Austrian Films

Discover the "Austrian Films" channel, your go-to place for authentic films from Austria. This channel offers a wide range of Austrian films, from the impressive Alps to the vibrant streets of Vienna. Experience the diversity and charm of Austrian films. Immerse yourself in the world of Austrian films, where traditional narratives meet modern cinematic techniques. With a special focus on renowned festivals such as the Viennale and the Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film, we offer insights into the top works that are recognized at these events. From award-winning dramas to innovative documentaries, our channel is the first port of call for lovers of Austrian films.
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  • It Works II

    It Works II

    2022

    1h.43min

    16+

    IT WORKS II shows the lives of three people with disabilities - grown up and self-determined, 20 years after the first film.


  • Disappearing

    Disappearing

    2022

    1h.38min

    0 FSK

    In her documentary, Mračnikar formulates a political urgency in a personal way: What happens when your mother tongue is taken away from you?


  • Good Life Deal

    Good Life Deal

    2022

    1h.13min

    16+

    Gerhard goes all in: He leaves his previous life behind for the Thai girl Amy. Romance and thriller begin to intertwine.


  • Para:dies

    Para:dies

    2022

    1h.16min

    16+

    Lee and Jasmin's lesbian idyll on the outskirts of Salzburg starts to crack when they give documentary filmmaker Amira a glimpse into their lives.


  • Living Together

    Living Together

    2022

    1h.30min

    16+

    An integration course teaches people the finer points of Viennese culture in Chinese, Arabic, Russian and German.


  • 2551.02 – The Orgy of the Damned

    2551.02 – The Orgy of the Damned

    2023

    1h.22min

    16+

    The dark, dystopian horror cabinet with BDSM vibes about the man in the monkey mask enters its second round.


  • Enter Mycel

    Enter Mycel

    2022

    1h.15min

    16 FSK

    A parasitic fungus infects humanity. It triggers visions and also enables communication with the dead.


  • Motorcity

    Motorcity

    2021

    1h.27min

    16+

    A compelling exploration of the complexities of American life, history, and society through the lens of the unique and fascinating sport drag racing.


  • Soldier Ahmet

    Soldier Ahmet

    2021

    1h.16min

    16+

    Ahmet, a champion boxer and professional soldier, starts taking acting lessons. On stage he comes face to face with his own internal battles.


  • Beatrix

    Beatrix

    2021

    1h.35min

    16+

    Milena Czernovsky and Lilith Kraxner's debut blurs the line between documentary and fiction filmmaking, joining a recent trend in the film industry.


  • For the Glory

    For the Glory

    2022

    1h.15min

    16+

    This documentary follows full-contact athlete Lukas Kroiss on his cinematic path to the K1 European Championship title.


  • Parov Stelar - Backstage 2022

    Parov Stelar - Backstage 2022

    2021

    58min

    12 FSK

    Parov Stelar, is regarded as the founder of electro swing. His unique sound has been conquering concert halls around the world for more than 15 years.


  • Walden

    Walden

    2018

    1h.47min

    16+

    The voyage of a tree from Europe to the Amazon is a silent wittness to global interdependencies and economic absurdities.


  • The Revolution Eats its Children

    The Revolution Eats its Children

    2020

    1h.14min

    16+

    A European theater director wants to stage a play about revolution in Burkina Faso and gets caught up in a real revolution.


  • Endphase

    Endphase

    2021

    1h.24min

    16+

    A war crime was committed in their home village and consistently hushed up. The two brothers search for clues leaves us stunned and angry.


  • Moments of Resistance

    Moments of Resistance

    2019

    1h.39min

    16+

    This film places acts of resistance against National Socialism and current struggles in a historical continuity.


  • 2551.01

    2551.01

    2021

    1h.5min

    16+

    Re-interpretation of Chaplin's The Kid. Set in a claustrophobic world, it transports the classic tale into a dystopian, grotesque masquerade ball.


  • Der Stoff, aus dem Träume sind

    Der Stoff, aus dem Träume sind

    2019

    1h.16min

    16+

    Housing is a human right. How can we guarantee housing in the increasingly difficult real estate markets in Europe's major cities?


