Virgil Widrich at the animation table of “Fast Film”, 2003
Some of the 60.000 folded objects for “Fast Film”, 2003
Some of the 60.000 folded objects for “Fast Film”, 2003
Martin Putz at the animation table of “Fast Film”, 2003
The animation team of “Fast Film”, 2003
On the set of “Fast Film”, 2003
Exhibition of folded objects from “Fast Film” at the Annecy Film Festival, 2004
Fast Film
“Fast Film” is an animated homage to motion pictures, hand-made by folding 65,000 print outs of film frames into three-dimensional objects. The film won 35 international awards.
Year
2003
Type
Film · Screenplay
Screenings
515
Awards
★ 33
A/Lux 2003, short film, 35 mm, 1:1,66, Dolby SRD
Length: 14 min.
“Fast Film” is an animated homage to motion pictures, hand-made by folding 65,000 print outs of film frames into three-dimensional objects. The film won 35 international awards.
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Events, worldwide.
542
events total
May 12, 202612.05.2026
Austrian Art and Film: Shaping the American Avant-Garde – Austrian Cultural Forum – New York – USA New York, USA
March 12, 202612.03.2026
Monstra – Lisbon Animation Film Festival – Lisbon – Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
My Sound of Music- Festival – Das Kino – Salzburg – Austria Salzburg, Austria
August 16, 201316.08.2013
Espressofilm dotdotdot – special: fast films, fast women, Gartenpalais Schönborn, Vienna, open air screening. Followed by – Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
May 10, 201310.05.2013
Camber Sands – ATP 2013 – TV on the Radio – Camber – United Kingdom Camber, United Kingdom
May 2, 201302.05.2013
Oberhausen 2013 – 59. International Kurzfilmtage – Tiere der Zerstörung und das Schwarze Bunt – Oberhausen – Germany Oberhausen, Germany
April 10, 201310.04.2013
in the studio with Virgil Widrich – Österreichisches Filmmuseum – Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
February 4, 201304.02.2013 – February 18, 201318.02.2013
Sundance Film Festival – Screening Room YouTube channel – Park City – USA Park City, USA
January 11, 201311.01.2013
Centre de Cultura Contemporània – Barcelona – Spain Barcelona, Spain
November 20, 201220.11.2012 – November 24, 201224.11.2012
Wels 2012 Youki – International Youth Media Festival – Wels – Austria Wels, Austria
September 4, 201204.09.2012 – September 9, 201209.09.2012
Fantoche 2012 – International Festival of Animated Film – Baden – Switzerland Baden, Switzerland
July 6, 201206.07.2012 – July 14, 201214.07.2012
Vila do Conde 12 – 20. Festival International de Curtas-Metragens – Vila do Conde – Portugal Vila do Conde, Portugal
June 23, 201223.06.2012
Mashup Film Festival – Forum des Images – Paris – France Paris, France
May 10, 201210.05.2012
Nantes – France Nantes, France
May 8, 201208.05.2012
FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) – Liverpool – United Kingdom Liverpool, United Kingdom
April 6, 201206.04.2012 – June 15, 201215.06.2012
Festival de Baillargues – France France
March 28, 201228.03.2012
Utrecht 12 – Holland Animation Film Festival – Utrecht – The Netherlands Utrecht, The Netherlands
March 21, 201221.03.2012
Monstra – Lisbon Animation Film Festival – Lisbon – Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
March 20, 201220.03.2012 – March 25, 201225.03.2012
Festival de Roanne – Roanne – France Roanne, France
February 17, 201217.02.2012
St-Hilaire – France St-Hilaire, France
October 24, 201124.10.2011 – November 30, 201130.11.2011
Uppsala 11 – 30. International Short Film Festival – Uppsala – Sweden Uppsala, Sweden
October 12, 201112.10.2011
Animation Film Festival – Austrian Consulate General – Strasbourg – France Strasbourg, France
September 8, 201108.09.2011
Leonardo Center – Salt Lake City – USA Salt Lake City, USA
August 30, 201130.08.2011
Pekarna – Maribor – Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
August 11, 201111.08.2011
4 živly – Banská Štiavnica – Slovakia Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
May 8, 201108.05.2011
