The festival edition 2026, captured in wonderful pictures by festival photographers Miriam Raneburger, Harald Wawrzyniak, Clara Wildberger and LippZahnschirm!

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As part of the Diagonale, Austria’s most highliy endowed film awards were presented by international jurys at the 2026 edition, thereby honouring the many achievements associated with the production of a film. The Franz Grabner Prize, the Carl Mayer Screenplay Awards, the Thomas Pluch Screenplay Awards and the Kodak Analog Award were also traditionally awarded during the Festival of Austrian Film as well as the Kleine Zeitung Diagonale Audience Award. This year, the Mabacher Award was presented for the first time as part of the Diagonale.

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For Diagonale ’26, Michael Gülzow created a whole series of trailers. Under the title  Die paradoxe Begegnung am 18. März 2026, they’ll offer reliable travel options to make sure you arrive in Graz in time for the festival opening. All three trailers will be shown in Graz during the festival — a preview and more info are already available → here