The 55^th Rotterdam Film Festival has published its 2026 program. We're delightetd to highlight two Austrian films selected for the Harbour section: HUNGRY by Susanne Brandstätter and ELEMENTS OF(F) BALANCE by Othmar Schmiderer and a brand new short film by Mo Harawe: WHISPERS OF A BURNING SCENT. 


This is the complete Austrian line-up at the Rotterdam Film Festival

Harbour

HUNGRY by Susanne Brandstätter | 95 min | AT | World premiere 
represented by AUSTRIAN FILMS

ELEMENTS OF(F) BALANCE by Othmar Schmiderer | 98 min | AT | International premiere
represented by AUSTRIAN FILMS

Displacement Film Fund

Specials

• WHISPERS OF A BURNING SCENT by Mo Harawe | 29 min | SO | World premiere

Cinema Regained 

• ADGIN PRRX by Norbert Pfaffenbichler | 167 min | AT | World Premiere
• HOLOFICTION by Michal Kosakowsky | 102 min | DE | Dutch Premiere

Short & Mid length

• 20/68 SCHATZI by Kurt Kren | 3 min | AT
• 3cm OF COMPLEXITY by Anna Vasof | 21 min | AT | International Premiere
• A FLOCK OF ROTATIONS by Jung An Tagen | 11 min | AT | World premiere
• VERONIQUE (Ein Friseursalon in Paris aus dem Barbieland) by Friedl vom Gröller | 4 min | AT | World premiere

Focus: the Future is NOW

• CASTING TAPES by Ulrike Putzer, Matthias van Baaren| 23 min | AT
• WELLEN WENDE by Josephine Ahnelt | 73 min | AT | World premiere