the regional diferences of settings and protagonists are the nitty-gritty elements of the Backwoods Crimes. Enjoy the original thrilling, funny and sometimes bizarre, Murderous Map of the Countryside. The Backwoods Crimes movie collection stands out with excellent market shares averaging remarkable 25 % in the age group in Prime Time. Pictures: ORF BACKWOODS CRIMES 123

124 All About Uku BACKWOODS CRIMES Duration: 1 x 90 min Written and directed by David Schalko Cast: Nicholas Ofczarek, Raimund Wallisch, Klaus Rott, Inge Maux, Franziska Hackl, David Oberkogler, Oliver Mukuta, Doris Schretzmayer A co-production by ORF and Superilm in association with Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund HD ES UT Picture: Ingo Pertramer Roli and Ferdinand waylay those who think they are safe on the Höhenstraße, the dividing line between the city and the countryside. As their night shifts are only just bearable with alcohol, the quality of their unauthorized assumption of authority drops the later it gets. In the end the interrogation of a young black African and his Austrian friend results in a totally unplanned arrest with unexpected consequences. Final Settlement Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Peter Probst Directed by Umut Dag Cast: Robert Palfrader, Tobias Moretti, Harald Windisch, Kristina Sprenger, Thomas Rizzoli, Lukas Lobis, Claudia Kottal, Peter Schorn A co-production by ORF and Allegro Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and IDM Picture: Oliver Oppitz Commissario Höllbacher made a mistake he can t forget. But at least he wants to try to put everything behind him: the case and the vain public prosecutor Nicoletti, who dragged the commissario into the glare of the public. Höllbacher retires to a quieter post in his home town of Merano where he lives in the former tailor s workshop his late mother ran. His old friend Verginer takes care of him. They talk, drink and even laugh from time to time. At work Höllbacher is written of as a burn-out case. Then a couple is shot in the centre of Merano. She was the famous chairwoman of an Austrian bank. A terrorist background is suspected. Chief Commissioner Thaler calls the once so successful Commissario Höllbacher for help, but he wants nothing to do with the investigations until Nicoletti interferes in the case. That s the moment Höllbacher knows he no longer has a choice. HD ES UT

125 Midsummer Night s Murder On an alpine pasture an old dairymaid puts a tarot card on the wooden table. The small group for whom the cards are being laid gazes in awe at the death card. A little later a young woman is found dead in a hollow in the alpine mountains, but when the police reach the rough terrain, the body has disappeared without a trace. The victim is a German tourist. Before her death, it seems, she gave an organist a lot of money as a donation towards building his organ tower. His girlfriend was incredibly jealous, as she always was whenever her friend won a tourist s heart with his music. But she isn t the only suspect. The tourist s huband wasn t happy with the dalliance either. He suspects the organist of having killed his wife and of taking all the money. Everybody suspects everyone else. Nobody seems to put their cards on the table, not even the inspector who is expected to solve the case. Picture: Helmut Pirnat Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Felix Mitterer Directed by Harald Sicheritz Cast: Gregor Bloéb, Katharina Straßer, Julia Gschnitzer, Martin Leutgeb, Roland Silbernagl, Peter Mitterrutzner, Gerti Drassl, Franziska Petri and Clemens Schick A co-production by ORF and Aichholzer Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Cine Tirol HD ES UT BACKWOODS CRIMES If You Knew How Beautiful It Is Here The shy local police commander Hannes only knows violent crimes from television. But when a girl from the village is found brutally murdered in a dead mine everything changes. As no one believes that Hannes can solve the case, soon the chief inspector arrives at the crime scene to take over. Hannes stays on duty to prove he can solve the case on his own, but during his investigations his hometown and its inhabitants soon turn into complete strangers to him. Sensational Market Shares in Austria: 27 % 12 49! Pictures: Graf Film / Toni Muhr Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Stefan Hafner and Thomas Weingartner Directed by Andreas Prochaska Cast: Gerhard Liebmann, Simon Hatzl, Ines Honsel, Branko Samarovski, Fritz Egger A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Graf-Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Land Kärnten except for Germany and France Prix Europa 2015: Second best European TV-Movie of the Year HD ES FV UT

