ALMATY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
The Best Orchestra in the World
Overview
Ingbert, the sock, applies for a position as double bass player at the Vienna State Orchestra. Bad idea.
Director Biography — Henning Backhaus
Henning Backhaus was born in Dresden, Germany. He moved to Vienna to study directing with Austrian / French film director Michael Haneke at the Film Academy Vienna. In 2013 Backhaus shot his film debut „Local Heroes“ on 16mm and 35mm film. From 2013 to 2018 he was an assistant director at the Vienna State Opera. Just recently he worked in the sound department of Terrence Malick's "A Hidden Life".
Director Statement
During production of "The Best Orchestra In The World" a line by Franz Kafka was my constant companion: "The lie is made into a world order." For me that doesn't refer to so-called fake news or tweeting presidents, that would be too easy. After all, we can still speak of disorder in such cases. The lie goes deeper. It lies in the assertion that the system by which we assess our fellow human beings, assign them a place and have a say in their lives is without alternative. The lie is concealed by the offer of new lies, injustice is replaced by injustice, the old ideology gives way to the new ideology. Maybe it will always be that way. If we keep our eyes open, we'll see how many lives we ruin. It helps to recall another line from time to time - by Robert Musil: "The truth is not a crystal that you can put into your pocket."
Credits
- Director
- Henning Backhaus
- Writer
- Henning Backhaus
- Writer
- Rafael Haider
- Writer
- Albert Meisl
- Producer
- Lukas Rosatti
- Key Cast
- Jörn Hentschel
- Key Cast
- Thomas Mraz
- Key Cast
- Peter Huemer
- Key Cast
- Dominic Oley
- Key Cast
- Richard Obermayr
- Key Cast
- Helen Hagmueller
- Key Cast
- Katarina Csanyiova / Peter Matić
- Key Cast
- Rafael Haider / Henning Backhaus
- Key Cast
- Rafael Haider / Michael Kreihsl
- Key Cast
- Rafael Haider / Andreas Radlherr
- Director of Photography
- Matthias Halibrand
- Editor
- Jana Libnik
- Production Design
- Andrea Meschik
- Makeup Artist
- Gabriela Rybka
- Makeup Artist
- Stephanie Raffaela
- Sound
- Benedikt Palier
- Sound
- Valentin Königshofer
- Sound
- Kai Shimada
- Sound
- Ken Rischard
- Sound
- Lukas Weidmann
- Foley Artist
- Nils Kirchhoff
- Original Score
- Henning Backhaus
- Scoring Mixer
- Jon Geirfinnsson
- Scoring Mixer
- Benedikt Palier
- Sound Design
- Nora Czamler
- Sound Mixer
- Bernhard Maisch
- VFX Supervisor
- Lisa Vogt
- VFX Supervisor
- Felix Pichler
- Animatronics VFX
- Matthias Halibrand
Specifications
- Project type
- Short, Student
- Genres
- Comedy, Tragicomedy, Fantasy, Puppet Film
- Runtime
- 13 minutes 42 seconds
- Completion date
- January 15, 2020
- Production budget
- 8,000 EUR
- Country of origin
- Austria
- Countries of filming
- Austria
- Language
- German
- Shooting format
- Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35:1
- Film color
- Color
- First-time filmmaker
- No
- Student project
- Yes - Filmakademie Wien / Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst
- Digital Cinema Package
- Unavailable
Awards & Festivals
41th Max Ophüls Preis
Saarbrücken
Germany
January 21, 2020
World Premiere
BEST SHORT FILM
27th Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film
Graz
Austria
March 25, 2020
Austrian Premiere
Official Selection
44th Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
April 4, 2020
North America Premiere
Official Selection
24th Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing
Thalmässing
Germany
May 22, 2020
AUDIENCE AWARD
17th Vienna Shorts Film Festival
Vienna
Austria
May 28, 2020
Official Selection
27th Rüsselsheim Film Days
Rüsselsheim
Germany
June 5, 2020
BEST SHORT FILM
5th Ennesimo Film Festival
Fiorano Modenese
Italy
June 16, 2020
Italian Premiere
Official Selection
15th SEEfest – South East European Film Festival
Los Angeles
United States
June 24, 2020
West Coast Premiere
Official Selection
22th Motovun Film Festival
Motovun
Croatia
August 2, 2020
Balkan Premiere
Official Selection
18th Molise Cinema Film Festival
Casacalenda
Italy
August 7, 2020
Official Selection
12th Shortynale Film Festival Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburg
Austria
August 14, 2020
Official Selection
44th Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
Weiterstadt
Germany
August 16, 2020
17th Kurzsuechtig – Mitteldeutsches Kurzfilmfestival
Leipzig
Germany
August 21, 2020
AUDIENCE AWARD & SPECIAL MENTION BY THE JURY
8th Film Festival Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
Austria
August 26, 2020
Official Selection
4th Malatesta Short Film Festival
Cesena
Italy
August 29, 2020
SPECIAL MENTION
16th BuSho – Budapest International Short Film Festival
Budapest
Hungary
September 3, 2020
