FIXING THINGS

INFO

Director

Jan Prazak

Genre

Drama

Runtime

30’

Year

2022

Nationality

German

SYNOPSIS

Out of nowhere, Maja appears in Ingos´ apartment to live with him. She is a 60-year-old punk,  living on the streets of Vienna, he is a Musician in his mid-twenties, living off his parents´  money. At first sight, two worlds collide. 

Their problems are just as unusual as the two are themselves. Everything is broken: phone screens, coffee machines, teeth, and noses. If only they could fix the broken toilet in their apartment…  

STILLS

CREDITS

Director

Jan Prazak

Genre

Drama

Runtime

30′

Nationality

Austrian

Cast

Maja: Claudia Martini 

Ingo: Ingo Geiger  

Screenplay

Jan Prazak

Producer

Flora Mair

Cinematography

Johannes Hoss

Editing

Barbara Seidler

Sound designer

Daniel Rutz

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

2022
Upcoming Talent Award
23. Diagonale Festival des österreichischen Films
2022
Official Selection
13. dotdotdot Film Festival
2022
Official Selection
14. Shortlynale Film Festival
2023 - OSCAR ® QUALIFYING
Honorable Mention Student Fiction
20. In The Palace International Short Film Festival
2023
Official Selection
23. Landshut Short Film Festival
2023
Official Selection
20. Węgiel Film Festival
2023
Official Selection
15. Omladinski Film Festival Sarajevo
2023
Best Screenplay, Best Actress
13. Gosh! International Film Festival Paris
2023
Official Selection
9. Shots Film Festival
2023
Official Selection
6. Reaktor International Film Festival
2023
Official Selection
6. Linz International Short Film Festival

JAN PRAZAK

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BIO

Jan Prazak, born on September 21, 1991, grew up in  Vienna. After graduating from high school, he studied  German philology at the Main University in Vienna. In 2013 he began studying directing at the Vienna Film  Academy under the lead of Michael Haneke. In 2021, he graduated from the bachelor’s program and has since been studying in the master’s program with Jessica  Hausner. His films have been screened at numerous international film festivals, such as the Tribeca Film  Festival, and have won several awards.  

FILMOGRAPHY

FIXING THINGS

2021

 

ANOTHER LIFE – Documentary

2019

 

THE MOTION OF STARS

2018

 

TREETRUNKS IN THE SNOW

2016

 

WAHN

2013