Our Film Festival
“HISTORY- International Film Festival Austria” is a seven days festival, with 7 online screening days, interviews and 1 day with on-site screenings in an open air museum, including an award ceremony. The films we screen are focussed on historical themes. After our onsite event, films will be available online for two days more.
Our Awards
Acting
This award honours the most outstanding performance across the submitted filmes of all four timeframes.
Cinematography
Here we would like to appreciate the most visually stunning direction of photography and creative craftsmanship, directly behind the film camera.
Screenplay
Goes to the best narrative story structure, engaging plot and the most gripping viewing experience, beyond just the visual aspect.
Original Soundtrack
Here we award the best overall thematically, historically and emotionally fitting musical soundtrack, ideally specifically created for the film.
Costume Design
The most historically and cinematically applied clothes, armour and character specific historical details like a suebian hair knot, define where this award goes to.
Production Design
This award goes to the artist(s) who created or put together a film’s most aesthetic and accurate set, the film’s art direction, decoration and furniture.
Historical Worldbuilding
This award is most based on our jury’s historians’ and archaeologists’ opinions regarding the overall historically authentic appeal of the winning film.
Populistic Appeal
The perspective of a wider audience to enjoy a movie. Accessibility, entertainment value, and marketability are some of the evaluation criteria here.
Best Film “Prehistory – Antiquity”
The award for the overall best film, set in the timeframe between the very beginning of time up until the end of late antiquity.
Best Film “Migration Period – Middle Ages”
The award for the overall best film, set in the timeframe between the decline of the Roman Empire up until the transition to modernity.
Best Film “Modern Era / Colonialism”
The award for the overall best film, set in the timeframe between the Renaissance up until the beginning of the 20th century.
Best Film “Great War – Contemporary History”
The award for the overall best film, set in the timeframe between WWI up until the recent history.
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