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Virgil Widrich is a regular member of national and international juries or examination boards.

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2026
June 24

Member of the examination committee for the Master programme Experimental Game Cultures, summer semester 2026, together with Margarete Jahrmann and Clara Hirschmanner.
May 29

Jury member for the "Austrian Art Alumni Award" 2026, awarded by the Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research.
2025
December 3

As representative of the Senate of the University of Applied Arts, member of the jury for the ‘Oskar Kokoschka Prize 2025’.
2024
February 29

Member of the appointment committee for the professorship „Conservation and Restoration“ at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
2022
October 24

Member of the appointment committee for the professorship „Geometry“ at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
September 12

Member of the appointment committee for the professorship „Digital Arts“ at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
May 25

Together with Abigail Addison and Anastasiya Verlinska member of the jury for the second International Competition “AAAnimation Avantgarde” of the Vienna Shorts.
2021
October 20

Together with Shoko Takegasa, Lia G. Beltrami, Sébastien Simon and Abolfazel Jalili in the jury of the 38th Tehran International Short Film Festival.
January 26

Jointly with Elke Groen and Antoinette Zwirchmayr on the jury of the “Outstanding Artist Award for Film” of the Federal Chancellery of Vienna.
2019
December 10

Substitute member of the appointment committee for the professorship „Language Arts“ at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
2018
November 19

Member of the international jury of “Tehran International Short Film Festival” together with Krzysztof Gierat, Per Fikse, Mick Hannigan, Thom Palmen, Mehrdad Oskouei and Sari Volanen.
April 25

Member of the appointment committee for the replacement of the professorship of “Sprachkunst” at the University of Applied Arts Vienna – together with Sandro Huber, Gabriele Rothemann, Eva Maria Stadler (Chair), Ernst Strouhal and Veronika Schnell.
March 30

Jury member: The Globe International Silent Film Festival – Michigan State University – USA
February 27

Member of the Admissions Examination Board for the Bachelor’s degree Cross-Disciplinary Strategies – Applied Studies in Art, Science, Philosophy and Global Challenges at University of Applied Arts Vienna, together with Ingeborg Reichle (Vorsitz), Renée Schroeder, Eva Maria Stadler, Cornelia Weber and Christine Böhler.
2017
November 22

Jury at “2 Days Animation Festival – Best Austrian Animation”
November 15

Together with Ingrid Brodnig, Elmar Giglinger, Stephan Schwingeler in the jury of “Content Vienna” for Vienna Business Agency.
September 27

Member of the Admissions Examination Board for the Bachelor’s degree Cross-Disciplinary Strategies – Applied Studies in Art, Science, Philosophy and Global Challenges at University of Applied Arts Vienna, together with Christine Böhler, Ingeborg Reichle (chair), Renée Schroeder, Eva Maria Stadler and Robert Trappl.
May 22

Jury member at “20 Seconds for Art” by “KÖR - Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”, together with Gerald Bast, Marie-Therese Harnoncourt, Stefanie Paffendorf, Andrea Schurian and Berthold Ecker
March 22

Jury Presidency at “Austrian American Short Film Festival (AASFF)” of “Austrian Cultural Forum NYC” – Initiated and co-founded by ACFNY Director Christine Moser and curator Stephanie Falkeis. Jury: Marisa Mazria-Katz (journalist/editor), David Schwartz (Chief Curator of Museum of the Moving Image) and Virgil Widrich.
2016
October 15

Jury member at “MY Sound Of Music Music Film Festival Salzburg” for the music video award “MYward”.
2013
June 19

For the third time, Virgil Widrich is a member of the jury for the program “Neue Filmformate” of the bm:ukk (Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture).
2012
June 29

Member of the jury for the program “Neue Filmformate” of the bm:ukk (Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture).
June 22

Conception and presentation of a program with Austrian short films for the “Mashup Film Festival” at the “Forum des Images” Paris (22. to 24. June 2012). Also a member of the Jury at the same venue.
2011
November 30

Member of the Jury for the project “Film: the filmed Joke” at the class Graphic Design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna”.
July 4

Member of the jury for the pilot-project of the bm:ukk (Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture): “Neue Filmformate”.
2010
April 20

Internal expert in the appointment procedure for the professorship „Art of Digital Media“ (Digital Arts) at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
2006
March 26

Member of the Curatorium of Vienna Film Fund (Filmfonds Wien) from 26.3.2006 to 16.12.2008.
2004
June 7

Member of the jury at the Filmfestival in Annecy 2004 – Festival International du Cinema d’Animation.
April 28

Member of the Supervisory Board of Austrian Film Institute (Österreichisches Filminstitut) from 28.4.2004 to 28.3.2006.
April 22

Member of the jury at the “Prix Ars Electronica” in Linz.
January 30

Member of the Jury at the ORF-film competition “Shorts on Screen 04".
2003
October 29

Member of the jury for the call “Creative Industries Vienna 2003" of Wiener Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds.
2002
November 4

Member of the jury for the call “Creative Industries Vienna 2002" of Wiener Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds.
June 7

Member of the jury for the logo selection “Mozart2006 Salzburg”.