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.
Through his ongoing exploration of language, of the act of watching, and of the relationship between cinema and the viewer, Peter Tscherkassky is one of the undisputed masters of avant-garde cinema, not only in Austria but also internationally. Winner of the Orizzonti Award for the Best Short Film at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.
The silent film star Magda Sonja, thanks to her versatility, her talent and her extraordinary elegance, has undoubtedly played a key part in writing an important chapter in Austrian film history.
Throughout her life, Ida Jenbach made a significant contribution to Austrian and German cinema, writing screenplays for dramas, light-hearted comedies and even films that, for various reasons, have become true milestones in Austria (and beyond).
Author of over three hundred film scores and having radically changed the way films are scored, Max Steiner received, over the course of his career, no fewer than twenty-six Oscar nominations, winning three.
Although Peter Lorre spent most of his career working as a character actor, he soon became a true legend, rising to become one of the favourite actors of Charlie Chaplin, amongst others.
Thanks to her great charm, but also to her determination and entrepreneurial skills, Carmen Cartellieri is still remembered today as one of the most important figures in the early years of Austrian cinema.
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.
Several times a welcome guest at the Cannes Film Festival, Titus Leber is known worldwide for having theorised and experimented with the so-called ‘multi-layering method’, whereby sounds, images and music in a film can constantly overlap, merge and blend, in order to create a multi-layered work.
Actor, playwright and director Hans Jaray has left an invaluable legacy in the Austrian (and global) cultural scene. Theatre made him great. Cinema made him immortal.