AWARDS 2025

AWARDS 2025

IDA – International Documentary Award

Curation: Marie-Christine Hartig, Martin Lintner
IDA-Kommittee: Valentina Duelli, Susana Ojeda, Marieluise Röttger. 

Jury:
Karina Griffith (Film-Programmer, Künstlerin)
Lydia Nsiah (Filmemacherin, Künstlerin, Kuratorin)
Gerald Weber (Verleiher, Kurator)

Prize Money: € 1.000.-

Award donated by: Zukunftsfonds der Republik Österreich

Nominees

HOME GAME

HOME GAME

Lidija Zelovic | Netherlands 2024 | 98 min. | OmeU
NAHNOU FIL DAKHEL

NAHNOU FIL DAKHEL

Farah Kassem | Lebanon, Qatar, Denmark 2024 | 180 Min. | OmeU
PISNI ZEMLI, SHCHO POVILNO HORYT’

PISNI ZEMLI, SHCHO POVILNO HORYT’

Olha Zhurba | Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden, France 2024 | 95 min. | OmeU
THE LANDSCAPE AND THE FURY

THE LANDSCAPE AND THE FURY

Nicole Vögele | Schwitzerland 2024 | 138 min. | OmeU
WILFRED BUCK

WILFRED BUCK

Lisa Jackson | Canada 2024 | 97 min. | OmeU
XUE SHUI XIAO RONG DE JI JIE

XUE SHUI XIAO RONG DE JI JIE

Yi-Shan Lo | Taiwan, Japan 2024 | 110 min. | OmeU

EVA – Excellence in Visual Anthropology Award

Curation: Marie-Christine Hartig, Martin Lintner
EVA-Kommittee: Valentina Duelli, Susana Ojeda, Marieluise Röttger. 

Jury:
Nadja Haumberger (Kuratorin)
Kristian Petersen (Visueller Anthropologe, Film-Programmer)
Enar de Dios Rodriguez (Künstlerin, Filmemacherin)

Prize Money: € 1.000.-

Award donated by: Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie

Nominees

ANGRY SPIRITS

ANGRY SPIRITS

Iris Pakulla | Germany, Mongolia 2024 | 94 Min. | OmeU
BIENVENIDOS CONQUISTADORES INTERPLANETARIOS Y DEL ESPACIO SIDERAL

BIENVENIDOS CONQUISTADORES INTERPLANETARIOS Y DEL ESPACIO SIDERAL

Andrés Jurado | Columbia, Portugal 2024 | 95 min. | OmeU
HOLD ON TO HER

HOLD ON TO HER

Robin Vanbesien | Belgium 2024 | 80 min. | OmeU
TARANTISM REVISITED

TARANTISM REVISITED

Anja Dreschke, Michaela Schäuble | Germany, Switzerland 2024 | 105 min. | OmeU
WHERE CAN I GET LOST?

WHERE CAN I GET LOST?

Mattijs van de Port | Netherlands 2024 | 70 min. | OmeU
WHO BUT WHEN, HOW

WHO BUT WHEN, HOW

Yehuda Sharim | Germany, Israel, USA 2024 | 105 min. | OmeU

ADA – Austrian Documentary Award

Curation: Marie-Christine Hartig, Martin Lintner

Jury:
Catrin Seefranz (Kulturwissenschaftlerin)
Frederike Sperling (Kuratorin)
Georg Vogt (Kurator, Filmwissenschaftler)

Prize Money: € 1.000.-

Award donated by: Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden

Nominees

AMONG THE PALMS THE BOMB, OR: LOOKING FOR REFLECTIONS IN THE TOXIC FIELD OF PLENTY

AMONG THE PALMS THE BOMB, OR: LOOKING FOR REFLECTIONS IN THE TOXIC FIELD OF PLENTY

Lukas Marxt, Vanja Smiljanic | Austria, Germany 2024, 85 Min. | OmeU
BECOMING OUTLINE

BECOMING OUTLINE

Mirjam Bajtala | Austria 2024 | 70 min. | OmeU
BÜRGLKOPF

BÜRGLKOPF

Lisa Polster | Austria 2025 | 78 min. | OmeU
EIN LEBEN IN FARBE

EIN LEBEN IN FARBE

Axel Stasny | Austria 2025 | 71 min. | OmeU
THE LIFE OF SEAN DELEAR

THE LIFE OF SEAN DELEAR

Markus Zizenbacher | Austria 2024 | 82 min. | OmeU
UNSERE ZEIT WIRD KOMMEN

UNSERE ZEIT WIRD KOMMEN

Ivette Löcker | Austria 2024 | 105 Min. | OmeU

ISA – International Shorts Award

Curation: Marie-Christine Hartig, Martin Lintner
ISA-Kommittee:Valerie Blankenbyl, Katja Seidel

PUBLIKUMSPREIS
The audience will vote for the winning film during the screening of the ISA Short Film Programs I & II. The winning film will be repeated at the Award Ceremony on May 14, 2025.

Prize Money: € 500.-

Award donated by: Verwertungsgesellschaft für audio-visuelle Medien

Nominees

ISA I

FROGTOWN (THREE SHORTS)

FROGTOWN (THREE SHORTS)

Gerhard Treml | Austria 2024 | 28 min. | OmeU
MOSKITOS

MOSKITOS

Susana Ojeda | Austria 2024 | 16 Min. | No Dialog
NOTHING SPECIAL

NOTHING SPECIAL

Efrat Berger | France, Israel 2024, 14 Min. | OmeU
SHENG LING DUI HUA

SHENG LING DUI HUA

Kai Luo | USA, China 2024 | 29 min. | OmeU

ISA II

CITY OF POETS

CITY OF POETS

Sara Rajaei | Netherlands 2024 | 22 min. | OmeU
HABĀ

HABĀ

Helin Çelik | Austria, Spain 2024 | 23 min. | OmeU
KARUN

KARUN

Sahand Sarhaddi | Switzerland, Iran, Finland 2024 | 19 Min. | OmeU
LIKE A SPIRAL

LIKE A SPIRAL

Lamia Chraibi | Canada 2024 | 28 min. | OmeU

ESSA – Ethnocineca Student Shorts Award

Curation: Marie-Christine Hartig, Martin Lintner
ESSA-Kommittee: Valerie Blankenbyl, Katja Seidel

AUDIENCE AWARD
The audience will vote for the winning film during the screening of the ESSA Short Film Programa I & II. The winning film will be repeated at the Award Ceremony on May 14, 2025.

Prize Money: € 500.-

Award donated by: Basisgruppe Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft

Nominees

ESSA I

CREUSER LA MER

CREUSER LA MER

Robin Dehenain | Belgium 2024 | 23 min. | OmeU
DISTANT WATER WON‘T QUENCH IMMEDIATE THIRST

DISTANT WATER WON‘T QUENCH IMMEDIATE THIRST

Zhou Zijie | China, USA 2024 | 23 min. | OmeU
SCHÜTZENFEST

SCHÜTZENFEST

Lennart Hüper, Lennart Miketta | Austria, Germany 2024 | 24 min. | OmeU
UNDER SAFE SKIES

UNDER SAFE SKIES

Duc Huy Luu | Germany 2024 | 18 min. | OmeU

ESSA II

BRANDEN

BRANDEN

Lisette Ma Neza | Belgium, Netherlands 2024 | 18 min. | OmeU
COMMODO

COMMODO

Elettra Gotti | Italy, Great Britain 2024 | 26 min. | OmeU
UNSER NAME IST AUSLÄNDER

UNSER NAME IST AUSLÄNDER

Selin Besili | Switzerland 2024 | 21 min. | OmeU
WHAT DO GHOSTS THINK?

WHAT DO GHOSTS THINK?

Yuefei You | Netherlands, Indonesia, China 2024 | 32 min. | OmeU