2021
- 05. June 2021 – 10. June 2021Paleochora Lost World Short Film Festival – Paleochora – Greece
- 06. May 2021Bridge Fest – Vancouver – Canada – Official Selection
- 16. January 2021Rome Film Awards – Italy
- 10. January 2021Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival – Moskau – Semi finalist
2020
- 25. December 20207th Goa Short Film Festival 2020 – Maharashtra – India
- 05. December 2020Videodrunk Film Festival – Grand Gerrard – Ontario – Kanada
- 27. November 2020Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest – Babylon – Berlin
- 26. November 2020 – 29. November 2020Crossing the Screen – Eastbourne, East Sussex – United Kingdom
- 23. November 2020Metro Kinokulturhaus – Filmarchiv Austria – Vienna
- 15. November 2020 – 23. November 202061 Festival dei Popoli – Florence – Italy
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11. November 2020Metro Kinokulturhaus – Filmarchiv Austria – Vienna
- 06. November 2020CFIFF – Changing Face International Film Festival – Sydney – Monthly semi finalist
- 02. November 2020 – 06. November 2020Festival del Cinema di Castel Volturno – Castel Volturno – Italy
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01. November 2020Royal Wolf Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Best experimental/travel/time lapse short ★
- 01. November 2020Royal Wolf Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Best visual fx ★
- 30. October 2020 – 01. November 2020International Short Film Festival Canton – Guangzhou – China
- 23. October 2020Colorado International SciFi Fantasy Film Festival – USA
- 17. October 2020 – 25. October 2020Dutch Design Week – Vienna design week's virtual Festival – Eindhoven – The Netherlands
- 16. October 2020 – 23. October 202013th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival – New York – USA
- 16. October 2020 – 25. October 2020Bolton Film Festival – Bolton – England
- 05. October 2020 – 11. October 202013th Filmzeitkaufbeuren Film Festival – Kaufbeuren – Germany
- 25. September 2020 – 04. October 2020Vienna Design Week – Area for virtual art – Vienna – Austria
- 24. September 2020 – 29. September 20208th Festival of Nations – Weyregg – Austria
- 23. September 2020 – 27. September 20207th Proceso de error – Festival international de video experimental – Valparaíso – Chile
- 21. September 2020AltFF Alternative Film Festival – Toronto – Kanada – Semi Finalist
- 19. September 2020NYC Indie Film Awards – Silver award ★
- 17. September 2020 – 27. September 2020Atlanta Film Festival – Atlanta – USA – Virtual Reality Program (postponed due to covid-19)
- 15. September 2020Best Shorts Competition – San Diego – USA – Award of Excellence: Experimental ★
- 10. September 2020Revolverkino "Was ist Landschaft?" – Kino im Gropius Bau – Berlin
- 08. September 2020 – 13. September 2020Dresden 2020 – Filmfest (postponed due to covid-19)
- 06. September 2020Vegas Movie Awards – Las Vegas – USA – Best experimental film - Award of Excellence ★
- 04. September 2020 – 06. September 2020PannOpticum 2020 – Neusiedl am See – Austria
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03. September 2020FICOCC Five Continents International Film Festival – Puerto la Cruz, Teneriffa – Official Selection
- 02. September 2020Pinnacle Film Awards – USA – Best visual fx ★
- 02. September 2020Pinnacle Film Awards – USA – Best Animation Short: Diamond Awards ★
- 01. September 2020FROSTBITE International Film Festival – Colorado Springs, USA – Best experimental ★
- 01. September 2020FROSTBITE International Film Festival – Colorado Springs, USA – Best original score ★
- 31. August 2020Berlin Flash Film Festival– Berlin – Germany – Honorary Mention
- 29. August 2020Mindfield Film Festival – Albuquerque – USA – Diamond award: Best experimental short ★
- 28. August 2020 – 06. September 202026th Festival international du film de Nancy – Nancy – France
- 22. August 2020 – 30. August 2020Beijing International Film Festival – Beijing – China
- 20. August 2020 – 22. August 20206th Experimental Superstars – Novi Sad – Serbia
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20. August 2020 – 10. September 2020Lissabon 20 – Indielisboa – Portugal
- 19. August 2020 – 29. August 20206th Bogotá experimental film festival – Bogotá – Colombia
- 07. August 2020Raw Science Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA – Finalist
- 25. July 2020Nicht-Museum zeitgemäßer Kunst – Dresden – Germany
- 22. July 2020 – 26. July 202024th Avanca - International meeting of cinema, TV, video and multimedia – Avanca – Portugal – Video Prize ★
- 19. July 2020 – 07. March 2021Artistic direction of the exhibition "Let the music begin! - The princely court of Salzburg – a centre of European musical culture 1587 – 1807", which can be seen from 19.7.2020 to 07.03.2021 in the DomQuartier Salzburg and in the Northern Oratory of Salzburg Cathedral.
- 10. July 2020 – 10. September 2020Athens Digital Arts Festival – Technotribalism – Athens – Greece
- 01. July 2020Couch Film Festival – Toronto – Canada – Best Science Fiction Film ★
- 16. June 2020 – 23. June 2020Days of European Film – film tour – Czech Republic
- 11. June 2020 – 14. June 202014th Sorsicorti Short Film Festival – Palermo – Italy
- 04. June 2020 – 07. June 2020Near Nazareth Festival (NNF) – Alufa – Israel – Official Selection
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20. May 2020USA Film Festival – Dallas – USA – Finalist
- 05. May 2020 – 10. May 2020Praha 2020 – Anifilm – Czech Republic
- 24. April 2020 – 02. May 2020Donaufestival 2020 – Krems – Austria (canceled due to covid-19)
- 22. April 2020 – 25. April 2020International Animated Film Festival Animocje – Bydgoszcz – Poland (postponed due to covid-19)
- 14. April 2020 – 18. April 202015th Experiments in cinema festival – Albuquerque – USA
- 01. April 2020 – 09. April 2020Belfast Film Festival – Belfast – Irland
- 01. April 2020 – 05. April 2020Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen – The Netherlands (postponed due to covid-19)
- 27. March 2020 – 05. April 2020Sarasota Film Festival – Sarasota – USA (postponed due to covid-19)
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24. March 2020 – 29. March 2020Ann Arbor 2020 – Film Festival – USA
- 18. March 2020 – 09. January 2020Oxford Film Fest – Oxford, MS – USA – official selection
- 17. March 2020 – 22. March 2020"Micromeo" is selected as one of 16 productions for the first edition of the ACE Animation Special.
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12. March 2020 – 15. March 2020Videoformes Digital Arts – Clermont Ferrand – France
- 11. March 2020 – 15. March 2020REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival – Saguenay – Canada
- 11. March 2020 – 17. March 2020Bratislava 2020 – Febiofest
- 11. March 2020 – 31. March 202023rd International Encounters Traverse – Toulouse – France – Official Selection
- 05. March 2020Panel member at the "Monumento" trade fair in Salzburg.
RESTAURO TALK - Light in the museum
Univ. Prof. Virgil Widrich - Managing Director of checkpointmedia GmbH/ Filmmaker Vienna
Restaurator Frank Heydecke - Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Institute for Art Technology and Conservation, Nuremberg
Director Dr. Peter Assmann - Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
Moderation: Dr. Ute Strimmer - Editorial management Restauro
Monumento, Exhibition Centre Salzburg, Am Messezentrum 1, A-5020 Salzburg
5.3.2020 from 12:30 to 14:20. - 05. March 2020 – 08. March 2020True/False Film Fest – Columbia, Missouri – USA
- 29. February 2020Exploding Cinema – London – United Kingdom
- 25. February 2020 – 06. December 2019Kinofilm 16th Manchester International Film & Animation Festival – Manchester – United Kingdom
- 20. February 2020 – 27. February 2020Berlinale Film Festival – European Film Market – Sundance Film Festival VR Showcase – Berlin
- 14. February 2020 – 15. February 2020Sochi Film Festival – Sochi – Russian Federation
- 11. February 2020The Film Contest – Pune – India – Best Experimental Film ★
- 09. February 2020 – 15. February 2020Brussels Independent Film Festival – Brussels – Belgium
- 05. February 2020Motion For Pictures – Cary – North Carolina – USA – Semi Finalist
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05. February 2020Motion For Pictures – Cary – North Carolina – USA – Semi Finalist
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05. February 2020Motion For Pictures – Cary – North Carolina – USA – Semi Finalist
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23. January 2020 – 02. February 2020Sundance Film Festival 2020 – New Frontier – Park City – USA
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23. January 2020 – 02. February 2020"tx-reverse" is shown at the Sundance Film Festival/New Frontier 2020 in Park City, USA at the end of January.
