SHORT NEWS

Award Winners 2023

 

December 2023

A WHOLE LIFE by Hans Steinbichler
Best Mountain Culture Feature Film
Whistler (Canada) – Whistler Film Festival

THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE by Mo Harawe (in post-production)
♦ Atlas
Post-Production Prize
Marrakesh – International Film Festival | Atlas Ateliers

CLUB ZERO by Jessica Hausner
European Excellency Award – European Original Score | Markus Binder


November 2023

CORSAGE by Marie Kreutzer
Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis – Best Fiction Film
Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis – Best Female Performance Vicky Krieps
Luxemburg – Filmakademie + Film Fund Luxembourg

HINTERLAND by Stefan Ruzowitzky
Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis – Best Male Performance Marc Limbach
Luxemburg – Filmakademie + Film Fund Luxembourg

VISTA MARE by Julia Gutweniger & Florian Kofler
♦ Best Documentary (Italian competition)
Florence –
Festival dei Popoli

VISTA MARE by Julia Gutweniger & Florian Kofler
♦ Rheinische Post Audience Award
Duisburg Filmwoche


THE KLEZMER PROJECT by Leandro Koch & Paloma Schachmann
♦ Premio Astor Piazzolla for Best Feature Film (Argentinian competition)
Mar del Plata Filmfest



October 2023

CLUB ZERO by Jessica Hausner
♦ Best Music – Markus Binder
Sitges – Festival de Cinema Fantástic de Catalunya

WOODLAND by Elisabeth Scharang
♦ Film-Kunst-Förderpreise: Costume Design + Set Design
Hof Filmtage


BLUISH by Lillith Kraxner & Milena Czernovsky
♦ Award for Best PItch
Rome – MIA Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo


CLUB ZERO by Jessica Hausner
♦ Special Mention by the International Jury (Offical Selection)
Szolnok – ATAFF Alexandre Trauner Art/Film Festival

VERA by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel
♦ Premio Marzocco for Best Film
Valdarnocinema Film Festival


ABOVE THE WORLD by Adrian Goiginger
♦ Prize for the Special Film
Tegernsee – Mountain Film Festival



September 2023

MATTER OUT OF PLACE by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
♦ Green Planet Movie Award – Green Competition
Film Festival della Lessinia

 

July 2023

EISMAYER by David Wagner
♦ Special Diploma
Burgas – International Film Festival

CLUB ZERO by Jessica Hausner
♦ Special Mention by the International Jury (Offical Selection)
Palić – European Film Festival


May 2023

RUBIKON by Leni Lauritsch
♦ Best Screenplay
Bilbao – FANT Fantasy Film Festival

FIRST SNOW OF SUMMER by Chris Raiber
♦ Golden Ox – Best Fiction Film
♦ Best Performance – Verena Altenberger

Schwerin – Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

BREAKING THE ICE by Clara Stern
♦ DEFA Foundation Award – Best Fiction Film
Schwerin – Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

SONNE by Kurdwin Ayub
♦ Special Mention
Los Angeles – South East European Film Festival


April 2023

TALES OF FRANZ by Johannes Schmid
♦ CIFEJ Award
♦ FCCI Award
New Dehli – Smile IFF for Children and Youth

OSCAR & LILLI by Arash T. Riahi
♦ Best Feature Film Award (Youth)
New Dehli – Smile IFF for Children and Youth


TALES OF FRANZ by Johannes Schmid
♦ Saphira (cat. Children & Youth)
Biennale Bavaria International


THE KLEZMER PROJECT by Leandro Koch & Paloma Schachmann
♦ Special Mention
Las Palmas IFF


VERA by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel
♦ Best Artistic Achievement
Bolzano Film Festival

CHRISTINE A. MAIER – DoP
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bolzano Film Festival


MATTER OUT OF PLACE by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
♦ Best Stamp Award – Regional Competition
Zagrebdox

 

March 2023

THE FARMER AND THE HIPSTER by Kurt Langbein
♦ Regional Jury Award
Prague – One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival


February 2023

THE KLEZMER PROJECT by Leandro Koch & Paloma Schachmann
♦ GWFF Best First Feature Award
Berlinale


January 2023

STAMS by Bernhard Braunstein
♦ Nominated for Berlinale Documentary Award

BREAKING THE ICE by Clara Stern
♦ Young Jury Award
♦ Best Script
♦ Socially Relevant Film Award

Saarbrücken – Max Ophüls Preis Festival

EISMAYER by David Wagner
♦ Audience Award
♦ Film Critics Award

Saarbrücken – Max Ophüls Preis Festival

SONNE by Kurdwin Ayub
♦ Trieste Award – Best Feature Film
Trieste IFF