Ballhead
Ballhead
Credits
Title: Ballhead
Original Title: Kugelkopf
Language versions: Music only
Country: Austria
Year: 1985
Length: 6 min
Color: black and white
Director: Mara Mattuschka
Screenplay: Mara Mattuschka
Cinematography: Mara Mattuschka
Editing: Mara Mattuschka
Sound: Mara Mattuschka
Music: Mara Mattuschka
World Sales: sixpackfilm
Festivals: 2004: Pesaro - Film Festival (IT), 2003: Sao Paolo - Short Film Festival (BR), Wunsiedel - Grenzland Filmtage (DE), 2002: Cork - International Film Festival (IE), 2001: Austin - Cinetexas - International short film & video&new media festival (USA), Brest - Festival du Film Court (FR), Diagonale, Festival des Österreichischen Films (AT), Sao Paolo - Short Film Festival (BR), 2000: Oberhausen - Internationale Kurzfilmtage (DE), 1999: Regensburg - Kurzfilmwoche (DE), 1998: Aix-en-Provence - Festival Tous Courts (FR), Rotterdam - 27. International Filmfestival (NL), 1997: Diagonale, Festival des Österreichischen Films (AT), Dortmund - femme totale - Int. Frauenfilmfestival (DE), International Film Festival Locarno (CH), Stuttgart / Wand 5 / 97 - 10. Filmwinter (DE), 1996: VIPER 96 - International Film und Video Festival Luzern (CH)
Age Recommendation: 12
Miscellaneous: Animation: Mara Mattuschka
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