4. Staffel: "Vorstadtkino Währing" im Café Schmid Hansl ab 21.1.2019
Die nächste Runde des sympathischen Vorstadtkino Währings steht bevor: Ab 21.1. steht wieder wöchentlich am Montag ein österreichischer Film mit ausgesuchten Vorfilmen aus dem Bestand von sixpackfilm am Programm. Jeweils ab 20h (Einlass 19h) in der gepflegten Wirtshaus-Athmosphäre des Café Schmid Hansl in der Schulgasse 18, 1180 Wien. Details gibt es hier
The new generation of female directors from Austria at Max Ophuehl Award 2019
This year’s selection at Germany’s most important film festival for newcomers MAX OPHUELS AWARD mirrors the outstanding quality of young Austrian (female!) filmmaking: from january 14th some of these are celebrating their international premieres there:
RED EARTH WHITE SNOW by Christine Moderbacher in the Dokumentary Competition, within the Shortfilm Competition In Heaven´s Meadow by Magdalena Chmielewska, Snowman by Leni Gruber and Boomerang by Kurdwin Ayub, as well as Josephine Ahnelt´s Winter Bees in the New Horizons Section
ANIMISTICA by Nikki Schuster in SUNDANCE 2019
We are very pleased ! Again a film from our distibution program has been invited to US-american Sundance Film Festival in Park City: The eery-beauteous animation animistica by Stop-Motion artist Nikki Schuster will play in the Animated Shorts. Congratulations Nikki!
line-up sundance-shorts 2019
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"BEYOND CINEMA. Austrian Underground Film from the 1960s"
Titled BEYOND CINEMA. Austrian Underground Film from the 1960s Alternative Film & Videofestival Belgrade will present between 12.-16.Dezember 2018 a filmprogram curated by Gerald Weber along the festival focus on COLLECTIVism.
Including works by VALIE EXPORT, Kurt Kren, Hans Scheugl, Peter Weibel, Ernst Schmidt jr a.o.
Program details & schedule
Sabine Marte mit der "Gloriette" ausgezeichnet
Wir gratulieren Sabine Marte zur Gloriette, erstmals vergeben von FC GLORIA – Frauen Vernetzung Film für herausragende Leistungen von Frauen in der Filmbranche. Gestiftet von Verband Filmregie Österreich • VdFS – Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden und The Grand Post
Zu den weiteren Preisträgerinnen und zum Jurystatement
Foto: Elsa Okazaki
OUSTANDING ARTIST AWARD 2018 for Katrina Daschner
This year´s OUTSTANDING ARTIST AWARD für Experimentalfilm by the Art Section of the Austrian Federal Chancellery goes to Katrina Daschner!
Congratulations to Katrina and all award winners!
Foto: Daniel Hoesl, Katrina Daschner, Verena Dengler
Awards ! Awards ! Awards !
Several of sixpackfilm-distributed shorts collected a number of awards within the last week:
La sombra de un Dios by Bernhard Hetzenauer received another major award at a mexican festival: Best Short Documentary at International Filmfestival in San Luís Potosí,
Gouvernment House by Herwig Weiser was given the Grand Prix Riga Short by the jury of Riga Film Festival,
Lukas Marxt gained further recognition for his Imperial Valley with Jury Main Awards at Gijón International Film Festival and at Cologne Shortfilmfest.
Last not least Animistica by Nikki Schuster and WHERE DO WE GO by Siegfried Fruhauf received Best Sound plus Audience Award and Best Experimental Animation at the Vienna Two Days Animation Festival.
Cordial congratulations to all of the artists !
Friedl Kubelka Vom Gröller: "Paris Épisodes" at Centre Pompidou
Book release presentation, filmprogram and talk: on dec 5th 2018 “Friedl vom Gröller” will show her “Paris Movies” at the Centre Pompidou, accompanied by a talk with Dietmar Schwärzler from sixpackfilm to present the latest INDEX-DVD publication One is not enough about photographer and filmmaker “Friedl Kubelka vom Gröller”.
the program at Centre Pompidou
Book + DVD: ONE IS NOT ENOUGH at INDEX-DVD
"A ★ over Spain"
After a sensational first festival year, Johann Lurf´s extraordinary compilation film ★ is recently touring spanish festivals and cinematheques – often accompanied by a selection of Lurf´s experimental shorts. After Gijón Festival the program makes stop at the Filmoteca de Galicia in A Coruña, at Filmoteca de València, during the Muestra de Cine on Lanzarote and last not least earyl next year at Cineteca de Madrid.
