Diagonale

Annual film festival held in Graz, Austria

DiagonaleLocation| Graz, Austria

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Established| 1998
Diagonale Logo Diagonale'17 in Graz

The Diagonale (Festival of Austrian Film) is a film festival that takes place every March in Graz, Austria.

The festival was initially held under the auspices of the Austrian Film Commission in Salzburg from 1993 to 1995 but moved to Graz in 1998. Traditional cinema venues are Annenhof Kino, Schubertkino, KIZ RoyalKino, and the Filmzentrum im Rechbauerkino. At the end of the festival, expert juries award Austria's most highly endowed film prizes.

The Festival of Austrian Film has consolidated its position as a regionally based festival for film buffs that brings the industry and audience together, strengthens Austrian film, and attracts international attention.

## History

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### First Years

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The first three Diagonale festivals were organized by the Austrian Film Commission in early December each year in cooperation with the Salzburg Festival in Salzburg. The festival was directed by filmmaker Peter Tscherkassky in 1993 and 1994, and Heinrich Mis (then director of the ORF program Kunst-Stücke [de]) in 1995.

After a break, the festival moved to Graz. Its own supporting association "Forum österreichischer Film" was founded in 1998 under the leadership of Christine Dollhofer and Constantin Wulff, who presided over the association until 2003. In addition to film screenings, the program also includes discussions, audience talks, and exhibitions. In the first year in Graz, one hundred films were screened and prizes were awarded in three categories: a main prize, a prize for innovative cinema and a prize for newcomers. Later, a number of other prizes were added. In 1999, a prize for the best actor and actress was also awarded for the first time, although this was not the case again until 2008.

### Since 2000

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The planning for the Diagonale 2004 initially began with a scandal, as Franz Morak, the State Secretary for the Arts responsible for the event, dismissed the previous program directors without explanation, despite their excellent performance, and replaced them with a new team without seeking consensus with the filmmakers concerned. Since this personnel selection met with opposition from nearly all filmmakers, it initially looked as if there might be two events with the same name: Morak's "official" Diagonale and an "unofficial" event set up by the media professionals themselves. Eventually, however, Morak relented and abandoned his event. After a restructuring of the sponsoring association and the willingness of numerous participants to volunteer, the Diagonale 2004 was able to take place in its usual form despite time pressure.

The background to Morak's intervention in the directorship is thought to be an attempt to make a more commercially oriented readjustment of the festival as well as a politically motivated "act of retaliation" against the film scene and the festival management, because the Diagonale positioned itself as a forum for anti-government protests and video works a few weeks after the controversial formation of the coalition between FPÖ and ÖVP in 2000. In the course of the controversy at the time over a petition printed in the festival catalog by numerous well-known filmmakers demanding the resignation of the government, the then Styrian regional councilor Hirschmann (ÖVP) even temporarily withheld the promised prize money from the state of Styria.

In the course of a restructuring by the supporting association "Forum österreichischer Film", the general assembly of the Diagonale appointed the three-person team Birgit Flos (artistic director), Robert Buchschwenter (production manager) and Georg Tillner (finance manager) as the new Diagonale management at the end of April 2004 on the suggestion of the Diagonale advisory board. After Buchschwenter and Tillner left, Oliver Testor took over the management of the festival in May 2005 until 2009.

The Diagonale 2006 took place from March 21 to 26 in Graz under the directorship of Birgit Flos. The festival center was set up in the Kunsthaus Graz for the first time in 2006. The UCI Annenhofkino, Schubertkino, KIZ RoyalKino, and the Filmzentrum im Rechbauerkino were the festival cinemas. In cooperation with the Kunsthaus Graz, the Diagonale also organized a highlight of the festival: In a tribute to the artist Maria Lassnig, her complete cinematic oeuvre was shown in newly restored copies.

In December 2006, Birgit Flos' contract was extended until the Diagonale 2008.

Also since 2006, there have been two equally endowed Grand Diagonale Prizes, for the best feature film and for the best documentary film.

#### Director Barbara Pichler (2009 to 2015)

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From 2009 to 2015, the festival was directed by curator, publicist, and film mediator Barbara Pichler, who established the festival as a mediation and discussion platform for Austrian cinema with a more streamlined programming and increased focus on international industry networking. Her original three-year contract was initially extended by the Diagonale's sponsoring association until 2014[1] and later, at Pichler's own request, for only one more year until 2015.[2] The directorship of the Diagonale from the 2016 festival onwards was put out to tender again at the beginning of April 2014.[3] In November 2014, it was announced that the festival would be directed by the two Upper Austrians Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber from 2016 onwards. Starting in 2009, the two had already co-directed the YOUKI International Youth Media Festival.[4]

The Diagonale 2009 took place from March 17 to 22 and attracted 23,876 visitors. A "Personale" was dedicated to filmmaker Mara Mattuschka, while the international Tribute brought German filmmaker Stefan Krohmer to Graz. The special historical programs were devoted to the history of Austrian animated film, film restoration or focused on the almost forgotten work of the Viennese screenwriter Anna Gmeyner, who was driven into exile. In 2009, acting prizes were awarded for the third time since 1999. One was the Grand Diagonale Acting Prize to Josef Hader for his achievements in Austrian film, and the other was the Diagonale Special Jury Prize for the remarkable performance by an Austrian actress/actor in a 2008 Diagonale film to Birgit Minichmayr, who stars alongside Hader in Der Knochenmann.[5]

With around 24,800 visitors, the Diagonale 2010 (March 16 to 21) was able to draw a positive conclusion after six festival days and 147 films and videos shown. One of the highlights of the festival was the internationally acclaimed Peter Schreiner "Personale", which presented and honored the documentary work of the Austrian filmmaker in a concentrated form. In addition, Romuald Karmakar, one of the most important voices of German cinema at the time, was a guest in Graz with his films. Special historical programs focused on the almost forgotten work of auteur filmmaker Mansur Madavi and on that of cinematographer Günther Krampf, who was forced into exile. The industry meeting was dedicated to the funding model "Film Location Austria". Two exhibitions also took place as part of the Diagonale 2010 program: "SILENT ALIEN GHOST MACHINE MUSEUM" by Norbert Pfaffenbichler at Kunstverein Medienturm and "brRRMMMWHee – extended version" by Billy Roisz at Kunsthaus Graz.

