The annual film festival in Linz shows outstanding, hand-picked contemporary and socio-political auteur cinema from Europe.
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Borderland
2021
1h.37min
0 FSK
A moving journey through a landscape and its history: from the border triangle of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic up to the Oderhaff.
Uncanny Me
2022
44min
16+
Lale creates a digital clone to escape the stressful world of fashion. UNCANNY ME explores identity, technology and the nature of reality.
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.
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.
Youth Topia
2023
1h.25min
16 FSK
In a world driven by algorithms, a group of "forever teenagers" rebel against the dictates of self-optimization.
My Emptiness and I
2022
1h.44min
16+
Between everyday call center life and fairy tale fantasies, Raphi goes through her gender reassignment.
The 9th Step
2022
1h.33min
16+
A touching portrayal of seventeen-year-old Ieva and her ex-alcoholic father’s attempt at rebuilding their tenuous relationship.
Gisela
2005
1h.30min
16 FSK
Authentic, haphazard and unromantic, three residents of a high-rise housing estate search for love, friendship and sexuality.
Looteyo
2022
1h.23min
16+
A powerful film about the struggle of a naive boy with good intentions in the harsh environment of Irans drug stronghold on the Island of Hormuz.
Factory to the Workers
2022
1h.46min
16+
This thought-provoking documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by worker-owned factories in a capitalist, post-socialist, economy.
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.
Stop-Zemlia
2022
2h.2min
12 FSK
Delightfully light-hearted and wonderfully honest coming-of-age story that flows seamlessly between fiction to documentary.
A Pile of Ghosts
2021
1h.10min
16+
An exploration of the eerie interplay of reality and fiction in contemporary China, where cities are built on speculation and capitalist fictions.
Stories from the Sea
2021
1h.26min
16+
This documentary portrays women who embark on a sea voyage thus challenging traditional gender roles just by being there.
Thirty
2019
1h.54min
16+
A senistive drama that authentically and lovingly captures the lifestyle of a group of young urbanites on the brink of a quarter-life crisis.
Slalom
2021
1h.32min
16
Director Charlène Favier deals with her own experiences of abuse as a young junior athlete in this compelling and haunting drama.
Acasă
2020
1h.26min
16+
In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, a family lives in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until being chased out.
10,000 km
2013
1h.39min
16+
Photographer Alex is leaving Barcelona to work in Los Angeles for a year. Will her relationship with Sergi survive the 10,000 kilometer distance?
Ghosts
2020
1h.30min
16+
During a black out, social and personal conflicts culminate in an Istanbul neighborhood threatened by gentrification.
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.
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
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?
The Unpolished
2007
1h.34min
12 FSK
All this 14-year-old wants is a 'normal' life, but that's not easy to come by given the lifestyle of her hippie parents.
From Far Away
2006
1h.30min
0 FSK
A personal travelogue by Berlin-based director Thomas Arslan about a journey through Turkey.
Elfie Semotan, Photographer
2019
1h.16min
12
Elfie Semotan, known for her sophisticated visual arrangements, is considered the "grande dame" of Austrian photography.
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.
Tlatelolco
2011
1h.15min
16+
A look at the history of Mexico City through the architecture of a housing complex.
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.
Jobcenter
2009
1h.19min
0
Unemployment... Helmut and Sieglinde are over fifty and already considered unemployable. What about young people trying to find work?
People That Are Not Me
2016
1h.18min
16+
Joy is a young woman living in Tel Aviv. She has a love-hate relationship with its casual sex scene.
Meuthen's Party
2017
1h.32min
12
Follow Jörg Meuthen, candidate for Germany's right-wing party AFD, on his election tour 2016.
A Violent Life
2017
1h.53min
16+
In this complex story of politics, loyalty, and identity, a Corsican resistance fighter returns to his homeland despite the threat of death.
School of Babel
2013
1h.31min
16+
For a year, Julie Bertuccelli filmed a group of students from all over the world who are all taking the same course to learn French.
Cure - The Life of Another
2014
1h.23min
16+
After playing a sexually charged game with her best friend, below the cliffs of Dubrovnik, a teenage girl doesn't return home.
Her Job
2019
1h.30min
16+
Her work at the mall gives Panayiota a bit of freedom, but the thread of layoffs is looming on the horizon.
Germania
2018
1h.22min
12 FSK
Are beating connections still in keeping with the times at all?
Europe – She Loves
2016
1h.40min
16+
Crises, grievances, fear of the future and hope: eight young people search for their place in society in various European countries.
Dil Leyla
2016
1h.11min
12 FSK
Leyla, a young woman from Germany, campaigns to become the youngest mayor of Turkey - in the town of Cizre, marked by civil war.
All Creatures Welcome
2018
1h.27min
12
All Creatures Welcome explores the world of hackers and nerds and sketches a utopian image of society in the digital era.
Babai
2015
1h.44min
12 FSK
Nori lives alone with his father in Kosovo and sells cigarettes on the street. After an accident he wakes up alone in the hospital.
Stop-Over
2013
1h.40min
16+
An abandoned house in Athens has become a temporary home for refugees hoping to continue their journey.
The Long Summer Of Theory
2017
1h.22min
0 FSK
Berlin, summer 2016: Nola, Katja and Martina live near Hauptbahnhof. Time is running out - they are going to lose their flat. "What now?" they ask.
Nation Estate
2012
9min
16+
In, part one of this sci-fi triology, a vertical solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been found.
Paradies! Paradies!
2016
1h.18min
16+
Kurdwin Ayub, a member of the European Film Academy, tries to find out why his father falls into euphoria at the very mention of Kurdistan.
Wada
2015
28min
16+
As in the movie Butterfly Effect, an event at one end of the world can change everything at the other end of the world.
At the End of the Milky Way
2013
1h.33min
6 FSK
A documentary about the periphery of society. With stubbornness and a sense of humor, people in Eastern Germany make the best of their situation.
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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.
China Reverse
2014
1h.31min
16+
Documentary about the first and second generation of Chinese migrants, stranded mainly in the country's Asian restaurants.