Project Detail

A Winter's Journey

Synopsis

Set in Bavaria in 1812 and combining live action performance with 3D environments and hand-painted animation, A WINTER’S JOURNEY is the story of an itinerant lovelorn poet who is banished from society and undertakes a hazardous walk across mountains, ice and snow - a journey which will bring either death or a new life. Based on Franz Schubert's timeless classic song cycle 'Winterreise'.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Director
Alex Helfrecht
Producer
Jörg Tittel, Richard Mansell, Reinhard Brunding, Hugh Welchman, Benoit Roland,
Screenwriter
Alex Helfrecht (screenplay), Sam Snape (story consultant)
Principal cast
John Malkovich, Marcin Czarnik, Martina Gedeck, Jason Isaacs, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Gabriella Moran

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI UK Global Screen Fund

Germany, Poland, Belgium, France, UK co-production

A Pandora Film (DE), BreakThru Films (PO), Wrong Men North (BE), Rumble Fish (FR), Oiffy (UK) production.

Winters Journey Ltd

c/o Oiffy
10B Lyme Terrace
London
NW1 0SN

Sales Company

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