Beyond Berlin: Austrian Cinema

Alma and Oskar
Austrian Night

Alma and Oskar

A historical romantic drama set in 1912, Alma & Oskar follows the torrid love affair between Viennese grand dame Alma Mahler and expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka, the Enfant Terrible of Vienna’s art scene.

Australian Premiere
First Snow of Summer

First Snow of Summer

A quirky fairytale-like drama with touches of Amélie, love attempts to conquer all in this playful Vienna-set urban love story.

Australian Premiere
Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert
Special Presentation
Direct from Berlinale

Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey into the Desert

Vicky Krieps shines as charismatic Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann in this stylish biopic from Margarethe von Trotta, which chronicles Bachmann’s unconventional life and tumultuous romance with Swiss playwright Max Frisch.

Australian Premiere
Sisi & I
Special Presentation
Direct from Berlinale

Sisi & I

A story of the rich and powerful, in the late 19th Century, this wild reinterpretation of the “Sisi” myth starring Susanne Wolff and Sandra Hüller follows the lady-in-waiting of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary, as they live in an aristocratic commune in Greece.

Australian Premiere
The Fox

The Fox

Featuring up-and-coming star Simon Morzé, this touching story based on true events follows an introverted motorcycle courier for the Austrian Army who finds friendship with a young fox cub early in WWII.

Australian Premiere