Many thanks to our international partners, and congratulations to all filmmakers and producers for their wonderful contributions to the enduring presence
of Austrian filmmaking worldwide.
It was our pleasure to accompany 70 Austrian long feature films in 2024.
Among these, 26 brand-new productions celebrated their world or international premieres, securing an impressive 19 appearances at the 10 most prestigious festivals for global promotion.
We wrap up this film year with around 500 festival participations and 70 international awards.
AUSTRIAN FILMS with appearance at international key festivals
· VENI VIDI VICI by Daniel Hoesl & Julia Niemann (Sundance | World Cinema Dramatic Competition + Rotterdam Harbour)
· GOD BETWEEN US by Rebecca Hirneise (Rotterdam | Harbour)
· PANDORA’S LEGACY by Angela Christlieb (Rotterdam | Cinema Regained)
· FAVORITEN von Ruth Beckermann (Berlinale | Encounters + Karlovy Vary Horizons + IDFA Amsterdam Signed)
· SLEEPING WITH A TIGER by Anja Salomonowitz (Berlinale | Forum)
· ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE by Josef Hader (Berlinale | Panorama)
· HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT by Alexander Horwath (Berlinale | Forum)
· THE DEVIL’S BATH von Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala (Berlinale | Competition)
· THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe (Cannes | Un Certain Regard + Karlovy Vary Horizons + Toronto Centrepiece)
· MOON by Kurdwin Ayub (Locarno | Competition)
· DEAR BEAUTIFUL BELOVED by Juri Rechinsky (Locarno | Semaine de la Critique + IDFA Amsterdam Masters)
· PEACOCK by Bernhard Wenger (Venice | Settimana Internazionale della Critica)
· ON THE BORDER by Gerald Igor Hauzenberger & Gabriela Schild (IDFA Amsterdam | Frontlight & Dead Angles: Borders)
More AUSTRIAN FILMS that set out for their festival careers in 2024
HOW TO BUILD A TRUTH ENGINE by Friedrich Moser · WHAT A FEELING by Kat Rohrer · PERSONA NON GRATA by Antonin Svoboda · HOW DO WE GET OUT OF THIS? by Eva Spreitzhofer · 24 HOURS by Harald Friedl · DREAMING DOGS by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter · BLUISH Lilith Kraxner & Milena Czernovsky · GINA by Ulrike Kofler · 80 PLUS by Sabine Hiebler & Gerhard Ertl · NEBELKIND – THE END OF SILENCE by Tereza Kotyk · TO CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE FIRE by Nicola von Leffern & Jakob Carl Sauer · HAPPY by Sandeep Kumar · DER SOLDAT MONIKA by Paul Poet
Also note the four minority co-productions with world premieres at Berlin, Venice and IDFA Amsterdam:
I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE by Klára Taskowská, coproduced by Mischief Films | WISHING ON A STAR by Péter Kerekes, coproduced by Mischief Films | THE WITNESS / SHAHED by Nader Saeivar, coproduced by Golden Girls Films | PERSONALE by Carmen Trocker, coproduced by Mischief Films
AUSTRIAN ARTISTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
TIZZA COVI: Member of the Berlinale Encounters Jury
MARTIN GSCHLACHT: Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Cinematography of THE DEVIL’S BATH
JESSICA HAUSNER: Jury President Locarno IFF
ULRICH SEIDL: Member of the Official Jury at San Sebastián | Lifetime Achievement Award – Skopje Kinenova Festival
TANJA HAUSNER: European Excellence Award – Costume Design for the THE DEVIL’S BATH
VERONIKA FRANZ & SEVERIN FIALA: THE DEVIL’S BATH was Austria’s Oscar entry in the Best International Feature category and took 16 international awards since
its Berlinale world premiere
AUSTRIAN INDUSTRY IN FOCUS
The renowned documentary festival Visions du Réel in Nyon (April 2024) set its industry focus on Austrian filmmaking.
New events in Copenhague, Tallinn ...
are in preparation for 2025.
Berlin, Rotterdam and Saarbrücken have confirmed the FIRST WORLD PREMIERES 2025
WELCOME HOME BABY by Andreas Prochaska (Berlinale | Panorama)
PERLA by Alexandra Makarová (Rotterdam | Tiger Competition)
FAR FROM BEING LIPIZZANS by Olga Kosanović (Saarbrücken | Documentary Film Competition)
as of December 19, 2024
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and there’s a lot more to come
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