Vienna International Film Festival – Wikipedia

The Vienna International Film Festival , also nicknamed the Viennal , is a film festival which takes place in Vienna in Austria.

In 1960, the association of Austrian journalists achieved its idea of ​​making an international film festival also in Austria, in Vienna. Under the name first Viennese week of cinema (Erste Wiener Filmwoche) we showed next to 18 foreign productions also Austrian films. There were no awards. In 1962, the Film Festival still young but already nicknamed Viennale was integrated into at the Vienna Festival for a year. As the Viennale could not draw the attention planned during the dense program of the festival weeks, it was detached in 1963 and he became the festival der Heiterkit, which lasted eight days. For the first time, the Festival called on Sigmund Kennedy. The program then focused on the quality comedies that were projected at Urania. In 1968, Otto Wladika took the post of festival manager and gave a new orientation to the festival. Under the motto of the films that never reached us (films, Die Uns denied Erreichten), the movies of Eastern Europe were given priority. From that moment, we chose a motto each year expressing the priority of the festival.

In 1970, the festival was entirely under the sign of the new Austrian film (Neuen Österreichischen Films) programmed by the board of directors with the same name, which made a presentation of the independent Austrian works of the previous ten years. As early as 1971 the forum-Kino, the largest at that time, was the new festival site. The Festival called for Edwin Zbonek as a new manager. He managed to make the festival more international and allowed him to be recognized as B-Festival, without competition. In 1973, the Viennale took place for the first time in the Gartenbaukino.

In 1978, the festival was moved in October and its duration went from 8 to 15 days. In 1979, the cinemas of the periphery of Vienna in the festival were also integrated; The Viennale films are replaced there to attract more amateurs by projecting films with high artistic value. In 1981, the festival management with Helmuth Dimko, critic and film producer was widened. In 1983, the festival did not take place because of financial problems. It unfolded again in the Gartenbaukino in 1984. For the first time, in 1987, a price on the Viennale was awarded: the Wiener Filmpreis. After this first discount, it was not until 1991 for the following. Since then, we put it back every year.

In 1988, the festival management was entrusted to Hemuth Dinko and Veronika Haschka. The main program was extended by some special presentations, which led to an increase in attendance. In 1989, Dimko resigned.

In 1991, the Viennale budget was sharply increased. The new management consisted of Werner Herzog, a renowned cinema director, and Reinhard Pyrker, one of the main actors of the Neuen Österreichischen Movement Movement, which professionalized and internationalized the festival even more. We dedicated presentations of works and retrospectives to the film stars John Carpenter, Billy Wilder, Jon Jost and Gina Lollobrigida and to Chinese filmmakers.

In 1992, the new leaders Alexander Horwath and Wolfgang Ainberger were still able to diversify the films. In the main program we found next to the author’s cinema and the avant-garde films of the major Hollywood productions and action films. In 1993, we left for the first time the Viennale on four different cinemas: Urania, Metro-Kino, Künstlerhaus-Kino in downtown and Stadtkino at Schwarzenbergplatz.

In 1994, Wolfgang Ainberger took care of the programming of the festival while Alexander Horwath developed the retrospective of American film production of the 1960s for the Viennale in the Cinema Museum. In 1995 and 1996, Horwath ended up being responsible for programming the Viennale and Pure, despite great budget decreases, making a more slender festival but still well received by spectators and criticism. A new price was introduced in addition to the Wiener Filmpreis and the Kino Preis. Since 1995, Vienna has been one of the cities in which a jury of the International Federation of Cinematic Press Fipresci gives a prize to the first or second film of a director: the Fipresci-Préis.

Under the direction of Hans Harch (1997-2017) [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

A 1997, Hans Hurch (of) Has resumed the festival management, which he kept until his death in July 2017 after having extended his contract several times. Since 1998, the president of the Viennale has been Eric Pleskow. In 1999, there was a prize for the sponsored short film for the first time.

In 2005, 85,200 visitors were counted. In 2006, the 313 sessions, including 114 with a closed window, reached the number of 88,900 visitors and a filling rate of 78.4%. Viennale 2007 ended on a new attendance record of 91,700 visitors during the 321 sessions – including 126 with closed window – and a filling rate of approximately 79.2% ^{[ first ]} .

La Viennale 2009, which was extended by one day, offered visitors two important highlights dedicated to films State of Grace To greet the guest of honor Tilda Swinton and Fight for Us With Lino Brockas films. Among the filmmakers, who made the trip and who were available for a discussion with the public, there was Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari, Guo Xiaolu, Nobuhiro Suwa, Asghar Farhadi and many others. Jonathan Rosenbaum supervisa the series The unquiet American − Transgressive Comedies from the U.S In collaboration with the Viennale and the Austrian Museum of the Film . The Austrian film was, among other things, represented by the opening film Pivellina of Tizza Covi and Rainer Frys and Lourdes From Jessica Hausner, the two were first Austrians, thus by the first of Friendship by Peter Kerns et de Bock for President , from Houchang and Tom Darius Allahyari. As a sign of solidarity with demonstrations in Austrian universities, the documentary on Ute Bock was projected in preview in the Grand Amphité of the University of Vienna occupied by the students. Overall, the 2009 Viennale presented around 300 feature films, documentaries, short films and experimental films.

