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31 articles available in total starting from 26/02/2003. Last article published on 05/05/2025.

Rimini and Alice Schwarzer crowned at Diagonale

Rimini and Alice Schwarzer crowned at Diagonale

Ulrich Seidl's film was awarded as the best feature, Sabine Derflinger's film as the best documentary, while Sebastian Meise's Great Freedom scooped the most prizes  

12/04/2022 | Diagonale 2022 | Awards

Austria’s Great Freedom enjoys a twofold win at the Viennale

Austria’s Great Freedom enjoys a twofold win at the Viennale

The national 2022 Academy Awards candidate, helmed by Sebastian Meise, and its compatriot Beatrix have taken home three out of five awards  

04/11/2021 | Viennale 2021 | Awards

The Diagonale’s main awards go to Why Not You and Notes from the Underworld

The Diagonale’s main awards go to Why Not You and Notes from the Underworld

Evi Romen’s film received the Grand Prize for Best Feature, while Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel’s work was crowned Best Documentary  

14/06/2021 | Diagonale 2021 | Awards

Beginning and Her Mothers win at Crossing Europe

Beginning and Her Mothers win at Crossing Europe

Christos Nikou's Apples received the Audience Award; the festival said goodbye to director Christine Dollhofer, who leaves the Linz-based event to lead the Vienna Film Fund  

08/06/2021 | Crossing Europe 2021 | Awards

The Man Who Surprised Everyone conquers Crossing Europe

The Man Who Surprised Everyone conquers Crossing Europe

Other winners at the Linz-based event included Heimat Is a Space in Time, Irina and Consequences, with Special Mentions going to Light as Feathers, Oray, Srbenka and Transnistra  

30/04/2019 | Crossing Europe 2019 | Awards

Love Machine crowned Best Austrian Fiction Film at the Romy Awards

Love Machine crowned Best Austrian Fiction Film at the Romy Awards

Andreas Schmied’s comedy has scooped the main honour for fiction features, while Barbara Miller’s #Female Pleasure received the Award for Best Documentary  

15/04/2019 | Awards | Austria

Chaos and The Remains – Nach der Odyssee prevail at the Diagonale

Chaos and The Remains – Nach der Odyssee prevail at the Diagonale

Sara Fattahi’s film won the Grand Prize for Best Feature, while Nathalie Borgers’ movie received the Grand Diagonale Prize for Best Documentary  

25/03/2019 | Diagonale 2019 | Awards

Murer – Anatomy of a Trial wins the Austrian Film Award for Best Fiction Feature

Murer – Anatomy of a Trial wins the Austrian Film Award for Best Fiction Feature

Ruth Beckermann’s The Waldheim Waltz was crowned Best Documentary, while the Award for Best Director went to Wolfgang Fischer for Styx  

31/01/2019 | Awards | Austria

The Best of All Worlds wins the Romy Award for Best Austrian Film

The Best of All Worlds wins the Romy Award for Best Austrian Film

The 29th edition of the Austrian film and TV awards saw Elyas M'Barek win his second Romy as the audience’s favourite actor  

09/04/2018 | Awards | Austria

The Best of All Worlds and Mademoiselle Paradis win big at the Austrian Film Awards

The Best of All Worlds and Mademoiselle Paradis win big at the Austrian Film Awards

At the Austrian Film Academy’s eighth annual awards ceremony, the prizes in 16 categories were largely split between two big winners  

02/02/2018 | Awards | Austria

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