On Friday, September 11, the nominations for the prestigious Romy Awards 2026 were announced. The audience will be able to vote for their favourite film or television personalities. The awards ceremony will take place on November 27 at the Schloss Kaps in Kitzbühel and will be broadcast live on ORF.
The Diagonale is pleased to announce that the contracts of Dominik Kamalzadeh and Claudia Slanar as artistic directors of the festival have been extended until 2029 and that, consequently, they will continue to lead the Austrian Film Festival up to and including the Diagonale ’29.
The Österreichischer Filmpreis 2026 was presented at HQ7 Studios in Vienna. Particularly satisfying results for Perla by Alexandra Makarová (which won no fewer than eight awards, including Best Film) and Four Minus Three by Adrian Goiginger, which won five awards, including Best Director.
On Wednesday April 15, the traditional press conference of the Akademie des Österreichischen Films was held, during which the nominations for the Österreichischer Filmpreis 2026 were announced. The award ceremony will take place on June 18 in Vienna, at the hq7 studios.
Der Wettkampf meines Lebens, written, directed and starring Antonio La Regina, which tells the story of former East German swimmer Axel Mitbauer and his legendary escape to the West across the Baltic Sea, is now available on Prime.
During the Diagonale’26 festival, Austria’s most prestigious film awards, totalling around €128,500, were presented by international juries. A total of 82 films were in competition. All the winners received a work of art, designed and created by artist Anna Paul: the Diagonale’s Golden Walnut.
The Diagonale is pleased to announce the winners of the Carl Mayer Screenplay Awards and the Thomas Pluch Screenplay Awards, which were presented today as part of the Festival of Austrian Film. Source: press release.
The Diagonale is pleased to announce the winners of the Franz Grabner Award 2026, who were presented with their prizes today during an official ceremony held at the Diagonale Forum in the Heimatsaal of the Volkskundemuseum.
The Diagonale is pleased to announce the nominations for the Franz Grabner Award 2026 on behalf of the Franz Grabner Board. The award will be presented for the ninth time at the Diagonale ’26 in the categories of film documentary and television documentary. Source: press release.
In just under four weeks, on March 18, the Diagonale’26 in Graz will begin with the Austrian premiere of Markus Schleinzer’s Rose. A special retrospective will be dedicated to Hlynur Pálmason. The first films in competition have been announced.