Libya Hurra
Free Libya
Libyen im September 2011: Die Rebellen haben Tripolis erobert und nur noch drei Städte sind in der Hand von Gaddafis Truppen. In den letzten Wochen der Revolution reiste Regisseur Fritz Ofner quer durchs Land und hielt die Situation filmisch fest. Momentan arbeitet der Filmemacher bereits an einem neuen Dokumentarfilm: Beirut Blend wird eine filmische Hommage an Jim Jarmuschs Coffee and Cigarettes und die libanesische Hauptstadt Beirut.
Libya, September 2011. The rebels have conquered Tripoli, and only three cities are still held by pro-Gaddafi troops. During the final weeks of the revolution the filmmaker traveled through the country, capturing snapshots of the situation. Fritz Ofner is currently working on a new documentary: Beirut Blend will be a filmic homage to Jim Jarmusch’s Coffee and Cigarettes and to the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Director's Biography
Fritz Ofner, born 1977 in Styria, Austria. He studied journalism and ethnology in Vienna. After graduating he worked as an NGO activist, freelance journalist and TV producer. Extensive travels through Asia, Africa and Latin America led him to making documentaries. In 2011 he received the Axel Springer Award for his TV documentary FROM BAGHDAD TO DALLAS. Ofner is a freelance film director and cameraman, and lives in Vienna. // Films (Selected): WALKING WITH CECILIA (2006, short), FROM BAGHDAD TO DALLAS (2010, doc short), EVOLUTION DER GEWALT (2011, doc), LIBYA HURRA (Free Libya, 2012, doc)
European Panorama Documentary 2012
Fritz Ofner
Österreich 2012
color
72 Minuten
OmeU
Drehbuch Fritz Ofner
Kamera Fritz Ofner
Produktion
Friedrich Ofner Film-und Videoproduktion Goldschlaggasse 28/24 1150 Wien T +43 650 530 15 05 office@fritzofner.info www.fritzofner.info