In 2011, the Diagonale took place from March 22 to 27 and was opened by Nikolaus Geyrhalter's documentary essay film Abendland. The "Personale" was dedicated to the renowned avant-garde filmmaker Peter Tscherkassky. Director and cinematographer Elfi Mikesch, a representative of European auteur cinema with Austrian roots, presented her two most recent works at the festival. The special historical program "Shooting Women. Female Pioneers of Austrian Film" with films by Valie Export, Margareta Heinrich, and others. Other specials were devoted to the Viennese animation film festival "Tricky Women" and filmmaker Linda Christanell. A wide-ranging discussion of female filmmaking took place at the Diagonale 2011 not only in the film and supporting program, but also at the level of film policy. Representatives of the film industry demanded more visibility for women in the film business as well as a quota for women in film committees and in the university sector. At the Kunstverein Medienturm, Nadim Vardag showed his exhibition "∆" at the end of the "Concept Film" series, while Sabine Marte, creator of the 2011 festival trailer, exhibited together with Clemens Hollerer under the title "Do we need to have an accident?" at Kunsthaus Graz. The trilateral industry meeting focused on the "Digital Revolution" in sales and marketing. Finally, 2011 saw the launch of "Diagonale GOES GREEN," a long-term strategy of social responsibility for the environment and sustainability.

The 15th Diagonale in Graz took place from March 20 to 25, 2012. Despite a slightly lower number of screenings and events compared to 2011, the occupancy rate rose to almost 74 percent. The Diagonale 2012 program reflected the high quality of current Austrian filmmaking in a focused selection. As always, the festival functioned as a place of encounter and exchange between the film industry and the public. In addition to many established names, numerous young filmmakers also presented their works. The Diagonale 2012 opened with a feature film debut: Spain by Anja Salomonowitz. As part of the opening, Johannes Silberschneider received the Grand Diagonale Acting Prize for his services to Austrian film culture. The highlights of the festival also included a "Personale" dedicated to the legendary avant-garde filmmaker Ferry Radax, which made his groundbreaking work accessible to a wider audience once again with a concentrated selection of films. The Israeli documentary filmmaker Avi Mograbi, was represented not only by a comprehensive film retrospective but also by the video installation "Details". The special program Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prize 2017 "Shooting Women II" on female forms of documentary, the historical special on US actor and cinematographer Charles Korvin in the series "FilmExil" as well as the eagerly awaited revival of Michael Synek's Die toten Fische from 1989 were also well received by the audience. The discussion track focused in several program points on the status quo of film criticism and different positions of film discourse. At the Kunsthaus Graz, Sofie Thorsen showed the exhibition "Schnitt A-A". As part of the industry meeting "Discussing Diversity in Independent Cinema," numerous internationally staffed panels and case studies discussed different perspectives and strategies of film promotion and exploitation against the backdrop of practical experience and initiated further activities in Austria.

In 2013, the 16th edition of the festival took place from March 12 to 17 and was opened by Ulrich Seidl's Paradies: Hoffnung. A total of 156 films were shown in 136 screenings, 98 of which were in competition. Compared to the previous year, the Diagonale had 25,051 visitors (about 18,900 cinema admissions and about 6,000 people at the supporting programs), an increase of 1,300 visitors, while the occupancy rate dropped from 74 to 72 percent. The prizes awarded were worth about 155,000 euros.[6] After a cinematic year marked by major international successes for Austrian film, attention at the 2013 Diagonale focused on the numerous promising productions by young filmmakers, whose individual approaches provided a breath of fresh air. Highlights also included the presentation of Ulrich Seidl's Paradise Trilogy as a complete work and two "Personale" dedicated to Josef Dabernig and Michaela Grill. With Dominik Graf there was an exceptional figure of the German-language production landscape in Graz. The continuation of the "FilmExil" series focused on the film work of Viennese director, screenwriter, and producer Paul Czinner. The special program "Austrian Pulp" presented subversive Austrian underground cinema between genres. The industry meeting was devoted to "Models of Substance and Project Development" with the participation of numerous international experts.

The 17th edition of the Diagonale opened in Graz with the Austrian premiere of Johannes Holzhausen's documentary Das große Museum. While in 2013 the focus was on numerous feature film premieres, this time, in line with the trend of the production year, the documentary film moved into the spotlight with 23 productions in competition. In total, the festival screened 192 films from March 18 to 23, 2014, 106 of which were in competition. Despite bright spring weather, a slight increase in audience attendance could again be reported after six days with around 25,500 visitors. The value of the film prizes awarded amounted to around 165,000 euros.[7] The "Personale" was dedicated to the film artist Manfred Neuwirth. The renowned French cinematographer Agnès Godard was honored with a retrospective. The special programs on James Benning, Peter Lorre, the continuation of "Austrian Pulp" and the show "Another Country" on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Austrian Film Museum were well received by the public. The motto of the industry gathering was "Digital Revolution Meets Reality." As always, the festival positioned itself as an indispensable place of encounter and exchange between the film industry and the public. Ten years after the "resistance" Diagonale, protest was once again stirring. In a petition addressed to the governing parties and the management of the ORF, numerous representatives of the film industry warned of the immediate effects of impending funding cuts.

The Diagonale 2015 took place from March 17 to 22. The festival was held for the last time under the direction of Barbara Pichler, who retired from this position after seven years. Around 27,000 visitors were registered and 50 world premieres and 25 Austrian premieres were shown. In the competition 97 films were screened, a total of 157 films were shown. The festival was opened by Karl Markovics' feature film Superwelt. A highlight was the "Personale" dedicated to documentary filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter. The international tribute guest was French director and author Mia Hansen-Løve. The special film history programs were devoted to the expelled avant-garde, the work of Alfred Kaiser and the tense relationship between film and history. Other specials were devoted to the rediscovered TV series Draußen in der Stadt, written by Günter Brödl, and to the two filmmakers Florian Flicker and Michael Glawogger, who had died the year before. The industry meeting addressed issues of film financing and film funding.[8][9]

#### Directors Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber (since 2016)

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The Diagonale 2016 took place from March 8 to 13 and was directed for the first time by Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber.[4] The two relied on a balance between continuity and new impulses and set a new record with 30,200 visitors. Two new program tracks, a new image, increased cooperation with local initiatives and institutions, and a newly established festival district contributed to the renewal. A total of 158 films were screened, 107 of them in competition. The festival opened with the world premiere of Mirjam Unger's Maikäfer flieg, based on the novel by Christine Nöstlinger. The new series "Spotlight on" focused on producer Gabriele Kranzelbinder. The provocatively titled historical special program "Austria: Forget it" was dedicated to a central phase of Austrian film and contemporary history: the Waldheim years. The new festival program "In Reference", in which U.S. indie director Matt Porterfield was a guest, opened up a wide range of references within the program. The Diagonale Film Meeting developed strategies for more equality and social diversity in film and television.