APCVL – Chateau-Renault – France Chateau-Renault, France
May 5, 201105.05.2011
Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center – Copenhagen – Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
May 4, 201104.05.2011
RAY Magazine Thermal Day at Therme Wien – Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
Centro Audiovisivi Bolzano – Bolzano – Italy Bolzano, Italy
May 13, 200513.05.2005
Seoul Animation Center – Seoul – South Korea Seoul, South Korea
May 1, 200501.05.2005
Bruxelles Festival du Court Metrage – Brussels – Belgium Brussels, Belgium
April 29, 200529.04.2005
Orléans – Ciclic – Chateau-Renault – France Chateau-Renault, France
April 22, 200522.04.2005 – April 29, 200529.04.2005
Sundance at MoMa – New York – USA New York, USA
April 21, 200521.04.2005
Animex Screen – Middlesbrough – United Kingdom Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
April 20, 200520.04.2005 – April 24, 200524.04.2005
Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival – Belgrade – Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
April 16, 200516.04.2005
BMAA – Bogotá – Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
April 16, 200516.04.2005
“Copy and Paste” – Edith-Russ-Haus für Medienkunst – Oldenburg – Germany Oldenburg, Germany
April 5, 200505.04.2005
ONE Smart Space – 1010 Vienna – Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
March 29, 200529.03.2005 – April 7, 200507.04.2005
Festival Eurocine 2005 – Bogota – Colombia Bogota, Colombia
March 17, 200517.03.2005
Filmforum – Bregenz – Austria Bregenz, Austria
March 6, 200506.03.2005 – March 10, 200510.03.2005
Tehran 05 – International Animation Festival – Tehran – Iran Tehran, Iran
March 2, 200502.03.2005
BFFS South West Film Societies – Dorset – United Kingdom Dorset, United Kingdom
February 25, 200525.02.2005
Cleveland Cinematheque – Cleveland – USA Cleveland, USA
February 24, 200524.02.2005 – February 27, 200527.02.2005
Manchester 05 – International Short Film & Video Festival – Manchester – United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom
February 23, 200523.02.2005 – February 27, 200527.02.2005
Festival regard sur le court metrage au Saguenay – Saguenay – Canada Saguenay, Canada
February 19, 200519.02.2005
San San Image Studio – Taipei – Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
February 17, 200517.02.2005
Technische Universiteit – Eindhoven – The Netherlands Eindhoven, The Netherlands
February 15, 200515.02.2005
ambient.net London – London – United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
February 13, 200513.02.2005
National Film Theatre – London – United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
February 12, 200512.02.2005 – February 13, 200513.02.2005
Presentation at the symposium “Textures of Reality: Animating the Unconscious. An animation symposium, co-organised by the – London – United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
February 10, 200510.02.2005
Institut Jean Vigo – Perpignan – France Perpignan, France
February 7, 200507.02.2005
National Film Theatre – London – United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
February 3, 200503.02.2005 – February 13, 200513.02.2005
Report about the “making of” of “Fast Film” in the program KUHINJA in BHTV Bosnia and Herzegovina. Link [here…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EEQxlad8fA)
December 14, 200414.12.2004 – December 18, 200418.12.2004★
Ljubljana Animateka 2004 – International Animation Film Festival – Ljubljana – Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia
December 9, 200409.12.2004 – December 16, 200416.12.2004
Seoul Independent Film Festival – Seoul – South Korea Seoul, South Korea
December 4, 200404.12.2004 – December 5, 200405.12.2004
La Enana Marrón – Madrid – Spain Madrid, Spain
December 4, 200404.12.2004 – December 10, 200410.12.2004
Tirana International Filmfestival – Tirana – Albania Tirana, Albania
November 26, 200426.11.2004 – November 28, 200428.11.2004
