In the media satire THE MIGRUMPIES the director and the leading actors juggle with clichés about immigrants, asking why the migrant background persists in the foreground over generations. Arman T. Riahi discusses his debut as a feature film director.

Both juries and audience enchanted by new films by Austrian first time directors: Monja Art’s SEVENTEEN takes the Max Ophüls Prize 2017 and the Best Young Actress Award (Elisabeth Wabitsch), Arman T. Riahi’s first feature film THE MIGRUMPIES wins the Audience Award.

Arman T. Riahi’s media satire receives the Creative Energy Filmpreis, endowed with € 5,000, at the Filmfest Emden-Norderney. THE MIGRUMPIES was selected out of five nominated films.