In 2017, the Diagonale took place for the twentieth time in Graz from March 28 to April 2.[10] The festival was opened by Michael Glawogger's documentary Untitled, which film editor Monika Willi completed after Glawogger's unexpected death in 2014. A total of 191 films were shown, 106 of which competed in the competition for the Diagonale awards. These had a total value of around 195,000 euros. For the first time, the Franz Grabner Prize was awarded in the categories of cinema and television documentaries as part of the Diagonale. In the programming, cross-genre short film programs, and supporting films took account of the trend toward the merging of film genres. Thus, experimental works, music videos, feature films, and documentaries were positioned in relation to each other in the competition. With 31,200 visitors, the Diagonale was able to once again increase the audience response from the previous year (2016: 30,200).[11] There was much positive feedback on the special historical program "1000 Beat Film", which looked for influences of pop culture on Austrian film and vice versa. The series "Spotlight on" focused on the integration figure Andi Winter, a filmmaker from the supposed second tier. U.S. director Ana Lily Amirpour presented her latest work The Bad Batch in Graz and held a master class. At the Diagonale Film Meeting, industry representatives from various sectors and functions shed light on the popularity and potential of Austrian film at home. The new discussion format "Diagonale im Dialog" brought illustrious personalities of the film world to the festival cinemas for extended talks.

In 2018, the Diagonale took place from March 13 to 18, with the opening film being Murer – Anatomy of a Trial [de] by Christian Frosch.

The 2019 Diagonale, from March 19 to 24, opened with Der Boden unter den Füßen by Marie Kreutzer.[12]

In 2020, the Diagonale, originally scheduled for March 24 to 29, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] The award winners were announced on June 30, 2020.[14] Films from the program of the cancelled Festival of Austrian Film were presented in spring, summer, and fall as part of the series "Diagonale'20 – 'Die Unvollendete' on Tour" at various stations across Austria and on the web.

In April 2020, the contracts of Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber as festival directors were extended until 2022. The dual leadership will thus preside over the Festival of Austrian Film up to and including Diagonale'22. The position of artistic director will be advertised in summer 2021.

The 2021 edition, originally scheduled for March 16 to 21, was to open with the feature film Fuchs im Bau [de] by Arman T. Riahi.[15] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the edition was postponed to June 8 to 13, 2021.[16]

## Awards

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The Festival of Austrian Film offers the film awards in various categories totalling over €170,000.-.[17]

Jury awards of the Diagonale

Category  | donated by  | since  | Endowment

(in Euro, 2020)

Grand Diagonale Prize of the Province of Styria: Best Feature Film  |

* Province of Styria/Culture
* The Grand Post
* Mischief Films [de]

| 2006  | 21.000
Grand Diagonale Prize of the Province of Styria: Best Documentary Film  |

* Province of Styria/Culture
* The Grand Post
* Mischief Films

| 2006  | 21.000
Diagonale Prize for Innovative Cinema by the City of Graz: Best Innovative, Experimental, or Animated Film  |

* City of Graz/Culture
* Golden Girls Filmproduktion [de]

| 1998  | 8.500
Diagonale Prize for Short Feature: Best Short Feature Film  |

* Muchar Upcycles
* The Grand Post

| 2011  | 5.500
Diagonale Prize for Short Documentary from the Diocese of Graz-Seckau: Best Short Documentary Film  | Roman Catholic Diocese of Graz-Seckau | 2001  | 4.000
Diagonale Prize from the Youth Jury of the Province of Styria: Best Young Talent Film  |

* Province of Styria/Youth
* Stöger Kameras

| 1998  | 5.500
Grand Diagonale Prize for Acting  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden [de] | 2008  | Artwork
Diagonale Acting Prizes for remarkable acting by an Austrian actor in a Diagonale competition film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2008  | 3.000
Diagonale Acting Prizes for remarkable acting by an Austrian actress in a Diagonale competition film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2011  | 3.000
Awards of the professional associations
Category  | donated by  | since  | Endowment
Diagonale Prize for Editing (Austrian Editors Association AEA): Best Artistic Editing of a Feature Film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2007  | 3.000
Diagonale Prize for Editing (Austrian Editors Association AEA): Best Artistic Editing of a Documentary Film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2007  | 3.000
Diagonale Cinematographers Prize (Austrian Association of Cinematographers AAC): Best Cinematography of a Feature Film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2006  | 3.000
Diagonale Cinematographers Prize (Austrian Association of Cinematographers AAC): Best Cinematography of a Documentary Film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2006  | 3.000
Diagonale Prize for Production Design and Costume Design (Austrian Filmdesigners Association VÖF): Best Production Design  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2011  | 3.000
Diagonale Prize for Production Design and Costume Design (Austrian Filmdesigners Association VÖF): Best Costume Design  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2011  | 3.000
Diagonale Prize for Sound Design (Verband österreichischer Filmtonschaffender Filmton Austria): Best Sound Design of a Feature Film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2013  | 3.000
Diagonale Prize for Sound Design (Verband österreichischer Filmtonschaffender Filmton Austria): Best Sound Design of a Documentary Film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden  | 2013  | 3.000
Other award ceremonies within the framework of the Diagonale
Category  | donated by  | since  | Endowment
Prize for Outstanding Production Services from the Verwertungsgesellschaft für Audiovisuelle Medien (VAM) for outstanding production services in the area of film  | Verwertungsgesellschaft für Audiovisuelle Medien (VAM)  | 2002  | 20.000
Audience Prize: Most Popular Diagonale Film of the Year  | Kleine Zeitung | 2007  | 3.000
Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prize  | City of Graz/Culture  | 1990 (*)  | 15.000
Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prize for New Authors  | City of Graz/Culture  | 1994 (*)  | 7.500
Thomas Pluch Screenwriting Prize [de] | Bundeskanzleramt  | 1993  | 12.000
Thomas Pluch Screenwriting Prize Special Prize by the Jury  | Bundeskanzleramt  | 2014  | 7.000
Thomas Pluch Screenwriting Prize for Short or Medium Length Feature Films  | Bundeskanzleramt  | 2014  | 3.000
Franz Grabner Prize Cinema Documentary  | Franz-Grabner-Board  | 2017  | 5.000
Franz Grabner Prize Television Documentary  | Franz-Grabner-Board  | 2017  | 5.000
(*) since 2000 the award ceremony has been held as part of the Diagonale

## Award winners

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In the context of the Diagonale, expert juries award Austria's most highly endowed film prizes, including the two Grand Diagonale Prizes of the province of Styria (€21,000 each).

