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After falling out with her mother, juvenile Sofia hitchhikes southwards in search of the father she never had. When she meets grumpy engineer Michael, who reluctantly agrees to give her a lift, the two strangers develop an unlikely friendship on their shared journey through the Austrian south.

This short film was nominated in numerous festivals including:

Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation, 2019
Raindance Film Festival, 2019
Sarajevo Film Festival, 2019
Raindance Film Festival, 2019
Leeds International Film Festival, 2019
Cinemaforum – International Short Film Festival, 2019
Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, 2020
Österreichischer Filmpreis, 2020
FEST – New Directors I New Film Festival, 2020
Leuven International Short Film Festival, 2020
Uppsala Short Film Festival, 2020
Tampere Film Festival, 2021
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg – EFA Shorts On Tour, 2021
Jerusalem Film Festival, 2021
Brussels Short Film Festival (Next Generation), 2021

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CAST & CREW

Original title: Favoriten (Favorites)
Direction: Martin Monk
Production: Film Academy Vienna
Screenplay: Martin Monk
Editing: Felix Kalaivanan
Cinematography: Johannes Höß
Sound: Julia Willi
With: Lia Wilfing, Christian Dolezal, Renate Baier, Günther Lainer
Year: 2019