Pitter Patter

SHORT FILM
2015, DE, 22min, 2K DCP 2.35:1, color, dolby stereo
ARRI Alexa Studio, Zeiss Ultra Primes

Produced at Filmacademy Baden-Württemberg (DE), Filmacademy Vienna (AT) and Columbia University (US)

with Vicky Krieps, Michael Märtens, Max Reimann, Martina Schöne-Radunski, Tom Lass & Peter Fricke

Festival Selection

37th Clerment-Ferrand Short Film Festival / FR 2015
*** World premiere
28th Columbia Film Festival / US 2015
*** IFP Audience award
*** Student jury award
*** Best film award
18th Diagonale / AT 2015
05th The Caucus Foundation / US 2015
*** Silver circle award
12th Vienna Independent Shorts / AT 2015
*** Youth jury award
18th Shanghai Film Festival / CN 2015
10th Sapporo Short Film Festival / JP 2015
08th Las Vegas Film Festival / US 2015
08th Northern Wave Film Festival / IS 2015
06th Austrian Film Festival / AT 2015
03rd Kitzbühel International Film Festival / AT 2015
*** Emerging film award
26th New Orleans International Film Festival / US 2015
37th Kino Festival New York City / US 2015
National Board of Review Award Ceremony / US 2015
37th Max Ophüls Preis / DE 2016
*** Best short film

The hopelessly romantic Lisa takes desperate measures to win back her former lover, Alf. But the fact that Alf already has a new girl by his side and that Lisa needs to take her alcoholic father to an anti-varicose-campaign photo shooting without him knowing, is not particularly helping. (Clerment-Ferrand Festival)

Written & directed byChristoph Rainer
CinematographerGeorg Geutebrueck
Production designerClaudia Frank
Costume designerLaura Büchel
Production sound mixerAljoscha Haupt
EditorRoland Stöttinger
Music composerDavid Furrer & Samu Csernak
ProducersElsa Kremser, Mark Szilagyi & Nicolai Gemel
ProducerKo-Rely Pi
Assistant directorSandra Wollner
CastingAnne Schöppe & Linda Krämer
1st assistant cameraChristian Flatzek
2nd assistant cameraPaul Sprinz
DITLaszlo Vancsa
DatawranglerPaul Sprinz
GafferManuel Nevosad
BestboyThomas Frömel
ElectriciansChristopher Macher & Esther Schmid

Additional ElectriciansRafael Starman, Timm Krüger & Julian Köberer
Key gripEmmanuel Aubry
Crane operatorIbo Cidtac
VFX supervisorFrancesco Faranna
Digital coloristDaniel Hollerweger
Camera rentalsArri München & Susanne Stöger Filmgeräte
Lighting rentalsFilmakademie Wien, Filmakademie Ludwigsburg & Dopplinger Wien