Interspot Film – a success story
There is almost no other Austrian production company that can look back at such a long and interesting history. Everything started with Rudolf Klingohr, who founded Interspot Film in 1969 after completing his studies at the Austrian film academy and working successfully as a documentary filmmaker. Several important film and television projects helped the rapid growth of the company. Interspot Film became one of the largest production companies in the country. National and international awards continued to prove that Interspot Film was on the right path. Rudolf Klingohr received four ROMYs, Austria's most prestigous television award, for his role as producer. In 2012, he handed the company over to his two sons, Nikolaus and Nils Klingohr.
Today, the company has a staff of more than fifty employees and is located in Vienna's 23. district. The extensive company facilities include the office building with its own coffee house and the adjacent studios. It is the perfect location for every type of television production
Augen auf, Ohren auf. HELMI ist da.
In co-production with the Austrian Road Safety Board and the ORF, Interspot Film is producing a show with the security mascot HELMI for kids between 3 and 7. With over 1.500 shows, HELMI is iconic and has trained many generations in safeness.
2009
Forscherexpress
Thomas Brezina, who started his career 1975 as pupeteer with Aminio Rothstein aka Clown Habakuk at Interspot, produces and presents the weekly educational show "Forscherexpress" together with Kathi Bellowitsch. The show is awarded 2005 at the WorldFest Houston in the category "TV-Special Family/Children"
2004
Wildlife Documentations between 2000-2004
„Die Zukunft der Menschenaffen“ (2000), „Der Zauber der Taube“ (2001), „Der älteste Zoo der Welt“ (2002), „Die Legende vom Hasen und der Sonne“ (2003) are winners at the US International Film & Video Festival. „Schwein gehabt“ (2003) received the award for Best Photography, the documentary „Zum Geier – die fliegenden Mistkübel“ (2004) is also multiple awarded.
2001
Tavern
Renovation of the pavilion into a tavern, which becone later the backdrop for the production of the oooking show "Frisch gekocht". Also trailers for eg. the ORF Christmas show with singer Semino Rossi have been produced in this location.
2000 Taxi Orange
Taxi Orange, the first reality format in the austrian TV history is produced by Interspot Film. The reality soap with 64 shows on ORF prime time, including the kick-off live, reached a market share of 46% in the younger target group (the finale even 65% market share)
2000
Awards of excellence
The UNIVERSUM production "A good wine - The genesis of wine" was awarded for "Best of Festival" at the New York Film Festival and again, eight years later, at the Palais Luxembourg in Paris: "Prix Paysages et Environnement" (award for environment and agriculture", the "Prix de l´Academie Amorim" (award of the wine academy Amorim), and the main award by the international wine film festival, the "Trophée Special du Grand Jury". Direction and script of the documentary about the austrian wine by Karl Hohenlohe.
1998
Culinary Travel
1990
Dinner-Dreams
Founding of the company Dinner-Dreams together with the Austrian chef Reinhard Gerer and producer Georg Matea.
1987
Commercial Pietro Pizzi for Dr. Oetker
In the following three years, Interspot Film is producing the legendary commercials for "Pietro Pizzi". Film location was the converted city square of Bruck an der Leitha.
1986 Kutscherhof, the new home of Interspot Film
Toghether with ten employees, Interspot Film is relocated to an old carriage building at Speisinger Straße. Later the Kutscherhof is becoming a TV star itself: the reality TV show "Taxi Orange" was produced by Interspot Film in their studios on site.
1986
Attention! Camera ...
Karl Hohenlohe, and later Harald Prünster, presented the show "Attention! Camera" where people been leading up the garden path.
1984
Fashion by Interspot Film
Interspot Film produced the first Fashion-TV. Mrs Burgi Schneider-Manns Au presented the fashion and lifestyle format under the title "Mode", later called "Look". Until 1995 she informed weekly about the international trends.
1981
Rose d´Or
1979
Christoph Waltz debut in an Interspot production
In the Interspot Film TV production "Die Goldene Rose von Montreux" (The Golden Rose of Montreux) directed by Reinhard Schwabenitzky, Christoph Waltz made his debut, next to Ernst Josef Lauscher, Heinz Marecek and Michaela Rosen.
1978 First video camera and outside broadcast vehicle
Purchase of the first video camera and an outside broadcast vehicle.
1978
Der Baum des vergessenen Hundes
Interspot produces his first motion picture - "Der Baum des vergessenen Hundes" (The Tree of the lost dog). Script: Barbara Frischmuth. Direction: C. Rainer Ecke. Camera: Xaver Schwarzenberger. Leading Actors: Andrea Jonasson and Joachim Bissmeier.
1976
SchoolTV
The production of the first Interspot serie for the SchoolTV of the ORF boarched the issue "How do we hear", "How does a republic works" or "What is courage" with an interview of the racer Jacky Stewart or "Hamlet in 15 minutes" with renowned actors from the Vienna Burgtheatre. Together with the later ORF information director Hannes Leopoldeder, series such as "Our School" and "Computer Family" are produced in the Interspot studios.
1973
The end of the herdsmen
"The end of the herdsmen" was a documentary about the drought catastrophe in the Sahel zone. It was the first production for the ORF (Austrian National TV), co-author was the later art critic of Kronen Zeitung, Erwin Melchert. The former ORF director Helmut Zilk initated the documentary, which turned to become a big donation success.
1971
TV spot production for Tyrolia bindings
Extensive shooting for bindings of the Austrian company Tyrolia for the US market at Arlberg. Every evening, the material was screened at the local Cinema. The post production was done in New York on costumer request.
1970
"LACALUT" toothpaste
1969 Founding
Interspot Film-Gesellschaft was founded on December 11 in a small condo in Vienna. The idea of Rudolf Klingohr, alumnus of the film academy (camera and production): a film production company for TV spots.
1969