endowed with

€ 3,000 each – donated by VdFS – the Film Industry’s Collecting Society

The prize money is awarded to the cinematographer of the respective film. All feature-length Austrian fiction and documentary films from Diagonale ’26 competition will be considered for the award for Best Cinematography.

| Diagonale Awards Cinematoghrapy 2026 |

| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM |
| from the Association of Austrian Cinematographers AAC |

and

| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARY FILM |
| from the Association of Austrian Cinematographers AAC |

The Diagonale Awards ceremony will take place on March 23 at 6 p.m. at the Annenhof Cinema. The announcement of the award winners on the website will follow with a delay.

Jury Feature Film:
Faraz Fesharaki (Director & Cinematographer, DE/IR)
Ulrike Müller (Casting Director, DE)
Ivan Salatić (Director & Screenwriter, ME)

Jury Documentary Film:
Susanna Guggenberger (Producer & Festival Director, AT/CH)
Jan Künemund (Critic & Screenwriter, DE)
Carmen Trocker (Director & Curator, IT)

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