### Grand Diagonale Prize

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Grand Diagonale Prize[18]

Year  | Director  | Best Austrian Cinema film
1998  | Florian Flicker [de] | Suzie Washington [de]
1999  | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Pripyat
2000  |

* Barbara Albert
* Goran Rebić [de]

* Northern Skirts
* The Punishment

2001  | Florian Flicker  | Hold-Up
2002  | Fritz Lehner [de] | Everyman's Feast
2003  | Andrea Maria Dusl | Blue Moon
2004  | Martin Bruch  | handbikemovie
2005  | Jessica Hausner | Hotel
Year  | Director  | Best Documentary Film  | Director  | Best Feature Film
2006  |

* Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
* Arash T. Riahi [de]

* Babooska [de]
* Exile Family Movie

| Michael Haneke | Caché
2007  | Peter Schreiner [de] | Bellavista | Jakob M. Erwa | Heile Welt [de]
2008  | Marko Doringer  | Mein halbes Leben | Götz Spielmann | Revanche
2009  | Constantin Wulff  | In die Welt | Michael Glawogger | Das Vaterspiel [de]
2010  | Brigitte Weich and Karin Macher  | Hana, dul, sed … | Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel  | La Pivellina
2011  | Ivette Löcker [de] | Nachtschichten | Marie Kreutzer | The Fatherless
2012  | Dariusz Kowalski  | Richtung Nowa Huta | Sebastian Meise [de] | Stillleben [de]
2013  | Bernadette Weigel  | Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden | Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel  | Der Glanz des Tages [de]
2014  | Ruth Beckermann  | Those Who Go Those Who Stay | Houchang Allahyari | Der letzte Tanz [de]
2015[19] | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Über die Jahre [de] | Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala | Goodnight Mommy
2016[20] | Sigmund Steiner [de] | Holz Erde Fleisch | Ruth Beckermann | Die Geträumten [de]
2017[21] | Ivette Löcker [de] | Was uns bindet | Lukas Valenta Rinner [de] | Die Liebhaberin [de]
2018[22] | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Die bauliche Maßnahme | Christian Frosch [de] | Murer – Anatomy of a Trial [de]
2019  | Nathalie Borgers  | The Remains – Nach der Odyssee | Sara Fattahi  | Chaos
2020  | Sabine Derflinger[23] | Die Dohnal | Sandra Wollner | The Trouble With Being Born

### Diagonale Prize for Innovative Cinema

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Diagonale Prize for Innovative Cinema by the City of Graz: Best Innovative, Experimental, or Animated Film

Year  | Director  | Title
1998  |

* Kathrin Resetarits [de]
* Martin Arnold

* Ägypten
* Alone – Life Wastes Andy Hardy

1999  | Peter Tscherkassky | Outer Space
2000  | Fiona Rukschcio, Elke Groen, Wolfgang Widerhofer, and Ralph Wieser [de] | Die Kunst der Stunde ist Widerstand
2001  | Kollektiv "Die Kunst der Stunde ist Widerstand" (lit. Colective "The art of the hour is resistance") and Verein "Echo" (lit. Association "Echo")  | Für ihre Medienarbeit (lit. For their work in media)
2002  | Michael Palm  | Sea Concrete Human – Malfunctions #1
2003  | Mara Mattuschka | id
2004  |

* Brigitta Bödenauer
* Didi Bruckmayr [de] and Michael Strohmann

* don't touch me when I start to feel save
* ich bin traurig

2005  | Gerhard Friedl [de] | Hat Wolff von Amerongen Konkursdelikte begangen?
2006  |

* Tina Frank [de]
* lia
* Gabriele Mathes [de]

* Chronomops
* int.16/45//son01/30x1
* Eine Million Kredit ist normal, sagt mein Großvater

2007  |

* Jan Machacek and Martin Siewert
* Manuel Knapp [de]

* erase remake
* visibility of interim

2008  |

* Mara Mattuschka
* Johann Lurf

* Running Sushi
* Vertigo Rush

2009  | Michael Palm  | Laws of Physics
2010  | Sabine Marte  | B-star, untötbar! reloaded
2011  | Billy Roisz [de] | Chiles en Nogada
2012  | Josef Dabernig [de] | Hypercrisis
2013  | Michaela Grill  | FORÊT D'EXPÉRIMENTATION
2014  | Lukas Marxt [de] | High Tide
2015  | Sasha Pirker and Lotte Schreiber [de] | Exhibition Talks
2016  | Antoinette Zwirchmayr  | Josef – Täterprofil meines Vaters
2017  | Katrina Daschner [de] | Pferdebusen
2018  | Johann Lurf  | ★
2019  | Jennifer Mattes  | Wreckage takes a holiday
2020  | Constanze Ruhm [de][23] | GLI APPUNTI DI ANNA AZZORI – Uno specchio che viaggia nel tempo

### Diagonale Prize from the Youth Jury

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Diagonale Prize from the Youth Jury of the Province of Styria: Best Young Talent Film

Year  | Director  | Title
1998  | Nana Swiczinsky [de] | Wieder Hohlung
1999  | Georg Wasner  | Postwendend keine Kugel ins Herz
2000  | Siegfried A. Fruhauf [de] | Höhenrausch
2001  | Kerstin Cmelka  | Mit mir
2002  | Birgit Foerster  | Au clair de la lune
2003  | Sebastian Meise [de] | Prises de vues
2004  | Karl Bretschneider  | Grauzone
2005  | Michael Ramsauer [de] | Echos
2006  | Anna Martinetz  | Stadtutopien oder die Legende von Synia
2007  | Andrina Mračnikar [de] | Der Kärntner spricht Deutsch
2008  |

* Carola Schmidt [de]
* Jakob M. Erwa

* Wir bitten Dich, verführe uns!
* Honorable Mention: Tschuschen:power

2009  | Marvin Kren | Schautag [de]
2010  | Hüseyin Tabak [de] | Kick Off [de]
2011  | Max Liebich  | You're Out
2012  | Conrad Tambour [de] | Der Besuch
2013  | Matthias Zuder [de] | Erbgut [de]
2014  | Britta Schoening, Michaela Taschek, and Sandra Wollner | Uns geht es gut
2015  | Lukas Valenta Rinner [de] | Parabellum
2016  | Jasmin Baumgartner [de] | Unmensch
2017  | Santiago Rodriguez Duran  | Revolución Solar
2018  | Bernhard Wenger [de] | Entschuldigung, ich suche den Tischtennisraum und meine Freundin
2019  | Nicolas Pindeus  | Zufall & Notwendigkeit
2020  | Özgür Anil  | Das Urteil im Fall K.[23]

