Eldorado
Switzerland / Germany, February 2018
FILM,
Documentary,
92 min.
- directed by
- Markus Imhoof
- Written by
- Markus Imhoof
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- markus-imhoof.ch/en/2018/02/16/eldorado-2018
Drawing inspiration from his personal encounter with the Italian refugee child Giovanna during World War II, Markus Imhoof tells how refugees and migrants are treated today: on the Mediterranean Sea, in Italy and in Switzerland.
credits
- World Premiere
- February 2018
- Original Version
- Arabic, Amharic, Italian, Kurdish, French, Swiss-German, German (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 92 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-B21A-0000-I-0000-0000-K
- Production
- Thelma Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, zero one film GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk
- Producer
- Pierre-Alain Meier, Thomas Kufus, Markus Imhoof
- directed by
- Markus Imhoof
- Written by
- Markus Imhoof
- Cinematography
- Peter Indergand
- Editing
- Beatrice Babin, Thomas Bachmann
- Music
- Peter Scherer
- Location Sound Mix
- Dieter Meyer, Jürg Lempen, Hugo Poletti, Balthasar Jucker, Pascal Capitolin
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Films Boutique
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
-
Filmladen
Distribution
Release date: 11.05.2018 - Canada
- Kino Lorber Inc. Distribution
- Germany
-
Majestic Filmverleih
Distribution
Release date: 26.04.2018 - Switzerland
-
Frenetic Films
Distribution
Release date: 04.04.2018 - United States
- Kino Lorber Inc. Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Warsaw, Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Special Mention 2018 (Winner)
-
München, Bayerischer Filmpreis,
Bayerischer Filmpreis - Bester Dokumentarfilm
2019
(Winner)
Markus Imhoof - Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2019 (Nomination)
-
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score
2019
(Nomination)
Peter Scherer -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography
2019
(Winner)
Peter Indergand - Toronto, WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award, WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award 2019 (Winner)
- Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2018 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, 54. Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2019 - 31.01.2019 -
Palm Springs, 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival
03.01.2019 - 14.01.2019 -
Cork, 63rd Cork Film Festival
09.11.2018 - 18.11.2018 -
Lisbon, 16° doclisboa Festival internacional de cinema
18.10.2018 - 28.10.2018 -
London, 62nd BFI London Film Festival
10.10.2018 - 21.10.2018 -
Ghent, International Flanders Film Festival
09.10.2018 - 19.10.2018 -
Vancouver, Vancouver International Film Festival
27.09.2018 - 12.10.2018 -
Telluride, 45th Telluride Film Festival
31.08.2018 - 03.09.2018 -
Locarno, 71° Locarno Festival
01.08.2018 - 11.08.2018 -
Tel Aviv, 20th Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival Tel Aviv
17.05.2018 - 25.05.2018
-
Warsaw, 15th Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
11.05.2018 - 20.05.2018 -
Nyon, 24e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
13.04.2018 - 21.04.2018 -
Hong Kong, 42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival
19.03.2018 - 05.04.2018 -
Berlin, 68. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
15.02.2018 - 25.02.2018