The Viennale is Austria’s most important international film event, as well as one of the oldest and best-known festivals in the German-speaking world. Every October, the Viennale takes place in beautiful cinemas in Vienna’s historic centre, providing the festival with an international orientation and a distinctive urban flair.
The Viennale will open on October 17 with Leos Carax’ latest film, a documentary entitled C’EST PAS MOI (IT’S NOT ME) that premiered at this Cannes Film Festival.
Festival creative director Eva Sangiorgi describes it as ‘an unconventional, essayistic and very personal film by Leos Carax that combines autobiography, film history and contemporary history in just 42 minutes. The director reflects on his medium, his role models such as Vertov, Chaplin and Godard, and creates a lively mix of cinematic influences. A multi-layered reflection on love, beauty and cinema”.
The Festival will conclude with Mati Diop’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner Dahomey, a poetic documentary about the return of plundered royal treasures and their return to Benin from a Paris museum.
VIENNALE FILM FESTIVAL 17-29 OCTOBER 2024