  • Elfie Semotan, Photographer

    Elfie Semotan, Photographer

    2019

    1h.16min

    12

    Elfie Semotan, known for her sophisticated visual arrangements, is considered the "grande dame" of Austrian photography.


  • The Waldheim Waltz

    The Waldheim Waltz

    2018

    1h.34min

    6 FSK

    This documentary tells the incredibly shocking story of how a Nazi officer became a top politician and UN Secretary General.


  • Fair Wind: Notes of a Traveller

    Fair Wind: Notes of a Traveller

    2013

    1h.22min

    0

    Shot on Super 8mm, Bernadette Weigel's homage to traveling celebrates the uniqueness of each moment.


  • This Movie is a Gift

    This Movie is a Gift

    2019

    1h.12min

    12

    Daniel Spoerri is one of the most important representatives of object art, co-founder of the artist group Nouveau Réalisme and inventor of Eat-Art.


  • The Impossible Picture

    The Impossible Picture

    2016

    1h.10min

    12 FSK

    1956: 13-year-old Johanna, a polio sufferer, uses her camera to document family life, her coming of age and what really happens behind closed doors.


  • Amorous, Antiquated, Audacious

    Amorous, Antiquated, Audacious

    2009

    1h.4min

    16+

    This ambitious directorial debut chronicles lesbian lifestyles and social networking in Vienna in the 1950s and 60s.


  • Under the Underground

    Under the Underground

    2019

    54min

    16+

    A guided tour through the improvised spaces of Janka Industries, an underground cellar vault and creative microcosm of Vienna’s subculture.


  • Endzeit - End of Time

    Endzeit - End of Time

    2013

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    A comet hits earth and wipes out almost all of humanity. A single girl appears to be the only survivor.


  • Thank You for Bombing

    Thank You for Bombing

    2015

    1h.40min

    16 FSK

    Barbara Eder's impressive war drama shows the very unique world of war correspondents and their relationship to war.


  • The Most Beautiful Country in the World

    The Most Beautiful Country in the World

    2018

    1h.41min

    16+

    A semi-documentary that follows a group of young migrants in Austria as they negotiate the maze of administrative procedures.


  • Backstage Vienna State Opera

    Backstage Vienna State Opera

    2019

    1h.36min

    0 FSK

    A look behind the scenes at the wonderful energy and daily routine of the people who bring us the world renowned Vienna State Opera.


  • Femme Brutal

    Femme Brutal

    2015

    1h.10min

    18

    The farewell show of queer performers at the Burlesque Brutal club in Vienna.


  • FtWTF - Female to What The ...

    FtWTF - Female to What The ...

    2015

    1h.32min

    16+

    Six people talk about the absurd, the sad and above all the beautiful aspects of transitioning.


  • And There We Are, In The Middle

    And There We Are, In The Middle

    2014

    1h.25min

    16+

    A trenchant image of the complications self-discovery and personality formation can be for adolescents.


  • 8:30

    8:30

    2017

    1h.10min

    16+

    A sales rep find himself stranded in an abstract space and time loop. Trapped in a non-place, between urban misunderstandings and Google Street View.


  • Kinders

    Kinders

    2018

    1h.35min

    12

    A touching film about hidden potentials, creativity, integration, the power of music and the possible future of our society.


  • Ma Folie

    Ma Folie

    2015

    1h.39min

    16 FSK

    HANNA loves YANN and the "lettres filmees" that he sends her, short, poetic films recorded with an iPhone. Yann loves Hanna, but mistrusts her. He leaves ...


  • Walter Arlen’s First Century

    Walter Arlen’s First Century

    2019

    1h.34min

    16+

    Multifaceted portrait of the composer and music critic Walter Arlen, who musically processed the horrors of the Nazi era.


  • Children Below Deck

    Children Below Deck

    2018

    1h.34min

    16+

    This film is the personal story of three generations of a family: grandmother, father and daughter - doctor, psychoanalyst and filmmaker.


  • Are You Sleeping, Brother Jakob?

    Are You Sleeping, Brother Jakob?

    2018

    1h.20min

    16+

    Three brothers embark on a search for traces left by their deceased brother, Jakob, who committed suicide.


