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HISTORY
OVERVIEW
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In the early
1990s the legendary Rosenhuegel-Studios, the largest Studios in
Austria in which most of the popular "Viennese Films"
of the 1930s and 1940s with Wil-ly Forst, Paul Hörbiger, Hans Moser,
Paula Wessely a.o. had been shot, could be saved from demolition.
Reopened after renovation under its new name "Film-stadt Wien"
in November 1995, the traditional home of the Austrian Film long
operated by the famous "Wien-Film", is now available to
the national and international film industry as a modern Audiovisual
Media location.
| 1919-1923
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one of
the largest and modern studios of that time in Europe was build
by "Vi-ta Film" on green meadow, a studio lot of "American"
dimensions, exceeding the already 1916 founded studios Sievering
of the legendary film-pioneer Count "Sasha" Kolowrat. |
| 1938
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during
Hitlers "Third Reich" the Rosenhuegel-Studios became
the main location of the "Wien Film" |
| 1945-1955 |
after
World War II the "Wien Film" was divided into two
parts (east and west) du-ring the occupation of the allied armies,
the Rosenhuegel-Studios located in a "Russian" district
became a so called "USIA" operation under Sowjet Administration. |
| 1955
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af-ter
the signation of the "State Treaty" the Rosenhuegel
Studios were given back to the Republic of Austria. Although
the "Wien-Film" was reestablished under one management,
the company could not recover from the east-west polarisation
and went bankrupt. |
| 1966
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the ORF
(Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) bought the Rosenhuegel Studios
and used it for its TV Productions. |
| 1990 |
the ORF
no longer used the Studios and they were supposed to be turned
into a Shopping Mall. |
| 1991 |
rescue
for the film industry came at last minute through a private
Management Company "Filmstadt Wien Studio GmbH" fully
supported by the government of Austria and the City of Vienna. |
| 1996 |
after
extensive renovation the new "Filmstadt Wien" opened
itŐs doors as a "Four Wall Studio Operation" including
a Business Park where independent companies offer their services
to productions. |
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