126 Styrian Blood BACKWOODS CRIMES Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Susanne Freund and Wolfgang Murnberger based on a novel by Claudia Rossbacher Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger Cast: Miriam Stein, Hary Prinz, Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Robert Stadlober, Thomas Stipsits, August Schmölzer, Andreas Kiendl, Magdalena Kronschläger, Julia Cencig, Johannes Silberschneider, Hans Michael Rehberg A co-production by ORF and Allegro Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Cinestyria except for Germany HD ES UT Picture: ORF / Petro Domenigg After hunters ind a naked body in the woods, the brutal and myterious case is assigned to Sandra, a young police oicer. Whilst trying to solve this curious case, she faces the huge challenges of both working for her mischievous and coarse boss and of getting along with the sworn country community, which, as it turns out, wouldn t lift a inger to help her. Moreover, Sandra is put to the test when confronted with her complicated past. Great Market Shares in Austria: 24 % years! All Flesh Is Grass Picture: Petro Domenigg After Anton Galba s blackmailer, who knew everything about him and his secret lover, dies through an unfortunate fall, Galba panics and instantly removes the body. Soon after, police oficer Nathanael Weiß starts his investigations and although he knows Galba is guilty, he also needs help to get rid of Weiß own opponent. Duration: 1 x 90 min Sensational Market Shares in Austria: 28 % years! Written by Agnes Pluch based on a novel by Christian Mähr Directed by Reinhold Bilgeri Cast: Wolfgang Böck, Tobias Moretti, Petra Morzé, Anna Unterberger, Harald Schrott, Sabine Waibel, Johannes Seilern, Fritz Hammel, Eric Jan Rippmann, Mike Galeli, Christoph Grissemann A co-production by ORF and Allegro Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Land Vorarlberg HD ES UT

127 The Dragon Maiden At the foot of the mighty Krimml Waterfalls lies a dead girl: Lena Striegler, 15, winner of the qualifying round in the lavishly staged Austrian Majorettes Award. Everything would point to suicide, if not for the heart-shaped stone that someone must have placed in the dead girl s hands. Inspector Martin Merana is to look into the matter. The return to Krimml holds many surprises. One is the mystery of the case, which seems to be related to the mystical secrets of the legend of the dragon virgin. One thing quickly becomes clear to Merana: It must have been murder. The Woman with One Shoe In a quarry pond loats blonde hair. Not a wig, but a real scalp. Then a foot is found, a knee somewhere else. Police chief Franzi and her colleague are faced with a growing puzzle of body parts. All belong to the same person. But to whom? But who? Because headquarters take their own sweet time, Franzi investigates on her own and is confronted with passions quite unlike anything she has ever seen. Pictures: ORF / Lotus Film Picture: ORF / EPO Film Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Nikolaus Leytner, Stefan Hafner, Thomas Weingartner based on a novel by Manfred Baumann Directed by Catalina Molina Cast: Manuel Rubey, Stefanie Reinsperger, Gerhard Greiner, Harald Krassnitzer, Christine Ostermayer, Patricia Aulitzky A co-production by ORF and EPO Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Salzburg Agentur HD ES UT BACKWOODS CRIMES Duration: 1 x 90 min Written and directed by Michael Glawogger Cast: Nina Proll, Karl Fischer, Johannes Krisch, Edita Malovcic, Wolf Bachofner, Robert Palfrader A co-production by ORF and Lotus Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Land Niederösterreich HD ES UT