  • The Eremites

    The Eremites

    2016

    1h.50min

    12 FSK

    With the onset of the mountain winter, Albert has to decide between preserving old ways of life on the mountain or new perspectives in the valley.


  • My Talk With Florence

    My Talk With Florence

    2015

    2h.9min

    12 FSK

    Florence is trapped at an early age in a hotbed of cruelty. Sexually abused and raped within her own family, she runs away from home as a teenager.


  • An Iron Box

    An Iron Box

    2018

    1h.42min

    12

    A filmmaker discovers evidence of a Wehrmacht massacre in Italy in his grandfather's estate and investigates the case himself.


  • Red Earth White Snow

    Red Earth White Snow

    2018

    1h.11min

    16+

    Filmmaker Christine Moderbacher joins her father to help construct a school in Nigeria and examines her role as "foreign helper".


  • The unman documentary

    The unman documentary

    2018

    1h.5min

    16+

    The life story of a charismatic but questionable figure from Vienna's red light milieu, Heinz Sobota.


  • Zu ebener Erde

    Zu ebener Erde

    2018

    1h.31min

    16+

    They are everywhere and yet often invisible: homeless people are often ignored. Visibility is also a social indicator.


  • She is the Other Gaze

    She is the Other Gaze

    2018

    1h.30min

    16+

    Portrait of five female Viennese artists, who in their pioneering role have left their mark on contemporary art.


  • The Dreamed Ones

    The Dreamed Ones

    2016

    1h.29min

    16+

    The film is about love and hate, about right and wrong words. At its centre are Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan, who met in post-war Vienna.


  • Maybe, Baby!

    Maybe, Baby!

    2017

    1h.19min

    12 FSK

    Marie is in her mid-thirties and has been with Sascha for a very long time, sometimes she does not even know for how long exactly.


  • Rest

    Rest

    2016

    1h.0min

    16+

    Involuntary stops, personal rituals between communal showers and plastic-wrapped sandwiches.


  • Ties That Bind

    Ties That Bind

    2017

    1h.42min

    16+

    The director is drawn into the conflict-ridden marriage of her parents by an inheritance issue.


  • HomeSick

    HomeSick

    2015

    1h.38min

    12 FSK

    The ambitious cello student Jessica and her boyfriend recently moved in together. But soon dark clouds are gathering above the young couple.


  • Sin and Illy Still Alive

    Sin and Illy Still Alive

    2015

    1h.7min

    12 FSK

    The young woman Sin is addicted to heroin and wants to get clean. Her plan is to fly to a Greek island where she will give up drugs.


  • Paradise threatened - The Photographer Heinrich Kühn

    Paradise threatened - The Photographer Heinrich Kühn

    2015

    1h.30min

    16+

    In his documentary PARADISE THREATENED, Markus Heltschl opens up insights into the work and life of the color photography pioneer, Heinrich Kühn.


  • Hotel (Jessica Hausner)

    Hotel (Jessica Hausner)

    2004

    1h.13min

    12 FSK

    The receptionist of a lonely forest hotel must escape a dark fate in this enigmatic thriller.


  • Those Who Go Those Who Stay

    Those Who Go Those Who Stay

    2013

    1h.15min

    16+

    THOSE WHO GO THOSE WHO STAY is Ruth Beckermann's meta-film - an analysis of her own cinematic works, a kind of progress report.


  • Talea

    Talea

    2013

    1h.15min

    16+

    Eva can finally see her daughter Jasmin again after a prison sentence. After a cautious approach, the two of them have a quarrel.


  • Invasion

    Invasion

    2012

    1h.39min

    16 FSK

    After the death of his son and his wife, the widower Joseph lives alone in a large villa. A young couple moves in with Josef – power games soon begin. Since ...


  • China Reverse

    China Reverse

    2014

    1h.31min

    16+

    Documentary about the first and second generation of Chinese migrants, stranded mainly in the country's Asian restaurants.


  • N.7

    N.7

    2012

    1h.27min

    16+

    Cinematographer Michael Schindegger finally meets the neighbors in his own apartment building at Nr. 7 on a street in Vienna's second district.