- 21. January 2020 – 26. January 2020Trondheim – Minimalen 32 Short Film Festival
- 18. January 2020 – 19. January 2020Chambal International Film Festival - Season 4 – Mumbai – India
- 18. January 2020 – 19. January 2020Chambal International Film Festival - Season 4 – Mumbai – India
- 17. January 2020 – 19. January 2020Shortz 2017 – University of Novi Sad – Serbia
- 16. January 2020 – 19. January 202033. Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Wand 5 – Festival for Expanded Media
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15. January 2020 – 17. January 2020AIL x Sound:frame Conference: Navigating the postdigital – Angewandte Innovation Lab Vienna – Austria
- 15. January 2020 – 17. January 2020AIL x Sound:frame Conference: Navigating the postdigital – Angewandte Innovation Lab Vienna – Austria
- 11. January 2020Filmbar im Lager Xpedit – Saturday Jazz – Vienna
- 10. January 2020 – 19. January 202017th London Short Film Festival – London – United Kingdom
- 07. January 2020Southern States Indie FanFilmFest – Biloxi – USA – Finalist
2019
- 18. December 2019ORION IFF International Film Festival – Best experimental film ★
- 17. December 2019Panel Discussion: "Efficient Deceleration" as part of "future ethics. Discourse space of the open society" of the Wiener Zeitung.
Virgil Widrich, University of Applied Arts Vienna, director, filmmaker
Nassima Sahraoui, philosopher, author
Walter Krahl, Verkehrsbüro-Ruefa Managing Director
Moderation: Walter Hämmerle, Editor-in-Chief Wiener Zeitung
17.12.209, 19:00 hrs, Albert-Schweitzer-Haus, Schwarzspanierstrasse 13, 1090 Vienna
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
- 15. December 2019Volkshotel Amsterdam – The Netherlands
- 15. December 2019 – 30. December 20194th International Short Film Festival Pune 2019 – Pune – India
- 15. December 2019 – 30. December 20194th International Short Film Festival Pune 2019 – Pune – India – Finalist
- 15. December 2019 – 30. December 20194th International Short Film Festival Pune 2019 – Pune – India – Semi finalist
- 14. December 2019Smita Patil Documentary and Short Film Festival – Pune, Maharashtra – India
- 13. December 2019 – 15. December 2019AFSAD 3rd International Short Film Festival – Ankara – Turkey
- 13. December 2019 – 15. December 2019AFSAD 3rd International Short Film Festival – Ankara – Turkey
- 13. December 2019 – 15. December 2019AFSAD 3rd International Short Film Festival – Ankara – Turkey
- 07. December 2019RAGFF Venezia – Italy
- 07. December 2019RAGFF Venezia – Italy – Best Retro Avant Garde Short Film ★
- 05. December 2019Open Window International Film Challenge – Kokata – India – Best experimental film ★
- 04. December 2019 – 11. December 201915th Festival Transterritorial de Cine Underground – Tigre City – Argentinia
- 03. December 2019 – 09. December 201931st Aguilar Film Festival – Aguilar de Campoo, Palencia – Spain
- 02. December 2019International Shorts Film Festival – Melbourne – Australia
- 02. December 2019Near Nazareth Festival (NNF) – Israel – Official Selection
- 02. December 2019 – 08. December 2019International Short Film Festival – Victoria – Australia – official selection
- 02. December 2019 – 08. December 2019International Short Film Festival – Victoria – Australia – official selection
- 02. December 2019 – 05. December 2019Near Nazareth Festival (NNF) – Israel
- 02. December 2019FROSTBITE International Film Festival – Colorado Springs, USA – Finalist
- 02. December 20192.12.2019: Completion of the "sconarium" in Bad Schönau/Lower Austria: a modern visitor and event centre dedicated to therapy and natural carbonic acid gas. Artistic director of the exhibition: Virgil Widrich.
- 01. December 2019Colortape International Film Festival – Brisbane – Australia
- 01. December 2019Colortape International Film Festival – Brisbane – Australia
- 29. November 2019Rome Film Awards – Italy
- 29. November 2019Rome Film Awards – Italy
- 29. November 2019Rome Film Awards – Italy
- 29. November 2019Rome Film Awards – Italy
- 29. November 2019Rome Film Awards – Italy
- 28. November 2019 – 30. November 2019Videodrunk Film Festival – Grand Gerrard – Ontario – Kanada
- 27. November 2019 – 28. November 20192 Days Animation Festival – Best Austrian Animation – Filmcasino Vienna – Beste digitale Technik ★
- 25. November 2019Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes – Cannes – Frankreich – Best experimental ★
- 22. November 2019 – 24. November 2019KinoDUEL International Film Festival – Moskau – official selection
- 21. November 2019 – 23. November 2019Torino Short Film Market – Turin – Italy
- 21. November 2019 – 24. December 2019Blue Danube Film Festival – Lurdy Mozi Budapest – Ungarn – Student jury award of experimental film ★
- 20. November 2019ULTRAcinema – Mexico City – Mexico
- 17. November 2019Blue Danube Film Festival – Schikaneder Kino – Vienna
- 16. November 2019Abbot Kinney Fantastic Film Festival – Venice – California – USA
- 16. November 2019 – 02. December 2019Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Estonia
- 13. November 2019 – 17. November 2019KFFK/Kurzfilmfestival Köln N°13 – Cologne – Germany
- 13. November 2019 – 24. November 201912th CYFEST – St. Petersburg – Russia
- 13. November 2019 – 17. November 2019Festival internacional de cine de autor – Guadalajara – Mexico
- 12. November 2019 – 17. November 2019Kassel 19 – 36. Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest
- 11. November 2019Metro Kinokulturhaus – Filmarchiv Austria – Vienna
- 08. November 2019 – 10. November 2019SIFF – Southeastern International Film Festival – Nashville – USA
- 07. November 2019 – 17. November 2019Cork 2001 – 64. International Film Festival – Irland
- 07. November 20196th Goa Short Film Festival 2017 – Maharashtra – India
- 06. November 2019 – 10. November 2019Warsaw – Filmforum – Poland
- 02. November 2019 – 09. November 20199th Annual St Cloud Film Festival – Minnesota – USA
- 01. November 2019Fourth term as head of the Institute of Fine and Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 31.10.2021. Deputy is Ruth Schnell.
- 26. October 2019Workshop "Time bending media" with Virgil Widrich – CODAME Art + Tech Festival 2019 – San Francisco
- 25. October 2019 – 27. October 2019CODAME Art + Tech Festival 2019 – San Francisco
- 25. October 2019 – 27. October 2019CODAME Art + Tech Festival 2019 – San Francisco
- 24. October 2019 – 26. October 201913th PSSST! Silent Film Festival – Zagreb – Kroatien – Grand Prix "Veliki Brcko" ★
- 24. October 2019San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival – San Francisco – USA
- 24. October 2019 – 25. October 2019Slamdance DIG Showcase – Los Angeles – USA
- 23. October 2019 – 24. October 201950 Fifty Hallow’s Eve Challenge – Minnesota – USA
- 23. October 2019360° screening at Fulldome-Lab of Universitäy of Applied Arts Vienna – Digitale Kunst – Vienna
- 20. October 2019Colorado International SciFi Fantasy Film Festival – USA – Experimental Award for Animated/Experimental Short Film Winner ★
- 19. October 2019 – 21. October 2019International Short Film Festival Canton – Guangzhou – China
- 18. October 2019DOC LA – Los Angeles Storyteller Film Festival – USA – Best music video ★
- 18. October 2019DOC LA – Los Angeles Storyteller Film Festival – USA – Best song ★
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17. October 2019 – 20. October 2019Immersive Film Festival – Espinho – Portugal
- 17. October 2019Mesa International Film Festival – Arizona – USA
- 16. October 2019 – 20. October 2019LUFF – Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival – Switzerland
- 15. October 2019 – 27. October 2019"Peter Handke's Cat" by Virgil Widrich (1980) at Cat Video Festival – Uppsala – Sweden
- 14. October 2019 – 21. October 2019Polish International Film Festival – Warsaw – Poland
- 11. October 2019Tri-Cities International Film Festival – West Richland – USA – Music video: 1st Place ★
- 11. October 2019Lecture on "film- and multimedia production" in the masters' programme "art & economy" at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Am Heumarkt 27/3a, 11.10.2019, 14:00 p.m.
