Diagonale
Festival of Austrian Film
March 18 – 23, 2026, Graz
Festival of Austrian Film
March 18 – 23, 2026, Graz
Film Program | Films A-Z | Directors
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Feature Film
Position Hlynur Pálmason
Supporting Programme
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Documentary Film
Film History New Uncertainties
Award-winning Films
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Innovative Cinema
Film History Girls Will Be Boys
Children's Cinema
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Audience Award
Special Duisburg Film Week
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Position Billy Roisz
And in the Middle: A Wirtshaus
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| Annenhof Kino 5 | Annenhof Kino 6 | KIZ Royal 1 | Rechbauer | Schubertkino 1 | Schubertkino 2 |
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Peter, das Mädchen von der Tankstelle
10:30
Peter, das Mädchen von der TankstelleHermann Kosterlitz Feature Film, AT/HU 1934, 88 min., OmeU It all begins with the eviction of Eva and her grandfather. Then a fleeing thief forces the young woman to exchange clothes with him. And ultimately, Eva ends up in… Details 88 min Hermann Kosterlitz
Ich denke oft an Hawaii
13:30
Ich denke oft an HawaiiElfi Mikesch Documentary Film, BRD 1978, 85 min., OmeU An experimental work about isolation, housing estates, speechlessness, and the distance between Berlin and Hawaii. In a sensitive and visually poetic portrait, Mikesch presents the lived reality and dream world… Details 85 min Elfi Mikesch
Kurzspielfilm 1
16:30
Kurzspielfilm Programm 180 min Ein Unfall A. will raus (Über Neutralität) Found & Lost Mosquito 80 min |
Our Girls
14:30
Our GirlsMike van Diem Feature Film, AT/BE/NL 2025, 103 min., 18. 3. OmdU + AD, 19.3. OmeU What happens when a family vacation in the idyllic Austrian mountains turns into a nightmare? After both daughters are involved in a horrific accident, the summer holiday of two befriended… Details 103 min Mike van Diem
17:15
Baba, What's Your Plan? / Baba, Ne Yapmayı Düşünüyorsun? 
17:15
Baba, What's Your Plan? / Baba, Ne Yapmayı Düşünüyorsun?Tolga Karaaslan Documentary Film, AT/TR 2026, 89 min., 19.3. OmeU, 20.3. OmdU “When someone in the family becomes chronically ill, the whole family falls ill,” explains Celal Karaaslan. After decades of heavy physical labor, he is waiting for his invalidity pension. For… Details 89 min Tolga Karaaslan
Portrait of Nowness
21:00
Portrait of NownessJuri Rechinsky, Mario Hainzl Innovative Cinema, AT 2025, 88 min., OmeU What unites us all, regardless of the circumstances or part of the world we live in? Is simply being human the lowest common denominator? In their experimental documentary, Juri Rechinsky… Details 88 min Juri Rechinsky, Mario Hainzl |
Winter Brothers
11:00
POSITION Hlynur Pálmason: Winter Brothers103 min Seven Boats / Sjö bátar Winter Brothers / Vinterbrødre 103 min
Wellen Wende
14:00
Wellen WendeJosephine Ahnelt Documentary Film, AT 2025, 73 min., 19.3 OmeU, 20.3. OmdU A “torrential hormonal cocktail of emotions,” bliss but also strain—the postpartum period shapes the lives and emotions of Judith, Doris, Nina, Ludisis, and Luise, whom Josephine Ahnelt portrays in her… Details 73 min Josephine Ahnelt
Meeting Götz
17:00
Meeting GötzGregor Centner, Birgit Bergmann Documentary Film, AT/DE 2026, 77 min., OmeU Is it permissible to engage in dialogue with a self-professed right-wing extremist and AfD mastermind? Filmmaker Gregor Centner believes it is —and embarks on a polarizing project. For six years,… Details 77 min Gregor Centner, Birgit Bergmann
19:45
Teresas Körper 
19:45
Teresas KörperMagdalena Chmielewska Feature Film, AT 2026, 76 min., OmeU “My spine is going to break any moment now,” Teresa complains to her daughter. Filmmaker Magdalena Chmielewska approaches this fictionalized version of her mother as though it were a puzzle,… Details 76 min Magdalena Chmielewska |
Das Pferd auf dem Balkon
14:00
Das Pferd auf dem BalkonHüseyin Tabak Feature Film, AT 2012, 90 min., dOF Ten-year-old Mika is different: he loves mathematics, always tells the truth, and recognizes things that others oversee. One night he hears a neigh—a horse on the balcony of the apartment… Details 90 min Hüseyin Tabak
17:15
Kurzdoku 1 76 min
Kurzdoku 2
20:00
Kurzdokumentarfilm Programm 277 min All Buildings Are Beautiful Am Rande der Landebahn Follow Back An Afternoon in LA 77 min |
Knittelfeld u.a.
11:00
Neue Unsicherheiten 1: Höhenrausch, Knittelfeld, Berlino64 min Höhenrausch Knittelfeld – Stadt ohne Geschichte Berlino 64 min
14:45
Innovatives Kino 2 
14:45
Innovatives Kino Programm 267 min Rojo Žalia Blau Winter Blumen Garten The Window Véronique 1 €, 3 € De natura tenebrarum 67 min
Die Kuh, die weint
17:30
Die Kuh, die weintAndreas Prochaska Feature Film, AT/DE 2025, 89 min., dOF + AD A girl disappears, and a cow drops dead. While the men tell each other jokes, the women grab the bull by the horns—together they take on the crime. This contribution… Details 89 min Andreas Prochaska
Mit Ästen bis zum Himmel
20:30
Mit Ästen bis zum HimmelKatharina Copony Documentary Film, AT 2026, 86 min., 19.3. OmeU + AD, 21.3. OmdU (CC) + AD At a school in Vienna, blind and visually impaired children and teens learn through hearing and touch. With particular attention to sound, Katharina Copony explores its world in her last… Details 86 min Katharina Copony |
Croma
14:00
CromaManuel Abramovich Documentary Film, AR/AT/DE 2025, 70 min., OmeU A camera, a green screen, and a few simple questions. That’s all it takes to challenge gender norms. What’s a man? What’s a woman? What’s a trans person? Although the… Details 70 min Manuel Abramovich
Licht, kein Licht
17:00
Licht, kein LichtMatthias van Baaren Feature Film, AT 2026, 83 min., OmeU A man who shot at people for no apparent reason, has been sentenced to prison. A young woman, a lab assistant, who is appointed as a juror in the case… Details 83 min Matthias van Baaren
Roisz 1
19:30
POSITION Billy Roisz 167 min Sprung 2000 oberflach.avi -2.20 TILT blinq zounk! close your eyes do they speak color? 67 min |
