Madison: A Fast Friendship
Section: Let´s Go to the Olympics!
Director: Kim Strobl / Austria, Germany / 2020 / 88 min
German / Czech simultaneous translation, English subtitles
11:20 - 12:48
Golden Apple Cinema, sál 3
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Kim Strobl is an award-winning Austrian filmmaker. After 11 years in London she is currently living in Innsbruck, Austria again. She has a BA in Film & Television Production from the University in Westminster, as well as a Diploma for Advanced Directing from the Central Film School London, where she received the Best Director Award for her graduation film Loose Ends. Whilst directing and producing her own projects she has worked for various high-profile production companies in London and Austria in numerous different roles. During May 2013 Kim was invited to participate and discuss her work as director at the IFFI Talent Campus in Innsbruck. Her short film Dancing in Circles stars 3-time Bafta Cymru winning actress Sharon Morgan and was awarded a BAFTA in September 2015. Bolt was created as a prequel to the feature Replay that Kim has been developing with writer Kerry McIntosh.
Madison's world spins fastest when she's on her racing cycle, pushing herself to be the best. Her father, a celebrated cycling pro, drives her to follow in his footsteps. But after a mistake at training camp, Madison is kicked off the national team and finds herself in the Tyrol with her vacationing mother. Enjoying newfound freedom, she discovers the joy of downhill riding with local kids. Can she forge her own path away from the pressure of competitive cycling? It's the beginning of a thrilling adventure.