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We filmwhere the mapends.

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LOCCerros de Mavecure
LAT03°28′N
LON67°56′W
FILMGuainía, 2019
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00 New World Spirits

We are a film production company from Carinthia, Austria. Since 1995 we have told stories from places cameras rarely reach: documentaries, sports, commercials and now AI film.

Festival awards · 1998–2017 23

in 10 countries, from Graz and Trento to Moscow, Denver and Vancouver.

Festival selections · 2021–22 10

for “Witchburn”, including finalist at Venice Shorts.

Continents 5

Filmed from Antarctica and the Amazon to the Austrian Alps.

In business since 1995

Documentaries, sports and commercials from one team. Concept, shoot, edit.

Filmed for and with
Red Bull TVORFServus TVTelepacíficoGeyrhalter FilmKelagTag Heuer
01 Expedition 01 / 04

Antarctica

LAT
64°49′S
LON
62°51′W
FILM
The Antarctic Dive, 2018

High diving in Antarctica: Orlando Duque dives off an iceberg into the freezing Antarctic sea.

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01 Antarctica02 Isla de Malpelo03 Bilbao04 Hohe Tauern
02 Selected films

Film index

01Sand, Speed & Gold2026GenoaSports · Documentary 02Life on the Brink2026Cali, ColombiaDocumentary · in post-production 03Pura Vida2016AmazonDocumentary 04Witchburn2021Mittersill, PinzgauShort film · Period drama 05Die Säumer2021Hohe TauernMuseum film 06The Antarctic Dive2018AntarcticaSports · Red Bull TV 07Malpelo Island2009Isla de MalpeloCliff diving 08Kelag Olympia Portraits2021CarinthiaAthlete profiles · Kelag

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03 New at NWS · AI film production

Locations
that don't
exist.

The same storytelling, a new tool. AI creates images no camera can capture, shaped by camera operators who have filmed outdoors for more than three decades.

LOCLatent Space
LAT00°00′?
LON000°00′?
FILMin progress
04 What we do

Services

01

Documentary

Cinema · TV · Video on demand

Authentic characters, places at the edge of the map. From research and shoot to the finished cut.

02

Sports & event TV

Red Bull · ORF · Servus TV

More than 25 years of outdoor sports on camera: cliff diving, X-Alps, Dolomitenmann. Highlights in 26 and 52 minutes.

03

Commercial & corporate film

Image film · Spot · Corporate

For companies like Kelag and Tag Heuer: films that tell a brand instead of listing it.

04

Post-production

Editing · Colour grading · Sound design

In our own edit suite: editing, intense colour grading, music and sound design from one team.

05

AI film production

Generative images · Previs · Hybrid films

Images beyond the camera, told with a documentary eye. Together with Artificial Reality Agency.

More at Artificial Reality Agency ↗
05 Awards

23 festival awards.

All awards →
2021FinalistVenice ShortsHexenbrand
2017Best FilmExpedition Camera, Czech Republic / SlovakiaPura Vida
2016WinnerInt. Festival of Outdoor Films, Czech RepublicPura Vida
2005Best Film · Best SoundtrackFestival Int. de Cine, Santander5 Elements
2000Best Film · Festival WinnerInt. Festival of Mountaineering and Adventure, MoscowAyahuasca
1998Best Adventure FilmInt. Mountain Film Festival GrazCamanchaca
Witchburn at festivals 2021–2022 Finalist · Venice ShortsOfficial Selection · Cannes International Cinema FestivalOfficial Selection · Vienna International Film AwardsOfficial Selection · New York Independent Cinema AwardsSemifinalist · Austrian Film FestivalSemi Finalist · Rio de Janeiro World Film FestivalSemi Finalist · Vienna Indie Short Film FestivalSemi Finalist · Tokyo ShortsSemi Finalist · San Francisco Indie Short FestivalSemi Finalist · Paris International Short Festival
06 The crew

Team

Two camera operators, an edit suite and a network of specialists for sound, light and music, depending on the project.

Thomas Miklautsch

Thomas
Miklautsch

Founder · Director · Camera · Editor
Richard Pichler

Richard
Pichler

Camera · Photography · AI film · Web
In cooperation with
07 Contact

Next
location:
yours.

nws@nwspirits.com
+43 650 811 8190
Halleggerstraße 14
9201 Krumpendorf, Austria
46°37′N 14°13′E
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