• Documentary

Wood

An environmental spy infiltrates the global syndicate for illegal timber trading. With the aid of a hidden camera he documents the chain of illegal activities, from harvesting of the wood to the marketing of “washed” products in supermarkets. This turns out to be an excellent motor for political change.

Data

Category
Documentary
Financing
Majoritäre Koproduktion
Format
Digital Video, 100 Min
Release
11.06.2021
Distribution
Filmdelights e.U.
Admissions
874
Funding Film Institute
140.000 €
Share of Austrian production costs
32 %
Share of total production costs
17 %
Television investment
100.000 €
Co-production

Filmtank (DE, 26%), 4Proof Film (RO, 18%)

International funding

Filmfund Hamburg, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Funding program
ÖFI
first run on ORF2 Austrian Broadcasting Service
21.04.2024
Viewers
43.000
Film location
Romania, Austria, Washington, Berlin, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Asia
Shooting time
July 2014 - February 2015
Days of shooting
50
Completion
Winter 2016/2017
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien
Credits
Production
WILDart FILM e.U.
Producer Austria
Ebba Sinzinger, Vincent Lucassen
Director
Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger
Script-concept
Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger, Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
DOP
Attila Boa, Jakob Bejnarowicz
Editor
Karina Ressler
Sound engineer
Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson, Peter Rösner, Atanas Tcholakov
Sound design
Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson, Peter Rösner, Atanas Tcholakov
Production manager
Vincent Lucassen
German Title
Wood - Der geraubte Wald
Television investment
ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen)