Dear ladies and gentlemen!
Dear editors!
Dear friends of the Diagonale!
The Diagonale’21 will be postponed. The Festival of Austrian Film will take place in Graz from June 8 to 13, 2021. Due to the Covid-19 measures announced by the Austrian federal government over the weekend, the festival no longer seems feasible on the originally planned date in March. Even at this stage, preparations are already proving to be severely limited.
The decision to postpone the Festival of Austrian film is first and foremost a decision in favor of the cinema, of Graz as a location, of the filmmakers, of the audience and the industry. The new date in June is intended to give Austrian film the greatest possible attention and to enable an atmospheric cultural experience.
The Diagonale’21 will take place from June 8 to 13 alongside a strict Covid-19 security concept in Graz. The Festival of Austrian film relies on the Styrian capital as a physical hub and on accompanying online offerings. The change of date, which was agreed upon with the festival’s general assembly, was made in accordance with partners and colleagues from the cultural scene and has been welcomed by the responsible political decision makers. Considering the foreseeable density of events in late spring and early summer, the festival relies on cooperation as well as possible synergies and asks affected organizers to get in touch.
“Let us hope to be able to celebrate a festival for Austrian film, a festival for Graz in June. Let’s look forward to a festival that comes close to what we call public life. We see the Diagonale as a social event that contributes to public life in Graz and is firmly anchored in it: from the cinema to the pub, festival needs city. The worrying development of the pandemic throughout Europe as well as the massive restrictions to be expected until late spring make sticking to the festival date in March seem unrealistic and negligent. Convinced that by postponing the event we can offer film guests, visitors, the audience, and everyone who cares about the Diagonale an atmospheric festival with character and atmosphere, we have decided to take this step.”
——— Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber, Festival directors
The program planning for this year’s edition remains in place. The Festival of Austrian Film is committed to continue the preparations with its established staff and thanks its supporters.
The complete festival program will be announced at the end of May. The dates of the press meetings in Graz and Vienna will be announced soon. We will approach you with further updates and media information in the course of the coming months.
Answers to frequently asked questions around the postponement of the festival can be found on our website (in German): diagonale.at/covid-19
General Diagonale press photos can be found here. Stills of the opening film Fox in a Hole (D: Arman T. Riahi, AT 2020) as well as exclusive portraits of the film crew are available for download here.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We hope to see you in Graz in June and thank you for your coverage!
Your Diagonale press team
Matthias K. Heschl
Tina Bauer
Eva Kirsch
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Diagonale
Festival des
österreichischen Films
Festival of
Austrian Film
Graz, 8.—13.
Juni 2021
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Forum österreichischer Film
Rauhensteingasse 5/5
1010 Wien, Austria
T +43 (0) 1 595 45 56
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c/o Hotel Weitzer
Grieskai 12–16
8020 Graz, Austria
T +43 (0) 316 82 28 18
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