Austrian-Slovak co-production completes filming
Goran Rebić completed filming historical drama In the Hidden after 30 shooting days in Vienna, Lower Austria and Bratislava.
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Austrian director Goran Rebić has completed filming on In the Hidden. The historical drama is an Austrian-Slovak co-production supported by national funds, Creative Europe MEDIA and ORF.
In the Hidden, with the German title Im Verborgenen, is based on Ljuba Arnautović’s autobiographical novel. The story is set in Vienna during and after the Second World War and follows Eva, who helps a man persecuted as a Jew to go into hiding with Pastor Rieger.
Birgit Minichmayr plays Eva. Itay Tiran portrays Walter and Robert Stadlober plays Karl. Rebić wrote the screenplay with Arnautović. The film continues the director’s previous work on identity, migration and intercultural relations.
The production shot for 30 days between September and October 2026. Filming ended in Vienna on 8 October. Bratislava doubled for Vienna in several scenes set in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s; the production recreated historical street scenes for the purpose.
Amour Fou Vienna is producing the film with Bratislava-based PubRes. The official project sheet from the Österreichisches Filminstitut lists an Austrian production contribution of €1.195 million, €935,000 via ÖFI+ and an ORF contribution of €600,000. According to the same sheet, PubRes holds a 13 per cent share in the co-production.
Alongside Austrian support and Filmfonds Wien, the film is supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Land Niederösterreich, the Zukunftsfonds of the Republic of Austria and Creative Europe MEDIA. The combination shows how a historical drama can be built through multiple national and European funding layers.
Filmladen will release In the Hidden in Austrian cinemas in 2027. The producers have not yet announced a precise release date or international sales strategy. According to the Österreichisches Filminstitut, post-production is due to be completed in summer 2027.
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The production, funding and shooting details are consistent between Cineuropa and the official project sheet from the Österreichisches Filminstitut. The text explicitly leaves the release details that remain unknown open.
- Confirmed Filming on In the Hidden has been completed and ended on 8 October 2026. — Cineuropa reports the completion and the final day of filming.
- Confirmed The production shot for 30 days in Vienna, Lower Austria and Bratislava. — The locations and number of shooting days are given in both sources.
- Confirmed Amour Fou Vienna and PubRes are producing the film as an Austrian-Slovak co-production. — Cineuropa and the Österreichisches Filminstitut both name the producers and the co-production structure.
- Confirmed The Österreichisches Filminstitut lists €1.195 million in support, €935,000 via ÖFI+ and a €600,000 ORF contribution. — These amounts appear in the official project sheet.
- Confirmed Filmladen will release the film in Austrian cinemas in 2027. — Cineuropa names the distributor and the planned release year.
Editor’s note
The completion of filming and the co-production details have been confirmed by Cineuropa and the Österreichisches Filminstitut. An exact international release date and sales deal are not available.Sources
- Goran Rebić wraps shooting on In the Hidden — Cineuropa
- Hidden — Österreichisches Filminstitut