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Viennale Podcast: Nina Menkes

Nina Menkes talks to Alexandra Zawia about her stirring film BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER.

05. Oct 2022

Opening film of the Viennale 2022: VERA

The Viennale is pleased to announce this year's opening film. The Austrian film VERA by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel will kick off the festival on Thursday, October 20.

05. Sep 2022

WERNER HERZOG FOR HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY

The Viennale congratulates filmmaker and one-time Viennale director Werner Herzog on his 80th birthday.

18. Aug 2022

DER STANDARD is looking for film enthusiasts for the Viennale

Become a jury member and award the STANDARD Audience Jury Prize at the Viennale from October 20 to November 1, 2022 in Vienna!

28. Jun 2022

HALLUCINATIONS – Reading from texts by Werner Herzog

A cooperation of Viennale and Volkstheater on the occasion of the director's 80th birthday

08. Jun 2022

Kino wie noch nie

Open-Air Cinema of the Filmarchiv Austria.
From June 23 to August 21, 2022

02. May 2022

FILM COUNTRY UKRAINE: CINEMA IN A STATE OF EXCEPTION

RETROSPECTIVE FROM MAY 12 TO 31, 2022

20. Apr 2022

LUX FILM DAY 2022 on May 8

Three films have been nominated for the second edition of the LUX Audience Award, which will be shown with free admission on Sun, May 8 at Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus. Your vote also counts in deciding the winning film!

Insights - Podcasts

AT FILMS: Duties of Creation with Mia Hansen-Løve

Mia Hansen-Løve talks to Patrick Holzapfel about her artistic process around her filmmaking and BERGMAN ISLAND. She describes the meaning of writing for her work, her responsibility towards life and the importance of trusting one’s own voice.

Insights - Podcasts

AT FILMS: Break the Camera with Nadav Lapid

Our next guest at AT FILMS is Nadav Lapid. He talks to Patrick Holzapfel about subjectivity in cinema and his AHED’S KNEE. Lapid compares cinema to painting, questions the conservative forms of making films and explains why he wants to break the camera.