• Feature documentary

The Klezmer Project

Argentinian cameraman Leandro makes a living from filming Jewish weddings. At one of his jobs, he falls in love with Paloma, the clarinetist of the wedding band. To seduce her he pretends to be shooting a documentary film about Klezmer, the traditional Yiddish folk music. What Leandro does not know is that his “fake” film project will take him on an unscripted journey throughout Eastern Europe in search of the last remaining Klezmer melodies.

Data

Category
Feature documentary
Financing
Majoritäre Koproduktion
Format
DCP, 90 Minuten
Release
26.01.2024
Distribution
Filmgarten (Pierre-Emmanuel Finzi)
Admissions
3.067
Funding Film Institute
114.842 €
Share of Austrian production costs
28 %
Share of total production costs
22 %
Television investment
64.000 €
Co-production

Nevada Cine Srl (AR, 38%)

International funding

INCAA,  Bal Bafici Preis u.a.

Funding program
ÖFI
first run on ORF2 Austrian Broadcasting Service
28.10.2024
Viewers
7.000
Film location
Buenos Aires, Vienna, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova
Shooting time
Spring/Summer 2021
Days of shooting
38
Completion
Winter 2021/2022
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmstandort Austria, Land Niederösterreich, Land Salzburg, Stadt Salzburg
Credits
Production
Nabis Filmgroup GmbH
Producer Austria
Lukas Rinner
Director
Leandro Koch
Script-concept
Paloma Schachmann
DOP
Leandro Koch, Roman Kasseroller
Editor
Javier Favot, Leandro Koch
Sound engineer
Nicolás Payueta
Protagonists
Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann
German Title
The Klezmer Project
Television investment
ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen

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