HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF
THE OTHER WORLD -
WORLD PREMIERE @ BERLINALE

Florian Pochlatko's debut feature film celebrated its world premiere in the Perspectives section at the 75th International Film Festival Berlin. The Austrian premiere is at the Diagonale'25, where the film has been selected as the opening night film. The Austrian theatrical release is planned for September 2025.

PERLA - WORLD PREMIERE IN ROTTERDAM

Alexandra Makarová’s new feature film PERLA has been presented for the first time at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025 in the Official Tiger Competition. The Austrian premiere is at the Diagonale'25, PERLA will be shown in Austrian cinemas from 11 April 2025.

PERLA tells the story of an impulsive painter's return to 1980s Czechoslovakia to settle an old debt. The historical drama takes us deep into the Austria’s and Czechoslovakia’s societies during the Cold War era.

GIRLS AND GODS - WORLD PREMIERE @ CPH:DOX

The new feature documentary “Girls & Gods” by Arash T. Riahi and Verena Soltiz, written by Inna Shevchenko, had the great honour of celebrating its world premiere at CPH:DOX in the Human Rights Section. Diagonale'25 is showing the film for the first time in Austria, and from autumn 2025 it will be shown in Austrian cinemas.

What happens if women take over religions instead of fighting them? Radical feminist Inna Shevchenko (FEMEN) leads a groundbreaking journey into the age-old conflict between religion and women.
 

THE LAST AMBASSADOR - WORLD PREMIERE @ CPH:DOX 

The documentary THE LAST AMBASSADOR by Natalie Halla, about the Afghan ambassador in Vienna, Manizha Bakhtari and her courageous fight for the rights of Afghanistan's women had its world premiere at CPH:DOX 2025 in the F:ACT:AWARD competition.
 
"The Last Ambassador is a documentary that will likely tap into all of your thoughts and emotions regarding the current state and recent history of Afghanistan." (LETTERBOXD)

TO CLOSE YOUR EYES
AND SEE FIRE 

The first feature documentary by Nicola von Leffern and Jakob Carl Sauer premiered at the International Zurich Film Festival in October 2024 and received the awards for Best Documentary and Best Music at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival 2025. The Austrian Premiere takes place at the Diagonale’25.

The film is a long term documentary about Beirut's inhabitants, who are furious about needing to play the role of the phoenix. In the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, the city faces the challenge of healing while new crises inflict further wounds. Who will leave the country and at what cost? TO CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE FIRE is a poetic mosaic about the vacuum in life after tragedy.

THE WITNESS (SHAHED) -AUDIENCE AWARD AT VENICE BIENNALE 2024

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Following its premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, THE WITNESS (SHAHED) by Nader Saeivar, co-written and edited by Jafar Panahi, has been awarded the Armani Beauty Audience Award in the Orizzonti Extra section. The Austrian premiere was at the Viennale’24, theatrical release in Austria is planned for May 2025.

The film is a co-production of German Arthood Film, Golden Girls Film and Sky films.