The idea
Making a film that paints a realistic portrait of childhood has been on my mind for many years. Many different versions of the script have been drafted since 1999. In this process the fictitious childhood narrative changed over and over again, with one exception, the name of its protagonist: Vitus. In the course of this long writing process, the name Vitus somehow became a metaphor for "survival" and at the same time a synonym for "artist".

Is VITUS a Fairy Tale?
Even if the film tells the story of a highly gifted child, I did not intend the story to be a fairy tale but rather to offer a funny and realistic representation of our time. VITUS is first and foremost a declaration of love to the inspiring and healing power of music. Furthermore, it is a declaration of love for life at its purest, liveliest and most individual form: childhood.

Youth in the Fast Lane
Each generation determines the issues of their time. We tried to shed some light on the booming youth culture, an irritating and at the same time stimulating phenomenon of our society.

Children and teenagers have become an important economic factor. Nowadays, teenagers rely less on their parents to experience the world than on their globally linked computers. MORE