The City of Linz honors Christine Dollhofer!
15.10.2021
Our outgoing festival director Christine Dollhofer was awarded the Great Golden Decoration of Honor of the City of Linz for services to culture.
Our outgoing festival director Christine Dollhofer was awarded the Great Golden Decoration of Honor of the City of Linz for services to culture.
Film Submission 2022
14.10.2021
Films for CROSSING EUROPE 2022 can be submitted starting now! The submission deadline for the upcoming festival edition, which will take place from 27 April to 2 May, 2022, is January 7, 2022. Details HERE.
Films for CROSSING EUROPE 2022 can be submitted starting now! The submission deadline for the upcoming festival edition, which will take place from 27 April to 2 May, 2022, is January 7, 2022. Details HERE.
MIOB in Shorts – Audience Award
05.10.2021
Vote now for the „MIOB in Shorts“ Award 2021! For the Online Audience Award MIOB IN SHORTS (€ 1,000), 15 current European short films, nominated by the members of the European festival network Moving Images Open Borders, have been put to vote online until October 10. The MIOB IN SHORTS winning film will be awarded at FilmFestival Cottbus in November 2021.
Vote now for the „MIOB in Shorts“ Award 2021! For the Online Audience Award MIOB IN SHORTS (€ 1,000), 15 current European short films, nominated by the members of the European festival network Moving Images Open Borders, have been put to vote online until October 10. The MIOB IN SHORTS winning film will be awarded at FilmFestival Cottbus in November 2021.
MIOB in Shorts – VOTE NOW!
09.08.2021
Vote now for the „MIOB in Shorts“ Award 2021! The following two films are up for voting in August: FISCHE (AT 2020) by Raphaela Schmid and LAKE OF HAPPINESS (DE, BY, ES 2019) by Aliaskei Paluyan. For the Online Audience Award MIOB IN SHORTS (€ 1,000) 15 current European short films will be put to vote online.
Vote now for the „MIOB in Shorts“ Award 2021! The following two films are up for voting in August: FISCHE (AT 2020) by Raphaela Schmid and LAKE OF HAPPINESS (DE, BY, ES 2019) by Aliaskei Paluyan. For the Online Audience Award MIOB IN SHORTS (€ 1,000) 15 current European short films will be put to vote online.
Appointment of the new festival directors
03.08.2021
Sabine Gebetsroither and Katharina Riedler will be the new directors of CROSSING EUROPE, taking over from Christine Dollhofer as co-heads.
Sabine Gebetsroither and Katharina Riedler will be the new directors of CROSSING EUROPE, taking over from Christine Dollhofer as co-heads.
#crossingmoments
07.06.2021
Festival impressions, festival guests, and snapshots from the festival edition 2021 can be viewed HERE. The most beautiful #crossingmoments can be found on our channels: The Crossing Europe Photo Gallery (powered by SUBTEXT.AT) and our Instagram channel artfully set the scene for this year’s festival edition. Enjoy!
Festival impressions, festival guests, and snapshots from the festival edition 2021 can be viewed HERE. The most beautiful #crossingmoments can be found on our channels: The Crossing Europe Photo Gallery (powered by SUBTEXT.AT) and our Instagram channel artfully set the scene for this year’s festival edition. Enjoy!
FESTIVAL COMEBACK
07.06.2021
After one year of a forced break due to the pandemic, the CROSSING EUROPE Film Festival in Linz was able to realize its goal of presenting ambitious European film and offering the possibility enter into a direct exchange with the attending film guests. CROSSING EUROPE 2021 was one of the first festivals in Europe that was able to take place as an in-person film event in June.
After one year of a forced break due to the pandemic, the CROSSING EUROPE Film Festival in Linz was able to realize its goal of presenting ambitious European film and offering the possibility enter into a direct exchange with the attending film guests. CROSSING EUROPE 2021 was one of the first festivals in Europe that was able to take place as an in-person film event in June.
Award Winning Films 2021
05.06.2021
The award ceremony for the eighteenth edition of the CROSSING EUROPE Film Festival Linz took place today in the Ursulinensaal in the Upper Austrian Culture Quarter, the ceremony was hosted by Karin Schmid who led the audience through the evening.
