Vienna International Film Festival
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| Location | Vienna, Austria |
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| Founded | 1960 |
| Most recent | 2025 |
| Awards | Vienna Film Award |
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| Language | International |
| Website | Viennale |
The Vienna International Film Festival, or Viennale, is a film festival taking place every October since 1960 in Vienna, Austria. The average number of visitors is about 75,000. Traditional cinema venues are Gartenbaukino, Urania, Metro-Kino, Filmmuseum and Stadtkino. At the end of the festival, the Vienna Film Prize is awarded.[1]
History
The festival features a collection of new films from all over the world, as well as national and international premieres. Apart from new feature films in various film genres, the festival focuses on documentary films, short films, experimental films and crossover productions. Together with the Austrian Film Museum, a historical retrospective is organized every year, as well as special programs, tributes and homages to international institutions and individuals.
During the festival, the Fipresci Prize is awarded by international film critics. Another prize is awarded by the readers of the Austrian newspaper Der Standard.
The program of the festival includes galas, special events and celebrations, as well as discussions and meetings between international guests and local visitors.
The Vienna International Film Festival is different from the Film Festival Rathausplatz in central Vienna, which exclusively shows music films daily throughout August.[2]
Awards
- Vienna Film Award
- FIPRESCI Prize
- Standard Readers' Jury Award
- Erste Bank Film Award
Editions
The 63rd edition of the festival took place from 16 to 28 October, 2025. From this edition a new programme, called 'Young Audience Screening' was introduced.[3]
The following awards were winners of awards at the festival:[4]
- Vienna Film Award for Best Austrian Film: Perla – Alexandra Makárová (Austria, Slovakia)
- Special Jury Award: Girls & Gods – Arash T. Riahi and Verena Soltiz (Austria, Switzerland)
- Erste Bank MehrWERT Award:
- White Snail – Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter (Austria, Germany)
- Rojo Žalia Blau – Viktoria Schmid (Austria) (short film)
- Der Standard Reader Jury Viennale Award: Late Fame – Kent Jones (USA)
- FIPRESCI Award: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions – Kahlil Joseph (USA, Ghana)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Viennale". Vienna International Film Festival. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of the Viennale". Vienna International Film Festival. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gottlieb, Susanne (14 October 2025). "The 63rd Viennale gears up to unspool another rich programme". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gottlieb, Susanne (29 October 2025). "The Viennale comes to a close with a big award for Perla and greater attendee numbers". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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