Austrian Films

IT WORKS II shows the lives of three people with disabilities - grown up and self-determined, 20 years after the first film.

In her documentary, Mračnikar formulates a political urgency in a personal way: What happens when your mother tongue is taken away from you?

Gerhard goes all in: He leaves his previous life behind for the Thai girl Amy. Romance and thriller begin to intertwine.

Lee and Jasmin's lesbian idyll on the outskirts of Salzburg starts to crack when they give documentary filmmaker Amira a glimpse into their lives.

An integration course teaches people the finer points of Viennese culture in Chinese, Arabic, Russian and German.

The dark, dystopian horror cabinet with BDSM vibes about the man in the monkey mask enters its second round.

A parasitic fungus infects humanity. It triggers visions and also enables communication with the dead.

A compelling exploration of the complexities of American life, history, and society through the lens of the unique and fascinating sport drag racing.

Ahmet, a champion boxer and professional soldier, starts taking acting lessons. On stage he comes face to face with his own internal battles.

Johanna Dohnal, icon of the Austrian women's movement and first Minister for Women's Affairs, shaped the Alpine Republic like hardly any other.

Tischa Thomas is a 47-year-old bodybuilder who has undergone a remarkable transformation. She challenges conventional notions of femininity.

Milena Czernovsky and Lilith Kraxner's debut blurs the line between documentary and fiction filmmaking, joining a recent trend in the film industry.

This documentary follows full-contact athlete Lukas Kroiss on his cinematic path to the K1 European Championship title.

Parov Stelar, is regarded as the founder of electro swing. His unique sound has been conquering concert halls around the world for more than 15 years.

The voyage of a tree from Europe to the Amazon is a silent wittness to global interdependencies and economic absurdities.

A European theater director wants to stage a play about revolution in Burkina Faso and gets caught up in a real revolution.

A war crime was committed in their home village and consistently hushed up. The two brothers search for clues leaves us stunned and angry.

This film places acts of resistance against National Socialism and current struggles in a historical continuity.

Re-interpretation of Chaplin's The Kid. Set in a claustrophobic world, it transports the classic tale into a dystopian, grotesque masquerade ball.

Housing is a human right. How can we guarantee housing in the increasingly difficult real estate markets in Europe's major cities?

Elfie Semotan, known for her sophisticated visual arrangements, is considered the "grande dame" of Austrian photography.

This documentary tells the incredibly shocking story of how a Nazi officer became a top politician and UN Secretary General.

Shot on Super 8mm, Bernadette Weigel's homage to traveling celebrates the uniqueness of each moment.

Daniel Spoerri is one of the most important representatives of object art, co-founder of the artist group Nouveau Réalisme and inventor of Eat-Art.

1956: 13-year-old Johanna, a polio sufferer, uses her camera to document family life, her coming of age and what really happens behind closed doors.

This ambitious directorial debut chronicles lesbian lifestyles and social networking in Vienna in the 1950s and 60s.

A guided tour through the improvised spaces of Janka Industries, an underground cellar vault and creative microcosm of Vienna’s subculture.

A semi-documentary that follows a group of young migrants in Vienna as they negotiate the maze of administrative procedures.

A look behind the scenes at the wonderful energy and daily routine of the people who bring us the world renowned Vienna State Opera.

Six people talk about the absurd, the sad and above all the beautiful aspects of transitioning.

The farewell show of queer performers at the Burlesque Brutal club in Vienna.

A trenchant image of the complications self-discovery and personality formation can be for adolescents.

A sales rep find himself stranded in an abstract space and time loop. Trapped in a non-place, between urban misunderstandings and Google Street View.

A touching film about hidden potentials, creativity, integration, the power of music and the possible future of our society.

Multifaceted portrait of the composer and music critic Walter Arlen, who musically processed the horrors of the Nazi era.

This film is the personal story of three generations of a family: grandmother, father and daughter - doctor, psychoanalyst and filmmaker.

Three brothers embark on a search for traces left by their deceased brother, Jakob, who committed suicide.

They are everywhere and yet often invisible: homeless people are often ignored. Visibility is also a social indicator.

A filmmaker discovers evidence of a Wehrmacht massacre in Italy in his grandfather's estate and investigates the case himself.

Filmmaker Christine Moderbacher joins her father to help construct a school in Nigeria and examines her role as "foreign helper".

Portrait of five female Viennese artists, who in their pioneering role have left their mark on contemporary art.

The life story of a charismatic but questionable figure from Vienna's red light milieu, Heinz Sobota.

The film is about love and hate, about right and wrong words. At its centre are Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan, who met in post-war Vienna.

Involuntary stops, personal rituals between communal showers and plastic-wrapped sandwiches.

The director is drawn into the conflict-ridden marriage of her parents by an inheritance issue.

The ambitious cello student Jessica and her boyfriend recently moved in together. But soon dark clouds are gathering above the young couple.

THOSE WHO GO THOSE WHO STAY is Ruth Beckermann's meta-film - an analysis of her own cinematic works, a kind of progress report.

Eva can finally see her daughter Jasmin again after a prison sentence. After a cautious approach, the two of them have a quarrel.

Documentary about the first and second generation of Chinese migrants, stranded mainly in the country's Asian restaurants.

Cinematographer Michael Schindegger finally meets the neighbors in his own apartment building at Nr. 7 on a street in Vienna's second district.