Dassanowsky production wins at film fest

Dassanowsky

“Felix Austria!” – a feature documentary produced by Robert Dassanowsky, professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and Department of Languages and Cultures at UCCS – was awarded the Colorado Spotlight Award at the seventh annual Indie Spirit Film Festival at the event’s finale Oct. 19.

The film, directed by Christine Beebe and co-produced by Beebe’s company La Turista Films and Dassanowsky’s Belvedere Film, celebrated its world premiere at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, and its U.S. premiere was the winning screening in Colorado Springs. For the first time, the Indie Spirit Film Festival held its awards ceremony on campus.

The film was shot over a period of several years in California, New York, Florida, Vienna, Munich and Sarajevo, and with original music composed by Mark Orton.