| Filmpreise der Diagonale 2024 |
As part of the Diagonale, Austria’s most highly endowed film awards were also presented by international juries at the 2024 edition, thereby honouring the many achievements associated with the production of a film. The Franz Grabner Prize, the Carl Mayer Screenplay Prizes, the Thomas Pluch Screenplay Prizes and the Kodak Analogue Film Prize were also traditionally awarded during the Festival of Austrian Film.
| AWARDS OVERVIEW |
The Grand Diagonale Acting Prize for extraordinary services to Austrian film culture went to Lukas Miko in 2024. The award ceremony took place as part of the opening on 4 April 2024 in the Helmut List Halle, more information here.
The award ceremony for the Franz Grabner Prize 2024 took place on April 6, 2024 at the Diagonale Forum at Heimatsaal in the Volkskundemuseum.
Awarded in the category television documentary film:
Alex Wieser for Eugenie Schwarzwald – Pionierin der Moderne
Awarded in the category cinema documentary:
Günter Schwaiger for Wer hat Angst vor Braunau? Ein Haus und die Vergangenheit in uns
More information here.
The award ceremony of the Carl Mayer Screenwriting Prizes 2024 took place on April 8, 2024 at the Diagonale Forum at Heimatsaal in the Volkskundemuseum.
Main Prize for Soldat | Treatment by Vivian Bausch and Fabian Rausch
Funding Prize for Ilvie (renaissance) | Treatment by Elena Wolff
More information here.
Die award ceremony of the Thomas Pluch Screenwriting Prize 2024 by drehbuchVERBAND Austria also took place on April 8, 2024 at the Diagonale Forum at Heimatsaal in the Volkskundemuseum.
Main Prize for Best Screenplay of a feature-length cinema or television film
Des Teufels Bad by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
Special Jury Prize for Beste Screenplay of a feature-length cinema or television film with particularly outstanding aspects
Mit einem Tiger schlafen by Anja Salomonowitz
Prize for Best Screenplay for short or medium-length feature films
Strangers Like Us by Felix Krisai and Pipi Fröstl
More Information here.
Presentation of the Diagonale Awards in 13 categories with a total endowment of €119,500 for 20 award winners took place on April 8, 2024 at Orpheum Graz. More information about the event, the prizes, jury statements and images here.
Grand Diagonale-Prize of the Province of Styria | Best Feature Film
Martha Mechow for Die ängstliche Verkehrsteilnehmerin
Grand Diagonale-Prize of the Province of Styria | Best Documentary Film
Helin Çelik for Anqa
Diagonale Award Innovative Cinema of the City of Graz | Best Innovative Film, Experimental or Animated Film
Simona Obholzer for DIN 18035
Diagonale Award for Best Short Feature Film
Sallar Othman for Yarê
Diagonale Award for Best Short Documentary Film by KULTUM
Bernhard Hetzenauer for Those Next to Us
Diagonale Award of the Youth Jury of the Province of Styria | Best New Talent
Bernhard Wohlfahrter for Glückstag
Diagonale Award Editing of the film editing association aea | Best Artistic Editing Feature Film
Leandro Koch und Javier Favot for The Klezmer Project
Diagonale Award Editing of the film editing association aea | Best Artistic Editing Documentary Film
Sara Fattahi for Anqa
Diagonale Award for Composition by the Association of Austrian Cinematographers AAC | Feature Film
Nora Einwaller for Asche
Diagonale Award for Composition by the Association of Austrian Cinematographers AAC | Documentary Film
Julia Gutweniger for Vista Mare
Diagonale Award Sound Design of the Professional Association of Austrian Film Sound Designers – Filmton Austria | Feature Film
Matz Müller und Tobias Fleig for Des Teufels Bad
Diagonale Award Sound Design of the Professional Association of Austrian Film Sound Designers – Filmton Austria | Documentary Film
Florian Kofler for Vista Mare
Diagonale Award Film Music by ACOM – Austrian Composers Association | Feature Film
Markus Binder for Club Zero
Diagonale Award Film Music by ACOM – Austrian Composers Association | Documentary Film
Anna Ljungberg for Night of the Coyotes
Diagonale Award Production Design of Austrian Filmdesigners Association VÖF
Martin Reiter for Mit einem Tiger schlafen
Diagonale Award Costume Design of Austrian Filmdesigners Association VÖF
Tanja Hausner for Club Zero
Diagonale Acting Awards in co-operation with VdFS – Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden for a remarkable performance by Austrian actors in a competition film at Diagonale ‘24
Birgit Minichmayr for Mit einem Tiger schlafen
Voodoo Jürgens for Rickerl – Musik is höchstens a Hobby
VAM Diagonale awards for outstanding production performance
coop99 filmproduktion | Antonin Svoboda for Mit einem Tiger schlafen
2010 Entertainment | Martin Pfeil, David Stöllinger, Peter Wildling, Adrian Goiginger for Rickerl – Musik is höchstens a Hobby
The award marathon concluded on April 9, 2024 with the presentation of the Kleine Zeitung’s Diagonale Audience Award for the Most Popular Film of the Diagonale at the Schubertkino, awarded to Caravan by Lucy Ashton, more Information here.