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Marcus H. Rosenmueller, Santiago López Jover on ‘Welcome to Siegheilkirchen’ and Bringing the Work of Manfred Deix to Life

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Ed Meza @edmezavar“Welcome to Siegheilkirchen” not only honors Manfred Deix, one of Austria’s most revered cartoonists and satirists, it also marks the country’s first ever animated feature film.Unspooling in Gala Premieres at the Zurich Film Festival, the film follows a kid whose immense talent for drawing gives him an outlet for his discontent while growing up in a small conservative Austrian town, where Nazi sympathy is still very prevalent.

Deix initially worked on the project as art director before his death in 2016.For Marcus H. Rosenmüller, “Welcome to Siegheilkirchen” has been long in the making.

It was the first animated film for the celebrated German filmmaker, who joined the project nearly a decade ago after producers Josef.

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