History - International Film Festival Austria

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History - International Film Festival Austria

A seven days festival, with online screenings, interviews and an on-site event.

26/08/2026

2026 SELECTION:
Rendezvous
Submitted by Eliot Gelberg-Wilson

Years after a wartime love affair, an American soldier and a former French Resistance fighter meet again in Paris. But returning to ordinary life may be harder than surviving the war itself.

Rendezvous explores an often-overlooked side of PTSD: the longing for moments of connection, purpose and intensity that existed alongside trauma. Inspired by stories of war, love and memory, the film asks what happens when the most meaningful moments of your life are also the most painful.

25/08/2026

2026 SELECTION:
King Chronicles and Urartian Cuneiform
Submitted by A.Kadir Özdemir

King Chronicles and Urartian Cuneiform follows the story of cuneiform writing from its origins in Mesopotamia to the monumental inscriptions of the Urartian Kingdom around Lake Van.

Through ancient tablets, rock inscriptions and recreated scenes of scribal life, the film brings these long-forgotten texts to life. With vocalisations in the now-extinct Urartian language, it offers a vivid glimpse into the written world of a vanished kingdom.

24/08/2026

2026 SELECTION:
Early Bronze Age Kura-Araxes Culture
Submitted by A.Kadir Özdemir

Set around the archaeological site of Pulur Höyük in Eastern Anatolia, this film explores the Kura-Araxes culture, one of the earliest widespread societies of the ancient Near East.

Through archaeological research and vivid visual reconstructions, the film offers a glimpse into everyday life - from homes and pottery-making to food, survival and ritual. It also asks a timeless question: how did people make a life and understand their place in nature within such a challenging landscape?

23/08/2026

2026 SELECTION:
Elegy
Submitted by Michael Walsh
In 1915, poet Rupert Brooke was buried beneath the olive trees of Skyros. At his midnight funeral, his friend and fellow naval officer, composer F. S. Kelly, began to hear music in his grief.

Kelly’s Elegy became a tribute to Brooke - a work written before Kelly himself was killed in the Great War a year later.

More than a century on, the music returns to Brooke’s grave on Skyros. A story of friendship and loss, but also of the enduring power of art to carry memory across generations.

22/08/2026

2026 SELECTION:
Under the stone pines

Submitted by Simone Pratola

Amid the cries of seagulls and the rustling of pine trees, something stirs. Beneath the stone pines, the lives of people who once lived through Italy’s ancient past come quietly back to life — their fates, fortunes and tragedies.

Under the Stone Pines is a dreamlike journey through the many pasts that have crossed the Italian peninsula. The stone pine, a familiar symbol of so many places in Italy, becomes a meeting point between the present and those who lived long ago.

This is not a celebration of empires or civilizations, but a quiet reflection on time, memory and the lives that passed through it.

21/08/2026

2026 SELECTION:
The Bolters
Submitted by Sade Goldsmith

The Bolters is a tense and intimate story of survival, loyalty and unexpected kindness, set against the unforgiving landscape of early colonial Australia.

Through stark moonlight and flickering candlelight, the film explores the fragile line between hope and despair, and what people are willing to risk for one another when freedom is fleeting and survival comes at a terrible cost.

20/08/2026

2026 SELECTION:
Industry by the River A History of Kilmainham Mill Dublin
Submitted by Oliver Deane

Industry by the River tells the story of the Mill from its early days through to its recent stabilisation.

Featuring memories from former workers, local families, historians, preservation campaigners, and the architects and engineers who worked on the Mill, the documentary brings together personal stories, archive material and footage from the site today.

Together, these voices offer a glimpse into the Mill’s industrial past, its architectural character and its place in the local community.

19/08/2026

2026 Official Selection:
Real Story about Argonauts, Colchians and Golden Fleece

submitted by Toma Chagelishvili

Real Story about Argonauts, Colchians and Golden Fleece
The action takes place before the Trojan War. A group of Argonauts from Greece sets out for Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece.

A love drama unfolds between Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and Medea, the princess of Colchis.

Historian and documentary filmmaker Toma Chagelishvili searches for 3,000-year-old stories in the ancient traditions preserved in the mountains of Colchis (Current Republic of Georgia, Caucasus) and brings them to life through scientific experiments.

18/08/2026

2026 Official Selection:
BET

submitted by Svetoslav Ovcharov

1890. Bulgaria. Russia is trying to destabilize Bulgaria and turns it into its colony. Politics puts two childhood friends against each other, and the bet for one's victory is the other one's death.

02/08/2026

2026 SELECTION:
The Ballad of Laura Foster
Submitted by Steven Hancock

The story of Tom Dooley, and the mystery surrounding the murder of Laura Foster, told from Laura's perspective over the last few days of her life. Proof of Concept short for the upcoming feature film.

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