VIII Salone dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali di Venezia – Venice – Italy Venice, Italy
November 23, 200423.11.2004 – November 26, 200426.11.2004
Festival international Train et Cinema – Lille – France Lille, France
November 23, 200423.11.2004
CinéRail 04 – Saint-Ouen – France Saint-Ouen, France
November 20, 200420.11.2004 – November 27, 200427.11.2004★
Festival internacional de Filmets de Badalona – Badalona – Spain Badalona, Spain
November 19, 200419.11.2004
Lange Nacht des Films – Blau-Gelbe Viertelsgalerie – Zwettl – Austria Zwettl, Austria
November 17, 200417.11.2004 – November 21, 200421.11.2004
Bristol 04 – Brief Encounters. Bristol Short Film Festival – Bristol – United Kingdom Bristol, United Kingdom
November 10, 200410.11.2004 – November 13, 200413.11.2004
Participation in the exhibition “Bewegung im statischen Bild” on the occasion of the Simon von Stampfer Symposium. Vienn – Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
November 7, 200407.11.2004
afterwards Heinz Mis cooks chicken soup – Das Kino – Salzburg – Austria Salzburg, Austria
November 6, 200406.11.2004 – November 13, 200413.11.2004
Festival de Cine de Ourense – Ourense – Spain Ourense, Spain
November 3, 200403.11.2004 – November 7, 200407.11.2004
Holland Animation Film Festival Utrecht – Utrecht – The Netherlands Utrecht, The Netherlands
October 30, 200430.10.2004 – March 1, 200501.03.2005
University of Wisconsin – Madison – USA Madison, USA
October 29, 200429.10.2004 – November 1, 200401.11.2004
Victoriaville Short Film Festival – Montreal – Canada Montreal, Canada
October 28, 200428.10.2004 – October 31, 200431.10.2004
Asiana International Short Film Festival – Seoul – South Korea Seoul, South Korea
October 27, 200427.10.2004 – October 30, 200430.10.2004
Charlottesville 04 – Virginia Film Festival – Charlottesville – USA Charlottesville, USA
October 27, 200427.10.2004 – October 31, 200431.10.2004
Manchester 04 – International Short Film & Video Festival – Manchester – United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom
October 26, 200426.10.2004 – October 31, 200431.10.2004
October 24, 200324.10.2003 – October 26, 200326.10.2003
Resfest Toronto (Royal Cinema) – Toronto – Canada Toronto, Canada
October 24, 200324.10.2003
Das Kino – Salzburg – Austria Salzburg, Austria
October 23, 200323.10.2003
Metro Kino – Bregenz – Austria Bregenz, Austria
October 23, 200323.10.2003
Filme im Schloss – Wiesbaden – Germany Wiesbaden, Germany
October 22, 200322.10.2003 – October 26, 200326.10.2003
Aarhus 03 – Festival of Festivals – Aarhus – Denmark Aarhus, Denmark
October 22, 200322.10.2003 – November 6, 200306.11.2003
London Film Festival – London – United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
October 20, 200320.10.2003 – October 26, 200326.10.2003★
Uppsala International Short Film Festival – Uppsala – Sweden Uppsala, Sweden
October 18, 200318.10.2003 – October 23, 200323.10.2003
European Film Festival – Istanbul – Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
October 17, 200317.10.2003 – November 2, 200302.11.2003
Hongkong Max! New Films and Stars – Hongkong – Hong Kong Hongkong, Hong Kong
October 17, 200317.10.2003
Presentation at “Hull International Short Film Festival” in the series “Short Filmmaker in Focus: Virgil Widrich”, Hull Screen. 17.10.2003, 10 pm - 12 am. From the catalogue: “*Short Filmmaker in Focus” is a key feature of the programme and is where we present a filmmaker whose work we have followed and admired. This year we are honoured to present Austrian filmmaker, Virgil Widrich, director of “Copy Shop” and “Fast Film”, as this year’s short filmmaker in focus. His work is especially interesting in light of our critical study: What is Cinema? All of Virgil Widrich’s short films from 1998 to 2003 deal with different aspects of the nature of cinema: time, identity and space. Furthermore, his work is an excellent example of the kind of innovative and unique work the festival is keen to present to a larger public, and he is the most appropriate short filmmaker to present in this part of the programme. We are exceptionally pleased that Virgil Widrich will also join us for this event.*