128 Death on Ice BACKWOODS CRIMES Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Susanne Freund Directed by Nikolaus Leytner Cast: Maria Hofstätter, Miriam Fussenegger, Josef Hader, Erni Mangold, Philipp Hochmair, Martina Spitzer, Karola Niederhuber, Wiltrud Schreiner, Ferry Öllinger A co-production by ORF, ARTE and Lotus-Film in association with Austrian Television Fund except for France and Germany HD ES FV UT Picture: ORF The retired policeman, Sepp Ahorner, stumbles across a dead body on a frozen lake during his morning walk. Since the two female investigators, who had travelled all the way to uncover this murder, are then rejected by all the village people, Sepp forces himself to start his own investigations. But when his own family members become suspects in the case he must choose between family and justice. Excellent Market Shares in Austria: 29 % years! Southern Cross Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Ivo Schneider Directed by Barbara Eder Cast: Andreas Lust, Franziska Weisz, Maria Urban, Lukas Resetarits, Alexander Jagsch, Michael Fuith, Harry Lampl, Jerome Thek, Tina Posch, Eugen Pirvu, Gabriele Weber, Michael Wallner, Franz Weichenberger, Karim Karman, Ernst Karman A co-production by ORF and Lotus Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund Picture: ORF / Lotus Film After a traumatic police operation gone bad, cop Tommy takes a break. He is looking for peace in a small, tranquil village, where his father, who left the family years ago, was the headmaster and bequeathed to him the old schoolhouse. The villagers don t exactly welcome him with open arms the only ones who meet him with less hostility are the shopkeeper and his neighbour Traude. And even this peace doesn t last long, because there is a terrible accident at the local circus, in which Fire Chief Fenninger is killed. Soon there is evidence that this accident comes in handy for some villagers. Ever more clearly Tommy recognizes that chasms open up behind the facade of the peaceful village, abysses of revenge, hatred and retribution and not least of Tommy s own family history. HD ES UT

129 A Dance to Remembrance Hartmut ights against his wife s Alzheimer s with every ibre of his being. He s ready to defy the odds and play his most unexpected card. As Erika comes back to her senses when listening to Disco music, he decides to bring their lat back into the seventies. This idea divides opinions and brings old family secrets back to light. But it s a risk he is ready to take to hold the true love of his life in his arms once more. Old but Polt In the sixth ilm adaptation of Alfred Komarek s book series, the former police inspector Simon Polt may be retired, but he is deinitely still alive. Polt mixes with the winegrowers crowd. Every irst Sunday of the month, he invites them for a friendly get-together in his wine press house. After their Sunday gathering, the walk home by night through the Kellergasse goes terribly wrong. The next day, when Polt inds out about these events, he is once again faced with a mysterious crime to solve. But he wants the truth, now more than ever. Polt hasn t changed one bit. Pictures: EPO Film Picture: ORF/ ARD Degeto Duration: 1 x 90 min. Written by Uli Brée and Klaus Pieber Directed by Nils Willbrandt Cast: Erwin Steinhauer, Gisela Schneeberger, Simon Schwarz, Ella Rumpf, Nikolai Klinkosch, Miriam Fussenegger, Andrea Eckert, Wolfgang Böck, Doris Hindinger, Margarethe Tiesel, Susanne Michel, Angelika Strahser, Monica Anna Cammerlander A co production by ORF, ARD/Degeto and Mona Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund except for German speaking territories HD ES UT xx FICTION FURTHER RECOMMENDATION Polt I Polt Has to Cry, Polt II Flowers for Polt, Polt III Heaven, Polt and Hell, Polt IV Death at the Wine Harvest, Polt V Polt. Duration: 1 x 90 min. Written by Julian Pölsler based on a novel by Alfred Komarek Directed by Julian Pölsler Cast: Erwin Steinhauer, H.M. Rehberg, Sandra Cervik A co-production by ORF, ARTE and EPO Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Land Niederösterreich except for Germany and France HD ES FV UT

130 FICTION Picture: Mona Film Professor Kramer and the Mystery of the Russian Blood Duration: 1 x 90 min Written and Directed by Peter Payer Cast: Christiane Hörbiger, Mavie Hörbiger, Cornelius Obonya, Manuel Witting, Barbara Petritsch, Maria Urban, Michael Steinocher, Branko Samarovski, Stefan Pohl, Laurence Rupp, Anna Unterberger, Otto Schenk Produced by MONA Film for ORF Adelgunde, a Contemporary History Professor at the University of Vienna becomes the young Russian Jekaterina s doctoral thesis supervisor. But Jekatarina didn t pick her supervisor on a whim. Adelgunde s father was abducted when working in oil ields during the Russian occupation and was never seen again. Jekatarina claims he started a family before he died and claims to be his granddaughter. When both women start to dig into their family history, which is linked to a current murder case, their personal and political diferences become lagrant. And a long buried family secret comes to light. HD ES UT

