Vienna's Forests - Jewels of Green (2005)
Vienna is surrounded by nature – a green belt encloses the city and contributes to the high quality of life in Austria’s capital.However, it is not just these woods the citizens of Vienna can name their own. The city of Vienna also owns the protected source areas in the Hochschwab and Schneeberg-Rax region, where Vienna’s Water comes from.2005 marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the green belt around Vienna. On that occasion Georg Riha and his team have produced this ORF-UNIVERSUM documentary, commissioned by the City of Vienna.Sit back and enjoy the rough beauty of the Hochschwab region, the majestic peak of Schneeberg, picturesque autumn sceneries, the „classic“ Vienna Woods and the fascinating winter wonderland of the Danube Wetland Forest National Park.
Director: Georg Riha
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Peter Simonischek as Narrator |
| Writing | Manfred Christ | Writer |
| Crew | Klaus Feichtenberger | Script |
| Sound | Noisia | Music |
| Sound | Gernot Ursin | Music |
| Sound | Wolfgang Krsek | Music |
| Editing | Jochen Süss | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Gudrun Nieder | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Thomas Kirschner | Director of Photography |
| Production | Brigitte Recher | Production Manager |
| Production | Lore Frey | Production Manager |
| Crew | Gudrun Nieder | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Georg Riha | Producer |
| Writing | Harald Pokieser | Writer |
| Camera | Georg Riha | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Wolfgang Krsek | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Harald Karl | Additional Photography |
| Production | Katharina Riha | Production Manager |
| Camera | Manfred Gruber | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Dieter Schwarz | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Oliver Rafelsberger | Camera Technician |
| Production | Gisela Hopfmüller | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Jochen Süss | Visual Effects |
| Production | Werner Fitzthum | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Georg Riha | Director |