Documentary
New Talent

Melting Dreams

Three young Afghan women set off to fulfil their great dream: they want to complete their ski instructor training in Europe and face not only sporting challenges but also cultural differences and prejudices.

Data

aka: Skiing in Scarves
Category: Documentary, New Talent
Financing: Minority coproduction
Format: 90 Min., DCP
Funding Film Institute: 65.500 €
Share of Austrian production costs: 60 %
Share of total production costs: 16 %
Co-production: Studio Virc (SI, 47%), Kinocompany (FI, 23%)
International funding: Slovenian Film Centre, Documentary Campus, Creative Europe, Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, Finnish Cash Rebate, EWA
Funding program: ÖFI
Status: in production
Film location: Finland, Austria, Slovenia, Afghanistan
Shooting time: November - December 2019
Days of shooting: 35
Completion: Winter 2020/2021
Funding institutions Austria: Filmstandort Austria, Land Tirol