- 09. October 2019 – 20. October 2019Montreal – Festival International Nouveau Cinema – Canada
- 06. October 2019Sanford International Film Festival – Florida – USA
- 04. October 2019Austrian Film Festival 2019 – Schikaneder Kino Wien – Bester Experimentalfilm 2019 ★
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03. October 2019 – 05. October 20193rd Barcelona 360 VR and AR Market – Barcelona – Spain
- 03. October 2019 – 12. October 2019Nashville Film Festival – USA
- 01. October 2019Cinéma L'Archipel – Paris
- 01. October 2019Cinéma L'Archipel – Paris
- 29. September 2019Hollyweed Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA
- 28. September 2019Queen Palm International Film Festival – Palm Springs – USA – Official Crown Selection
- 27. September 2019Cinéma Les Variétés – Marseille – France
- 26. September 2019New Ulm Film Festival – Minnesota – USA
- 25. September 2019 – 27. September 2019The Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories (FIVARS) – Toronto – Kanada – technical archievement award ★
- 24. September 2019Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX) – Albuquerque – USA – Semi Finalist
- 23. September 2019Boston Collective Film Festival – USA
- 20. September 2019Buskopolis Festival of Cinematic Oddities – Pensylvania – USA
- 19. September 2019Rieti & Sabina Film Festival – Rieti – Italy
- 18. September 2019 – 25. September 2019Split Fim Festival – Croatia
- 15. September 2019Austin Micro Short Film Festival – Texas – USA
- 13. September 2019KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival – Hollywood – USA
- 12. September 2019 – 15. September 2019Suburbinale – Linz – Austria
- 11. September 2019 – 13. September 2019Ars Electronica 2020 – Fulldome Program – Ars Electronica Center – Linz – Austria
- 11. September 2019Kamianets-Podilskyi International Film Festival "BRUKIVKA" – Khmelnitsky – Ukraine – Finalist
- 07. September 2019Gorst Underground Film Festival – Port Orchard – USA
- 07. September 2019Gorst Underground Film Festival – Port Orchard – USA
- 07. September 2019Ars Electronica 2019 – DeepSpace 8K Ars Electronica Center – Linz – Austria
- 07. September 2019UNDO Divergent Film Awards – Arlington – USA – Best visual effects ★
- 06. September 2019Manifesto Film Festival – Amsterdam – The Netherlands
- 06. September 2019Manifesto Film Festival – Amsterdam – The Netherlands
- 06. September 2019Benicia Film Festival – Benicia – USA
- 05. September 2019 – 09. September 2019Ars Electronica 2019 – European Platform for Digital Humanism – Postcity – Linz – Austria
- 05. September 2019 – 08. September 2019Artist Talk: Ars Electronica 2019 – DeepSpace 8K Ars Electronica Center – Linz – Austria
7.9.2019, 15:00 to 16:00.
- 05. September 2019 – 09. September 2019"tx-mirror" and "tx-reverse 360°" are presented from 5. to 9.9.2019 at the Ars Electronica in Linz.
- 04. September 2019Borderscene Film Festival – New Mexico – USA
- 03. September 2019Tehran International Cinefest – Tehran – Iran
- 03. September 2019Nadym International Film Festival – Russia
- 31. August 2019Royal Wolf Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Winner: Best Experimental/Travel/Time-Lapse Short ★
- 22. August 2019 – 01. September 2019VOB Film Festival – Putnam County – USA
- 21. August 2019Accolade Global Film Competition – San Diego – Award of Merit: Experimental ★
- 20. August 2019Jukebox International Film Festival – Carson City – USA – Best picture – runner up ★
- 20. August 2019Jukebox International Film Festival – Carson City – USA – Best music video of festival ★
- 17. August 2019West Europe International Film Festival – Brussels Edition
- 13. August 2019 – 19. August 2019Tabacka Gallery at Tabacka Kulturfarik – Kosice – Slovakia
- 13. August 2019 – 19. August 2019Tabacka Gallery at Tabacka Kulturfarik – Kosice – Slovakia
- 13. August 2019 – 23. August 2019CineAutopsia – Bogotá Experimental Film Festival – Colombia
- 06. August 2019Vegas Movie Awards – Las Vegas – USA – Best experimental film – Honorable Mention
- 01. August 2019Tricky Treasures Seestadt – Aspern – Wien
- 28. July 2019Social World Film Festival – Napoli – Italia
- 28. July 2019Social World Film Festival – Neapel – Italien – Semi Finalist
- 24. July 2019 – 28. July 2019Openeyes Filmfest Marburg – Official Selection
- 19. July 2019 – 28. March 2021"Writing the History of the Future" – The ZKM Collection – Karlsruhe
- 15. July 2019Text contribution "Images between Digital Realism and Analog Believability" by Virgil Widrich in: Expanded Animation – Mapping to Unlimited Landscape
- 14. July 2019Buenos Aires Film Festival – Argentinia
- 13. July 2019Scumdance – Reno – USA
- 12. July 2019 – 21. July 2019Brainwash Movie Festival – Oakland – USA
- 11. July 2019Festival ECRÃ – Rio de Janeiro
- 11. July 2019Festival ECRÃ – Rio de Janeiro
- 11. July 2019Festival ECRÃ – Rio de Janeiro
- 11. July 2019Festival ECRÃ – Rio de Janeiro
- 11. July 2019Festival ECRÃ – Rio de Janeiro
- 11. July 2019Festival ECRÃ – Rio de Janeiro
- 05. July 2019Independent StarFilmfest – Freising – Germany
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04. July 2019Mexico City Independent Film Fest – Mexico City – Mexico
- 02. July 2019Lecture Martin Reinhart, Virgil Widrich: Under the Radar Vienna: Time Bending Media – Concept and Making of “tx-reverse 360°”
2.7.2019, 12:30, Quartier 21 – MuseumsQuartier / Raum D, 1070 Vienna
- 01. July 2019 – 05. July 2019UNDER_the_RADAR_2019 – Vienna
- 01. July 2019 – 05. July 2019UNDER_the_RADAR_2019 – Vienna – Special mention of the jury
- 28. June 2019MusiCanZone – Liguria – Italy
- 28. June 2019Interrobang Film Festival – Iowa – USA
- 28. June 2019 – 06. July 2019Karlovy Vary 19 – International Film Festival
- 27. June 2019 – 28. July 2019Vienna Biennale for Change 2019 – Understanding Art & Research – MAK Museum für angewandte Kunst – Wien
- 25. June 2019 – 28. June 2019Angewandte Festival – Dome Oskar Kokoschka Platz – Vienna
- 24. June 2019Filmvermittlungsworkshop Schule – NÖ Festival und Kino GmbH – Krems – Austria
- 24. June 2019Krems – Kino im Kesselhaus – Filmworkshop
- 24. June 2019Kala Samruddhi International Film Festival – Mumbai – India – Award Winner ★
- 23. June 2019Jersey Shore Film Festival – New Jersey – USA
- 20. June 2019EuropeNow Film Festival – Madrid – Spain – Semi Finalist
- 20. June 2019World premiere of the opera "Nova - Imperfecting Perfection" by Franz Danksagmüller on 20.6.2019 in the Orchesterzentrum NRW, Dortmund. Director: Kay Link, Stage design and film direction: Virgil Widrich, Projections and lighting design: Oleg Prodeus.
- 20. June 2019Hollywood Sun Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Finalist
- 15. June 2019Thinking Hat Fiction Challenge – West Bengal – India
- 15. June 2019Thinking Hat Fiction Challenge – West Bengal – India
- 15. June 2019Santorini Film Festival – Griechenland – Finalist
- 14. June 2019Northeast Mountain Film Festival 2019 – Dillard – USA
- 14. June 2019Northeast Mountain Film Festival 2019 – Dillard – USA
- 14. June 2019Northeast Mountain Film Festival 2019 – Dillard – USA
- 13. June 2019Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival – Kent – UK
- 10. June 2019 – 15. June 2019"tx-reverse 360° is shown at Annecy 2019 – Festival International du Cinema d'Animation
- 08. June 2019New Forest Film Festival – Brockenhurst – England – Finalist
- 07. June 2019Reels of the Dead – USA – Semi Finalist
- 06. June 2019Austrian Filmmuseum – RADICALS – Special edition of the NYU Orphan Film Symposium – Vienna
- 04. June 2019Altan Khalis International Film Festival – Ulaanbaatar – Mongolia
- 03. June 2019Near Nazareth Festival (NNF) – Israel – Finalist
- 01. June 2019Cefalù Film Festival – Palermo
- 31. May 2019L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Festival – Los Angeles
- 30. May 20196. Firenze FilmCorti International Festival – Firenze – Italy – Semi finalist
- 29. May 2019Vienna Biennale for Change 2019 – MAK Museum für angewandte Kunst – Wien
- 29. May 2019ix Symposium Société des arts technologiques (SAT) – Expace XR, Parcours IC – Montreal
- 28. May 2019 – 02. June 2019VIS 2019 – Vienna Independent Shorts
- 28. May 2019 – 02. June 2019VIS 2019 – Vienna Independent Shorts
- 28. May 2019 – 31. May 2019Central States Indie FanFilmFest – Rock Island – USA – Official selection
- 25. May 2019CASA DOC – Nice – France
- 24. May 2019SA Indie Film Fest – Cape Town – USA
- 18. May 2019EIFA – European Independent Film Award – Paris
- 16. May 2019Seattle International Film Festival – Seattle – USA
- 16. May 2019Hyperwave Film Awards – Carson – USA – Semi finalist
- 11. May 2019Panel Discussion: "Digital Transformations – Society and Arts at the Turning Point" at the 58th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia with:
Gerald Bast, President University of Applied Arts Vienna
Martina Mara, Professor for Robopsychology, Johannes Kepler University Linz
Ute Meta Bauer, Professor of Art, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Ruth Schnell, Head of Digital Arts, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Virgil Widrich, Head of Art & Science, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Moderation: Stephan Hilpold, Head of Culture Section Der Standard
11 May 2019, 2 p.m.
La Biennale di Venezia – Giardini, Central Pavilion, Sala F,
Sestiere Castello, 30122 Venice
- 07. May 2019The IndieFEST Film Awards – San Diego – USA – Award of Merit Special Mention: Experimental
- 06. May 2019FIXION Fest, Fantastic & Horror Film Festival – Santiago de Chile
- 03. May 2019 – 26. May 2019XIX Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes – Radio City – Valencia – Spain – Special mention experimental category
- 30. April 2019Indie Visions Film Festival – online
- 30. April 2019Glorious Movie Awards – Salerno – Italy – Best Indie Film ★
- 23. April 2019 – 27. April 201914th Annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival – USA
- 23. April 2019 – 25. April 2019Rehearsals in Lübeck for the opera "Nova – Imperfecting Perfection" by Franz Danksagmüller.
