PROGRAMME 2026
20:00 | OPENING SCREENING
Opening Performance | Iteration of Design of the Anonymous by Joanna Zabielska
Nio Gånger Bättre | Emma Dock, Lorenzo Follari | SE
In the Ocean of Time | Korinna Krauss* | DE
Reddening | Sinem Kayacan, Elina Pirinen | FI
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Almost all filmmakers are present for Q&A via Zoom, *many are present in the cinema.
18:00 | PARTING
Cave connection | Jeanie Daser | AT
When The Phone Rang | Iva Radivojević | RS
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20:00 | HUMAN MOVIES ABOUT ARTIFICIALLITY
Human Movie | Eryk Salvaggio | US
Prelude to a flash | Nicolás Onischuk | AR
Someone to Steal Horses with | Dylan Pailes-Friedman | IT, US
Double Speed Half Time | Ellinor Brandenburg | DE
Pictures of a Negative Chair | Magdalena Bermudez
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18:00 | IN THE ABSENCE OF PEACE
Atlas of the Wounded Buildings | Thadeusz Tischbein | DE
Because they know what they are doing. | Karl Wratschko* | AT
The Unknown Painting | Niklas Poweleit | DE
Phantom Aspect | Oleksandr Isaienko | UA
Dull Spots of Greenish Colours | Sasha Svirsky | DE
Feuerwerk | Timothy George Kelly | AU
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20:00 | UNLEARNING NORMS
We are Animals | Lorenzo Pallotta | IT
Baccanti | Emma Scarafiotti* | IT
The Salon | Flora Citroën | FR
She Stays | Marinthia Gutiérrez | MX
Murderkino: Altar-Knife War-Witch | Scott Clifford Evans* | AT
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18:00 | EMERGING PATTERNS
Balancing Act | Federica Foglia | CA, IT
Anarchafeminist Divinations | Işıl Karataş | AT
Polychora | Abinadi Meza | MX
EQUAL | Tom Bessoir* | US
Cherry Blossoms | Rennie Taylor | CA
Everything is right before | Anna Antsalo, Jenni-Elina von Bagh | FI
Jig Jag | John Dawson | US
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20:00 | RESSOURCES
Pomo D’Orographies | Francesca Paola Beltrame* | IT
Holy Mercury | Andy Madjitey, Kojo Affedzie* | GH
Erewhon | Charlie Tweed
Cacciatori d’Uranio | Davide Palella | IT
icEscape | Benedikt Alphart, Roman Gavryliuk* | AT
The Quarry on Sunday | Melissa Leicht* | AT
Bubble Bath | Giulia Magno | IT
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BEYOND THE SCREEN
Performance
Opening | 13 May 2026, 20:00 | Iteration of Design of the Anonymous by Joanna ZabielskaWho isn’t familiar with the unassuming red-white-blue PVC bag adorned with its timeless checkered or striped pattern?
“Design of the Anonymous” is a performative and spatial project exploring home, belonging, and shared narratives.
Tickets
Tickets are only available at the Breitenseer Lichtspiele (online & in situ)Festivalpass | 40,-€
Ticket | 10,-€*
nonstop Kinoabo applies
*Discounts: minus 10% upon presentation of an OE1 membership card, pensioner's or student ID, apprentices, civilian or military service members, or cultural pass.
Workshop
16 May 2026, 16:30 |
Workshop based on Pomo D’Orographies by Francesca Paola Beltrame and musician Fabio Cervi.The workshop will be a performative version of the film accompanied by the live soundtrack by Fabio Cervi and field recording. Gathered around the tablecloth, we will foreground collective listening and identify already existing networks of solidarity.
Please register by emailing office@artfilmvienna.art.
Installations
In cooperation with the Bezirksmuseum Penzing three films from this year's programme will be presented in dialogue with the
exhibitions. Enjoy Bubble Bath by
Giulia Magno, Holy Mercury by
Andy Madjitey, Kojo Affedzie and The Quarry on Sunday by
Melissa Leicht in the unique setting of our valued cooperation partner
Bezirksmusem Penzing.
Opening hours
Wednesday, 13 May, 17:00-19:00
Sunday, 16 May, 10:00-12:00
Wednesday, 20 May, 17:00-19:00
Address: Penzinger Straße 59, 1140 Vienna
13–16 May 2026
INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION
Iteration of Design of the Anonymous by Joanna Zabielska at the Breitenseer Lichtspiele
Realized with the kind support of Stadt Wien Kultur, Bezirk Penzing, Italian Cultural Institute
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