October 17, 200317.10.2003 – October 30, 200330.10.2003
Sao Paulo Film Festival – São Paulo – Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
October 16, 200316.10.2003 – October 19, 200319.10.2003
Resfest Bristol (Watershed Cinema) – Bristol – United Kingdom Bristol, United Kingdom
October 16, 200316.10.2003
Stockholm International Film Festival – Stockholm – Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
October 14, 200314.10.2003 – October 19, 200319.10.2003★
DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film – Leipzig – Germany Leipzig, Germany
October 12, 200312.10.2003 – October 19, 200319.10.2003
Cork 2001 – 48. International Film Festival – Cork – Ireland Cork, Ireland
October 10, 200310.10.2003 – October 18, 200318.10.2003
Festival du Film de Saint Paul Trois Châteaux – Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – France Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France
October 10, 200310.10.2003 – October 12, 200312.10.2003
Resfest New York (Tribeca Reforming Arts Center) – New York – USA New York, USA
October 9, 200309.10.2003 – October 19, 200319.10.2003
Denver International Film Festival – Denver – USA Denver, USA
October 9, 200309.10.2003 – October 19, 200319.10.2003
Festival International Nouveau Cinema, Nouveaux Medias – Montreal – Canada Montreal, Canada
October 9, 200309.10.2003 – October 12, 200312.10.2003
Resfest Barcelona (Art Futura, CCCB) – Barcelona – Spain Barcelona, Spain
October 8, 200308.10.2003
Mad Ciné Club – Strasbourg – France Strasbourg, France
October 7, 200307.10.2003 – October 18, 200318.10.2003
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent – Ghent – Belgium Ghent, Belgium
October 5, 200305.10.2003
Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
October 4, 200304.10.2003 – October 18, 200318.10.2003★
Cinessonne – Festival du Cinéma Européen, Essonne – Prix Special Lyceens – Évry – France Évry, France
October 3, 200303.10.2003 – October 28, 200328.10.2003
Ankara 2003 – Festival of European Films / on Wheels – Ankara – Turkey Ankara, Turkey
October 3, 200303.10.2003 – October 5, 200305.10.2003
Red Bank International Film Festival – Red Bank – USA Red Bank, USA
October 3, 200303.10.2003 – October 5, 200305.10.2003
Resfest Washington DC (Auditorium at National Geographic) – Washington – USA Washington, USA
October 2, 200302.10.2003 – October 16, 200316.10.2003
Chicago International Film Festival – Chicago – USA Chicago, USA
October 2, 200302.10.2003 – October 12, 200312.10.2003
Mill Valley Film Festival – Mill Valley – USA Mill Valley, USA
October 2, 200302.10.2003 – October 10, 200310.10.2003
Pusan International Film Festival – Busan – South Korea Busan, South Korea
October 2, 200302.10.2003
International Film Festival – Semarang – Indonesia Semarang, Indonesia
October 2, 200302.10.2003 – October 13, 200313.10.2003
Warsaw International Film Festival – Warsaw – Poland Warsaw, Poland
20th Jerusalem International Film Festival – Jerusalem – Israel Jerusalem, Israel
July 10, 200310.07.2003
MoMA – San Francisco – USA San Francisco, USA
July 5, 200305.07.2003
Presentation of “Fast Film Night”, a double projection of action scenes, in Vila do Conde 2003 – 11th Festival International de Curtas-Metragens
July 5, 200305.07.2003
Lecture “Fast Film – Symmetry of the Chase” by Virgil Widrich at the 11th Festival International de Curtas-Metragens in Vila do Conde. Along with the kiss, the chase is the most popular film scene — and pure cinema. Chase sequences are brought to life by editing, the one creative element no other art form possesses. Although chase sequences look very different, they consist of a small number of practically indispensable shots, whether in Buster Keaton, Indiana Jones or James Bond. Virgil Widrich shows the recurring patterns and how they formed the basis for “Fast Film”.