### Diagonale Prize for Short Feature and Short Documentary Film

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Diagonale Prize for Short Feature Film and Short Documentary Film from the Diocese of Graz-Seckau

Year  | Director  | Title
2001  | Joerg Burger  | Moscouw
2002  | Egon Humer [de] | Amos Vogel. Mosaik im Vertrauen
2003  | Andrina Mračnikar [de] | Andri 1924 – 1944
2004  | Gerald Harringer  | MA
2005  | Ascan Breuer, Ursula Hansbauer, and Wolfgang Konrad  | Forst
2006  | Sepp Dreissinger [de] | artgenossen. 35minutenporträts
2007  | Judith Zdesar  | Bilder aus dem Tagebuch eines Wartenden
2008  | Emanuel Danesch  | livesafelyineurope
2009  | Bernhard Braunstein, David Groß [de] | Pharao Bipolar
2010  | Juliane Großheim  | Die Kinder vom Friedrichshof
Year  | Director  | Short Feature  | Director  | Short Documentary
2011  | Umut Dağ [de] | Papa | Karl-Heinz Klopf  | They
2012  | Catalina Molina [de] | Unser Lied | Houchang Allahyari | Das persische Krokodil
2013  | Florian Pochlatko  | Erdbeerland | Friedemann Derschmidt [de] | Das Phantom der Erinnerung
2014  | Stefan Bohun  | Musik | Antoinette Zwirchmayr  | Der Zuhälter und seine Trophäen
2015  | Jannis Lenz  | Schattenboxer | Lisbeth Kovacic  | minor border
2016  | Maria Luz Olivares Capelle  | Wald der Echos | Clara Trischler  | Zuhause ist kein Ort
2017  | Clara Stern  | Mathias | Kristina Schranz  | Spielfeld
2018  | Bernhard Wenger [de] | Entschuldigung, ich suche den Tischtennisraum und meine Freundin | Kristina Schranz  | Ars Moriendi oder die Kunst des Lebens
2019  | Raphaela Schmid  | ENE MENE | Johannes Gierlinger  | Remapping the origins
2020[23] | Raphaela Schmid  | Fische | Total Refusal (Robin Klengel, Leonhard Müllner, and Michael Stumpf)  | How to Disappear

### Diagonale Acting Prizes

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On the initiative of the Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden [de] , the Diagonale Acting Prizes have been awarded since 2008. The Grand Diagonale Acting Prize is awarded for services to Austrian film culture, whereas the Diagonale Acting Prize is awarded for a remarkable performance in a film of the respective Diagonale year. The trophy for the Grand Diagonale Acting Award is designed each year by an Austrian artist. 2008: Erwin Wurm, 2009: Elke Krystufek, 2010: Brigitte Kowanz, 2011: Peter Kogler [de], 2012: Elfie Semotan [de], 2013: Herbert Brandl [de], 2014: Eva Schlegel [de], 2015: Heimo Zobernig, 2016: Anna Paul, 2017: Stefanie Moshammer [de], 2018: Toni Schmale, 2019: Ashley Hans Scheirl, 2020: Daniel Spoerri.

Since 2010, the Diagonale Acting Prize has been awarded to both an actor and an actress.

Diagonale Acting Prizes

Year  | Diagonale Acting Prize  | Diagonale Acting Prize
1999  | Roland Düringer for Hinterholz 8 | Sabrina Riedel for Beastie Girl
Year  | Grand Diagonale Acting Prize  | Diagonale Acting Prize
2008  | Karl Markovics for The Counterfeiters | Ursula Strauss for Revanche
2009  | Josef Hader among others for The Bone Man | Birgit Minichmayr for The Bone Man
2010  | Klaus Maria Brandauer for his lifetime achievement  |

* Franziska Weisz for The Robber
* Andreas Lust [de] for The Robber

2011  | Senta Berger for her lifetime achievement  |

* Marion Mitterhammer for The Fatherless
* Johannes Krisch for The Fatherless, Vielleicht in einem anderen Leben [de], and Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus [de]

2012  | Johannes Silberschneider |

* Christine Ostermayer for Anfang 80 [de]
* Michael Fuith [de] for Michael

2013  | Maria Hofstätter |

* Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg [de] for Soldate Jeannette [de]
* Johannes Nussbaum [de] for Diamantenfieber oder Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon [de]

2014  | Georg Friedrich |

* Erni Mangold for Der letzte Tanz [de]
* Gerhard Liebmann for Blood Glacier, The Dark Valley, and Bad Fucking [de]

2015  | Tobias Moretti |

* Ulrike Beimpold [de] for Superwelt [de]
* Murathan Muslu [de] for Risse im Beton [de]

2016  | Erni Mangold[24] |

* Ursula Strauss for Fly Away Home
* Erwin Steinhauer for Thank You for Bombing [de]

2017  | Johannes Krisch[25] |

* Verena Altenberger for Die beste aller Welten [de]
* Philipp Hochmair for Tomcat[21]

2018  | Ingrid Burkhard [de] | The entire acting ensembles of L'Animale and Cops [de][22]
2019  | Birgit Minichmayr[26] |

* Joy Alphonsus for Joy
* Simon Frühwirth [de] for Nevrland

2020  | Ursula Strauss[27] |

* Julia Franz Richter [de] for Der Taucher [de]
* Dominik Warta [de] for The Trouble with Being Born[23]

### Diagonale Cinematographers Prize

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The Association of Austrian Cinematographers awarded the AAC Prize for the best camera work of the year at the Diagonale in 2004 and 2005. For the association's thirtieth anniversary in 2006, two prizes were awarded for the first time, in the categories Best Cinematography Feature Film and Documentary Film, as the Diagonale Prize Cinematography. Since 2014 they have been endowed with 3,000 euros each.

