THE WHITE RIBBON
In The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke is more insightful than ever in his exploration of disturbing dynamics within everyday life. Violence is commonplace. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Actor: Branko Samarovski
THE BLOOD COUNTESS
The Blood Countess takes us by the hand on a journey where anything can happen. And through decidedly surreal characters, witty and hilarious dialogue, and “bloody” and wonderfully disturbing moments, it also pays sincere homage to Vienna. At the Berlinale 2026, Berlinale Special Gala section.
GEBIRTIG
In Gebirtig, through a strong script and careful staging with attention to every detail, the drama of the three protagonists is perfectly portrayed on the movie screen. And sometimes, what we see can really hit us like a punch in the stomach. Presented by Filmarchiv Austria on the Filmarchiv On channel on the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day.
COMING OF AGE
Fresh and light as a spring breeze, yet also deeply dramatic and moving, Coming of Age is a hymn to love and freedom. A love story between two young souls who must come to terms with the inevitable passing of time.
PEACOCK
Intelligent, at times hilarious and decidedly merciless, Peacock shows us a world in which every aspect of everyday life is studied and planned down to the smallest detail, leaving no place for spontaneity and true feelings. At the 81st Venice Film Festival, section Settimana Internazionale della Critica.
ANDREA GETS A DIVORCE
In Andrea Gets a Divorce, Josef Hader’s second feature film as a director, comedy and tragedy are constantly alternating, mixing and merging within a mature and intelligent work. At the Berlinale 2024, Panorama section.
GRAND DIAGONALE ACTING AWARD 2022 TO BRANKO SAMAROVSKI
As part of the festival opening on April 5, the Diagonale’22 will award the Grand Diagonale Acting Award 2022 for services to Austrian film culture for the 15th time. The Diagonale is pleased to announce that this year’s award goes to Branko Samarovski. The stage, film and television actor will receive the award – an artwork by Constantin Luser – in Graz personally.
71 FRAGMENTS OF A CHRONOLOGY OF CHANCE
It is based on a real-life news story 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance. In the film – which is divided into five chapters, each concerning a particular day – everything takes place from October 12 to December 23, 1993. Everything leads up to a single event in which all the characters will be involved in one way or another. But how important is the human being in this feature film by Michael Haneke?
NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND
Narcissus and Goldmund is a film that, despite the undoubted mastery of director Stefan Ruzowitzky, despite the high budget employed and a respectable cast, despite visually and symbolically powerful moments, is overall excessively contrived and pretentious.
LITTLE BIG VOICE
In Little Big Voice – a television film directed by Wolfgang Murnberger in 2015 – good feelings, in the end – and as one can well imagine – always triumph. And they do so, again and again, in an almost forced way, with overly abrupt narrative twists. So abrupt that they almost lose credibility.