On the occasion of the Locarno Film Festival 2023, directors Julia Gutweniger and Florian Kofler will present the premiere of their documentary Vista Mare. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with them and learn more about their work and their career. Interview by Marina Pavido.
On the occasion of the Diagonale 2023, director Katharina Mückstein presented her documentary Feminism WTF. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with her and learn more about her work and career. Interview by Marina Pavido.
On the occasion of the Diagonale’23, Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to meet Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber, who have directed the Festival of Austrian Film since 2016 and who will hand over their directorship to Claudia Slanar and Dominik Kamalzadeh from June 2023. Interview by Marina Pavido.
On the occasion of the Viennale 2022, director Claudia Müller presented her documentary Elfriede Jelinek – Language unleashed, focusing on the figure of the famous writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with her and learn more about her work and career. Interview by Marina Pavido.
In 1906, Josefine Mutzenbacher wrote the erotic novel “Josefine Mutzenbacher: oder Die Geschichte einer Wienerischen Dirne von ihr selbst erzählt”, which caused quite a stir at the time. Director Ruth Beckermann decided, more than a hundred years later, to see how this novel is received by people today. This is how the documentary MUTZENBACHER, awarded Best Film in the Encounters section at the Berlinale 2022 and premiered in Austria at the Viennale 2022, came to life. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with her and learn more about her film. Interview by Marina Pavido.
On the occasion of the Diagonale 2022, director Kurdwin Ayub presented her feature film Sonne, the festival’s opening film, which had already been screened at the Berlinale 2022, where it won the GWFF-Preis for Best Debut Film. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with her and learn more about her work and career.
At the Diagonale 2022, director Ulrich Seidl presented his feature film Rimini, awarded Best Feature Film and already in competition at the Berlinale 2022. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with him and learn more about his film and his career. Interview by Marina Pavido.
At the Viennale 2021, director C. B. Yi presented his feature film Moneyboys. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with him and learn more about his film and his career. Interview by Marina Pavido.
At the Viennale 2021, director Sebastian Meise presented his feature film Great Freedom, chosen by Austria as a candidate for the Oscars 2022. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with him and learn more about his film and his career. Interview by Marina Pavido.
On the occasion of the festival Sotto le Stelle dell’Austria 2021, director Evi Romen will present her feature film Hochwald. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with her and learn more about her film and her career. Interview by Marina Pavido.