Film archive

Wolf Suschitzky: No Resting Place

19 January 2010, 7.00pm | Austrian Cultural Forum London

Part of A Man Named Su: Wolf Suschitzky – Photographer and Cameraman A filmic hommage to the distinguished Viennese cameraman and photographer, Wolf Suschitzky. On the occasion of his 95th birthday, the spirited emigrant basks in ...

Josef von Sternberg at the BFI Southbank

1 – 31 December 2009 | British Film Institute

This Christmas the BFI celebrates one of Hollywood’s most visionary dreamers and the man Marlene Dietrich called her Master. ‘The dreamers of the day are dangerous men,’ he warned, ‘for they may act their ...

Cinekids: Mozart in China

28 November 2009, 1.00pm | Watershed Cinema

Film and Shadow Puppet Animation Workshop East meets West in this tale of puppetry, music and unexpected friendships, 1st Prize Jury Winner of the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival last year. A collision on ...

White Ribbon . by Michael Haneke

13 November 2009 | Various venues, UK

Austrian director Michael Haneke’s latest film White Ribbon will be released in the UK this November. The film is set in a village in northern Germany on the eve of World War I. It ...

UK Jewish Film Festival presents Kill Daddy Goodnight (Das Vaterspiel)

7 – 19 November 2009 | Various venues, UK

This year the UK Jewish Film Festival presents the UK premiere of Das Vaterspiel (Kill Daddy Goodnight), by Graz-born filmmaker Michael Glawogger. The film won the Grand Diagonale prize for Best Feature Film earlier this ...

Così fan tutte from the Salzburg Festival 2009

6 November – 21 December 2009 | Various venues, UK

First UK cinema screening for new Salzburg opera production A story of love and fidelity put to the test, the opera Così Fan Tutte by Mozart, performed at the prestigious Salzburg Festival 2009 and filmed ...

News

2010 Diagonale Film Festival Prizes

The Grand Diagonale Prize for the Best Feature Film went to Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel for “La Pivellina“. “Hana, dul, sed…“ – a fascinating film on North Korean women’s football by Brigitte Weich and Karin Macher – was selected “Best Austrian Documentary 2009/2010“. Winner of the Diagonale Prize “Best Cinematography” was cameraman Christian Berger, cinematographer of Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon” for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

Christoph Waltz wins Oscar

Austrian actor Christoph Waltz has won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in Quintin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. More information about the awards ceremony on oscar.go.com/

Diagonale Film Festival 2010

The annual festival of Austrian Film will take place in Graz from 16 - 21 March 2010. For more information about the festival and their programme please visit www.diagonale.at.

Christoph Waltz wins BAFTA

Austrian actor Christoph Waltz has won the BAFTA for best supporting actor for his role in Inglourious Basterds.