The Story
An orgy of thousands of grass frogs between the ice – floes of a mountain lake is the opening to this portrait of an almost exotic region in the middle of Austria. Spared by the ice-age, overlooked by an expanding civilisation for hundreds of years, saved at the last minute from a total sell out to tourism – that is the still little known Carinthian ‘Nockberge’ region.
The soft green Nocken bring Ireland to mind, their high plateaux the bright expanse of Castilia. Right up to the summit regions herds of cattle and large deer herds graze together, alpine virgin forests overgrow dilapidated mines. Wild nature and the ancient culture of mountain farming distinguish the character of the Nockberge National Park.
1997
SD
16:9
48min
German & English
Production Team
Written & Directed by Klaus Feichtenberger ● Photographed by Rolando Menardi, Michael Schlamberger, Helmut Schubert ● Camera Assistant Otmar Penker ● Editor Tom Poore ● Assistant Editor Gisela Huber ● Postproduction Listo Video/Willi Willinger ● Balloonists Martin und Gerd Kusternigg ● Music Sarah Class, Heinz Freunschlag, Männergesangsverein Kaning ● Recorded at Tonstudio Weikert ● Dubbing Editor Der Werbeton/Stefan Fiedler ● Dubbing Mix Peter Fischer ● Scientific Consultants Helwig Brunner, Adolf Fritz, Bernhard Gutleb, Franz Hafner, Helmut Hartl, Heidi Wilscher, Norbert Winding ● Archives Basse-Film, Medienservice des BMUK / Landesbildstelle Steiermark, Max Zehenthofer ● Co-Ordination National Park Administration Dietmar Rossmann ● Cast Christa Drobek, Albert Görg, Franz Gruber, Barbara Hinteregger, Wilhelm Kollmitzer, Johann Penker, Robert Pontasch ● Production Co-Ordinator Barbara Schifko ● Production Manager Rita Schlamberger ● Executive Producer Walter Köhler
Thanks to Familie Aschbacher/Karlbad, Wilfried Erlacher, Forstverwaltung Gmünd, Großglockner Hochalpenstraßen AG, Familie Heiss/Thomatal, Kärnten Werbung, Honsa Kuchynka, Nachbarschaft Wolitzenalm Kaning, Nockalm Reptilienzoo, Familie Penker vlg. Oberschader, Christian und Gerfried Reinwald, Karl Schader und Johann Simoner, Anton Schleiner, Georg Schneider, Schwarzenberg’sche Archive, Tourismusregion Nockberge – Bad Kleinkirchheim, Heinrich Trattnig, Erika Tsallis, Ferdinand Wilhelmer
A Co-Production of ScienceVision, ORF and Nationalpark Nockberge.
Photo Gallery
Awards
Wildscreen ’98 Bristol
United Kingdom, October 1998, Finalist