131 FICTION Picture: xx The Murderer s Muse Madeleine Montana is under the deluded impression that she is still a bestselling author. The blunt cynic points her sharp tongue towards everyone and anyone even with her own son. But when a serial killer spreads fear and terror across Vienna, it soon becomes obvious that the crimes were directly inspired by Madeleine s novels storylines. The former bestselling author is horriied and contacts the police. And she is quickly reminded how much she loves being in the spotlight. Inspector Bäumer and his assistant, Flo, fear there might be more brutal murders to come. Duration: 1 x 90 min Written by Sascha Bigler and Axel Götz Directed by Sascha Bigler Cast: Christiane Hörbiger, Florian Teichtmeister, Cornelia Ivancan, Robert Lohr, Anna Rot, Thomas Mraz, Rainer Wöss, Gerald Votava, Fritz Karl A co-production by ORF, ZDF and Mona Film in association with Austrian Television Fund and Vienna Film Fund except for German speaking territories HD ES UT

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133 Format & Entertainment Highlights ORF-Enterprise ofers a wide range of entertaining and innovative formats ranging from outdoor and indoor shows and scripted formats up to factual entertainment. They convince with sportive challenges, funny stories, emotional insights and above all good market shares! The formats are inspiring our customers coming from as far as the USA. If you are looking for fresh ideas and new possibilities for programming, take your time and have a look at our catalogue or contact our sales team, who will be happy to assist you. Our service doesn t stop at the format itself but also involves production assistance if needed. For more information ask for our Formats- and Entertainment Flyer! FORMATS TV-SERIES 133

134 roadkitchen Paul, a somewhat unusual chef, takes us on a journey aboard his Food-Bike across beautiful Austrian regions to visit forward thinking farmers in their greenhouses, vineyards and ields. They show him how their crops are produced, give him numerous tips and tell him many anecdotes. They harvest, cook and laugh together. Take a peek into the daily life of today s passionate heroes: farmers and volunteers for institutions, initiatives and organizations who work hard for sustainable agriculture. FORMATS TV-SERIES Pictures: Starkl!Film Duration: 10 x 25 min 2017 Directed by Michael Starkl Produced by Starkl!Film and ORFIII HD EV

135 Where to, Mr. President? Wahlfahrt Wouldn t you like to see your future President pushing his own campaign car out of the dirt? See him sing along with his favorite music? Discover what kind of person really lies under his political skin? Where to, Mr. President? shows you exactly that. Our Format Where to, Mr. President? delivers your audience the human being behind the political mask. Sensational Market Shares in Austria: 27 % / 25 % 12 29! Duration: 45 min. each Directed by Lilly Gollackner and Andre Turnheim Produced by ORF HD ES 2x UT TV-SERIES Picture: ORF Quiz Congress The Political Talk Show Innovative, relevant, close to the audience and an unusual quizmaster in each episode ive citizens are faced with questions about the election as well as one of the top candidates of the parliament Parties who will answer their questions as well. This format shows what citizens really know about their parties and the political programs and systems the top candidates stand for. Kiddy Contest It s diferent. It s unique. It s an outstanding success on TV and on record since years. KIDDY CONTEST. On this show kids change the big chart hits to funny versions in their native language. Call Me Maybe becomes a party song for water rats and Hot n Cold is served as Grammatical Tangle. This is a multi-platinum music show for kids and the whole family. In 2009, KIDDY CONTEST won the prize for best integrated event design & promotion at the Eyes & Ears of Europe Awards. FORMATS Duration: 45 min. each 2017 Created by Elisabeth Totzauer and Elisabeth Gollackner Produced by ORF Duration: various 2016 Written by Erwin Kiennast and Norman Weichselbaum Produced by OPERATOR HD

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138 Pictures: ORF Yummy WOW Factor Cooking KIDS In this cooking show, kids aged 7 and above let their imagination loose. In every episode, Chef Alexander Kumptner presents the kids with an ingredient, which they use, chop, cook and personalize as they please. This chef always lends a helping hand and is never out of tricks. He s even more inventive when it comes to leftovers. Do you like apples? He ll show you how to make tea out of apple peelings. That way, nothing goes to waste! Duration: 16 x 15 min Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF except for Germany HD ES 2x UT

