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History - International Film Festival Austria

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

12/06/2026

2026 SELECTION:
Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Submitted by the SEZAR GROUP

Upon awakening in captivity, a Soviet officer encounters his brother fighting on the side of the fascists, who offers him a choice to betray his homeland under threat of ex*****on.

How will the brothers' fate unfold? What will prevail - ideology or fraternal bonds? The price of the decision is life itself.

11/06/2026

2026 SELECTION:
The tell-tale heart
submitted by Kathrin Told

Love and hate are bound together - this idiom doesn't only apply to lovers but also to murder. The torment between blissful relief and deep regret seems difficult to grasp.
Though it is his hatred that kills his victim, his love for the old man is causing the murdererd heart to beat once more.
"The tell-tale heart" is based on Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece and is a free interpretation of that story by young film students at FH Salzburg, Austria.

10/06/2026

2026 SELECTION:
Guardians of Hellenism: The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

How did Ancient Greek culture survive through the centuries?

This film explores the relationship between Christianity and Hellenism, revealing how the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and generations of scholars helped preserve the Greek language, philosophy, and intellectual traditions.

Challenging common assumptions, it shows how Christian institutions became key guardians of a cultural heritage that would later influence the Renaissance and shape the modern world.

09/06/2026

2026 SELECTION:
The Lamas Mound, an ancient secret
Mamoa de Lamas, um segredo ancestral

At dawn, light passes through the Mamoa de Lamas and reveals a Neolithic funerary chamber—once likely a place of renewal and meaning.

During restoration, archaeologists uncover something extraordinary: ancient paintings on two standing stones, offering a rare glimpse into the beliefs of its builders.

Today, the monument stands as a silent Neolithic legacy, connecting our time to a distant past.

08/06/2026

2026 SELECTION:
Wir schwenkten keine Fahnen
By Mario Dengler & Tanja Ploner

The film explores the fragile space between personal memory and collective responsibility in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Through a grandfather’s Christmas Eve, the film reflects on guilt, humanity, and how the past continues to shape future generations.

Warm family moments contrast with the cold weight of memory, revealing the inner conflict between comfort and truth.

A story that asks: how do we carry responsibility for a history we did not choose.

07/06/2026

2026 SELECTION:
LOST PAGES OF WAR
By Oswin Vogel & Maik Gießler

Summer 1945, Weimar. Two American soldiers commission a local publisher to create a printed chronicle of their wartime experiences—only for love, politics, and history to intervene.

When Jimmy meets Anna Schaefer, a quiet connection grows amid the ruins of post-war Germany. But the division between American and Soviet zones tears them—and their project—apart.

Decades later, in 2001, the forgotten books are finally discovered in the attic of the publishing house.

Based on true events.

06/06/2026

2026 SELECTIONS:
Follow, If I Can
Submitted by Julia Keesler and Cameron Strittmatter

Set in the early 1800s, FOLLOW, IF I CAN follows cousins Sophia and Kate as they confront a choice between love, duty, and self-determination in a world that offers women few easy paths.

FOLLOW, IF I CAN seeks to give the audience a chance to reflect on their road yet taken. Will we be happy with the outcome if the choice we make means perhaps giving up a part of ourselves?

05/06/2026

2026 SELECTIONS:
Chernihiv principality. 1000 years
Submitted by Andriy Titok

1,100 kilometers—from the Kerch Strait to the marshes of the Moscow region. A thousand years ago, this was the vast reach of the Principality of Chernihiv, at a time when Moscow did not yet exist.

With the help of archaeology, ancient architecture and historical research our film explores one of Eastern Europe's most fascinating and least understood medieval states.
Суспільне Чернігів chernihiv

04/06/2026

2026 SELECTIONS:
The Bison's Legs
submitted by Maarten Peels

Europe, 35.000 years ago. Two hunters go on a dream
quest to make a new cave painting. After finding a
bison herd and making a sketch, they bring the drawing
to life in a cave using firelight. Inspired by the art of
Chauvet cave and the flutes from Hohle Fels.

Trailer
https://youtu.be/G5aI4n0Jx5c?si=5
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03/06/2026

Our Submission Phase for 2026 is officially over!
We want to thank the countless filmmakers that submitted to our festival.

There was an incredible number of wonderful films that unfortunately did not make it into the final selection. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank them and wish them all the very best.

And we would like to congratulate the 50 films that made it and were notified by us that they had been SELECTED. We have already spoken with many of you, and with some we have even had the opportunity to conduct interviews. In the coming weeks, we will be sharing videos of these interviews, along with highlights and insights into all the wonderful films that have become part of this year's selection.

Thank you very much, and here is a map that provides a good impression of the geographical distribution of our submissions in this edition:

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