WOOD | GAME-CHANGERS UNDERCOVER
Illegal logging is a global business worth billions. Alexander von Bismarck, descendant of the Iron Chancellor and head of the Environmental Investigation Agency in Washington D.C., successfully pursues the machinations of the timber mafia worldwide – with dyed hair, a concealed camera and sound recording equipment. His primary concern isn't to expose a scandalous situation, but rather to promote a change in the consciousness of politics and civil society and to bring about a new code of conduct for the global economy and consumers. WOOD is an environmental thriller that draws its tension from sad everyday reality.
| Category | Documentary |
| Director | Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger |
| Production | WILDArt (A), Filmtank (D), 4Proof Film (RO) |
| Country | Austria, Germany, Romania |
| Format | HD, DCP |
| Runtime | 97 min |
| Year | 2020 |
| Broadcaster | ORF |
| Language | English, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Spanish |
| Subtitles | English, German, French, Italian, Hungarian |
| Genre | Current Affairs & Investigative, Economy, Geopolitics, Nature & Environment |
Festivals
- "World Premiere", F:ACTS AWARD competition, CPH:DOX, Denmark 2020
- Hot Docs, World Showcase, Canada 2020
- Transilvania IFF, Romania 2020
- Sarajevo IFF Documentary Competition, Bosnia-Herzegovina 2020
- Millenium Docs Against Gravity, Poland 2020
- Astra Film - Sibiu IFF, Romania 2020
- "Winner International Competition Award", Visioni dal Mondo International Documentary Festival Milan, Italy 2020
- "Special Mention - Focus Competition" Zürich Film Festival, Switzerland 2020
- Reykjavík IFF, Iceland 2020
- Inconvenient Films, Lithuania 2020
- Bergen IFF, Norway 2020
- Hofer Filmtage, Germany 2020
- Viennale, Austria 2020
- Braunschweig IFF, Germany 2020
- FIPADOC Biarritz, France 2021
- HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival Oslo, Norway 2021
- KDocsFF, Canada 2021
- Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, USA 2021
- Movies that Matter, The Netherlands 2021
- Trento Film Festival, Italy 2021
- Dok.fest München Germany 2021
- One World, Czech Republic 2021
- Millennium Documentary FF, Belgium 2021
- Riviera International Film Festival, Competition, Italy 2021
- DOKUart, Croatia 2021
- Cinema Planeta, Mexico 2021
- MOLDOX Festival, Moldova 2021
- DOLOMITALE, Italy 2021
- FReDD, France (2021)
- CinemAmbiente - Environmental Film Festival, International Panorama, Italy 2021
- European Cinema Week, Sweden 2021
- films for future, Switzerland 2021
- Contemporary Science Film Festival, Russia 2021
- PELICAM International Film Festival, Romania 2021
- UK Green Film Festival, UK 2021
- Eunic Festival São Paulo, Brazil 2022
- Sofia International FF, Bulgaria 2022
- Ulju Mountain Film Festival, South Korea 2022
- CineMA (Mex- Al), Mexico 2022
Quotes & Other
- "The heart of an ecological crisis", Nick Holdsworth, Modern Times Review
- Theatrical release Austria via Filmdelights, May 14, 2021
