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

The prize for best artistic edit is given to the editor of the respective film.

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

austrian editors association aea Prize

Best artistic editing of a Feature Film

€ 2,000 donated by aae/Tonstudio Tremens

Winner: Wolfgang Widerhofer for Michael

Best artistic editing of a Documentary Film

€ 2,000 donated by Mungo Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH / Beo Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH

Winner: Dieter Pichler for American Passages