For a Moment, Freedom tells of the odyssey of three Iranians and a Kurdish group of refugees. Convincing actors – many of them non-professionals – together with a confident visual style make For a Moment, Freedom
a powerful feature film debut for ...
Austrian Cultural Forum London
A Man Named Su. Wolf Suschitzky – Photographer and Cameraman
19 January – 28 February 2010 | Austrian Cultural Forum London
In conjunction with SYNEMA – Society for Film and Media, Vienna.
The ACF in cooperation with Synema celebrates the life and career of photographer and cameraman Wolf Suschitzky with a special evening featuring an exhibition private ...
Gerti Deutsch – Between Vienna and London. Images from Austria and England (1932–1952)
3 February – 23 April 2010 | Austrian Cultural Forum London
Gerti Deutsch (1908–79) came to London from her home city of Vienna before the Anschluss in 1938. She brought with her a portfolio of photographs, including the studio portraits of Austrian artists and musicians ...
What Little Hans Knew: Opera’s Invisible Man
16 February 2010, 7.00pm | Austrian Cultural Forum London
Written and presented by Gerald Davidson
When the young, beautiful and gifted violinist Olga Honig stepped out with the eminent young musicologist Max Graf she entertained him with stories of sessions with her doctor, one ...
Singers and Pianists from the Royal College of Music
2 March 2010, 7.00pm | Austrian Cultural Forum London
Catalina Butcaru, piano
11 March 2010, 7.00pm | Austrian Cultural Forum London
The Austrian pianist Catalina Butcaru (born in Romania) is one of the outstanding talents of her generation. Her understanding of music paired with supreme virtuosity and a sense of theatre has delighted conductors, musical partners ...
Be Longing. An exhibition by Deniz Sözen featuring SuZan Dennis
16 March 2010, 6.00pm
Deniz Sözen’s practice investigates the concept of culture, subjectivity and the unresolved nature of belonging. Her work combines films, found objects, personal archives, and crafted artefacts. Through the multitude of symbols, subtitles and ...
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Austrian nominations for the Academy Awards
Austrian director Michael Haneke has been nominated for an Academy Award this year with the acclaimed film The White Ribbon. Fellow countryman Christian Berger has also been nominated for best cinematorgrapher for The White Ribbon. The Award Ceremony will take place on Sunday March 7 2010.
Olga Neuwirth receives Grand Austrian State Prize
The Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth has been awarded the highest arts prize by the Austrian government (Grosser Oesterreichischer Staatspreis). In addition to her compositions Neuwirth also works in Film and Performance Art and has received several other distinguished prizes including the South Bank Show Award for her opera Lost Highway in 2009.
White Ribbon nominated for a BAFTA
Austrian director Michael Hanecke is nominated for a BAFTA, the most reviered British film award. The ACF will offer a special screening of the film on Thursday 4 February 2010.
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Austrian music giants take Manchester by storm
Three giants of the Austrian music scene, HK ‘Nali’ Gruber, Kurt Schwertsik and Friedrich Cerha, together with the BBC Philharmonic, honour Gustav Mahler in his anniversary year with a season of concerts. The opening concert on Saturday 16 February 2010 premiered Kurt Schwertsik’s Nachtmusiken to a packed hall – and to rapturous and critical applause!
“...the most rewarding part of the concert was its first half - the world premiere of Kurt Schwertsik's Nachtmusiken, the first of the pieces commissioned to stand alongside the Mahler symphonies in the Manchester cycle.” Robert Beale, City Life (Manchester)
Austrian success at the 67th Golden Globe awards
After their success at the Cannes International Film Festival, Director Michael Haneke and actor Christoph Waltz were presented with Golden Globe awards on 17 January 2010.