• Documentary

#HowToStopFemicide

#HowToStopFemicide examines femicide and its structural causes from a global perspective. A survivor takes the Austrian state to court. Spanish prosecutors rewrite the law. A safe space for trans women is created in Mexico. Activists in South Korea fight digital violence. In Kenya, young women become community leaders.
Bringing together the knowledge and experiences of activists, collectives and experts from nine countries across four continents, the film begins where reporting on femicide usually ends.

Data

Category
Documentary
Financing
Nationaler Film
Format
DCP, 120 Min
Funding Film Institute
300.000 €
Share of total production costs
29 %
Funding ÖFI+
99.000 €
Share of total production costs
10 %
Television investment
180.000 €
Funding program
ÖFI, ÖFI+
Status
in production
Further information
Co-Regie: Kristin Gruber
Film location
Austria, Europe (Iceland, Spain, Türkiye), South America (Mexico), Africa ( Kenya, South Africa), Asia (South Korea)
Shooting time
March 2023 - November 2024
Days of shooting
51
Completion
2027
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien, Land Steiermark
Credits
Production
KGP Filmproduktion GmbH
Producer
Barbara Pichler, Gabriele Kranzelbinder
Director
Elisabeth Scharang
Script-concept
Elisabeth Scharang, Kristin Gruber
DOP
Judith Benedikt
Editor
Maria Lisa Pichler
Sound engineer
William Edouard Franck
Green Film Consultant
Janine Ziemeck
Production manager
Agnes Wazola
Television investment
ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen)