Empire of the Vineyard

The film tells the story of life and survival in a vineyard over the course of a year. An unexpected number of animals and organisms settle among the vines or hunt there as the seasons pass. The film explores the unique eco-system created by the vineyard.

Director: Franz Hafner

Born in 1960, the filmmaker studied biology in Vienna. From 1982 he worked as a photographer and freelance journalist on various nature and species conservation projects and took part in various research projects. In 1989 he received the Carinthian Science Promotion Prize. In 1996 he started working with nature films.

Austria France
2019
52 Min.
German
6
Director: Franz Hafner
Script: EVA MARIA BERGER, WALTRAUD PASCHINGER, FRANZ HAFNER, JEAN-LUC GUIDION
Cinematography: OLIVER INDRA HUBERT DOPPLER INGEMAR ARNOLD JOHANNES PÖTSCHER SYLVAIN GARASSUS SAMUEL TOUTAIN
Editing: TANJA LESOWSKY
Music: EMMANUEL BLANC
Narrator: OTTO CLEMENS
Editor: ORF, FRANCE 2
Producer: 8 INTERSPOT FILM GMBH, KWANZA
Website URL: www.interspot.at