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

Haneke returns home, von Trotta back with Vision

German-speaking audiences will this week have the chance to see a fine selection of European auteur films, starting with Austrian master Michael Haneke’s superb Austrian/German/Italian/French...  

25/09/2009 | Releases | Austria/Germany

Tarantino leads all-European contingent

As of today, German cinemagoers will be able to see Quentin Tarantino’s highly-anticipated German adventure, Inglourious Basterds, which was a favourite among audiences at the latest Cannes Film...  

20/08/2009 | Releases | Germany/Austria

Two Austrian documentaries to screen at Locarno

Contemporary Austrian documentaries, whose success and frequent political engagement recall the work of directors such as Hubert Sauper and Erwin Wagenhofer, continue to make appearances at...  

24/07/2009 | Festivals | Austria

Potter wards off competition

It is certainly not unusual for there to be fewer new releases during the summer season, but this week they seem to be particularly thin on the ground, due to a stroke of magic called Harry Potter...  

17/07/2009 | Releases | Germany/Austria

Roehler shoots Jew Süss

Shooting started in Cologne on June 30 on the new project by Bavarian director Oskar Roehler (The Elementary Particles), whose working title is Jud Süss - Film ohne Gewissen ("Jew Süss: Cinema...  

06/07/2009 | Production | Germany/Austria

Interview: Michael Haneke • Director

"An ideal raised to the status of an absolute becomes inhuman"

The Austrian director reveals to journalists certain aspects of his method, whilst maintaining, much like his film, an element of mystery as to the possible interpretations of his work  

21/05/2009

The best of European film showcased at Crossing Europe

Kicking off today in Linz, the 6th Crossing Europe Film Festival (April 20-26) will present 177 features, documentaries and shorts from 33 different countries. Among the 11 titles in competition...  

20/04/2009 | Festivals | Austria

Admissions to local films rose threefold in 2008

Austria has discovered its local films. In 2008, three times as many Austrians went to see a domestic film than the year before. The market share of local films rose from 1.9% to over 6%. In...  

09/04/2009 | Industry | Austria

Film Institute grants over €3.3m to eight projects

At its second 2009 funding allocation session, the Austrian Film Institute awarded over €3.3m to eight feature film projects. The committee, which included director Erwin Wagenhofer (We Feed the...  

06/04/2009 | Funding | Austria

Glawogger’s triumph and positive results at Diagonale

Diagonale – the major Austrian film festival held annually in Graz – closed last week with the triumph of Kill Daddy Good Night by native director Michael Glawogger (whose 2005 documentary...  

30/03/2009 | Festivals | Austria

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