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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Kurzspielfilm 3
10:30
Kurzspielfilm Programm 367 min Die fruchtbare Phase endet gleich Taschengeld Bleifrei 95 Gay by Nature 67 min
Pilije
13:30
PilijeSamira Fux Documentary Film, AT 2026, 77 min., 21.3 OmeU, 22.3. OmdU Ferlach in Carinthia is known for the traditional craft of gunsmithing. This history has left deep marks on the small town near the Slovenian border. Where the Wehrmacht and partisans… Details 77 min Samira Fux
Innovatives Kino 4
16:30
Innovatives Kino Programm 473 min Metameat Perseidas Planetenwerk From Something To Nothing A Flock of Rotations 73 min
Cría cuervos / Züchte Raben ...
19:30
Cría cuervos / Züchte Raben ...Carlos Saura Feature Film, ES 1975, 110 min., OmeU After the death of her parents, eight-year-old Ana (Ana Torrent) grows up under the care of her strict aunt. The crumbling family villa in Madrid becomes a microcosm of dreams… Details 110 min Carlos Saura |
11:15
A Russian Winter / Un hiver russe 
11:15
A Russian Winter / Un hiver russePatric Chiha Documentary Film, FR 2026, 86 min., OmeU Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, life in Russia is no longer an option for Margarita, Yuri, and their friends. All have made their roundabout way to Paris, where… Details 86 min Patric Chiha
Wahlkampf
14:00
WahlkampfHarald Friedl Documentary Film, AT 2026, 97 min., dOF How do you gain the most votes or lose the fewest? How do you cast your lead candidate in the best possible light? In his long-term observation Wahlkampf , Harald… Details 97 min Harald Friedl
17:15
Pálmason Kurzfilme 
17:15
POSITION Hlynur Pálmason: Kurzfilmprogramm113 min A Painter / En maler Nest / Hreiður Joan of Arc / Jóhanna af Örk 113 min
Grünes Licht
20:30
Grünes LichtPavel Cuzuioc Documentary Film, AT 2025, 101 min., OmeU Neuropsychiatrist Johann Spittler is one of the few specialists in Germany authorized to assess people seeking assisted suicide. Spittler conducts interviews and examines their motivations—and has written more than 700… Details 101 min Pavel Cuzuioc |
Die Kunstkomplizen
11:00
Die KunstkomplizenEbba Sinzinger Documentary Film, AT 2026, 98 min., 20.3. OmeU, 22.3. OmdU (CC) + AD For more than four decades, Brigitte Prinzgau and Wolfgang Podgorschek have been partners in life and work, as PRINZpod. Over the course of a year, Ebba Sinzinger accompanies the duo… Details 98 min Ebba Sinzinger
Mother's Baby
14:00
Mother's BabyJohanna Moder Feature Film, AT/CH/DE 2025, 108 min., OmeU + AD Thanks to modern reproductive medicine, Julia’s and Georg’s wish for a child has finally been fulfilled. But rather than maternal bliss, suspicion prevails. Why is Julia’s baby so strangely quiet?… Details 108 min Johanna Moder
Hungry
17:00
HungrySusanne Brandstätter Innovative Cinema, AT 2026, 95 min., 22.3. OmdU + AD, 23.3. OmdU In the near future, a mysterious being explores the earth, where human life no longer exists. Instead, dried-out soil, abandoned cities, deserts. With the help of voice recordings from the… Details 95 min Susanne Brandstätter
19:45
Kurzspielfilm 4 
19:45
Kurzspielfilm Programm 480 min Wenn die Schneeschmelze einsetzt Alles aus Liebe Frutti di mare 80 min |
Indien
11:00
IndienPaul Harather Feature Film, AT 1993, 86 min., dOF “A bunch of fools, these innkeepers!” grumbles Bösel, a crude, loudmouthed grouch to his colleague Fellner, a slick half-yuppie with half an education. The odd-couple restaurant inspectors travel from tavern… Details 86 min Paul Harather
Der Himbeerpflücker
13:00
Der HimbeerpflückerErich Neuberg Feature Film, AT/BRD 1965, 111 min., dOF The pub “Zum Weißen Lamm” (the White Lamb) is filled to the brim with nasty bores. The innkeeper, played by a sweat-soaked Helmut Qualtinger, and his self-righteous circle of regulars… Details 111 min Erich Neuberg
Wirtshaus Kurzfilmprogramm
15:30
Und in der Mitte - Ein Wirtshaus: Kurzfilmprogramm92 min Alltagsgeschichte: Am Stammtisch. Ein Heimatfilm von Elizabeth T. Spira Voodoo Jürgens – Federkleid 2268, früher 92 min
Kurzdoku 3
19:30
Kurzdokumentarfilm Programm 377 min Letters from Home 64 km von daheim Motherigine Rumkugeln Roll Around 77 min |
Postadresse: 2640 Schlöglmühl
11:00
Postadresse: 2640 SchlöglmühlEgon Humer Documentary Film, AT 1990, 85 min., dOF In Schlöglmühl, Lower Austria, the paper factory, one of the most important employers in the town and region, closed in 1982. A total of 269 people lost their jobs. Eight… Details 85 min Egon Humer
Baby, I Will Make You Sweat
14:00
Baby, I Will Make You SweatBirgit Hein Short Documentary Film, DE 1994, 66 min., dOF An uncomfortable and fiercely debated film about German sexual prudery and repression of female sexuality in old age. In her travelogue shot in Jamaica, Birgit Hein breaks with taboos and… Details 66 min Birgit Hein
Die noch unbekannten Tage
17:00
Die noch unbekannten TageJola Wieczorek Documentary Film, AT 2026, 81 min., 21.3. OmeU + AD, 22.3. OmdU (CC) When her mother’s progressing dementia causes her memories to fade, Jola Wieczorek, herself an expectant mother, tries to capture the remaining images of her family’s escape from Poland and their… Details 81 min Jola Wieczorek
Nur ein Augenblick
20:00
Nur ein AugenblickJoerg Burger Documentary Film, AT 2026, 78 min., OmeU It’s omnipresent and yet elusive: time. In his documentary film, Joerg Burger attempts to grasp its essence from different approaches. Through factual interviews with experts in archaeology, physics, psychology, mathematics,… Details 78 min Joerg Burger |
der wackelatlas – sammeln und jagen mit H. C. Artmann
10:30
der wackelatlas – sammeln und jagen mit H. C. ArtmannEmily Artmann, Katharina Copony Short Documentary Film, AT 2001, 58 min., OmeU “I don't want to paint a picture of life,” says H. C. Artmann at one point in this film, which his daughter Emily Artmann and his niece Katharina Copony shot… Details 58 min Emily Artmann, Katharina Copony
Roisz 3
15:00
POSITION Billy Roisz 371 min sources my kingdom for a lullaby #2 Chiles en Nogada TOUTES DIRECTIONS styx The Garden of Electric Delights 71 min
17:45
All My Sisters 
17:45
All My SistersMassoud Bakhshi Documentary Film, AT/FR/GE/IR 2025, 78 min., 21.3. OmeU, 22.3. OmdU For eighteen years, Massoud Bakhshi accompanied his two nieces with his camera. The children grow into teenagers whose everyday lives are increasingly determined by rules, prohibitions, and questions of freedom.… Details 78 min Massoud Bakhshi
Kurzdoku 4
21:00
Kurzdokumentarfilm Programm 489 min Familienfotoalbum Dance with Me, Dad 3 cm of Complexity Franzens Weltpanorama – Eine Ferry Radax Bricolage 89 min |