The award ceremony for the eighteenth edition of the CROSSING EUROPE Film Festival Linz took place today in the Ursulinensaal in the Upper Austrian Culture Quarter, the ceremony was hosted by Karin Schmid who led the audience through the evening.
Awards Ceremony
05.06.2021
This evening at 8 PM the festival prizes of the eighteenth festival edition will be awarded in Ursulinensaal in attendance of an in-person audience – in addition to this we will offer a live stream of the ceremony. Competition entries in the sections Competition Fiction, Competition Documentary, Competition Local Artists, and YAAAS! Competition will be honored with money and material prizes with a value of 30 500 €; additionally to this the MIOB New Vision Award will be awarded this year.
This evening at 8 PM the festival prizes of the eighteenth festival edition will be awarded in Ursulinensaal in attendance of an in-person audience – in addition to this we will offer a live stream of the ceremony. Competition entries in the sections Competition Fiction, Competition Documentary, Competition Local Artists, and YAAAS! Competition will be honored with money and material prizes with a value of 30 500 €; additionally to this the MIOB New Vision Award will be awarded this year.
Must-Sees on 5 June
04.06.2021
Three current by films by members of the competitions juries are on today’s program: Siegfried Ressel will present the world premiere of LANGSAMES DISSEITS. VIER MONOLOGE / SLOWLY HERE BELOW. FOUR MONOLOGUES together with Hannes Richter at 1:30PM. Crossing Europe award winner from 2016 Visar Morina is represent with his newest feature film EXIL / EXILE at 11:45 AM, and ÉDEN / EDEN by award winner 2011 Ágnes Kocsis will be shown at 1:45 PM.
Three current by films by members of the competitions juries are on today’s program: Siegfried Ressel will present the world premiere of LANGSAMES DISSEITS. VIER MONOLOGE / SLOWLY HERE BELOW. FOUR MONOLOGUES together with Hannes Richter at 1:30PM. Crossing Europe award winner from 2016 Visar Morina is represent with his newest feature film EXIL / EXILE at 11:45 AM, and ÉDEN / EDEN by award winner 2011 Ágnes Kocsis will be shown at 1:45 PM.
Film Highlights 4 June
03.06.2021
For the first time this year the MIOB New Vision Award will be awarded, endowed with 3 000 € powered by MIOB. MIOB stands for the European festival network Moving Images Open Borders; in 2021 Lili Horvát will be awarded with this prize for her feature film PREPARATIONS TO BE TOGETHER FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME, that will be shown at 5:30 PM. Before that, highlights from the Competition Fiction and the Competition Documentary await: PARI (12 PM), THIS RAIN WILL NEVER STOP (1:15 PM) and DIE WÄCHTERIN / THE GUARDIAN (4 PM).
For the first time this year the MIOB New Vision Award will be awarded, endowed with 3 000 € powered by MIOB. MIOB stands for the European festival network Moving Images Open Borders; in 2021 Lili Horvát will be awarded with this prize for her feature film PREPARATIONS TO BE TOGETHER FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME, that will be shown at 5:30 PM. Before that, highlights from the Competition Fiction and the Competition Documentary await: PARI (12 PM), THIS RAIN WILL NEVER STOP (1:15 PM) and DIE WÄCHTERIN / THE GUARDIAN (4 PM).
Golden Bag 2021 Winning Shops
03.06.2021
Our Golden Bag display window contest has successfully come to its conclusion. Once again, numerous businesses in the inner city of Linz took part and created that special festival flair with creatively decorated display windows. This year’s winning shops are: Zerum Lifestyle, Haut und Seele and Durchreise. Congratulations! In cooperation with Europack, OÖNachrichten, and Linzer City Ring.
Our Golden Bag display window contest has successfully come to its conclusion. Once again, numerous businesses in the inner city of Linz took part and created that special festival flair with creatively decorated display windows. This year’s winning shops are: Zerum Lifestyle, Haut und Seele and Durchreise. Congratulations! In cooperation with Europack, OÖNachrichten, and Linzer City Ring.