- 22. April 2019Central States Indie FanFilmFest – Rock Island – USA – Semi finalist
- 18. April 2019tx-reverse 360° – The Triennial of Expanded Media, Multimedia Art, and New Media Art – Cultural Centre of Belgrade Cinema Hall – Serbia
- 18. April 2019Lecture "Time bending media" by Virgil Widrich
“Cvijeta Zuzoric” Pavillion, Mali Kalemegdan 1, Belgrade
18.4.2019, 17:00
- 18. April 2019 – 13. May 2019The "tx-mirror" by Martin Reinhart and Virgil Widrich is shown at "The Triennial of Expanded Media, Multimedia Art, and New Media Art" in Belgrade:
"Cvijeta Zuzoric" Pavilion, Mali Kalemegdan 1, Belgrade
18.4.2019, 19:00 until 13.05.2019
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, from 11:00 to 19:00 hrs.
- 18. April 2019 – 13. May 2019tx-reverse 360° – The Triennial of Expanded Media, Multimedia Art, and New Media Art – "Cvijeta Zuzoric" Pavillion, Mali Kalemegdan 1, Belgrade – Serbia
- 14. April 2019Sands Film Festival – Florida – USA – Semi finalist
- 14. April 2019Sands Film Festival – Florida – USA
- 09. April 2019 – 14. April 2019Dresden 2019 – Filmfest – Critic’s Finest: Festival-Lieblinge der SZ-Filmreporter
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09. April 2019 – 14. April 2019Dresden 2019 – Filmfest
- 06. April 2019Presentation at the symposium " We are all exiled" by ZADIG-Wien (Zero Abjection Democratic International Group) with Miquel Angel Bassols, Gil Caroz, Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi, Muna Duzdar, Antonio Fian, Gunkl & Walter, Anja Herden, Mavie Hörbiger, Elke Kahr, Othmar Karas, Stephanie Krisper, Heinz Mayer, Willi Mernyi, Reinhold Mitterlehner, Wolfgang Petritsch, Doron Rabinovici, Hans Rauscher, Susanne Scholl, Virgil Widrich, Laura Wiesböck, Ferdinand Schmatz anda.University of Applied Arts Vienna, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, 1020 Vienna, 6.4.2019, 18:00.
- 05. April 2019 – 07. April 2019Shahu International Short Film Festival (SISFF) 2019 – Pune – India
- 04. April 2019 – 06. April 2019Bellingham Music Film Festival – USA
- 30. March 2019LA Edge Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Second runner up ★
- 30. March 2019Picture discussion Martin Reinhart and Virgil Widrich at FOTO WIEN: "Teleplasmatic Views of Vienna": 30.3.2019 at 18:00, FOTO WIEN Festival headquarters, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Wien
- 26. March 2019New York Short Film Tuesdays – New York – USA
- 24. March 2019Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival – Moskau – Best Experimental Film ★
- 23. March 2019Beyond Earth Film Festival – Tamil Nadu – Indien – Jury's special mention
- 22. March 2019When the cinema leaves the screen: VR focus of sound:frame and the Diagonale 2019. As part of the "VR Conference" lecture by Martin Reinhart and Virgil Widrich on "Time bending media".
VR-Conference, curated by Eva Fischer
22.3.2019, 10.00 to 19.00 o'clock
Designforum Styria, Andreas-Hofer-Platz 17, 8010 Graz, Austria
- 21. March 2019 – 22. March 2019Presentation of "tx-reverse 360°" as part of the VR focus of sound:frame and the Diagonale 2019. Curated by Eva Fischer
21. and 22.3.2019, 10.00 to 19.00 o'clock
Designforum Styria, Andreas-Hofer-Platz 17, 8010 Graz, Austria
- 21. March 2019 – 22. March 2019The "tx-mirror" is exhibited as part of the VR focus of sound:frame and Diagonale 2019. Curated by Eva Fischer
21. and 22.3.2019, 10.00 to 19.00 o'clock
Designforum Styria, Andreas-Hofer-Platz 17, 8010 Graz, Austria
- 20. March 2019 – 20. April 2019The video installation "Teleplasmatic Views of Vienna" by Martin Reinhart and Virgil Widrich premieres at FOTO WIEN: 20.3. to 20.4.2019, FOTO WIEN Festivalzentrale, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna, daily 10 am to 6 pm.
- 20. March 2019World premiere of the short film "tx-reverse" at the Diagonale 2019 in Graz.
- 18. March 2019Österreichisches Filmmuseum – in the studio with Virgil Widrich
- 18. March 2019Österreichisches Filmmuseum – in the studio with Virgil Widrich
- 18. March 2019Österreichisches Filmmuseum – in the studio with Virgil Widrich
- 18. March 2019Lecture "In the studio with Virgil Widrich" in "School in the cinema - Educational program for schools at the Austrian Film Museum". Screening of "Auch Farbe kann träumen", "Monster in Salzburg", "Copy Shop" and "Fast Film". Austrian Film Museum, Augustiner Straße 1, 1010 Vienna, 18.3.2019, 11:00.
- 18. March 2019Österreichisches Filmmuseum – in the studio with Virgil Widrich
- 15. March 2019Hell Chess Festival – Campo de Gibraltar – Spanien – Special Winner ★
- 15. March 2019Independent Shorts Awards – Los Angeles – USA
- 10. March 2019Hollywood Screenings Film Festival – LA – USA – Semi Finalist
- 09. March 2019Dumbo Film Festival – New York – USA
- 08. March 20196 on Nebraska – Bellville – USA
- 08. March 20196 on Nebraska – Bellville – USA
- 07. March 2019Mindfield Film Festival – Albuquerque – USA – Platinum award: Best original score: Siegfried Friedrich ★
- 07. March 2019Pinnacle Film Awards – USA – Best Animation Short: Diamond Awards ★
- 07. March 2019Mindfield Film Festival – Albuquerque – USA – Diamond award: Best experimental short ★
- 03. March 2019FICOCC Five Continents International Film Festival – Puerto la Cruz, Teneriffa – Official Selection
- 02. March 2019Aphrodite Film Awards – New York – USA
- 02. March 2019Aphrodite Film Awards – New York – USA
- 01. March 2019Chaffey Review Film Festival – USA
- 01. March 2019AI Film Fest – Tehran – Iran
- 01. March 2019Chaffey Review Film Festival – USA
- 28. February 2019 – 02. March 2019Ascona Film Festival – Italy
- 28. February 2019Independent Talents International Film Festival – Bloomington – USA – Best experimental film ★
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27. February 2019West Wing Film Competition – Los Angeles – USA – Best experimental short film ★
- 26. February 2019 – 08. March 2019Exhibition "Data Loam - Sometimes Hard, Usually Soft": 26.2. to 8.3.2019, Angewandte Innovation Laboratory, Franz-Josefs-Kai 3, 1010 Vienna, Austria
- 26. February 2019Accolade Global Film Competition – San Diego, USA
- 25. February 2019 – 08. March 2019The "tx-mirror" by Martin Reinhart and Virgil Widrich is shown in the exhibition "Data Loam": Opening: 25.2.2019, 7 p.m. Exhibition duration: 26.2. to 8.3.2019, Angewandte Innovation Laboratory, Franz-Josefs-Kai 3, 1010 Vienna, Austria
- 23. February 2019Completion of the short film version of "tx-reverse" on 23.2.2019.
