"Move Closer!": Vienna Short Film Festival Vienna Shorts for More Care and Solidarity
The short film festival Vienna Shorts, in its 22nd edition from May 27 to June 1, focuses on radical intimacy. Under the motto "Move Closer!" around 350 films will be shown over six days, revolving around relationships and solidarity as acts of resistance. Additionally, a new ticket pricing system based on the "Pay what you can" principle is introduced. Depending on personal assessment, tickets can be purchased between 4 and 13 euros, as stated in a press release on Monday.
Pay what you can: Focus on care and community
"As a counter-concept to a society geared towards conflict and confrontation, this year we are giving increased attention to care and community," said the artistic festival director Daniel Hadenius-Ebner in a press release. Apart from cinema tickets, festival passes also fall under the new pricing model and are thus available from 20 euros. Admission is free for holders of nonstop cinema subscriptions and culture passes as well as for people up to 19 years old.
Short film festival in the Vienna MuseumsQuartier
Of the 350 short films - the exact program will be published on May 8 - about a quarter, or 90 films from 26 countries, compete in four competitions for around 30,000 euros in prize money as well as qualification for the Oscars, the European Film Awards, the BAFTA Awards, and the Austrian Film Awards. One of two portraits this year will be dedicated to the successful young filmmaker Kurdwin Ayub ("Sonne", "Mond"). The MuseumsQuartier will once again serve as the festival headquarters.
(APA/Red)
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