| Carl Mayer Screenplay Award | 2026 |

Theme 2026: TEMPO

For an anonymously submitted fictional or documentary treatment suitable for cinema.

Prize money: € 15,000 (main prize) and € 7,500 (sponsorship prize), initiated, organised and donated by the City of Graz Department of Culture as part of the Diagonale.

Jury 2026:
Felix von Boehm (Producer, DE)
Sebastian Höglinger (Jury chairman, AT)
Klemens Hufnagl (Cinematographer, screenwriter, previous year’s award winner, AT)
Alexandra Makarová (Screenwriter, director, AT)
Françoise von Roy (Dramaturge, DE)