Private Project

Visiting Johanna

Julia has traveled to Vienna, especially to surprise her sister Johanna at her art performance.
Johanna has rented a room for her feminist performance, hired two musicians and invited everyone she knows.
However, the vernissage apparently turns into a miserably unsuccessful evening, which might bring the two siblings closer together again.

  • Martin Weiss
    Director
    Chun, Page Five, Visiting Johanna
  • Martin Weiss
    Writer
    Page Five
  • Lidija-Rukiye Kumpas
    Producer
    Page Five, Gül, Visiting Johanna
  • Boris Mijatovic
    Producer
    Charlie, Visiting Johanna
  • Elena Wolff
    Key Cast
    "Julia"
  • Thea Ehre
    Key Cast
    "Johanna"
  • Tilman Tuppy
    Key Cast
  • Aurelio Ghirardelli
    Key Cast
    "Aui"
  • Sven Langkabel
    Key Cast
    "Zween"
  • Xavier Pawlowski
    Cinematography
    Charlie, For A Visit, Frka
  • Kristin Schnöll
    Sound
  • Christian Stantchev
    Montage
  • Christian Stantchev
    Sounddesign
  • Manuel Grandpierre
    Sound Mix
  • Andreas Lobner
    1st Ad
  • Daniel Holzberg
    2nd Ad
  • Pavol Kutik
    1st Ac
  • Enia Cosic
    2nd Ac
  • Fabian Rausch
    Boom Operator
  • Aurelio Ghirardelli
    Gaffer
  • Lidija Rukiye Kumpas
    Lightning
  • Ferdinand Koestler
    Lightning
  • Skander Kourgli
    Lightning
  • Ariane Yury Ribeiro
    Make-Up
  • Liam Pfefferkorn
    Costume
  • David Vesely
    Costume Assistant
  • Anna Mayböck
    Set Design
  • Gabriel Hohenstein
    Set Photography / Title Design
  • Marvin Busta
    Color Grading
  • Nathalie Koch
    Script
  • Maleen Schalk
    Catering
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Zu Besuch
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Filmakademie Wien
  • River Film Festival
    Padova
    Italy
    Italien
    Honorable Mention
  • 23rd Landshut Short Film Festival
    Landshut
    Germany
    March 24, 2023
    German Premiere
  • Interfilm Berlin 2023
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 17, 2023
  • Kitzbühel Kurzfilmfestival 2023
    Kitzbühel
    Austria
    August 23, 2023
  • Cinema Talks
    Graz
    Austria
    May 4, 2023
    Austrian Premiere
    Audience Award Category Inspiration
  • Festival Of the Moving Image (FOMI)
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 27, 2023
    Best Narrative
  • Linz International Short Film Festival
    LINZ
    Austria
    October 13, 2023
    Thea Ehre for "Best Acting"
  • YOUKI 2023
    Wels
    Austria
    October 12, 2023
    Special Mention "Austrian Film"
  • Filmfestival Münster 2023
    Münster
    Germany
    September 24, 2023
  • Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2023
    Wessling
    Germany
    August 26, 2023
  • Bradford Queer Filmfestival 2023
    Bradford
    United Kingdom
    November 24, 2023
  • Queerfilmfestival Weimar 2023
    Weimar
    Germany
    December 6, 2023
  • Festival of Nations 2023
    Lenzing
    Austria
    September 26, 2023
    Best Student Film
  • LGBT+ Film Festival Poland 2024
    Warszawa
    Poland
    April
  • Kurz Klub
    Radovljica
    Slovenia
    April 28, 2023
  • Ernte Sehen 2023
    Stadl an der Mur
    Austria
    July 13, 2023
  • Cinema Next Tour 2023
    Graz
    Austria
    October 17, 2023
  • Kurzfilmfest Dreiländereck 2023

    Germany
    November 29, 2023
  • K3 filmfestival
    Villach
    Austria
    December 7, 2023
  • LEEDS Queerfilmfestival 2024
    Leeds
    United Kingdom
    March 22, 2024
  • Yeast International Student Film Festival 2024
    Cyprus
    February 24, 2024
  • Flicks International Student Short Film Festival 2024

    Netherlands
    March 13, 2024
Director Biography - Martin Weiss

Martin Weiss was born in 1996 in St.Veit an der Glan, Carinthia. He started skateboarding a lot at a young age and discovered his hobby for filming and editing. On weekends he filmed his friends doing different extreme sports like bmxing, inline skating or skateboarding. From the collected material he then cut video clips together. Along the way, his enthusiasm for film always accompanied him. So he decided in 2019 to study at the Film Academy Vienna in the field of editing and later followed the subject of screenwriting in the module. In addition to his editing and writing work, he is also active in the directing position and directs short documentaries, short films or music videos.

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Director Statement

When I was developing the script for the film, I thought with a smile about how different my sister's life is compared to mine. And despite our differences, we've always supported each other where we could because we appreciate and respect each other for who we are.

But I don't think it has to be a sister or brother. It can also be a friend, a colleague, a distant acquaintance or someone else who gives the support to develop as a person.
So the film is a love letter to these kinds of people who keep you going, even if sometimes you've given up on yourself.