- 23. February 2019Eurocinema Film Festival – Humanity House – The Hague – The Netherlands
- 23. February 2019Apex Short Film & Music Video Festival – Tucson – USA – Finalist
- 20. February 2019NYC Indie Film Awards – Best experimental Film ★
- 17. February 2019Open Window International Film Challenge – Kokata – India
- 17. February 2019Open Window International Film Challenge – Kokata – India
- 16. February 2019 – 23. February 2019Fusion International Film Festivals – North Europe – London – Nomination: best music video
- 16. February 2019 – 23. February 2019Fusion International Film Festivals – North Europe – London – Nomination: best cinematography in a short film
- 16. February 2019 – 23. February 2019North Europe International Film Festival: London Edition 2019
- 16. February 2019Mindfield Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA
- 15. February 2019 – 17. February 2019CrashLanded – Oklahoma – USA
- 15. February 2019Underground – La Spezia – Italy
- 15. February 2019Direct Short Online Film Festival
- 14. February 2019Rome Independent Prisma Awards – Italy
- 14. February 2019KinoDUEL International Film Festival – Moskau – official selection
- 14. February 2019Rome Independent Prisma Awards – Italy
- 08. February 2019Queen Palm International Film Festival – Palm Springs – USA – Silver Winner: Best Director ★
- 08. February 2019Queen Palm International Film Festival – Palm Springs – USA – Bronze Winner: Best Editing ★
- 08. February 2019Queen Palm International Film Festival – Palm Springs – USA – Official Coronet Selection
- 08. February 2019Queen Palm International Film Festival – Palm Springs – USA – Bronze Winner: Best Music Video ★
- 07. February 2019Ateliers Varan – 6. Impasse de Mont-Louis – Paris
- 02. February 2019NewFilmmakers Los Angeles – USA – Semi finalist
- 01. February 2019 – 02. February 2019Rosarito International Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA
- 31. January 2019Berlin Flash Film Festival – Berlin – Deutschland – Official Selection
- 31. January 2019CKF International Film Festival – Swindon – England
- 31. January 2019CKF International Film Festival – Swindon – England
- 31. January 2019Independent Talents International Film Festival – Bloomington – USA – Finalist
- 31. January 2019Independent Talents International Film Festival – Bloomington – USA – Finalist
- 30. January 2019Global Film Festival Awards – Los Angeles – Best Inspirational Short ★
- 30. January 2019Global Film Festival Awards – Los Angeles – Best screenplay ★
- 28. January 2019ROFFEKE – Rock 'n' Roll Film Festival – Kenya – Nairobi
- 28. January 2019Lecture about film making at The International School of Amsterdam, Sportlaan 45, 1185 TB Amstelveen, 8:30 to 12:35.
- 25. January 2019 – 03. February 2019Angers 2019 – Premiers Plan – France
- 25. January 2019Cine Fern Online Film Festival
- 25. January 2019 – 26. January 2019Performances on 25 and 26 January 2019 at Theatro Mayor Bogotá
- 25. January 2019The Film Contest – Official Selection – Best Cinematography ★
- 20. January 2019Los Angeles CineFest – Los Angeles, USA – Semi finalist
- 19. January 2019 – 20. January 2019Performances on 19 and 20 January 2019 at Long Beach Opera, USA
- 12. January 2019Austrian Film Festival 2019 – Schikaneder Kino Vienna
- 12. January 2019Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival – Portland – USA
- 12. January 2019Austrian Film Festival 2019 – Schikaneder Kino Vienna
- 11. January 2019 – 12. January 2019Chambal International Film Festival - Season 2 – Mumbai – India
- 01. January 2019 – 04. January 2019Southern States Indie FanFilmFest – Biloxi – USA – Official Selection
2018
- 17. December 2018 – 21. December 2018SIFF - Switzerland International Film Festival
- 15. December 2018ORION IFF International Film Festival – Finalist: Best Experimental Film
- 15. December 2018ORION IFF International Film Festival – Winner: Best International Film ★
- 15. December 2018ORION IFF International Film Festival – Winner: Best Editing ★
- 13. December 2018KAOS – KunstAtelier OpperStraat – Brussels
- 13. December 2018Festival Droits des Femmes et Cinéma – Institut Universitaire Elie Wiesel – Paris
- 08. December 2018Genre Celebration Festival – Tokyo – Nominee: Best Editing
- 08. December 2018Genre Celebration Festival – Tokyo – Nominee: Best Noir Short
- 07. December 2018Lille 2018 – Rencontres Audiovisuelles – 20 years @ Palais des Beaux Arts
- 29. November 2018"Digitale Transformationen - Gesellschaft, Bildung und Arbeit im Umbruch": Organized and hosted by the University of Applied Arts Vienna in cooperation with Forum Morgen Privatstiftung.
With a keynote address by Peter Weibel and lectures by Gerald Bast, Anab Jain, Harald Katzmair, Martina Mara, Peter Parycek, Robert Trappl and Virgil Widrich.
University of Applied Arts, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, 1030 Vienna, 29 November 2018, 11:00 a.m.
- 28. November 2018First TV broadcast of "Night of a 1000 Hours" on 28.11.2018, on ORF2 at 23:50 hrs
- 23. November 2018 – 25. November 2018Balkan Can Kino – "VIDEO ART+" – R2 Gallery –Athens – Greece
- 23. November 2018CFIFF – Changing Face International Film Festival – Sydney – Monthly Finalist
- 22. November 2018Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow – "Between the media – Virgil Widrich"
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22. November 2018Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow – "Between the media – Virgil Widrich"
- 22. November 2018Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow – "Between the media – Virgil Widrich"
- 22. November 2018Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow – "Between the media – Virgil Widrich"
- 22. November 2018Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow – "Between the media – Virgil Widrich"
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22. November 2018Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow – "Between the media – Virgil Widrich"
- 22. November 2018Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow – "Between the media – Virgil Widrich"
- 19. November 2018Lecture together with Martin Reinhart at "Think outside the Frame", organized by VRVienna.
Filmakademie Vienna (Filmstudio - Digital Art Compositing)
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna, 19.11.2018 at 18:30.
- 19. November 2018 – 13. November 2018Member 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.
- 17. November 20182018 Bowery Film Festival – New York – USA
- 16. November 2018 – 17. November 2018Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest
- 15. November 2018 – 17. November 2018Colorado International SciFi Fantasy Film Festival – USA – Award Winner ★
- 12. November 2018Lecture on "Current/Contemporary Austrian Experimental Cinema" on occasion of Tehran International Short Film Festival at Iranian Youth Cinema Socitey, Tehran Province, Tehran, District 3, Hashemi Rafsanjani Hwy, Iran: 12.11.2018, 17:30 p,m.
- 11. November 2018Hollywood Forever Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA – Best Music Video: Platinum Award ★
- 10. November 2018 – 19. November 2018Reggio Film Festival – Reggio Emilia – Italy
- 10. November 2018 – 19. November 2018Reggio Film Festival – Reggio Emilia – Italien – Best Sound Award 2018 ★
- 08. November 2018 – 10. November 2018PSIAF Palm Springs International Animation Festival – USA
- 08. November 2018 – 17. November 20182018 Directors Circle Festival of Shorts – Pensylvania – USA – Nomination: Best Music Video
- 03. November 2018SIFF – Southeastern International Film Festival – Nashville – USA – Semi Finalist
- 01. November 2018 – 05. November 201821st Annual Indie Memphis Film Festival – USA
- 29. October 2018 – 31. October 2018New York International Films Infest Festival NYCIFIF – USA – Semi Finalist
- 29. October 2018Premiere of the short film "Light Matter" at the Viennale - Vienna International Filmfestival on 29.10.2018
- 27. October 2018Eurocinema Film Festival – Geneva – Switzerland
- 25. October 2018Moondance International Film Festival – Boulder – USA
- 25. October 2018Moondance International Film Festival – Boulder – USA
- 25. October 2018Moondance International Film Festival – Boulder – USA
- 25. October 2018 – 31. October 2018Refugees Welcome Film Fest – Berlin
- 19. October 2018 – 20. October 2018Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival – Austrialia
- 18. October 2018 – 21. October 2018Open World Toronto Film Festival – Kanada – Semi Finalist
- 17. October 2018 – 21. October 2018Kerry Film Festival – Kerry – Irland
- 15. October 2018Cine Fern Online Film Festival – Best Music Video ★
- 14. October 2018Hollywood Film Competition – Los Angeles – USA – Gold Award: Best Music Video ★
- 12. October 2018Lecture on "film- and multimedia production" in the masters' programme "art & economy" at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Am Heumarkt 27/3a, 12.10.2018, 14:00 p.m.
- 11. October 2018 – 10. February 2019The spatial installation "tx-reverse 360°" can be seen from 10.10.2018 to 10.2.2019 in the PanoramaLab of the ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe.
- 10. October 2018Opening of the spatial installation "tx-reverse 360°" (together with Martin Reinhart) on 10.10.2018 at 18:30 in the PanoramaLab of the ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe.
- 07. October 2018Finissage in the former Sophienspital: 7.10.2018, 17:00 to 20:00, Apollogasse 19, 1070 Vienna.
- 06. October 2018 – 07. October 2018ANNY: Animation Nights New York – USA – Semi Finalist
- 05. October 2018 – 07. October 2018Other Venice Film Festival – Venice – USA – Official Selection
- 05. October 2018 – 07. October 201814th Annual Tucson Film & Music Festival – USA
- 29. September 2018Coktail in the former Sophienspital: 29.9.2018, 17:00 to 20:00, Apollogasse 19, 1070 Vienna.
- 29. September 2018 – 30. September 2018Mindfield Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA – Best Music Video: Platinum Award ★
- 28. September 2018 – 07. October 2018Anim’est Animation Film Festival 2018 – Bucharest – Romania
- 28. September 2018 – 04. October 2018KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival – Hollywood – USA – Winner: Best Music Video ★
- 28. September 2018 – 07. October 2018As part of the "Vienna Design Week 2018" video installation "Voyage Around My Room" in the former Sophienspital. 29.9. to 7.10.2018, Apollogasse 19, 1070 Vienna.