Diagonale Cinematographers Prize (Austrian Association of Cinematographers AAC)

Year  | AAC Award Best Cinematography
2004  | Bernhard Keller [de] | Struggle
2005  | Johannes Hammel and Rafael Ortega  | Volver la Vista
Year  | Best Cinematography of a Feature Film  | Best Cinematography of a Documentary
2006  | Martin Gschlacht | Spiele Leben | Wolfgang Thaler [de] | Workingman's Death
2007  | Bernhard Keller  | Fallen [de] | Jo Molitoris [de] | Kurz davor ist es passiert
2008  | Martin Gschlacht  | Revanche | Joerg Burger  | Der Weg nach Mekka
2009  | Enzo Brandner [de] | Universalove | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | 7915 km
2010  | Christian Berger | The White Ribbon | Peter Schreiner [de] | Totó
2011  | Leena Koppe [de] | The Fatherless | Elfi Mikesch [de] | MONDO LUX – Die Bilderwelten des Werner Schroeter
2012  | Gerald Kerkletz [de] | Stillleben [de] and Michael | Joerg Burger  | The Future's Past – Creating Cambodia
2013  | Wolfgang Thaler and Ed Lachman | Paradise: Love | Bernadette Weigel  | Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden
2014  | Thomas Kiennast [de] | The Dark Valley | Joerg Burger and Attila Boa  | Das große Museum
2015  | Michael Bindlechner [de] | Superwelt [de] | Manfred Neuwirth [de] | Aus einem nahen Land
2016  | Gerald Kerkletz  | WINWIN | Kurdwin Ayub | Paradies! Paradies!
2017  | Wolfgang Thaler and Sebastian Thaler | Ugly [de] | Attila Boa  | Untitled [de]
2018  | Mariel Baqueiro  | Hagazussa | Serafin Spitzer  | Gwendolyn
2019  | Klemens Hufnagl [de] | Bewegungen eines nahen Bergs | Christiana Perschon [de] | Sie ist der andere Blick
2020  | Thimios Bakatakis  | The Lodge | Yunus Roy Imer [de] | Space Dogs [de]

### Diagonale Prize for Editing

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Since 2005, the Austrian Editors Association (aea) has awarded a prize for the best artistic montage in a Diagonale competition film. In 2006, two editing prizes were awarded for the first time, in the categories Feature Film and Documentary Film. Since 2014, these prizes have been endowed with 3,000 euros each and are awarded by the jury of the Grand Diagonale Prize Best Feature Film and the Grand Diagonale Prize Best Documentary Film, respectively.

Diagonale Prize for Editing Austrian Editors Association AEA

Year  | Best Artistic Editing
2005  | Denise Vindevogel  | Darwin's Nightmare
Year  | Best Artistic Editing of a Feature Film  | Best Artistic Editing of a Documentary
2006  | Nina Kusturica and Bernhard Schmid [de] | Kotsch [de] | Dieter Pichler  | No Name City [de]
2007  | Oliver Neumann [de] | Immer nie am Meer [de] | Alarich Lenz [de] | Meine liebe Republik
2008  | Christoph Schertenleib  | Import/Export | Martin Hasenöhrl  | drent und herent
2009  | Anja Schürenberg  | Rimini | Michèle Barbin  | Pianomania
2010  | Gerhard Fillei and Joachim Krenn  | New York: November (South) [de] | Michael Palm [de] | Jobcenter
2011  | Evi Romen [de] | My Best Enemy | Wolfgang Widerhofer  | Abendland
2012  | Wolfgang Widerhofer  | Michael | Dieter Pichler  | American Passages
2013  | Peter Brunner  | Mein blindes Herz | Alexandra Schneider  | Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden
2014  | Karina Ressler [de] | October November | Dieter Pichler  | Das große Museum
2015  | Karin Hammer [de] | Von jetzt an kein Zurück [de] | Wolfgang Widerhofer  | Über die Jahre [de]
2016  | Dieter Pichler  | Die Geträumten [de] | Andreas Horvath | Helmut Berger, Actor
2017  | Ulrike Kofler [de], Monika Willi and Christoph Brunner [de] | Wild Mouse | Christin Veith and Cordula Thym  | Relativ eigenständig
2018  | Niki Mossböck [de] | Licht [de] and Life Guidance [de] | Joana Scrinzi | Gwendolyn and Nicht von schlechten Eltern
2019  | Peter Schreiner [de] | Garten | Arthur Summereder  | DIE TAGE WIE DAS JAHR
2020  | Hannes Bruun  | The Trouble With Being Born | Friederike Berat  | WE DID WHAT HAD TO BE DONE

### Diagonale Prize for Production Design and Costume Design

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On the initiative of the Austrian Filmdesigners Association VÖF, prizes for film design were awarded for the first time at the Diagonale in 2011 for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. The prizes each consist of a cash prize, 3,000 euros, donated by the Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden VdFS, and a bronze sculpture by the artist Lotte Schegsch.[28]

Diagonale Prize for Production Design and Costume Design (Austrian Filmdesigners Association VÖF)

Year  | Best Production Design  | Best Costume Design
2011  | Andrea Schratzberger  | Folge mir | Veronika Albert [de] | Tag und Nacht
2012  | Katrin Huber [de] and Gerhard Dohr [de] | Michael | Katharina Wöppermann [de] | Stillleben [de]
2013  | Renate Martin [de] and Andreas Donhauser [de] | Paradise: Love | Monika Buttinger [de] | Talea
2014  | Christina Schaffer  | Fieber | Theresa Ebner-Lazek  | Die Werkstürmer [de]
2015  | Isidor Wimmer  | Superwelt [de] | Martina List [de] | Life Eternal
2016  | Laura Weiss  | WINWIN | Alexandra Trummer  | Jack
2017  | Veronika Merlin  | Die beste aller Welten [de] | Monika Buttinger  | Die Migrantigen [de]
2018  | Paul Horn  | Phaidros | Peter Paradies and Moritz M. Polansky  | Phaidros
2019  | Andreas Sobotka und Martin Reiter  | Angelo | Carola Pizzini  | Joy
2020  | Katharina Wöppermann  | Little Joe | Monika Buttinger  | Ein bisschen bleiben wir noch [de]

### Diagonale Prize for Sound Design

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On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the former Association of Austrian Sound Designers (VOESD), prizes were awarded for the first time at Diagonale 2013 for the best Sound Design in the Feature and Documentary Film categories. The prize consists of a cash prize, 3,000 euros each, donated by Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden VdFS.

