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682 articles available in total starting from 14/06/2002. Last article published on 14/08/2025.

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

This Is Short returns for 2022

This Is Short returns for 2022

The online platform will give access to more than 120 short films and four film festivals  

30/03/2022 | Shorts | Germany/Netherlands/Poland/Austria

The 25th edition of Graz’s Diagonale unveils its programme

The 25th edition of Graz’s Diagonale unveils its programme

Besides picking up recent festival hits such as Sonne, Rimini and Great Freedom, the Austrian gathering is also showcasing new titles focusing on society and longing  

29/03/2022 | Diagonale 2022

Beta Film boards female-led mystery-thriller series Snow

Beta Film boards female-led mystery-thriller series Snow

The show, in which “nature resists human intervention”, will be directed by Catalina Molina and Esther Rauch, with Brigitte Hobmeier leading the cast  

14/03/2022 | Production | Funding | Germany/Austria/Italy

Literary adaptation A Whole Life finishes its first leg of shooting in East Tyrol

Literary adaptation A Whole Life finishes its first leg of shooting in East Tyrol

Adapted from the 2014 international bestseller by Robert Seethaler, the Austrian-German co-production takes a look at the meaning of a life well lived  

03/03/2022 | Production | Funding | Austria/Germany

Gastón Solnicki, Angeliki Papoulia • Director of and actress in A Little Love Package

Interview: Gastón Solnicki, Angeliki Papoulia • Director of and actress in A Little Love Package

"The biggest challenge in this creative experiment without a script was to improvise on the set with great actors"

BERLINALE 2022: The bold talents of the Argentinian filmmaker and the Greek actress get together on a baffling experiment, and they give us the clues to understand it better  

22/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters

Review: Jet Lag

Review: Jet Lag

BERLINALE 2022: In her hybrid documentary-video essay, Zhen Lu Xinyuan searches for parallels between her COVID-19 isolation and her family’s tracing of their roots  

21/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Forum

Kurdwin Ayub • Director of Sonne

Interview: Kurdwin Ayub • Director of Sonne

“I know how Yesmin and girls from a migratory background feel; that’s why I wanted to make this film for them”

BERLINALE 2022: In her first feature, the Kurdish-Austrian director deals with questions of identity, religion and complex social norms  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters

Ruth Beckermann • Director of Mutzenbacher

Interview: Ruth Beckermann • Director of Mutzenbacher

“It was interesting how relaxed and how playful the men were as they interacted with each other”

BERLINALE 2022: The Austrian helmer confronts men of different ages with a controversial text about the sexual adventures of a fictitious female prostitute – and observes their reactions  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters

Review: Sonne

Review: Sonne

BERLINALE 2022: Kurdwin Ayub’s feature debut looks at the intersection of Generation Z social-media use and modern Muslim identity  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters

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