- 24. September 2018 – 01. October 2018Napoli Film Festival – Napels – Italia
- 22. September 2018Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis – Nomination "Best Coproduction Feature Film"
- 22. September 2018Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis – Nomination "Best Editing: Pia Dumont"
- 22. September 2018Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis – Nomination "Best production design: Christina Schaffer"
- 20. September 2018 – 28. November 2018Amarcort Film Festival – Rimini – Italien – official selection
- 16. September 2018 – 30. September 2018ROS Film Festival – Alicante – Spain – Semi Finalist
- 15. September 2018Moondance International Film Festival – Boulder – USA – Finalist
- 15. September 2018Norman Film Festival – Norman – USA
- 14. September 2018 – 16. September 2018Nadym International Film Festival – Russia
- 14. September 2018 – 15. September 2018Balkan Can Kino – "Fuck Narration" – Athens – Greece
- 14. September 2018The Next Level International Film Festival – Sydney – Australia – Best Music Video ★
- 13. September 2018 – 16. September 2018Suburbinale – Linz – Austria
- 08. September 2018UNDO Divergent Film Awards – Arlington – USA – Best Music Video ★
- 08. September 2018UNDO Divergent Film Awards – Boston – USA
- 07. September 2018 – 15. September 2018Filmquest – Utah – USA
- 04. September 2018 – 09. September 2018CARTÓN Festival Internacional De Cortos De Animación – Buenos Aires – Argentinia
- 31. August 2018 – 02. September 2018Militello Independent Film Fest 2018 – Militello – Italia
- 25. August 2018 – 26. August 2018Mindfield Film Festival – Albuquerque – USA – Best Music Video: Platinum Award ★
- 20. August 2018 – 24. August 2018Festival de cortometrajes Cine de la Culata – Guayaquil, Guayas – Ecuador
- 18. August 2018INCORTO Film Festival – Mexico City
- 05. August 2018Ironstar Summer Shorts 2018 – Scotland – UK – Finalist
- 01. August 2018 – 03. August 2018Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente De Neuquén – FECINEU – Argentinia
- 29. July 2018Canada's Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival
- 28. July 2018EIFA – European Independent Film Award – Paris – Best Music Video – Bronze Award ★
- 27. July 2018Foto Film Tijuana – Mexiko
- 26. July 2018Snowdance Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Best Visual VX ★
- 23. July 2018 – 28. July 2018Festival Internacional de Cine de Hidalgo – Mexico
- 21. July 2018 – 14. December 2018The W:OW Project 2017 – We Are One World – Torrance Art Museum – Los Angeles/CA
- 19. July 2018 – 22. July 2018Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase – USA – Best International Music Video★
- 18. July 2018Lecture at "The Modern School of Film" – Day for Night Vienna.
House of Bandits, Kauergasse 10, 1150 Vienna, 18.7.2018, 4:30 pm
- 15. July 2018NYC Indie Film Awards – USA – Best Music Video ★
- 14. July 2018 – 21. September 2018Post-Production of "tx-reverse 360°" in Vienna.
- 14. July 2018 – 20. January 2019Film contribution to the exhibition "Art in Motion. 100 masterpieces with and through media" at the ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe
- 12. July 2018On July 12, 2018 shooting for "tx-reverse" with 135 actors in Kino Babylon Berlin with the OmniCam-360.
- 10. July 2018Hollywood Sun Awards – USA – Best Music Video ★
- 03. July 2018Move Me Productions Film Festival – Belgium – Nominee in the category "Best Short Film"
- 29. June 2018 – 07. October 2018International Tour Film Festival – Santa Marinella, Santa Severa, Montalto di Castro, Civitavecchina – Italy
- 25. June 2018 – 01. July 2018New York Lift-Off Film Festival Online selection
- 24. June 2018Maracay International Film & Video Festival – Aragua – Venezuela
- 18. June 2018AltFF Alternative Film Festival – Toronto – Kanada – Semi Finalist
- 15. June 2018 – 17. June 2018Cosmic Film Festival – Florida – USA – Best Music Video ★
- 15. June 2018 – 17. June 2018Asia Independent – Bangalore – India
- 12. June 2018 – 16. June 2018Pune Short Film Festival – Maharashtra – India
- 11. June 2018Completion of "Light Matter" on 11.6.2018.
- 10. June 2018Jelly FEST – Sunland, CA – USA – Semi Finalist
- 05. June 2018Sunlight International Film Festival – Berlin
- 03. June 2018 – 07. June 2018Near Nazareth Festival (NNF) – Israel – Official Selection
- 02. June 2018 – 03. June 2018Auckland International Film Festival
- 01. June 2018Österreichisches Filmmuseum – Presentation for pupils
- 01. June 2018VIS 2018 – Vienna Independent Shorts
- 01. June 2018 – 02. June 2018Rosarito International Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA – Best Music Video ★
- 01. June 2018Vienna Shorts Festival
- 31. May 2018Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival – Moskau – Best Music Video ★
- 27. May 2018 – 30. May 2018Solaris Film Festival – Nice – France
- 27. May 2018Test screening in the Gartenbaukino Vienna with Siegfried Friedrich, Martin Reinhart and Johann Lurf.
- 26. May 2018Calcutta International Cult Film Festival – India
- 25. May 2018Top Indie Film Awards – Online Festival – Nomination: Best Music Video
- 25. May 2018Royal Wolf Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Winner: Best FX ★
- 25. May 2018Royal Wolf Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Winner: Best Director ★
- 25. May 2018Royal Wolf Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA: Best Music Video: Gold Award ★
- 25. May 2018Top Indie Film Awards – Online Festival – Winner: Best director ★
- 25. May 2018Top Indie Film Awards – Online Festival – Winner: Best FX ★
- 24. May 2018 – 31. May 2018SHORT to the Point – Bucharest – Romania
- 19. May 2018 – 20. May 2018Enginuity Film Awards – Shepherdstown – USA – Nomination: Best VFX
- 19. May 2018 – 20. May 2018Enginuity Film Awards – Shepherdstown – USA – Winner: Best New Media Director ★
- 19. May 2018 – 20. May 2018Enginuity Film Awards – Shepherdstown – USA – Nomination: Best New Media Director
- 19. May 2018 – 20. May 2018Enginuity Film Awards – Shepherdstown – USA – Nomination: Best New Media
- 19. May 2018 – 20. May 2018Enginuity Film Awards – Shepherdstown – USA – Nomination: Best New Media Director
- 17. May 2018 – 20. May 2018Nassau Film Festival – Princeton – USA – Princeton Tiger Award ★
- 15. May 2018Firefly Film Competition – Los Angeles – USA
- 13. May 2018West Wing Film Competition – Los Angeles – USA – Music Video: 1st Place Winner ★
- 10. May 2018Lake View International Film Festival – Punjab – Indien – May 2018 Best Music Video of the Month ★
- 08. May 2018The IndieFEST Film Awards – San Diego – USA – Award of Excellence Special Mention: Music Video
- 07. May 2018 – 25. May 2018Roma Cinema DOC
- 05. May 2018Keynote address at the Donau Universität Krems on the occasion of the awarding of the "Master of Science, MSc" for the university courses at the "Centre for Digital Learning and Interactive Design": "Interactive Media Management", "Online Media Marketing", Professional MSc (Multimedia)", "Social Innovation MA". Donau-Universität Krems, Audimax, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30, 3500 Krems on the Danube, 5/5/2018, 10:00 am.
- 04. May 2018 – 06. May 2018Jaipur International Film Festival – JIFF – Indien – Top 2nd Music Video/Song ★
- 04. May 2018Rome Elephant Film Awards – Italien – Semi Finalist
- 02. May 2018Funding of "tx-reverse" as a short film and as an installation by the Federal Chancellery Departement for the Arts, City of Vienna, Duerckheim Collection and ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe.
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02. May 2018International Music Video Underground – Los Angeles, USA – Best music video: semi finalist
- 01. May 2018Pinnacle Film Awards – USA – Best Animation Short: Gold Award ★
- 01. May 2018Cefalù Film Festival – Palermo
- 01. May 2018 – 31. May 2018St. Lawrence International Film Festival - SLIFF Online
- 01. May 2018Cefalù Film Festival – Palermo
- 01. May 2018Cefalù Film Festival – Palermo
- 30. April 2018Feel The Reel International Film Festival – Glasgow – England – official selection best music video
- 30. April 2018LA Edge Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Best Music Video ★
- 30. April 2018LA Edge Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Best Editing ★
- 30. April 2018LA Edge Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA – Best Visual FX ★
- 30. April 2018FICOCC Five Continents International Film Festival – Puerto la Cruz, Teneriffa – Official Selection
- 27. April 2018Berlin Flash Film Festival – Monthly category winner April 2018 – Music Video ★
- 25. April 2018 – 28. May 2018Member 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.
- 23. April 2018Shooting of different 360° pans on the Stephansplatz in Vienna as test material for the new tx-transform software.
