Experiencing Interruptions?

New Tales of Franz

Franz’ summer holidays are starting badly as his 2 best friends don´t talk to eachother anymore. An investigation and adventurous chase of a thief in the neighborhood brings them back together.

  • Johannes Schmid
    Director
  • Sarah Wassermair
    Writer
  • Katharina Posch
    Producer
  • Michael Kitzberger
    Producer
  • Ingo Fliess
    Producer
  • Jossi Jantschitsch
    Key Cast
  • Nora Reidinger
    Key Cast
  • Leo Wacha
    Key Cast
  • Ursula Strauss
    Key Cast
  • Simon Schwarz
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Neue Geschichten Vom Franz
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Family, Children comedy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 25, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1,85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Munich International Filmfestival
    Munnich
    Germany
    June 25, 2023
    World Premiere
Distribution Information
  • atlas international film
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Free TV, Paid TV, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Johannes Schmid

Johannes Schmid studied theater and film, German literature, and art history in Erlangen and Munich. Since 2000, he has been a freelance director in theater and film. After making various short films, he directed his first feature film, BLÖDE MÜTZE!, in 2006. That film premiered at the Berlinale the following year and received several German and international awards. In 2010 he completed his second feature film, the German-Polish co-production WINTERTOCHTER, which earned the German Film Award for best children’s film in 2012. AGNES, a film adaptation of Peter Stamm’s novel of that title, followed in 2015, and TALES FROM FRANZ, based on stories by Christine Nöstlinger, marked a return to children’s film in 2022. Johannes Schmid also directs spoken-word and musical theater throughout Europe, including for the Bayerische Staatsschauspiel, the Malmö Stadsteater, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Salzburg Festival, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Theater Sankt Gallen, the Theater Konstanz, and the Schauburg in Munich. Schmid lives in Munich and Stockholm.

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Director Statement

It's about the big question, recognizable to all children, of how to deal with conflicts in friendships. And what can happen if you don't try to resolve these conflicts openly, but instead get caught up in lies and half-truths. So Franz, Gabi and Eberhard once again have their hands full. These themes are wrapped up in a mystery story: the three children investigate Mrs. Berger and Zick-Zack, whom they believe to be a gang of criminals - unfoundedly, of course, as it turns out in the end. And all this with a wink in the tradition of the Austrian children's author Christine Nöstlinger, where a reference to the everyday world of children and their problems is always maintained.