Festival Résumé: 14,500 Visitors
08.05.2024
After six successful festival days (30.4. – 5.5.) with 144 feature, documentary and short films from 41 countries, the 21st Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz closed its doors on 5 May. 14,500 visitors were proof of the unwavering enthusiasm for European film and the social space that is cinema.
After six successful festival days (30.4. – 5.5.) with 144 feature, documentary and short films from 41 countries, the 21st Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz closed its doors on 5 May. 14,500 visitors were proof of the unwavering enthusiasm for European film and the social space that is cinema.
Impressions from the Festival
Photo album on flickr
05.05.2024
The fantastic team from subtext.at is once again in action at the 21st Crossing Europe, capturing the best festival moments. Whether Q&A, talk events or YAAAS! Youth Program, the team of photographers is there live and captures the festival atmosphere for all eternity in our flickr gallery.
The fantastic team from subtext.at is once again in action at the 21st Crossing Europe, capturing the best festival moments. Whether Q&A, talk events or YAAAS! Youth Program, the team of photographers is there live and captures the festival atmosphere for all eternity in our flickr gallery.
Impressions from the Festival
Photo album on flickr
04.05.2024
The fantastic team from subtext.at is once again in action at the 21st Crossing Europe, capturing the best festival moments. Whether Q&A, talk events or YAAAS! Youth Program, the team of photographers is there live and captures the festival atmosphere for all eternity in our flickr gallery.
The fantastic team from subtext.at is once again in action at the 21st Crossing Europe, capturing the best festival moments. Whether Q&A, talk events or YAAAS! Youth Program, the team of photographers is there live and captures the festival atmosphere for all eternity in our flickr gallery.
Award Winners 2024
04.05.2024
On Saturday, the Festival Awards of the 21st festival edition were given out in the Ursulinensaal, Miriam Hie led through the atmospheric evening. Entries from the Competition Fiction, Competition Documentary, Competition Local Artists and YAAAS! Competition were awarded with cash and non-cash prizes worth € 29,500, and the MIOB New Vision Award 2024 (€ 3000) was also presented.
On Saturday, the Festival Awards of the 21st festival edition were given out in the Ursulinensaal, Miriam Hie led through the atmospheric evening. Entries from the Competition Fiction, Competition Documentary, Competition Local Artists and YAAAS! Competition were awarded with cash and non-cash prizes worth € 29,500, and the MIOB New Vision Award 2024 (€ 3000) was also presented.
Award Winning Films - Screenings on 5 May
04.05.2024
On May 5, three award-winning films of the Crossing Europe Film Festival 2024 will be shown: The special mention of the Crossing Europe Award - YAAAS! Youth Jury, RIVIÈRE from Hugues Hariche will be screened at Moviemento at 18:00. SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, winning film of the MIOB New Vision Award, can be experienced again at 19:45 at City-Kino! Crossing Europe Social Awareness Award - Best Documentary winning film FANNI KERTJE / FAIRY GARDEN von Gergő Somogyvári can be seen at Moviemento at 21:00!
On May 5, three award-winning films of the Crossing Europe Film Festival 2024 will be shown: The special mention of the Crossing Europe Award - YAAAS! Youth Jury, RIVIÈRE from Hugues Hariche will be screened at Moviemento at 18:00. SLOW by Marija Kavtaradze, winning film of the MIOB New Vision Award, can be experienced again at 19:45 at City-Kino! Crossing Europe Social Awareness Award - Best Documentary winning film FANNI KERTJE / FAIRY GARDEN von Gergő Somogyvári can be seen at Moviemento at 21:00!
Awards Ceremony
19:30, Ursulinensaal & Livestream
04.05.2024
The Awards Ceremony at Ursulinensaal and via livestream starts today at 19:30. Films in the Competition Fiction, Competition Documentary, Competition Local Artists and YAAAS! Competition sections will be awarded monetary and non-cash prizes worth € 28,500, and the MIOB New Vision Award 2024 (€ 3,000) will also be presented.
The Awards Ceremony at Ursulinensaal and via livestream starts today at 19:30. Films in the Competition Fiction, Competition Documentary, Competition Local Artists and YAAAS! Competition sections will be awarded monetary and non-cash prizes worth € 28,500, and the MIOB New Vision Award 2024 (€ 3,000) will also be presented.
YAAAS! Close-Up
16:00, OK Deck & Livestream
03.05.2024
Two young filmakers and participants of this year's Cinema Next Europe Club show their own work and answer all questions about working in the film industry in an open discussion format.
Two young filmakers and participants of this year's Cinema Next Europe Club show their own work and answer all questions about working in the film industry in an open discussion format.
Supporting Program 2024
19.04.2024
This year's Crossing Europe supporting program is impressive and well worth a visit. In addition to the multi-layered film program, the festival will be enriched by talks and Q&As with filmmakers from all over Europe, crossover projects and events as part of the YAAAS! Youth Program-
This year's Crossing Europe supporting program is impressive and well worth a visit. In addition to the multi-layered film program, the festival will be enriched by talks and Q&As with filmmakers from all over Europe, crossover projects and events as part of the YAAAS! Youth Program-
Jury 2024
19.04.2024
We are delighted to present the members of our four 2024 juries: All 14 will be present in Linz to judge the competition entries in the Competition Fiction, Competition Documentary, YAAAS! Competition and Competition Local Artists.
We are delighted to present the members of our four 2024 juries: All 14 will be present in Linz to judge the competition entries in the Competition Fiction, Competition Documentary, YAAAS! Competition and Competition Local Artists.
Festival Program 2024
19.04.2024
144 feature films, documentaries and short films from 41 countries will open up unconventional, socially critical and artistically ambitious perspectives of the young generation of filmmakers from Europe to the audience at Austria's second largest international film festival.
144 feature films, documentaries and short films from 41 countries will open up unconventional, socially critical and artistically ambitious perspectives of the young generation of filmmakers from Europe to the audience at Austria's second largest international film festival.
New Festival Award: CROSSING EUROPE Innovation Award – Local Artist
03.04.2024
The awards ceremony this year will be enriched by a new award in the Competition Local Artists context, given out to a work from the field of animation art.
The awards ceremony this year will be enriched by a new award in the Competition Local Artists context, given out to a work from the field of animation art.
MIOB PROJECT: LAB FEMMES DE CINÉMA
03.04.2024
The European film industry may achieve gender parity in 2080 at this pace, the 2023 study by the French think tank Lab Femmes de Cinéma reveals.
The European film industry may achieve gender parity in 2080 at this pace, the 2023 study by the French think tank Lab Femmes de Cinéma reveals.