Austrian Film Commission

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Austrian Film Commission (AFC), based in Vienna, was founded in 1987 and is an association that has the task of promoting and promoting Austrian film abroad.

activities

As an export-supporting agency, the AFC is the contact and service point for both the national and international sectors. The AFC advises Austrian producers and directors who are planning to take part in international film festivals and markets on the development of promotion and sales strategies and takes care of communication and organizational handling with the festivals. The AFC is in constant contact with festival directors and selectors, global distributors, buyers, distributors and informs the media about current film productions.

The AFC is the Austrian representative in the network of European film organizations for the worldwide promotion of European films, the European Film Promotion .

The association represents Austrian film at all major festivals and markets - such as Cannes , Berlin , Venice , Toronto , San Sebastian , Rotterdam , Locarno , Karlovy Vary , Pusan , Buenos Aires and Los Angeles ( American Film Market ).

Publications were:

  • Austrian Films: this annual catalog offers an overview of current film production in Austria
  • Austrian Film Guide: a brochure with all essential addresses and statistical data on the Austrian film industry
  • Austrian Film News: a magazine with interviews and articles on current filmmaking in Austria, with a list of all current productions and international festival participations of Austrian productions as well as an overview of current funding commitments.

The website AustrianFilm.com documents the current Austrian film scene in the form of interviews, short reports, film texts, in English and German as well as with a database divided into New Films, Coming soon and Archives, an industry guide and a comprehensive recording of the festival participation of Austrian films since 2006.

The first Diagonale film festivals (1993 to 1995) in Salzburg were organized by the Austrian Film Commission.

Martin Schweighofer has been the managing director since 1992.

See also

  • Location Austria , the national film commission agency for Austria's application as an international film production location

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