Hungarian Premiere
BEST COMEDY AWARD
15th Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival
Martha’s Vineyard
United States
September 8, 2020
Official Selection
13th “Wiz-Art” – Lviv International Film Festival
Lviv
Ukraine
September 11, 2020
Ukrainian Premiere
Official Selection
43rd Drama International Short Film Festival
Drama
Greece
September 20, 2020
Greece Premiere
GRAND PRIX
3rd Dolomitale Filmfestival
Val Gardena
Italy
September 22, 2020
Official Selection
49th Sehsüchte – International Student Film Festival Babelsberg
Babelsberg
Germany
September 23, 2020
Official Selection
28th Brisbane International Film Festival
Brisbane
Australia
September 23, 2020
Australian Premiere
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
48th Festival of Nations Lenzing
Lenzing
Austria
September 26, 2020
BEST AUSTRIAN SHORT FILM
3rd Kino Shot – Cherkasy Short Film Festival
Cherkasy
Ukraine
Official Selection
4th Durham Region International Film Festival
Durham
Canada
October 3, 2020
Canadian Premiere
BEST SHORT FILM
13. Filmzeit Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren
Germany
October 5, 2020
Official Selection
18th Plein la Bobine Film Festival
Traveling Cinema
France
October 9, 2020
French Premiere
Official Selection
19th Festival International De Films De Court Métrage Déjà Primés
La Ciotat
France
October 10, 2020
10th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
Limassol
Cyprus
October 10, 2020
Cyprus Premiere
Official Selection
10th Kaohsiung Film Festival
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
October 16, 2020
Asia Premiere
20th Independent Days – Internationales Filmfest Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
Germany
October 21, 2020
JURY MAIN AWARD
18. Festival international Signes de Nuit
Paris
France
October 22, 2020
24. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Winterthur
Switzerland
November 3, 2020
Swiss Premiere
2nd Visioni Fantastiche
Ravenna
Italy
November 9, 2020
Official Selection
39½ Filmschoolfest Munich
Munich
Germany
November 12, 2020
AUDIENCE AWARD
4th Pittsburgh Shorts
Pittsburgh
United States
November 12, 2020
Pennsylvania Premiere
Official Selection
29th Soria International Film Festival
Soria
Spain
November 13, 2020
Spanish Premiere
BEST SHORT FILM / MUSICAL SECTION
8th Ajyal Youth Film Festival
Doha
Qatar
November 18, 2020
MENA Premiere
Official Selection
39th Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival
Oulu
Finland
November 20, 2020
Scandinavian Premiere
Official Selection
24th PÖFF – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tallinn
Estonia
November 24, 2020
Baltic Premiere
20th Whistler Film Festival
Whistler
Canada
December 1, 2020
Official Selection
32nd Aguilar Film Festival
Aguilar de Campoo
Spain
December 4, 2020
Official Selection
37th Tehran International Short Film Festival
Tehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
January 20, 2021
Iran Premiere
Official Selection
5th PequeFilmes – International Short Film Festival for Kids of Galicia
Santiago de Compostela
Spain
January 23, 2021
Official Selection
12th Les Petits Claps
Metz
Germany
January 27, 2021
AUDIENCE AWARD
12th Watersprite Film Festival
Cambridge
United Kingdom
March 5, 2021
UK Premiere
RED ARROW STUDIOS FICTION AWARD
31. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
Bamberg
Germany
March 8, 2021
BEST FICTION AWARD
7th Short Movie Club Minsk
Minsk
Belarus
March 12, 2021
Belarus Premiere
8th Snowdance Independent Film Festival
Landsberg am Lech
Germany
March 20, 2021
Official Selection
17th Akbank Short Film Festival
Istanbul
Turkey
March 22, 2021
Turkish Premiere
Official Selection
44. Internationale Grenzland-Filmtage Selb
Selb
Germany
April 8, 2021
Official Selection
13th Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
Nijmegen
Netherlands
April 8, 2021
Dutch Premiere
Official Selection
33rd Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival (Annual Shorts Nights)
Colorado Springs
United States
April 15, 2021
9th Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival
Budapest
Hungary
May 25, 2021
AUDIENCE AWARD
16th Pragueshorts Film Festival
Prague
Czech Republic
June 8, 2021
Czech Premiere
Official Selection
7th Blackbird Film Festival
Cortland, New York
United States
June 18, 2021
MOST ORIGINAL FILM AWARD
25th LA Shorts International Film Festival
Los Angeles
United States
July 1, 2021
LA Premiere
Official Selection
38th Munich International Film Festival
Munich
Germany
July 6, 2021
24th Revelation - Perth International Film Festival
Perth
Australia
July 10, 2021
Official Selection
14th Universo Corto
Tuscania
Italy
July 22, 2021
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRIZE
42nd Durban International Film Festival
Durban
South Africa
July 22, 2021
Africa Premiere
Official Selection