The 2010 Viennale opening film was Men and gods From Xavier Beauvois, who received the Jury Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. The highlights of the festival, that year, were dedicated to the films of Larry Cohen and William Lubtchansky, and the special programs presented other works by Denis Côté and Siegfried A. Fruhauf. Lou Reed, Klaus Lemke, Merv Bloch and Günther Straschek each had an evening dedicated to them. The retrospective showed Eric Rohmer films. The 2010 Viennale trailer was designed by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, whose film Uncle Boonmee, the one who remembers his previous lives Palme d’Or in Cannes was also on the festival program. In total, 96,300 visitors came to see the 351 sessions that year, 123 of which took place at a closed window.

At La Viennale 2011, Harry Belafonte and producer Jeremy Thomas were each in the spotlight of a program and the retrospective was devoted to the work of Chantal Akerman. The special programs honored the artist Lee Ann Schmitt as well as in short films by David Lamelas, Mark Leckey and others ” Between Inner and Outer Space » , which treat artistic places (museums, galleries) such as presentation places and studios as production sites. The 2011 Viennale trailer ( The 3Rs ) was designed by David Lynch.

In 2012 took place the 50 ^{It is} Edition of La Viennale which programmed around 140 current feature films, more than a hundred short films and older works as part of various special programs. The festival was opened by Argo by Ben Affleck. The honor program was devoted to Michael Caine, of which 10 films were screened and which was present as a guest. The retrospective program, which was in cooperation with the Austrian film museum, showed works by Fritz Lang, including two versions of Metropolis And M- Le Curses. With That’s Wolf , we paid tribute to the photographer and cameraman Wolfgang Suschitzky (Get Carter) for his 100 ^{It is} anniversary. Peter Kubelka organized an exceptional session in which his two films Arnulf Rainer (1960) and Hymn (2012) were projected in parallel (35 min), and Martina Kudláčeks made her portrait in Fragments of Kubelka (2012, 232 min). In the special program They wanted to see something different , we showed a choice of films drawn up by Jörg Buttgereit in the genre of the terrifying and the Montrueux ( Alien , The Angry Red , Fantastic Voyage , DELIVERY , …). The program Five Women Lemona ubbbbon, Noncegibon own, mati Diop, Kurdwin Anyub et Amy sorts. On ajuta au festival le programs In Focus , which highlights directors rather unknown to the general public. He started in 2012 with the Portuguese Manuel Mozos and the Italian Alberto Grifi. Another guest of La Viennale was Patti Smith, who presented the film Museum Hours The filmmaker Jem Cohen, of whom she is one of the producers, and gave a concert in the Metro-Kino.

In 2015, Orf.at portrayed some governers who have long served the Viennale, these collaborators responsible for the smooth running in cinemas, among which we count Manfred Schwaba, Brigit Baldasti and Magda Tothava ^{[ 2 ]} .

En 2015, is Montra One of us , Stefan Richter’s first feature film, which is based on a deadly shot drawn in 2009 2012 in a supermarket near Krems. A 14 -year -old young burglar who was killed from behind by a police officer. He thus shows the sadness of the suburb in the lives of young people. Jack Hofer, a young amateur, plays the main role of Julius ^{[ 3 ]} .

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After the death of Hans Harch in July 2017, Franz Schwartz, member of the board of directors and former director of the municipal cinema of Schwarzenbergplatz, was responsible for being the interim director of the Viennale in August 2017 ^{[ 4 ]} . For La Viennale de October 2017, 14 artistic collaborators from Hurch, including Ed Lachman and Tilda Swinton, were responsible for appointing each a film that they would like to dedicate to the deceased. About 70% of the works of the 2017 Viennale were still chosen by Huch himself ^{[ 5 ] , [ 6 ]} . In January 2018, Eva Sangiori was presented as artistic director of La Viennale. She was responsible for the first time for the 56 ^{It is} Viennale from October 25 to November 8, 2018 ^{[ 7 ]} . Among other things, it deleted the distinction between the category of documentaries and films, both the program and the appointments ^{[ 8 ]} .

Vienna Film Award [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Prix FIPRESCI [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Direction [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

• 1960–1968: Sigmund Kennedy ^{[ 9 ]}
• 1968–1973: Otto Vladika
• 1973-1981: Edwin Zbonek
• 1981-1986: Edwin timeke Hones Hemuth Dimko
• 1986–1988: Helmuth Dimko
• 1988-1990: Helmuth Dimko and Veronika Haschka
• 1990–1993: Werner Herzog et Reinhard Pyrker
• 1993–1995: Wolfgang Ainberger et Alexander Horwath
• 1995–1997: Alexander Horwath
• 1997–2017: Hans Hurch
• 2017–2018: Franz Schwartz (interim)
• Depuis 2018: Eva Sangiorgi ^{[ 9 ]}

The festival shows a choice of new cinematographic works from around the world, as well as national and international Firsts.

Besides current film productions in all their forms, genres and narration perspectives, the festival pays particular attention to documentaries, short international films as well as experimental works and gender hybridization works.

Annual historical retrospectives, in collaboration with the Austrian film museum, as well as the various special programs and tributes which are devoted to important personalities and institutions of international cinematographic creation have an international resonance.

The festival program also includes galas, special events as well as public discussions and meetings between international guests and local visitors.

During the Viennale, the Fipresci Prize of the International Union of Cinema Critics is awarded ^{[ ten ]} , as well as at the end of the festival, the renowned Viennese prize in the city of Vienna and the jury prize for daily readers The standard .

Since 2016, the “Viennale Meteorit” has been attributed to personalities who are particularly linked to the festival. So far he has rewarded the American filmmaker Jem Cohen, the musician Patti Smith and the former director of the Werner Herzog festival.

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