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Five Austrian films we promise won't make you depressed
With the Viennale film festival opening on Thursday, we thought it’s time to take a look at the best of Austrian cinema.
Live-action short takes student director to Oscars
An Austrian-German student film has been nominated for the "best live action short film" Oscar by the jury – placing it alongside blockbuster movies and A-list actors.
New film to be shot in migrant hotspot Calais
An award-winning director will soon start work on Happy End, a film which will 'integrate' the migrant crisis affecting the French port into its plot.
Mirren premieres Nazi loot film in Berlin
Oscar winner Helen Mirren presented her new movie about Nazi-looted art in Berlin on Monday, saying Germany and Austria should not rest until all the works are returned.
Nazi-era director's work screened in Vienna
Austria’s Film Archive is screening a retrospective of the work of a controversial Nazi-era Viennese film director in an attempt to reexamine his life and work
Honorary grave for Hollywood pin-up
The Austrian-born Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr is being given an honorary grave in Vienna's Central Cemetery on Friday, ahead of her 100th birthday on November 9th.
Viennale festival opens with historical drama
The Vienna International Film Festival opens on Thursday, showing new films from around the world, some of them international premieres.
Austrian 'Western' Oscar candidate
Revenge drama Das finstere Tal (The Dark Valley) is Austria’s candidate for best foreign language film at the Oscars 2015.
'Angry rampage' on Tom Cruise film set
A 34-year-old man has been arrested during the shoot for Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 5 in Vienna after storming onto the filming location on Wednesday night and lashing out at people.
Cruise in Vienna for Mission Impossible
Hollywood star Tom Cruise is in Vienna to shoot scenes for his new film Mission Impossible 5.