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⇢ Scenes from Soldier Monika
⇢ Scenes from Dear Mother
⇢ Guitar, Singing, French
New voice samples from documentaries, reports and commercials.
09 | 2025
Sept, 16 and Sept, 23
"Soldier Monika" at the Hallein City Cinema
Exclusive screenings of Soldier Monika at the Hallein City Cinema, followed by a Q&A.
Sept, 16 - Screening and Q&A with Paul Poet, Director & Sarah Zaharanski, Actress
Sept, 23 - Screening and Q&A with Sarah Zaharanski, Actress
Hallein City Cinema, 8 p.m.
Sept, 26
Staged Reading of "Das Rote vom Ei" at the Phoenix Theater
On September 26, Das Rote vom Ei will be presented as a staged reading at the Phoenix Theater in cooperation with the Women's Office of the City of Linz.
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08 | 2025
13.8.
"Soldier Monika" at Arena Sommerkino
On Wednesday, August 13, Soldier Monika will be shown at Arena Sommerkino in Vienna.
Arena Wien, 8.30 p.m.
“Dear Mother” at Summer Shorts in Salzburg
On Saturday, August 16, the 30-minute short film Dear Mother, directed by Sabrina Hickl, will be shown outdoors as part of Summer Shorts.
Open-air cinema in front of JUFA Hotel Salzburg City
Josef-Preis-Allee 18 / Start: 8 p.m.
07 | 2025
July, 27
Radio Salzburg - Culture Sunday
Hear Ines Calic's new novel Commissaria Iva Markulin und die Schatten über der Adria on Radio Salzburg's Culture Sunday, read by Sarah Zaharanski.
06 | 2025
June, 26
Sarah Zaharanski reads from Anna Weidenholzer's new novel Hier treibt mein Kartoffelherz for OE1 Radiogeschichten.
OE1, June, 25th 2025 - 11.05 a.m.
05 | 2025
Shooting for the new mini-series “Gnadenlos”
Sarah Zaharanski is shooting for Gnadenlos (wt), the new mini-series by Umut Dağ, where she plays the role of Cosma Wecker.
“Soldier Monika” - now in cinemas
The feature film Soldier Monika, directed by Paul Poet and produced by Freibeuter Film, is now showing in Austrian cinemas.
May, 7
"Dear Mother" nominated for Camgaroo Award in Munich
The award ceremony as part of the Camgaroo Award Night will take place on May 07, 2025 from 6.30 p.m. in Munich.
Arri Astor Film Lounge Munich
May, 7th 2025 / 6.30 p.m.
May, 16
"Dear Mother" was awarded at Next Step Film Festival Cannes
The short film Dear Mother (30 minutes) was awarded at the Next Step Film Festival in Cannes on May 16th. The film screenings and the award ceremony took place at the Canopy by Hilton Hotel in Cannes.
Canopy by Hilton Hotel Cannes
May 16th, 2025 / 2.30-7 p.m.
04 | 2025
April, 3
"Soldier Monika" invited to DIAMETRALE Film festival 2025
Tyrolean premiere of Soldier Monika at DIAMETRALE Film Festival 2025
directed by Paul Poet & produced by FreibeuterFilm
April, 25
Cinema release of “Soldier Monika”
Soldier Monika can be seen in Austrian cinemas from April, 25.
03 | 2025
March, 6
Three scenic exaggerations about decriminalization and de-tabooing of abortion by Gertraud Klemm, Gabriele Kögl and Grischka Voss.
Kempten Theatre
March, 6 / 7 pm
March, 8
The Red of the Egg
Lindau Theatre
March, 8 / 7.30 pm
March, 29
“Soldier Monika” invited to Diagonale 2025
An explosive film about the intersectional battlefield of gender identities and political struggles. As part of Diagonale 2025, the Austrian premiere of Soldier Monika will take place on Saturday, March 29 in Graz.
March, 29 / Annenhof Kino / 7.30 p.m.
March, 30 / Annenhof Kino / 11 a.m.
