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8th Blue Danube Film Festival



22 November 2025 - 30 November 2025



Festival Program - 2024



Collegium Hungaricum,
Hollandstrasse 4, Vienna



October 1 , Tuesday -
October 4, Friday




Tuesday, October 1

18:00 - Opening of the film history exhibition

19:00 - Alexandra Dzhyganskaya (UKR) - Under the Endless Sky,

19.05 - Géza Radványi - Das Riesenrad

21:00 - round table discussion about the films and the exhibition


Thursday, October 3

17:00 - short film block "European Film Award-nominated and Austrian films" + meet the makers


Sara Jurincic (CRO) - Valerija,

Jasmin Baumgartner (AUT) - Bye Bye, Bowser,

Hilke Rönnfeldt (GER) - A Study of Empathy,

Olga Kosanovic (AUT) - Land of Mountains (74.43)


19:00 - Olga Szederkényi - Saving Private Böll (52') - after the film there will be a discussion with Olga Szederkényi


Friday, October 4

19:00 - short film block "Hungarian films" + meet the makers


Anita Szabó Kühnel - Your Dad,

Bianka Szelestey - Pragma,

Péter Karácsony - High-Stand,

Lia Lőrinczy - Who I Can Still Become (87.22)



Pivnica, Klubová scéna pre Devín, Kremeľská 36, Bratislava - Devín



October 2, Wednesday - October 3, Thursday




Wednesday, October 2

19:00

Samuel Puchovsky (SVK) - Na Vychyr,

Barbara Zemljic (SLO) - How I learned... ,

Johannes Gierlinger (AUT) - relief,

Francesco Sossai (GER) - The Birthday Party,

Bianka Szelestey (HUN) - Pragma (81.17)


Thursday, October 3

19:00

Alexandra Dzhyganskaya (UKR) - Under the Endless, Sky,

Gábor Varga (HUN) - Catfight,

Eleonora Veninova (MCD) - The Walk,

Olga Kosanovic ( AUT) - Land of Mountains,

Emilia Ondriasova (SVK) - The Peculiar Day (82.05)




Kaleidoszkóp Ház,
Pázmány Péter u.7., Esztergom



October 3, Thursday




Thursday, October 3

17:00 - experimental block

Alice Brygo (FRA) - Ardent Other,

Jael Jacobo (MEX) - Wind descends, dust rises,

Jussi Eerola (FIN) - Grasshopper, Allison Roberts (USA) - I Dreamt of Mountains,

Ainá Xisto (POR) - Metamorphosis,

Sebastian Vaccaris (AUS)- Colibri,

Moe Myat May Zarchi(MYA ) - The Altar,

Llonymus Axoparri (FIN) - Groundapple,

Jaime Marqués Cordero (SPA)- Of times and memories,

Rolf Hellat (CI) - Deja Nu (90.28)


19:00 - experimental region block

Dina Yanni (AUT) - Boys! Boys! Boys!,

Till Gombert (GER) - Image me - Anabella Fudella (HUN) - Illness,

Astrid Busch (GER) - Manitulation,

Miro Manojlovic (CRO) - Rule no. 5.,

Olekszandr Stupak (UKR) - In the Noise,

Johannes Gierlinger (AUT) - relief

Zuza Banasinska (POL) - Grandmamamauntsistercat (86.56)




Három Holló Kulturális Központ,
Piarista köz 1., Budapest



October 3, Thursday -
October 4, Friday




Thursday, October 3

14:00 Animation

Akihito Izuhara (JAP) - kawauso,

Delphine Hermans (BEL) - The Marrons Glacés,

Jenny Jokela (UK) - Sweet Like Lemons,

Aude David (FRA) - A TINY MAN,

Vanessa Rosa (BRA) - Little Martians...,

Mario Radev (UK) - [ S ],

Marie Vieillevie ( FRA) - Kaminhu (72.09)


16.00 Documentary

Ana Husman (CRO) - I would rather be a Stone, Marta Nowak (POL) - The Claw,

Lia Lőrinczy (HUN) - Who I can Still Become (69.46)



Friday, October 4

13:00

Dániel Nagy (HUN) - a2, Derya Satir (AUT) - Under the Debris,

Lam Can-zhao (CHN) - A Summer's End Poem,

Viv Li (FRA)- ACROSS THE WATERS,

Francisco Lezama (ARG) - An odd turn,

Naomi Pacifique (NED) - looking she said (85.45)


15.00 Documentary

Dorottya Márton (HUN) - How did I get there?,

Faye Tsakas (USA) - Christmas, Every Day,

Sara Kontar (SYR) - 3350KM,

Elen Sylla Grollymund (BEL) - Villa Madjo (70.14)


17.00

Discussion with documentary filmmakers and producers Tracie Holder, Anna Nemes and Dorottya Máthé



Három Holló Kulturális Központ,
Piarista köz 1., Budapest



October 5, Saturday




Saturday, October 5

12:00

Anssi Kasitonni (FIN) - Pena's Special Hauling, Alexis Koukias-Pantelis (GRE) - Aerolin,

Stenzin Tankong (IND) - Last Days of Summer, Eleonora Veninova ( MCD) - The Walk,

Bianka Szelestey (HUN) - Pragma (87.39)


14:00 Animation

Anita Kühnel Szabó (HUN) - Your Dad,

Zarja Menart (SLO) - Three Birds,

Branko Farac (CRO) - PSYCHOGRAPHIC,

Adrian Jonas Haim (AUT) - Kinderfilm,

Vuk Jevremovic (CRO) - 11, Asparuh Petrov (BUL) - Trace,

Júlia Tudisco (HUN) - Children of the bird (64.40)


16.00

Katarzyna Orlowska (POL) - Half Empty,

Samuel Puchovsky (SVK) - Na Vychyr,

Jasmin Baumgartner (AUT) - Bye Bye, Bowser,

Barbara Zemljic (SLO) - How I learned...,

Francesco Sossai (GER) - The Birthday Party,

Péter Karácsony (HUN) - High-Stand (83.58)


18.00

Alexandra Dzhyganskaya (UKR) - Under the Endless Sky,

Marko Vasic (SRB) - Lucky's plan(e)t,

Emilia Ondriasova (SVK) - The Peculiar Day,

Hilke Rönnfeldt (GER) - A Study of Empathy,

Olga Kosanovic (AUT) - Land of Mountains,

Gábor Varga (HUN) - Catfight (86.37)


20.00

Award Ceremony and Party




The Official Selection (63 films) will be screened in Vienna, Bratislava, Esztergom and Budapest.

In Vienna (Collegium Hungaricum), Budapest (Három Holló Kulturális Központ), Bratislava (Pivnica, Klubová scéna pre Devín) and Esztergom (Kaleidoszkóp Ház) you can watch movies in a pleasant, friendly environment. The screening is free in Vienna and Budapest, there is donation in Bratislava and Esztergom.

The films will be screened with English subtitles.



THE FILMS OF THE FESTIVAL




Blue Danube Film Festival