The prize is awarded by the Jury for the Grand Diagonale Prize for Feature Film or Documentary Film.

The respective prize money is given to the cameraperson of the film.

All feature-length Austrian documentary and feature films presented in the Diagonale 2012 program are eligible.

Austrian Association of Cinematographers Prize

Best Cinematography of a Feature Film

€ 2,000 donated by Austrian Association of Cinematographers AAC

Winner: Gerald Kerkletz for Stillleben and Michael

Best Cinematography of a Documentary Film

€ 2,000 donated by Austrian Association of Cinematographers AAC

Winner: Joerg Burger for The Future´s Past – Creating Cambodia