Here you can find a first glimpse of our upcoming events in May / June 2024. The full program with all details and dates will be published on April 19, 2024.
Program May / June 2024
(May 2 to July 1, 2024)
Amos Gitai. Attempts at Dialogue
Julien Duvivier. Master of Poetic Pessimism
Collection on Screen: Silent Film Classics
Premiere: Three Minutes – A Lengthening
Collection on Screen: Lav Diaz – Part 6
Crossing Europe Presents: Aliona van der Horst
Talks with Women Film Pioneers: Monika Maruschko
In Person: Jyoti Mistry
Documentary Film and Discussion: A Visit from the Duisburg Film Week
In memoriam Thomas Heise: "Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit"
A Long Early Cinema? 18th International Domitor Conference
Artistic Research: Chewing the Phone Archive
What Is Film: Program 61-63
May 2 to July 1, 2024
Amos Gitai
Attempts at Dialogue
Amos Gitai is one of Israel's most respected filmmakers. His body of work, spanning six decades, is both a grand narrative and a critical analysis of his homeland. War, conflict, displacement, history, memory, and the human condition in general are core and recurring themes in Gitai's work. A closer look, however, reveals a filmmaker whose work is far more complex and richer than this simple categorization suggests. Gitai's art is perhaps best described as an ongoing attempt at dialogue, a radically open-minded and open-ended structure that generates a fascinating variety of approaches and stories. Amos Gitai will attend the opening of our retrospective as well as other screenings. [...]May 15 to July 1, 2024
Julien Duvivier
Master of Poetic Pessimism
Julien Duvivier (1896–1967) made a name for himself in the silent era as one of the most exciting directors and over the next five decades up until his death, he created an extraordinary body of work in every respect. Unlike Jean Renoir, Duvivier was always dismissive of claims he was an auteur. He viewed filmmaking as a craft – demanding but learnable. Colleagues praised Duvivier's sense of precision as well as his ability to coax fantastic performances out of both established stars like Danielle Darrieux and Jean Gabin as well as debuting young actors. Curators Ralph Eue and Frederik Lang as well as Brigitte Mayr, Michael Omasta, and Christoph Huber will give introductions to selected films. [...]
Past Events
May 5, 2024
Premiere
Three Minutes – A Lengthening
A stirring, thrilling work about film, memory, and history. We are proud to present the film's Austrian premiere. [...]May 5, 2024
Collection on Screen
Lav Diaz – Part 6
With Butterflies Have No Memories, epic Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz condenses his concerns into a hypnotic one-hour film. [...]May 8, 2024
Crossing Europe presents
Aliona van der Horst
Following the Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz, we will be showing two works from this year's Tribute program to Dutch documentary filmmaker Aliona van der Horst. [...]May 9, 2024
Talks with Women Film Pioneers
Monika Maruschko
After the screening of Zechmeister (Angela Summereder, 1981) legendary production manager Monika Maruschko will be in conversation with Hanne Lassl and Julia Pühringer. [...]May 7 and 14, 2024
What Is Film
Program 61–63
Peter Kubelka's cycle What Is Film was created in 1996 on the occasion of the centenary of cinema. Peter Kubelka will be present on May 14, 2024 (Program 63) and will introduce his films. [...]May 30, 2024
In Person
Jyoti Mistry
Jyoti Mistry's works, constantly oscillating between traditional cinema and installations, deal with the complexity of identity and power dynamics. [...]June 6 to 8, 2024
Documentary Film and Discussion
A Visit from the Duisburg Film Week
The Duisburg Film Week, one of the most important documentary film festivals in the German-speaking world, will present a program combining recent Duisburg premieres along with classics and re-discoveries. [...]June 9, 2024
In Memoriam Thomas Heise
Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit
It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Thomas Heise. He was not only a major filmmaker, but also a long-standing friend of the Film Museum. In his memory, on June 9, we will show Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit (2019). [...]May 2 to June 16, 2024
Collection on Screen
Silent Film Classics
For May and June, our Collection on Screen shows a selection of silent film masterpieces from the Austrian Film Museum's collection. The seven films in six programs provide a cross section of the main strands, genres, and regions of the pre-sound era. [...]June 11 to 16, 2024
A Long Early Cinema?
18th International Domitor Conference
Film Programs and Lectures
Accompanying the 18th International Domitor Conference, which we are hosting, the film programs curated by conference participants and team members correspond to the theme "A long early cinema". [...]June 22, 2024
Artistic Research
Chewing the Phone Archive
Inspired by Anna Spanlang's experimental and feminist filmmaking, theater, film, and media studies students took a semester-long dive into their own smart phone archives. Free admission! [...]