139 Pictures: ORF Yummy Cooking with Kids In each episode of Yummy, hip chef Alexander Kumptner and two children cook up delicious dishes for the young and old. Altogether around ten girls and boys between nine and thirteen years old hit the Yummy kitchen. The colourful menu includes homemade treats such as ice tea, ish ingers and potato salad, potato and carrot rostis with mango chutney, soft cheese dumplings with raspberries and vanilla cream, and Mexican wraps. Yummy shows children and their parents great recipes that will make the kids eyes sparkle modern cuisine with dishes that are quick and easy to prepare, look delicious and taste fantastic. Duration: 64 x 15 min Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF and ZDF except for Germany New York Festival 2014: Finalist Award HD ES 2x UT KIDS 139

140 Cracker Snap Pictures: ORF Duration: 32 x 15 min Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF except for Germany World Media Festival Hamburg: intermedia-globe Silver-Award 2015; BANFF World Media Festival Kanada: Rocky Award 2015, Worldfest Houston 2016: Gold Remi Award Funny, crazy and absolutely Cracker Snap : the new knowledge format with a certain a-ha efect! Why did pirates wear eye patches? Can horses sleep standing up? And how do you bake a chequered cake? Every episode inspires with unusual and amusing ideas and sensational tricks from this multicoloured curiosity shop! Amazing discoveries, exciting expeditions and stunning phenomena bring history to life for young and old alike and invite viewers to take part in fun experiments, which can be repeated at home with playful ease. It ll astound and enthral you as well as make you smile: Cracker Snap proves that science is fun in a playful and entertaining way! HD ES 2x UT Awesome Animals KIDS Picture: ORF Duration: 50 x 12 min Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF intermedia-globe-grand Award in the category Entertainment and intermedia-globe-gold-award in the category Entertainment, Children/Youth Special at this years WorldMediaFestival, taking place in Hamburg on May 10th HD ES 2x UT Tomcat Kurt accompanies us on an exciting journey through the fascinating world of animals. Children get to know native and exotic wild animals in an entertaining way, and also learn all about popular and unusual pets: their abilities, their characteristics, their needs and their habitat. The encounter between humans and animals plays an essential role. As zookeeper assistants, children experience work with animals at irst hand and also get an insight into the work at a veterinary practice. They get to know the speciic characteristics of the animals, as well as what is important for respectful and harmonious interaction with them. 140

141 Picture: ORF / Tower10 KidsTV / Ludwig Schedl Picture: ORF Get the Knack! Every episode asks How does it actually work? and is a bag full of Eureka moments. High tech and ordinary objects are the subjects of exciting experiments such as trying to make clouds in a plastic bottle or how to make soap swim. Thanks to foolproof instructions, these experiments are even safe to try at home! Duration: 12 x 25 min Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF World Media Festival 2014: intermedia-globe Gold Award HD ES 2x UT Trick Factory How does a magician get a rabbit into his top hat? What is a magic cup and how is it made? Enchant and astound that is the tagline of this children s show! The producers of Explorer Express whisk young viewers away to the astonishing world of artiice and magic. Children are given an insight into the world of artists and illusionists! Duration: 52 x 25 min Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF/ZDF in association with Tower10 Story except for Germany World Media Festival 2010, Silver award; Eyes & Ears Award 2009, Price for Audio Design & Composition HD ES 1x UT Wonders Big and small miracles, the obviously spectacular as well as hidden sensations all this is shown in the popular science magazine for children 7 Wonders created and hosted by Thomas Brezina. Together with his pilot Nelson, he is travelling the world in their lying Wonder Express Crazy Lola to present seven wonders each show! Duration: 13 x 25 min Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Tower10 KidsTV for ORF in association with Tower10 Story World Media Festival Hamburg 2011, intermedia-globe Gold Award HD ES 1x FV UT KIDS Explorer Express Why does the koala bear have a speckled posterior? Can plants sweat or air be liquid? And how can you transfer news from one continent to another without any electricity? These and many more questions are answered in this extraordinary and successful series for young researchers from 8 to 12 years. Duration: 94 x 25 min Written by Thomas Brezina Produced by Interspot Film for ORF in association with Tower10 Story Romy 2004: Special Prize of the Jury, Platinum Remi Award at Houston International Filmfestival 2005 ES 1x FV UT

