Writer | Director | Producer

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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.

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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

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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

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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)