- published: 22 Oct 2012
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Graz ( /ˈɡræts/ or /ˈɡrɑːts/; German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaːt͡s]; Slovene: Gradec, Hungarian: Grác) is the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna and the capital of the federal state of Styria (Steiermark). On 1 April 2010 it had a population of 291,890 (of which 258,605 had principal residence status).
Graz has a long tradition as a student city: its six universities have more than 44,000 students. Its "Old Town" is one of the best-preserved city centres in Central Europe.
Politically and culturally, Graz was for centuries more important for Slovenes than Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and still remains influential.
In 1999, Graz was added to the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage Sites, and the site was extended in 2010 by Schloss Eggenberg. Graz was sole Cultural Capital of Europe for 2003 and got the title of a City of Culinary Delights in 2008.
The name of the city, Graz (see the Slavic settlement Grad), and some archaeological finds point to the erection of a small castle by Alpine Slavic people[citation needed], which in time became a heavily defended fortification. In literary Slovene, gradec literally means "small castle", which is etymologically a hypocoristic derivative of Proto-West-South Slavic *gradьcъ, itself by means of liquid metathesis descending from Common Slavic *gardьcъ, by Slavic third palatalisation from Proto-Slavic *gardiku (cf. Ancient Greek toponym Γαρδίκι) originally denoting "small town, settlement". The name thus follows the common South Slavic pattern for naming settlements as grad. The German name 'Graz' was first used in 1128.
Actors: Tim Weske (miscellaneous crew), Tim Weske (miscellaneous crew), Tim Weske (miscellaneous crew), Tim Weske (miscellaneous crew), Christian H. Clark (producer), Todd Colby Pliss (miscellaneous crew), Angela Trevino (producer), Amber York (miscellaneous crew), Gabriele Eggerling (actor), Lou Wegner (actor), Ian Hamrick (actor), Ian Michael Kintzle (writer), Ian Michael Kintzle (producer), Ian Michael Kintzle (writer), Stone Eisenmann (actor),
Plot: This is the tale of a small band of contumacious boys and girls that live in a hidden village on a faraway beach; they are the Ivory Rebellion, a feral group of children that are fighting from oppression against the evil Queen Johanna and her ruthless Onyx Empire. Like Peter Pan & The Lost Boys, the rebels have shunned society and live completely free of parents and authority figures. They're existence, albeit a simple one, is entirely devoid of technology, minus simple firearms and an ancient tube radio. Surrounding their beach is a border, the land across from which is forbidden and belongs to the Onyx Empire. For the longest time a treaty was set forth, stating that no one from either side shall cross said border, but in a last ditch effort to induct the boys and girls of the Ivory Rebellion, Queen Johanna has halted all supply shipments into their village. The rebels are running low on food, and with the threat of starvation, are forced to make a decision that could cost them everything.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Jamie Paul Quantrill (editor), Jamie Paul Quantrill (producer), Jamie Paul Quantrill (writer), Jamie Paul Quantrill (director), Guy Myhill (writer), Guy Myhill (producer), Guy Myhill (director), Ieva Meksraityte (actress), Gvidas Kovera (composer), Grazvydas Valionis (actor), Todaras Kaskurevicius (composer),
Plot: A young Lithuanian brother and sister find themselves on a road trip across the east of England in an attempt to see their favorite football team play in Norwich City. With no money they ride their luck through an unfamiliar land by any means necessary, laying their fate at the people they meet along the way. Will the love of the game be enough to see them through to the Brother's goal?
Keywords: football, road-movie