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144 Picture: Arenaria Giuseppe Verdi s Rigoletto St. Margarethen Open Air Opera MUSIC The story of Rigoletto and his beloved daughter Gilda is as thrilling as a crime story and as tragic as no other opera before. Guiseppe Verdi built a grotesque world in-between carnival, life and death. Through his masterpiece Verdi provides an insight into the causes of revenge, social exclusion and the construct of misinterpreted love. Spanish soprano Elena Sancho Pereg as Gilda, Bariton Vladislav Sulimsky, Italian singer Davide Damiani, three star tenors Yosep Kang, Arthur Espiritu and Jesus Leon accompanied by the Philharmonia Chor Wien and the Slowenian Symphonic Orchestra, this opera creates an outstanding musical highlight in the picturesque open-air setting of the impressive Ruini Stage at the St. Margarethen Quarry. Duration: 1 x 120 min Opera by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Produced by ORF III Cast: Elena Sancho Pereg, Vladislav Sulimsky, Davide Damiani, Yosep Kang, Arthur Espiritu and Jesus Leon Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Slowakischen Rundfunks Bratislava Choir: Philharmonia Chor Wien HD

145 L Elisir d Amore St. Margarethen Open Air Opera Aida St. Margarethen Open Air Opera Picture: Armin Bardel Picture: Steve Haider Duration: 1 x 120 min Conducted by Karsten Januschke Cast: Elena Sancho Pereg, Támas Tarjányi, Andrei Bondarenko, Uwe Schenker-Primus, Esther Dierkes Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Choir: Philharmonia Choir Viennal Directed by Philipp Himmelmann Produced by ORF III HD Duration: 1 x 160 min Opera by Giuseppe Verdi Conducted by Alfred Eschwé Soloists: Kristin Lewis, Martin Muehle, Anunnziata Vestri, Alexey Dedov, Luca Dall Amico, Ramaz Chikviladze, Rosanna lo Creco, Giorgio Trucco Orchestra: Festspielorchester der Opernfestspiele St. Margarethen Choir: Festspielchor der Opernfestspiele St. Margarethen Directed by Robert Dornhelm Produced by ORF HD Tosca St. Margarethen Open Air Opera Duration: 1 x 110 min Opera by Giacomo Puccini Conducted by Daniel Hoyem-Cavazza Soloists: Martina Serain, Davide Damiani, Andrea Carè, Clemens Unterreiner, Leonardo Galeazzi, Christian Koch, Tomasz Pietak, Bernhard Sengstschmid, Michael Güttler Orchestra: Orchestra of the State Opera, Prague National Theatre Choir: Philharmonia Choir Vienna, Knabenchor Bratislava Directed by Robert Dornhelm Produced by Norbert Lattner, Nentwich HD Picture: Arenaria MUSIC 145

146 Alma Deutscher She may only be 12 years old, but this teenager is an accomplished composer, violinist and pianist. She started playing when she was three and began composing at age four. Her compositions were commissioned by music festivals in England and Switzerland. At only ten years old, she inished her full length opera, Cinderella, which premiered in Vienna in December Picture: ORF Duration: 1 x 45 min. Directed by Stefanie Simpkins except for Germany HD EV Freischütz from Grafenegg Picture: ORF III Carl Maria von Weber started German Romantic Opera with The Marksman - a gruesome tale full of all kinds of folklore melodies, ghost stories and symphonic reinement. On the castle s grounds, Yutaka Sado s orchestra unites with Daniela Fally, Michael König, Adrian Eröd and many more to bring Weber s music back to life. Max, the young hunter, dreams of marrying Agathe, a rich heiress. Yet he is only allowed to do so if he shoots on target. As his hunter s luck does not stand by him, he makes a pact with the devil to ensure his bullets never miss always meet their aim. But, of course, the devil pursues its own agenda! Can Max avoid the fate dawning on both his lady and himself? Duration: 1 x 150 min. MUSIC Produced by ORF III HD EV

