Judenburg findet Stadt

Austria/Germany 2010-2011 l 72 min l colour

Written & directed by Elfi Mikesch
Cinematography: Elfi Mikesch
Sound: Lilly Grote
Production Manager: Alfie Král
Producers: Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
Coproducer: Irene Höfer
Produced by AMOUR FOU (Vienna)
Coproduction: Medea Film (Berlin)

In coproduction with ORF and with the support of Cinestyria Filmkunst, Austrian Television Fund, Vienna Film Fund and City of Judenburg

Cinematographer and director Elfi Mikesch travels from Berlin via Vienna and Graz to her birthplace Judenburg, where she set off in the 60ies to become an internationally renowned photographer and filmmaker. Judenburg – Profil Perdu is the portrait of a small town, of artists and town residents. A film about photography, media, music, and the search for images of this town as well as their intrinsic sound.

"I watch photographers in Judenburg going about their work, not without moments of slapstick, coming to know different takes on the profession and its constantly changing conditions. Like in my youth, I roam the alleys, look at the river, pass through the woods and meet my past gaze with my camera. And I discover a distinctly changed city which strives to be modern and innovative."
Elfi Mikesch