01 | 2025
Jan, 26
Soldier Monika at the Solothurn Film Festival 2025
The Swiss premiere of Soldier Monika will take place on January, 26 at the Solothurn Film Festival 2025.
Jan, 29
As part of the OE1 radio stories Sarah Zaharanski reads from Anna Maria Stadler's novel Halbnah.
OE1, 29/01/2025 - 11.05 a.m.
12 | 2024
Dec, 5
Reading at the Schauspielhaus Vienna
The prize for young literature will be awarded this year by the Literarische Bühnen Wien in cooperation with the Schauspielhaus Wien. In the gala finale - hosted by Markus Meyer - 25 texts by the finalists will be read, which were selected by a jury from a large number of submissions from all over the German-speaking world on the theme of “Moments”.
Schauspielhaus Wien, 5/12/2024 - 7 p.m.
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Dec, 7
"Dear Mother" nominated for Baden-Württemberg short film award
Sabrina Hickl's short film "Dear Mother" (29 min.) has been nominated for the Baden-Württemberg Film Award in the short film category. The film will be shown on Saturday, December 7, 2024 as part of the Baden-Württemberg Film Show in Stuttgart.
Dec, 18
Last show of "Odyssey" at Salzburg State Theatre
On December 18, 2024, the last performance of Odyssey (director: Nuran David Calis) will take place at the Salzburg State Theatre.
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11 | 2024
Nov, 12-22
“Das Rote vom Ei” at the Kosmos Theater Vienna
Commissioned work - Gertraud Klemm, Gabriele Kögl, Grischka Voss
On November 12, 2024, the Vienna premiere of Das Rote vom Ei will take place at the Kosmos Theater Vienna. Further performances are planned for November 14, 15, 16, 19, 21 and 22, 2024.
Kosmos Theater Vienna, from 12/11/2024 - 8 p.m.
Nov, 18
TV premiere of “Fast Forward - Angelika Who?”
Fast Forward's Season 8 starts on television. From November 4, 2024, the episodes will be shown weekly in double episodes on ORF 1 and available to stream on ORF ON. Sarah Zaharanski has taken on the role of meditation trainer Sardes for episode 6 - Angelika Who?
Original TV premiere: ORF 1, 18/11/2024 - 9.05 p.m.
Nov, 23, 24 & 25
"Soldier Monika" invited to the Torino Film Festival
New artistic director Giulio Base has revealed the films gracing this year’s edition, which is unspooling 22 – 30 November boasting a stripped-back line-up, world premieres and international stars. Soldier Monika will be screened at the Cinema Romano and will run in the main competition Concorso Documentari.
Screenings:
Nov, 23 at 7 p.m. - Cinema Romano 1
Nov, 24 at 10 a.m. - Cinema Romano 1
Nov, 25th at 5 p.m. - Cinema Romano 3
⇢ The 42nd Torino Film Festival presents its programme
⇢ Soldier Monika at 42° Torino Film Festival
10 | 2024
Oct, 22 & 24
“Soldier Monika” celebrates its world premiere at the Doclisboa Film Festival 2024
The world premiere of Soldier Monika, a hybrid documentary by Paul Poet, will take place in October at the Doclisboa International Film Festival 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.
⇢ Soldier Monika - Doclisboa International Film Festival 2024
Oct, 24 & 26
“Soldier Monika” invited to 58th Hof Film Festival 2024
Soldier Monika has been invited to the 58th Hof Film Festival, where the film will be shown for the first time in Germany.
⇢ Der Soldat Monika - 58th Hof International Film Festival
Oct 3, 4, 8, 15 & 18
Further “Odyssey” performances at Salzburg State Theatre
Odyssey, directed by Nuran David Calis, premiered at the Salzburg State Theater at the end of September. Further performances will take place on October 3, 4, 8, 15 and 18, 2024.
Oct, 9
ORF premiere of “Die Bergretter - Höhenfeuer”
On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, Sarah Zaharanski can be seen as alpine climber Tina Schlosser in the TV series Die Bergretter (engl. Mountain Rescue). She completed all the climbing and helicopter rescue stunts herself for the guest role in this episode.
ORF 2, 9/10/24 - 8.15 p.m.