- 22. April 2018 – 30. April 2018Silicon Beach Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA – Best Music Video ★
- 22. April 2018Volgograd International Independent Film Festival – Russia
- 22. April 2018Volgograd International Independent Film Festival – Russia
- 21. April 2018LET'S CEE Film Festival: Panel participant at the Industry Days
Anna Franklin, Marcin Lunkiewicz, Virgil Widrich:
Is the future of cinema virtual? Or are we facing just a hype? VR as a rapidly developing technology, a fascinating promise for the film industry and an enormous challenge.
21.4.2018, 11:00 am: Raiffeisen Hall (RBI), Am Stadtpark 9, 1030 Vienna
- 16. April 2018On 16.4.2018 idea and first tests for "Light Matter", a black and white short film with flashes of light from black to white.
- 16. April 2018SFAAF – South Film and Arts Academy Festival – Chile – Winner: best fx in a short film ★
- 13. April 2018Opening of the "Sound of Music World" on 13.4.2018 in Salzburg, which was co-designed by checkpointmedia.
- 06. April 2018 – 07. April 2018Shutter Speed Film Festival – Arlington – Texas
- 06. April 2018 – 07. April 2018Shutter Speed Film Festival – Arlington – Texas – Semi Finalist
- 01. April 2018 – 02. April 2018Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF) – Siracusa, Italien – Music Video Competition: Best Music Video ★
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01. April 2018 – 30. September 2018Le Plein de Super/La Boîte Carrée – Nantes – France
- 30. March 2018 – 04. April 2018Jury member: The Globe International Silent Film Festival – Michigan State University – USA
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23. March 2018Worldwide release of the music video "Be my Rebel" with the two music legends Nena and Dave Stewart on 23.3.2018. Directed by Virgil Widrich.
- 21. March 2018 – 25. March 2018SIFF – Sonoma International Film Festival – CA, USA
- 17. March 2018 – 18. March 2018Corto Nero Short Film Festival – Napoli – Italy
- 17. March 2018 – 18. March 2018Corto Nero Short Film Festival – Napoli – Italy
- 17. March 2018 – 18. March 2018Corto Nero Short Film Festival – Napoli – Italy – Finalist
- 14. March 2018Panel participant within the context of "Diagonale Film Meeting' 18 – From industry wrestling to film policy – interests and future questions of the Austrian film industry":
Discussion "Klartext", with Michael Kreihsl, Anja Salomonowitz, Elisabeth Scharang, Virgil Widrich and Daniel Hoesl (moderation)
Hotel Wiesler, Salon Frühling, Grieskai 4-8,8020 Graz, 14.3.2018,12.45 pm. - 13. March 2018Contribution in the March issue of the Spanish "Found Footage Magazine" about Peter Tscherkassky.
- 07. March 2018City 46 – Bremen
- 27. February 2018 – 28. February 2018Member 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.
- 23. February 2018Master class Virgil Widrich at the Universitè Rennes 2
- 23. February 2018Master class Virgil Widrich at the Universitè Rennes 2
- 23. February 2018Travelling – Clair Obscur – Festival de cinéma de Rennes Métropole – France
- 23. February 2018Master class Virgil Widrich at the Universitè Rennes 2
- 23. February 2018Master class Virgil Widrich at the Universitè Rennes 2:
In collaboration with Clair obscur - Festival Travelling and a revue Répliques.
Presented by Erwan Floch' lay and Nicolas Thévenin from a revue Répliques.
In the presence of Virgil Widrich, director.
Presentation of three short films:
Copy Shop (2001,12', black-and-white), Fast Film (2003,14', colour), Back Track (2015,7', colour, 3D).
23.2.2018,14:00 to 18:00 o' clock
Université Rennes 2 - Auditorium du Tambour
Place du recteur Henri Le Moal
CS 24307 - 35043 Rennes cedex
Admission free
- 20. February 2018"Virgil Widrich - Work and Method": Lecture at the Luxembourg City Film Festival, Casino Luxembourg, 41, Rue Notre Dame, 2240 Luxembourg, 20.02.2018 at 6:30 pm.
- 20. February 2018 – 27. February 2018Travelling – Clair Obscur – Festival de cinéma de Rennes Métropole – France
- 20. February 2018 – 27. February 2018Travelling – Clair Obscur – Festival de cinéma de Rennes Métropole – France
- 20. February 2018 – 27. February 2018Travelling – Clair Obscur – Festival de cinéma de Rennes Métropole – France
- 19. February 2018Completion of the music video "Be my Rebel" with Nena and Dave Stewart in Vienna.
- 17. February 2018Premiere of "Icon Island – a live battle of pictures and sounds" on 17.2.2018 at the Salesians' Theatre, Sliema, Malta. Produced on behalf of Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture.
- 05. February 2018Direct Short Online Film Festival – Award Winner ★
- 23. January 2018EU Info Center – Kralja Milana 7 – Belgrade
- 23. January 2018 – 28. January 2018Trondheim 2018 – Minimalen Short Film Festival – Best of 30 years Minimalen
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22. January 2018 – 28. January 20182nd IbizaCinefest – Ibiza – Selection
- 10. January 2018Lecture: "Angewandte Praxis – Radical Matter in Art, Philosophy and the Wild Sciences".
Johnny Golding is a philosopher focusing on Radical Matter in art, philosophy and what she names ‘the wild sciences‘. Together with Martin Reinhart she is the master mind behind the "Data Loam" project which deals with new concepts for knowledge systems that are designed to embody a critical intermediality of objects, facts, materials, ephemera, technology and matter. Together with Vienna based artist Florian Unterberger, Johnny and Martin will introduce their project and discuss how it provides new tools in practiceled research that both account for the process of making and capture knowledge previously lost in the jungle of big data.
Angewandte Innovation Lab, Franz Josefs Kai 3, 1010 Wien
10.1.2018 at 5 pm.
2017
- 25. December 2017Kathmandu World Film Festival (KWFF) – Kathmandu – Nepal – Semi Finalist
- 23. December 2017EIFA – European Independent Film Award – Paris – Best Experimental: Silver Award ★
- 23. December 2017EIFA – European Independent Film Award – Paris– Best Animation: Platinum Award ★
- 21. December 2017 – 23. December 2017Shortz 2017 – University of Novi Sad – Serbia
- 15. December 2017 – 15. April 2018The "tx-transformator" is presented in the exhibition "Aesthetics of change - 150 Years of the University of Applied Arts Vienna" from 15.12.2017 to 15.4.2018 in the MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art.
- 14. December 2017 – 15. April 2018Co-design of the exhibition "Aesthetics of change - 150 Years of the University of Applied Arts Vienna", which is shown from 15.12.2017 to 15.4.2018 in the MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art.
- 13. December 2017"Spaced out! Film Spaces in the Digital Age" – An event organised by frame (o)ut, dotdotdot and the Filmarchiv Austria – METRO Kinokulturhaus Wien
- 13. December 2017"Spaced out! Film Spaces in the Digital Age" – An event organised by frame (o)ut, dotdotdot and the Filmarchiv Austria – METRO Kinokulturhaus Wien
- 06. December 2017Reel Erotic Art Film Festival – Newfoundland and Labrador – Canada
- 03. December 2017"Podium 2" on "Techniques of Tradition". Discussion with Nikolaus Wostry (Head of the Film Archive Austria Collection), Kevin Lutz (Austrian Film Museum Collection), Michaela Mayr (Head of the Digital Library Department ONB) and Christoph Bauer (ORF TV Archive). Moderated by: Virgil Widrich
METRO Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4,1010 Vienna
3.12.2017, 8:30 pm. - 02. December 2017Berlin Motion Picture Festival
- 02. December 2017European Union Film Festival – National Gallery of Canada – Ottawa
- 29. November 2017European Union Film Festival – Cinematheque Vancouver
- 22. November 2017 – 23. November 2017Jury at "2 Days Animation Festival – Best Austrian Animation"
- 17. November 2017European Film Festival – Ottawa – Canada
- 17. November 2017European Union Film Festival – "The Royal" – Toronto
- 16. November 2017 – 19. November 2017Suikerzoet Filmfestival – Schiedam – The Netherlands
- 15. November 2017Together with Ingrid Brodnig, Elmar Giglinger, Stephan Schwingeler in the jury of "Content Vienna" for Vienna Business Agency.
- 14. November 2017VIENNA ART WEEK/Art & Technology Line-up: Transforming Technology: Panel participant from 15:30 to 16:30 at "Critical Creatives: How Artistic Engagement Will Shape Our Digital Future": Antoni Muntadas, artist, New York, Gerald Nestler, artist, Vienna, Maja Smrekar, artist, Slovenia, Axel Stockburger, artist, Vienna, and Virgil Widrich, film director and multimediate artist, Vienna
Presenter: Robert Punkenhofer, artistic director, VIENNA ART WEEK
MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Art / Contemporary Art
Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna, 14.11.2017, 13:00 to 20:00 - 11. November 2017Obst und Gemüse – Basel
- 11. November 2017LA Shorts Awards – USA – Best Animation: Diamond Award ★
- 10. November 2017 – 12. November 2017AFC Global Fest – Kolkata – India
- 10. November 2017 – 12. November 2017AFC Global Fest – Kolkata – India
- 09. November 2017 – 11. November 20171st Annual Palm Springs International Animation Festival – Palm Springs – USA
- 09. November 2017 – 15. November 2017KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival – Hollywood – USA – Nomination: Best Foreign Film
- 09. November 2017 – 15. November 2017KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival – Hollywood – USA – Nomination: Best Experimental Film
- 09. November 2017 – 15. November 2017KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival – Hollywood – USA – Nomination: Best Cinematography
- 09. November 2017 – 15. November 2017KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival – Hollywood – USA – Nomination: Best Foreign Film
- 09. November 2017 – 15. November 2017KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival – Hollywood – USA – Nomination: Best Animation
- 04. November 2017 – 04. December 2017Blue Danube Film Festival – Hungary
- 04. November 2017 – 05. November 2017Plebeian Film Festival – San Diego – USA
- 02. November 2017 – 05. November 2017Goethe Institut, Film Neu Fim Festival – Washington – USA
- 01. November 2017 – 31. October 2019Third term as head of the Institute of Fine and Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 31.10.2019. Deputy is Ruth Schnell.
