MONEY
Money captures well a reality that only those who have experienced it first-hand can truly understand, but which, in fact, concerns practically all of us and which, despite the passing of the years, remains so dangerously relevant.
Category: 80s
OPERATION HYDRA
With Operation Hydra, Antonis Lepeniotis has created a monumental film that does not seek to focus solely on a particular episode from the war, but skilfully moves between the political sphere and personal drama. Restored by Filmarchiv Austria and presented on the Filmarchiv On channel.
THERE IS BEAUTY IN BEING GAY
Recognised over the years as a pioneering contribution to Austrian queer cinema, There is Beauty in Being Gay also represents a special time capsule that seems to tell two intertwined stories: fear and prejudice, how we were and how we are. At the Vienna Shorts 2026.
EIN SOHN AUS GUTEM HAUSE
Will we ever learn from the mistakes of the past? Unfortunately, we cannot know, but we can sadly observe how Karin Brandauer’s Ein Sohn aus gutem Hause is still a deeply relevant film today.
FESTIVAL
With Festival, in about four minutes Hubert Sielecki has managed, with clarity, a critical gaze and humour, to perfectly capture a reality that is undoubtedly fascinating from many points of view, but also extremely controversial.
THE PAPER BRIDGE
The journey undertaken by Ruth Beckermann in The Paper Bridge immediately becomes a journey of self-discovery and exploration of one’s roots. And so, at the end of this journey, we finally return home to our origins, looking at things from new perspectives.
FOR YOU
In For You, objects belonging to a distant era tell us a story. A hair fork, a photograph, but also a necklace which, through sophisticated editing, seems to come to life in a sort of choreography in front of the camera.
DIE SUPPE
A (seemingly) simple and straightforward story, a single shot, a single location and only two characters. Die Suppe by Hubert Sielecki doesn’t need many elements to reach the audience with all its visual and communicative power.
DRUNK
In Drunk, everything is shown exclusively through the protagonist’s perspective. And so, just like him, we too feel confused and experience everything as a decidedly alienating experience. Alienating but undoubtedly visually captivating.
CEROLAX II
Cerolax II is a sharp, clever, but also ironic satire on the world of advertising and, more generally, on the media, which every day present us with countless products that, according to what they say, will change our lives forever.