July 4, 200304.07.2003 – July 12, 200312.07.2003
Karlovy Vary 2003 – International Film Festival – Karlovy Vary – Czech Republic Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
July 4, 200304.07.2003
Votiv Kino Wien – Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
July 3, 200303.07.2003
Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
July 1, 200301.07.2003
“Fast Film” wins “Best Animated Short” in Toronto and other awards at the Festivals inCURT/Spain and Vila do Conde/Portugal. In July presentation of the short films at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Until the end of 2003 “Fast Film” wins 17 international short film awards.
July 1, 200301.07.2003
Speaker at “Innovation Circle Jour Fixe” and screening of “Fast Film”, Österreichisches Theatermuseum in Palais Lobkowitz – Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
June 29, 200329.06.2003 – July 6, 200306.07.2003
Vila do Conde 2003 – Vila do Conde – Portugal Vila do Conde, Portugal
June 25, 200325.06.2003
Presentation of “Fast Film” followed by a lecture at the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Freyung – Vienna – Austria Vienna, Austria
June 20, 200320.06.2003 – June 28, 200328.06.2003
Teplice 03 – International Art Film Festival Trencianske – Trenčianske Teplice – Slovakia Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia
June 15, 200315.06.2003 – June 22, 200322.06.2003
St. Petersburg 2003 – Message to Man Festival – St. Petersburg – Russia St. Petersburg, Russia
June 12, 200312.06.2003 – June 17, 200317.06.2003
Grimstad 2003 – The Norwegian Short Film Festival – Grimstad – Norway Grimstad, Norway
June 5, 200305.06.2003 – June 14, 200314.06.2003
Huesca 2003 – Festival de Cine – Huesca – Spain Huesca, Spain
Toronto 2003 – Worldwide Short Film Festival – Toronto – Canada Toronto, Canada
June 3, 200303.06.2003
“Trick at Night” on ARTE by Federico Vitali and Frederic Temps, among other topics about the making of “Fast Film”. 3.6.2003 at 00:05.
June 2, 200302.06.2003 – June 7, 200307.06.2003
Annecy 2003 – Festival International du Cinema d’Animation – Annecy – France Annecy, France
May 24, 200324.05.2003
Cocktail in Cannes on the ARTE ship in honour of “Fast Film” at 13:00.
May 14, 200314.05.2003 – May 25, 200325.05.2003
Cannes 2003 – Cannes – France Cannes, France
May 13, 200313.05.2003
At 23:30, internal test screening of the finished 35mm film print at Gartenbaukino Vienna.
May 13, 200313.05.2003 – May 25, 200325.05.2003
After two years of production Virgil Widrich’s “Fast Film” is finished in April and premieres at the Cannes Film Festival’s competition.
April 28, 200328.04.2003 – April 30, 200230.04.2002
Sound mix of “Fast Film” at Synchro Film Vienna.
December 4, 200204.12.2002
Arte shows a report by Frédéric Temps about the filming of “Fast Film”.
November 28, 200228.11.2002
Team screening of the finished train sequence (5 min).
September 4, 200204.09.2002
At midnight internal test screening of hitherto filmed animated in the Filmcasino.
August 28, 200228.08.2002
Test screening of hitherto animated material in the Listo Film.
July 18, 200218.07.2002
The animation team is increased to a total of 12 people: Gernot Egger, Michael Lang, Markus Loder-Taucher, Alexandra Pauser, David Reischl, Walter Rafelsberger, Christian Ursnik, Vinh-San Nguyen, Carmen Völker, Mario Waldhuber and Gerald Zahn.
October 30, 200130.10.2001
Walter Rafelsberger measures the room for the planned animation studio in the office of Amour Fou Filmproduktion: “2,1m x 3,1m”.
August 20, 200120.08.2001
Walter Rafelsberger begins his work as the main animator of “Fast Film”.
April 26, 200126.04.2001
First tests with colour copies for “Fast Film” at Martin Pfannhauser’s Printshop in 1030 in Landstraße Hauptstraße 55, 1030 Vienna.