- 01. November 2017 – 30. November 2017St. Lawrence International Film Festival – SLIFF Online – USA
- 29. October 2017 – 31. October 2017FEDAXV – Festival de Diseno Audiovisual Experimental – Chile
- 28. October 2017 – 29. October 20174th Goa Short Film Festival 2017 – Maharashtra – India
- 28. October 2017 – 29. October 20174th Goa Short Film Festival 2017 – Maharashtra – India
- 27. October 2017 – 11. November 2017Edinburgh Short Film Festival – UK – Nomination for Best Animated Short Film Award
- 27. October 2017 – 31. October 2017Fake Flesh Film Fest – Kamloops, British Columbia
- 26. October 2017 – 29. October 2017Locomocion – Experimental Animation Festival – Mexico
- 26. October 2017 – 29. October 2017Locomocion – Experimental Animation Festival – Mexico
- 25. October 2017Berlin Flash Film Festival – Monthly category winner September 2017 – Super short animation/stop motion ★
- 24. October 2017 – 28. October 2017Scandinavian International Film Festival – Helsinki – Finland
- 21. October 2017 – 25. October 201736th Festival du film d'animation de Bourg-en-Bresse – France
- 14. October 2017Mindfield Film Festival – Albuquerque – USA – Best Animation Short – Diamond Award ★
- 14. October 2017"No equivalency against racism and anti-democratic trends": a panel evening with Monika Mokre, Andreas Peham, Julya Rabinowich, Virgil Widrich
Moderation: Karin Brunner and Markus Zochmeister
The New Lacanian Field Austria, inspired by ZADIG-VIENNA
Sigmund Freud Museum, Berggasse 19, 1090 Vienna, 14.10.2017, 8.00 pm
- 13. October 2017Lecture on "film- and multimedia production" in the masters' programme "art & economy" at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Am Heumarkt 27/3a, 13.10.2017, 14:00 p.m.
- 09. October 2017New York City Indie Film Awards – USA – Best Experimental: Gold Award ★
- 09. October 2017New York City Indie Film Awards – USA – Best Animation: Diamond Award ★
- 08. October 2017Finissage: 8.10.2017, from 5 to 8 pm
Festivalzentrale Süd am Sparkassaplatz
Sparkassaplatz 4, 1150 Vienna
- 07. October 2017
- 05. October 2017"Podium 1" about current positions in film art on the topic "analog_digital" with Siegfried A. Fruhauf, Michael Palm, Virgil Widrich and Sandra Wollner. Moderation: Anna Högner.
METRO Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Vienna
5.10.2017, 9:15 pm.
- 05. October 2017 – 16. October 2017Curator of the retrospective "analog_digital – The dichotomy of cinema", 5 to 16 October 2017 in Filmarchiv/Metrokino Wien.
- 03. October 2017 – 28. January 2018Creation of the media installation "Memory Palace" for the exhibition "ANALOG_DIGITAL. Media (Ex) changes" at METRO Kinokulturhaus, Vienna (October 3, 2017 to January 28, 2018).
- 03. October 2017 – 28. January 2018Conception of the media installation "Side by Side" for the exhibition "ANALOG_DIGITAL. Media (Ex) changes" at METRO Kinokulturhaus, Vienna (October 3, 2017 to January 28, 2018).
- 30. September 2017Cocktail: 30.9.2017, from 5 to 8 pm
Festivalzentrale Süd am Sparkassaplatz
Sparkassaplatz 4, 1150 Vienna
- 29. September 2017 – 08. October 2017On behalf of "Vienna Design Week", media installation "Panzerschrank Potemkin" with projections in the bank vault of the former Zentralsparkasse. 29.9. to 8.10.2017, Sparkassaplatz 4, 1150 Vienna.
- 29. September 2017 – 01. October 2017Short Film Roosendaal Festival – Niederlande – The Netherlands
- 27. September 2017 – 28. September 2017Member 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.
- 27. September 2017 – 30. September 2017Panoràmic Festival – Barcelona – Spain
- 26. September 2017 – 01. October 2017The International Short Film Festival SHORT FORM – Gornji Milanovac – Serbia
- 24. September 2017Hope Film Awards – Las Vegas – USA – official selection
- 23. September 2017BlackBox Shortfilm Festival – Biberstein – Switzerland
- 23. September 2017 – 30. September 2017Manaki Brothers Fim Festival – Macedonia
- 23. September 2017W:OW India 4.0 – Calcutta Stories – Kalkotta
- 22. September 2017 – 24. September 2017Feodosiya International Film Festival – Republic of Crimea – Russian Federation
- 21. September 2017 – 22. September 2017Filming for the music video "Be my Rebel" with Nena and Dave Stewart end of September 2017 in Hamburg.
- 19. September 2017 – 24. September 2017TRAVEL FILM In Russian international film festival – Business Center "Barklay-plaza" – Moscow – Finalist
- 13. September 2017"Micromeo", presented by producer Arash T. Riahi, has been selected as one of 18 productions for the 27th ACE Session (2017/2018).
- 12. September 2017Salzburger Kunstverein, Cinema Vertigo, Künstlerhaus – Rooms of our Time
- 09. September 2017Contribution to the symposium "Fear of the other – segregation or discourse" by ZADIG–Vienna (Zero Abjection Democratic International Group), supported by "Viennese Psychoanalytic Seminar". With Jacques-Alain Miller, Lilia Mahjoub, Gil Caroz, Avi Rybnicki, and others.
Brotfabrik Wien – Ankersaal, Absberggasse 27, Stair 3, 3rd floor, 1100 Vienna, 9.9.2017, 6 pm.
- 09. September 2017 – 16. September 2017Split Fim Festival – Croatia
- 08. September 2017 – 16. September 2017Filmquest – Utah – USA
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28. August 2017AM Egypt Film Festival – Egyptian Catholic Center of the Cinema – Cairo
- 24. August 2017Caribbean Film Festival & Market – Miami – USA – Semi Finalist
- 24. August 2017Caribbean Film Festival & Market – Miami – USA – Semi Finalist
- 24. August 2017Caribbean Film Festival & Market – Miami – USA – Semi Finalist
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20. August 2017Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden – Martin Haselböck, Franz Danksagmüller and Martin Schwab "Music to Just call me God, with a live soundtrack of "Copy Shop".
Martin Haselböck: Organ and Piano, Franz Danksagmüller: Toy Piano, Piano and Electronics, Martin Schwab: Narrator.
- 17. August 2017 – 20. August 2017We Like 'Em Short – Baker City, Oregon – USA
- 17. August 2017 – 20. August 2017Montreal International Animation Film Festival – ANIMAZE
- 15. August 2017Completion of the third version of the screenplay of "Micromeo".
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10. August 2017dotdotdot – Open Air Kurzfilmfestival, Gartenpalais Schönborn, Vienna, open air screening
- 10. August 2017 – 13. August 2017"O Sol da Caparica" Music Festival – Costa da Caparica – Portugal
- 05. August 2017Participants at the "Nachtcafé" in the context of the "Salzburger Hochschulwochen"
Panelists:
Iris Andraschek, visual artist
Gregor Maria Hoff, theologian and Germanist
Virgil Widrich, filmmaker and multimedia artist
Moderator:
Wilfried Stadler, co-editor of the "Furche"
Große Aula of the University of Salzburg, Universitätsplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg
5.8.2017, 19:00 to 20:30
- 04. August 2017 – 05. August 2017Breaking Waves Film Festival – Nova Scotia
- 19. July 2017Design and implementation of a faceted display window collage for Bankhaus Spängler in Salzburg.
- 17. July 2017Cartoon Club – Rimini – Italia
- 14. July 2017Presentation of the winners of the "Austrian American Short Film Festival (AASFF)" of the "Austrian Cultural Forum NYC" at the frame [o]ut Festival in Vienna.
Friday, 14.7.2017 at 19.00, film program from 21.30, in the Museumsquartier, Hof 8, open air, admission free. Audience talk: Stephanie Falkeis (curator), filmmakers, and Virgil Widrich (director, media artist and principal juror AASFF). - 11. July 2017Sotto le stelle dell'Austria 2017 – