| Awareness & Responsibility | Prevention |

DIAGONALE| CODE OF CONDUCT 

The Diagonale, as a festival of Austrian cinema, stands for transparency, openness, inclusion, and tolerance. The festival is committed to ensuring a respectful and inclusive environment for all participants in all Diagonale spaces and to fostering interactions characterized by appreciation, sensitivity, and mutual respect. The Diagonale rejects all forms of discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, religion, origin, skin color, religious beliefs, sexuality, gender identity, socio-economic class, caste, disability, or age, and does not tolerate offensive language, abuse, exclusion, or insulting behavior. Furthermore, the Diagonale does not tolerate any form of physical or verbal harassment towards visitors, staff, and partners. This includes inappropriate comments, racist, antisemitic or sexist insults, harassment, intimidation, unwanted physical contact, and physical violence.

This Code of Conduct applies to all festival visitors at all Diagonale venues, as well as, in an extended form, to those who work at the Diagonale, including permanent and/or temporary staff, independent contractors, volunteers, interns, and partners. In case of a violation of the Code of Conduct, Diagonale reserves the right to refuse access to the festival.

This Code of Conduct is a living document that is continuously evolving and being adapted to societal changes. We are aware that we are not immune to making mistakes, but we are determined to grow as an organization. If you believe that this Code of Conduct contains inaccuracies or discrimination, please let us know at awareness@diagonale.at.

PREVENTION

The Diagonale’s prevention concept addressing abuse of power, harassment, violence, and compliance violations in the context of the Festival of Austrian Film is available → here as a PDF download.

Information and consultation

Luisa ist da!
Initiated by the Department for Women/Equality of the City of Graz, ‘Luisa ist da’ offers help for girls and women in difficult situations. Information folders are available at the Diagonale catering partners and can be downloaded at graz.at/luisa.

#we_do! 
For everyone working in the Austrian film and television industry. Information and advice on discrimination and unequal treatment, abuse of power, sexual assault and violations of labour law, prevention and intervention:
we-do.filmschaffende.at

vera* – Vertrauensstelle gegen Belästigung und Gewalt in Kunst, Kultur und Sport
vera-vertrauensstelle.at

Ombud for Equal Treatment
Advice and support for people who have experienced or witnessed discrimination, for relatives and companies, organisations and decision-makers:
gleichbehandlungsanwaltschaft.gv.at

ZARA. Civil Courage and Anti-Racism Work
ZARA offers legal and psychosocial counselling to people affected by racism as well as to people affected by or witnessing online hate.
zara.or.at

Women’s helpline against violence
Daily, 24 hours a day, in many languages on 0800 222 555 or
frauenhelpline.at

Men’s health counselling
Consultation for men and boys:
men-center.at