26/08/2002

Three recent documentaries that were acclaimed by critics and engendered considerable discussion in the country are to represent Austria at the forthcoming Toronto international film festival (5-14 September).The titles are Atlantic Drift by Michel Daeron, Im toten Winkel. Hitlers Sekretärin by André Heller and Othmar Scmiderer and Vollgas by Sabine Derflinger. The first-ever Sino-Austrian co-production, a feature entitled Am anderen Ende der Bruecke was selected for official competition at the World Film Festival of Montreal (August 22-September 2).