Impetus
Writer | Director | Producer
Story
Young novice Paulinus finds himself at a crossroads between God and the world when his feelings for young farmer Jakob start to grow beyond their friendship.
Awards
Semi Finalist - Flickers International Film Festival
Best of Festival - Los Angeles Cinefest
Best Short Film - IndieX Film Fest
Best Drama, Medium Length - Austrian Filmfestival
Best Director - Indie Short Fest
Best Director - IndieX Film Fest
Director Gold Award - Milan Gold Awards
Best Original Screenplay - IndieX Film Fest
Best Writing - Hollywood North Film Awards
Best Foreign Short - Studio City International Film Festival
Best Cinematography - Indie Short Fest
Best LGBT Short - Indie Short Fest
Best LGBT Short - Silicon Beach Film Festival
Best LGBT Short - Cuzco Underground Cinema Festival
Best Queer Film (Runner Up) - Lonely Wolf Film Festival
Best Faith Based Film - Transparent Film Festival
Best Ensemble Cast - Indie Short Fest
Best Supporting Actor (Felix Stichmann) - Hollywood North Film Awards
Best Costume Design - Hollywood North Film Awards
Best Production Design - Lonely Wolf Film Festival
Best Production Design - Hollywood North Film Awards
Official Selection
2023 Indie Short Fest - Los Angeles, USA
2022 Los Angeles Cinefest - Los Angeles, USA
2022 Austrian Filmfestival - Vienna, Austria
2022 Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival - Los Angeles, USA
2022 Lonely Wolf Film Festival - London, UK
2022 Hollywood North Film Awards - Toronto, Canada
2022 Transparent Film Festival - New York City, USA
2022 Out Film CT - Connecticut, USA
2022 Milan Gold Awards - Milan, Italy
2022 IndieX Film Fest - Los Angeles, USA
2021 Studio City International Film Festival - Los Angeles, USA
2021 Silicon Beach Film Festival - Los Angeles, USA
2021 Cuzco Underground Cinema Festival - Cuzco, Peru
Press
ORF Burgenland Heute "Making of Impetus" (TV)
ORF Dobar Dan Hrvati "Impetus & Burgenland Croatians" (TV)
ORF Guten Morgen Österreich "Benjamin Knoebl Portrait" (TV)
Der Standard "Corona Lockdown Film Projects" (Newspaper)
Kurier "Benjamin Knoebl, who came from Hollywood" (Newspaper)
BVZ "Impetus Premiere" (Newspaper)
Hedi Grager "7 Questions for producer Benjamin Knoebl" (Blog)
Critical Minds "Interview with Benjamin Knoebl and Markus Freistätter" (Online News)
Bezirksblätter "The Praised Premiere of IMPETUS" (Newspaper)