147 Picture: ORF III EUYO The European Union Youth Orchestra About 140 young talents from all 28 European countries met in Grafenegg to represent the EU and its Diverse Unity. The European Union Youth Orchestra not only ofers this young musical elite an opportunity to progress in their careers, but it also treats its members to musical delicacies. When the young musicians meet gifted conductors such as Vasily Petrenko and the celebrated violinist Baiba Skride at the Grafenegg Festival, they are guaranteed a musical delight. They can savour Grafenegg s Northern Lights Program together, enjoy works from Northern countries and travel from Estonia to Sweden through compositions by the wonderful Arvo Pärt, Jean Sibelius and many more. Duration: 1 x 60 min Conducted by Vasily Petrenko Soloists: Baiba Skride Orchestra: European Union Youth Orchestra Produced by ORFIII HD EV MUSIC 147

148 Joseph Haydn s Creation Picture: Nancy Horowitz Duration: 1 x 105 min Cast: Martina Janková (Sopran, Eva and Gabriel), David Szigetvári (Tenor, Uriel), Miklós Sebestyén (Bass, Raphael and Adam) Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chor Orchestra: Haydn Philharmonie orchestra in residence Schloss Esterházy Eisenstadt Conducted by Nicolas Altstaedt Tremendous choirs for the heavenly host, enthralling musical portrayals of the creation of light and luminarie, the paradise, nature, animals and a stunning duet of the irst people this is Joseph Haydn s Creation. A young cast of aspiring voices, the Kammerchor Wien and the Haydn Philharmonie conducted by Nicolas Altstaedt make Joseph Haydn s Creation a multifaceted musical pleasure from the walls of the Esterházy Castle in Eisenstadt (Burgenland/Austria). HD Baroque Treasures From Ospedale to Concordia This year s Easter concert performed by the Vienna Bach Consort promises to be more than just an artistic pleasure. Step into the footsteps of the music experts of the 18th century: performed in the Klosterneuburg basilica and experience works that Antonio Vivaldi composed for the Ospedale to be sung, by the girls growing up there, in the church services of the Santa Maria della Pietà. MUSIC Picture: Hubert Feik Duration: 1 x 90 min Conducted by Rubén Dubrovsky Soloists: Hanna Herfurtner, Joowon Chung, Andreas Scholl Orchestra: Vienna Bach Consort, Salzburger Bachchor HD Program: Antonio Vivaldi ( ) Concerto grosso, RV 156 Sonata al Santo Sepolcro, RV 130 Filiae Maestae Jerusalem Introduzione al Miserere, RV638 Stabat Mater, RV 612 Vestro Principi Divino, RV 633 Beatus vir, RV 598 Gloria, RV

149 Baroque Treasures George Frideric Handel s Messiah The Bach Consort ensemble will play with the Salzburg Bach Choir and renowned international soloists Kammersänger Michael Schade, Hanna Herfurtner, Gaia Petrone and Christian Immler. Picture: Scarlatti Arts International Baroque Treasures Antonio Vivaldi The virtuosic performance of Vienna Bach Consort featured by Vivica Genaux and conducted by maestro Ruben Dubrovsky will carry you along to original sound impressions of Vivaldi s time! Picture: Scarlatti Arts International Duration: 1 x 70 min Opera by Antonio Vivaldi Conducted by Rubén Dubrovsky Soloists: Vivica Genaux Orchestra: Vienna Bach Consort Choir: Vienna Chamber Choir A co-production by Scarlatti Arts International and ORF in association with Stephansdom Wien and ORF-Enterprise HD Duration: 1 x 123 min Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel Conducted by Rubén Dubrovsky Soloists: Michael Schade, Hanna Herfurtner, Gaia Petrone, Christian Immler Orchestra: Vienna Bach Consort Choir: Salzburg Bach Choir A co-production by Scarlatti Arts international. and ORF in association with Stift Korneuburg HD Enjoy the intensive dialog with baroque music and powerful vocal support by soloists like Soetkin Elbers, Jakob Huppmann and many more. Baroque Treasures Claudio Monteverdi Picture: Scarlatti Arts International Duration: 1 x 60 min Opera by Claudio Monteverdi Conducted by Rubén Dubrovsky Soloists: Soetkin Elbers, Theresa Dlouhy, Jakob Huppmann, Markus Forster, Tore Tom Denys, Markus Miesenberger, Joel Frederiksen, Gerd Kenda Orchestra: Vienna Bach Consort Produced by Caldara & Conti Arts Projects and ORF in association with Stephansdom Wien, Bezirk Wien Innere Stadt and Radio Stephansdom HD MUSIC 149