Diagonale Prize for Sound Design (Verband österreichischer Filmtonschaffender Filmton Austria)

Year  | Best Sound Design of a Feature Film  | Best Sound Design of a Documentary
2013  | Gerhard Daurer, Peter Kutin and Andreas Pils  | Soldate Jeannette [de] | Max Liebich  | Fahrtwind – Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden
2014  | Christoph Amann  | Shirley – Visionen der Realität | José Miguel Enriquez and Alejandro de Icaza  | Calle López
2015  | Stefan Deisenberger  | Bad Luck | Manfred Neuwirth [de] and Christian Fennesz | Aus einem nahen Land
2016  | Charlie Campagna  | Los Feliz | Selma Doborac  | Those Shocking Shaking Days
2017  | Nahuel Palenque  | Die Liebhaberin [de] | Peter Kutin and Florian Kindlinger  | Homo Sapiens
2018  | Niklas Kammertöns  | Hagazussa | Sergey Martynyuk  | Zu ebener Erde
2019  | Pia Dumont  | Angelo | Florian Kindlinger  | Erde [de]
2020  | Peter Kutin  | The Trouble With Being Born | Florian Kofler  | Sicherheit123

### Diagonale Audience Prize

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Diagonale Audience Prize Kleine Zeitung: Most Popular Diagonale Film of the Year

Year  | Director  | Title
1993  | Robert Adrian Pejo  | Lipstick
1994  | Andreas Gruber | The Quality of Mercy
1995  | Egon Humer [de] | Emigration N.Y.
2007  | Mirjam Unger [de] | Vienna's Lost Daughters [de]
2009  | Marco Antoniazzi [de] | Kleine Fische
2010  | Hüseyin Tabak [de] | Kick Off [de]
2011  | Arman T. Riahi [de] | Schwarzkopf
2012  | Bernd Liepold-Mosser [de] | Griffen – auf den Spuren von Peter Handke
2013  | Marco Antoniazzi and Gregor Stadlober [de] | Schlagerstar [de]
2014  | Gloria Dürnberger  | Das Kind in der Schachtel [de]
2015  | Christian Frosch [de] | Von jetzt an kein Zurück [de]
2016  | Arash T. Riahi [de] and Arman T. Riahi  | Kinders
2017  | Adrian Goiginger [de] | Die beste aller Welten [de]
2018  | Stefan A. Lukacs [de] | Cops [de]
2019  | Jakob Brossmann and David Paede  | GEHÖRT, GESEHEN – Ein Radiofilm
2020  | Not awarded.  | Not awarded. The Diagonale'20 was cancelled by official decree due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[29]
2021  | Fabian Eder [de] | Der schönste Tag[30]
2022  | Andrina Mračnikar [de] | Verschwinden / Izginjanje[31]
2023  | Katharina Mückstein | Feminism WTF[32]

### Prize for Outstanding Production Services

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The prize, worth 22,000 euros, has been awarded since 2002 by the Verwertungsgesellschaft für audiovisuelle Medien (VAM) to an Austrian film production company or film producer for outstanding production services in the area of film. Either a specific film or the annual production of a film company is honored.

Prize for Outstanding Production Services from the VAM – Verwertungsgesellschaft für Audiovisuelle Medien

Year  | Awarded for  | Awardee
2002  | Nogo | Dor Film [de], Danny Krausz [de] and Kurt Stocker [de]
2003  |

* Elsewhere
* Am anderen Ende der Brücke

* Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion [de] and Nikolaus Geyrhalter
* SK Film- und Fernsehproduktion and Josef Koschier

2004  | Not awarded | –
2005  | For their production output during the year  | coop99 [de]
2006  | Representative of their production output during the year:

* We Feed the World
* Workingman's Death

* Allegro Film [de]
* Lotus Film [de]

2007  | Dead in 3 Days | Allegro Film
2008  | –  |

* Wulf Flemming [de]
* Florian Gebhardt

2009  |

* Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
* Echte Wiener [de]

* Dor Film
* Bonus Film [de]

2010  |

* Plastic Planet [de]
* The Bone Man and Desert Flower
* The White Ribbon

* Neue Sentimental Film
* Dor Film
* Wega Film [de]

2011  |

* The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott
* The Robber

* Dor Film
* Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

2012  | Breathing | Epo-Film [de]
2013  | Amour | Wega Film
2014  |

* Alphabet [de]
* The Last of the Unjust

* Prisma Film
* Dor Film

2015  |

* The Dark Valley
* Macondo

* Allegro Film
* FreibeuterFilm [de]

2016  |

* Thank You for Bombing [de]
* Einer von uns [de]

* Lotus Film
* Golden Girls Filmproduktion [de]

2017  |

* Bauer unser [de]
* Mister Universo
* Wild Mouse

* Allegro Film
* Vento Film
* Wega Film

2018  |

* Die beste aller Welten [de]
* Hilfe, ich hab meine Eltern geschrumpft [de]

* RitzlFilm
* Minifilm

2019  |

* Womit haben wir das verdient? [de]
* Manaslu – Berg der Seelen

* Mona Film
* Planet Watch Film and Video Productions

2020  |

* Little Joe[33]
* Die Dohnal

* coop99
* Plan C Filmproduktion and Derflinger Film

### Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prizes

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The Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prizes have been awarded biennially since 1990 and annually since 1998. Since 2000, the award ceremony has been held as part of the Diagonale. It goes back to an initiative by Bernhard Frankfurter and is the most highly endowed screenwriting prize in Austria with 15,000 euros (since 1999, when it was increased to 200,000 schillings). Each competition has a new theme to which the anonymously submitted, not yet filmed screenplays must relate. In addition, the fictional or documentary material must be elaborated in a way suitable for cinema, the story must be true to life, well researched and well thought out, and the cinematographic potential must be exploited in all its facets, including formally.

In the first two competitions, only the Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prize was awarded. Since 1994, a prize of 7,500 euros for new authors has also been awarded. Both prizes are donated by the City of Graz. From 2000 to 2007, the ORF prize for material suitable for television, worth 4,000 euros, was also awarded as part of the Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prizes. Prior to that, material suitable for television was merely mentioned with praise in the jury's announcement. The prizes are only awarded if the jury can identify a script from the submitted scripts that meets the criteria. For this purpose, the jury may award several prizes in some years, or two prizes for new authors instead of one main prize (as happened in 2002).

Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prize

Year  | Theme  | Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prize  | Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prize for New Authors
Director  | Title  | Director  | Title
1990  | Exil (lit. exile)  | Reinhard Jud and Martina Kudláček [de] | Mond in Cyan | –  | –
1992  | Geld (lit. money)  |

* Ernst Josef Lauscher
* Nikolaus Leytner [de]
* Axel Traun

* Alaska brennt
* Schatz im Silbersee
* Sticky Rice

| –  | –
1994  | Krieg, Gewalt und Widerstand (lit. war, violence and resistance)  | Maximilian Gruber  | Der eiserne Besen | Christian Frosch [de] | Die totale Therapie [de]
1996  | Österreich (lit. Austria)  |

* Norbert Prettenthaler and Jeanette Rosenmaier
* Florian Flicker [de] and Michael Sturminger [de]
* Barbara Albert

* Cordoba
* Im Herzen Europas
* Northern Skirts

| −  | −
1998  | Sucht (lit. addiction)  | Gebhard Rein  | Das Wurmsterben | Sabine Derflinger | Troubles
1999  | Eros (lit. Eros)  | Franz Berner  | Venus ohne Pelz und Maske | Zuzana Brejcha  | Karla's Lover
2000  | Erinnern versus Vergessen (lit. remembering versus forgetting)  | Gabriele Neudecker [de] | Namenlos | Peter Stastny and Helmut Wimmer  | TikkunAkt
2001  | Pfusch (lit. botched)  | Gregor Stadlober [de] | Kotsch [de] |

* Richard Stradner
* Arno Geiger and Tobias Albrecht

* Böhmische Elefanten
* Steinwald und Atamanov

2002  | Wir denken. Wir sind. Wir handeln. (lit. We think. We are. We act.)  | −  | −  |

* Ursula Wolschlager [de]
* Thomas Klein

* Transit
* Polterabend

2003  | Feigheit (lit. cowardice)  | −  | −  |

* Barbara Grascher
* Richard Schuberth [de]

* Gehen rückwärts stumm
* Nicht einmal am Mond

2004  | Gier (lit. greed)  | Richard Schuberth  | Handy-Geschichten | Simone Schönett, Harald Schwinger  | Innere Liebe
2005  | Angst (lit. fear)  |

* Andrina Mračnikar [de]
* Martin Leidenfrost [de] and Ruth Mader

* Ma Folie
* Serviam – Ich will dienen

| Christian Frosch [de] | Vanitas
2006  | Verführung (lit. seduction)  | Thomas Weingartner [de] | Immer nie am Meer | Lilly Jäckl  | Ildiko
2007  | Bewegung (lit. movement)  | Thomas Reider [de] | Stillleben [de] | Christoph Hochenbichler and Josef Pallwein-Prettner  | Fünf Leben
2008  | Sexappeal (lit. sex appeal)  | Markus Mörth [de] | Pony | −  | −
2009  | Neid (lit. envy)  | Richard Schuberth  | Claudia schafft das schon | Albert Meisl  | Nur ein Spiel
2010  | Arm und reich (lit. poor and rich)  | Wolfgang Rupert Muhr [de] | Grossmattglocknerhorn | Henning Backhaus  | Kinderszenen
2011  | Aufbruch (lit. departure)  | Jakob Pretterhofer  | Überleben | Markus Mörth  | Geschwister (2016) [de]
2012  | Empörung (lit. indignation)  |

* Christoph Brunner [de]
* Kevin Lutz

* Constantin Nikolaus
* Bickermann

| Hüseyin Tabak [de] | Es war einmal in Wien
2013  | Game Over (lit. game over)  | Monja Art [de] | Siebzehn [de] | Achmed Abdel-Salam [de] | Der Rand
2014  | Verrat (lit. betrayal)  | \-  | \-  |

* Tina Leisch [de]
* Wolfgang Rupert Muhr [de]
* Rainer Weidlinger

* Vom Anblick der Waffen versprach ich mir Hände
* Mehr als allein
* Reise nach Mond

2015  | Täuschung (lit. illusion)  | Siegmund Skalar  | Die Stille | Matthias Writze [de] and Michael Podogil  | The Power of Love
2016  | Gnadenlos (lit. merciless)  | Clara Stern  | Training | Franziska Pflaum and Roman Gielke  | Schneegestöber
2017  | Anders (lit. different)  | Evi Romen [de] | Hochwald [de] | Nikolaus Müller  | Rote Wand
2018  | Loyalität (lit. loyalty)  | Johannes Höß and Clara Stern  | Hacklerstreich | Tizza Covi | Artikel 640
2019  | Infam (lit. infamous)  | Jessica Lind [de] | Der Tag, an dem der Regen kam | Ulrike Kofler [de] | Full House
2020  | Reiberei (lit. friction)  | Josef Kleindienst [de][34][35] | Die Verkündung | Jan Prazak  | Flat Mates
Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prize: ORF prize for material suitable for TV

Year  | Theme  | Director  | Title
2000  | Erinnern versus Vergessen (lit. remembering versus forgetting)  | Uwe Neuhold, Thomas Klein  | Memorex
2001  | Pfusch (lit. botched)  | −  | −
2002  | Wir denken. Wir sind. Wir handeln. (lit. We think. We are. We act.)  | Daniela Egger [de] | World Wide Violence
2003  | Feigheit (lit. cowardice)  | Ulla Neuwirther  | Lisa, Lena und Laura
2004  | Gier (lit. greed)  | Bernd Schneider  | Abidjan
2005  | Angst (lit. fear)  | −  | −
2006  | Verführung (lit. seduction)  | Susanne Rendl  | Magda's Dilemma
2007  | Bewegung (lit. movement)  | Ulla Neuwirther  | Running Sushi

### Franz Grabner Award

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Since 2017 the Franz Grabner Award ceremony has been held as part of the festival.

Franz Grabner Award

Year  | Franz Grabner Award Cinema Documentary  | Franz Grabner Award TV Documentary
2017  | Djordje Čenić and Hermann Peseckas [de] | Unten | Andreas Pfeifer and Andreas Novak [de] | Menschen & Mächte – Flucht in die Freiheit [de]
2018  | Ruth Kaaserer  | Gwendolyn | Fritz Ofner  | Die Weltherrschaft
2019  | Ruth Beckermann | The Waldheim Waltz | Karin Berghammer [de] and Krisztina Kerekes  | Leben für den Tod – Menschen am Zentralfriedhof

### Thomas Pluch Screenwriting Prizes

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Since the beginning of the Diagonale, the Thomas Pluch Screenwriting Prize [de] ceremony has been held as part of the festival.

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## Literature

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* Christian Cargnelli: Auch ein Jammertal steht in einer Landschaft. Von den Österreichischen Filmtagen zur Diagonale: eine Chronik der Festivals des österreichischen Films. In: Meteor, Sondernummer "Österreichischer Film", March 1998.
* Christian Cargnelli: Jammertal Revisited. Eine Chronik der österreichischen Filmfestivals Diagonale von 1998 bis Anfang 2004. In: kolik.film, Sonderheft 1, March 2004.
* Michael Meisterhofer: . Diplomarbeit. Universität Wien, Wien 2015, 3. Filmfestival Diagonale, S. 14–34 (othes.univie.ac.at [PDF; 3,1 MB]).

## External links

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* Official Website

Authority control databases

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* VIAF
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National|

* Germany
* United States

*[lit.]: literal translation