150 Picture: Werner Kmetitsch La Margarita Emperors and kings were basking in the splendor of the horses ballet. Here the High School of Classical Dressage, the splendor of baroque music and the drama of opera build a perfect combination. To revive this form of art, La Margarita, tells a story about the legendary hero Hercules and the seductive golden apples of the Hesperides, inspired by the historical performance that Emperor Leopold I made in 1667 for his wedding in Vienna. Duration: 1 x 120 min Soloists: Julla von Landberg (Sopran), Flavio Ferri-Benedetti (Countertenor), Daniel Johannsen (Tenor), Jochen Kupfer (Bariton) Orchestra: Neue Hofkapelle Graz and the trompets consort Inssbruck Produced by styriarte MUSIC HD

151 Picture: Stiftskirche Melk Daniela Matejschek International Baroque Days For ive whole days, the Austrian town Melk becomes the heart of the classical music scene. Under the motto Love knows no ending one musical highlight will chase the other matinees, enchanting night concerts, musical entertainment for kids, musical baroque and modern cross-over events with top performances of international stars as soprano Sophie Karthäuser, bariton Günther Groissböck, the acclaimed Tölz Boys Choir, La Grande Chapelle and many more will fascinate the audience. Duration: 1 x 90 min Soloists: Soprano Sophie Karthäuser, bariton Günther Groissböck, the acclaimed Tölz Boys Choir, La Grande Chapelle and many more HD MUSIC 151

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153 HIGHLIGHT Picture: ORF / ARTE Christmas in Vienna 2017 For more than 20 years Christmas in Vienna is one of the most prestigious classical concert productions in Europe. Every year the traditional Christmas concert takes places in the glamorous Wiener Konzerthaus and brings together a quartet of the best international vocalists.they recite atmospheric Christmas songs from all over the world, accompanied by the ORF Vienna Radio Symphonic Orchestra, the Vienna Singing Academy and the Vienna Boys Choir. A repertoire of classic and popular music from around the world also determine the 2016 program as an annual climax during the Christmas season. Duration: 1 x 90 min Conducted by Stefan Gottfried r Soloists: Olga Peretyatko-Mariotti, Anne Soie von Otter, Juan Diego Florez, Günter Haumer, Alois Mühlbacher Orchestra: ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Choir: Viennas Boys Choir, Vienna Singing Academy A co-production by ORF and ARTE except for Germany and France Also available: Christmas in Vienna Christmas in Vienna HD MUSIC 153

154 Everybody Waltz 50 Years Viennese Johann Strauss Orchestra Picture: Lukas Beck MUSIC With this festive concert the Johann Strauss Orchestra celebrates its 50th anniversary! The Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra can rightly claim to be one of the most authentic ensembles for interpreting the music of the Strauss dynasty. In 1966 nearly 120 years after Johann Strauss I had founded the Strauss Orchestra, the great demand for high-quality interpretations of light music led a group of musicians in Vienna who belonged to the small ensemble of the Austrian Radio Orchestra to found the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra. The aim of new orchestra was to cultivate the music of the Strauss dynasty, together with so-called light Viennese music. It was formed of forty-two musicians, that is to say the ensemble was the same size as that which, according to authentic accounts, was preferred by the members of the Strauss family. Duration: 1 x 90 min Directed by Karina Fibich Produced by Vaughan Video for ORF III in association with the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra HD

155 Springtime in Vienna 2018 For more tha 40 years the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra s traditional Springtime concert will be recorded live from the Great Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus and will take you on a Musical journey through selected masterpieces from various worldknown artists! The Viennese symphonic orchestra is celebrating the upcoming spring with renowned conductors and soloists and a colorful bouquet of lively melodies! Also available: Springtime in Vienna Springtime in Vienna Duration: 1 x 90 min Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra A co-production by ORF and ARTE HD EV Picture: ORF / ARTE MUSIC 155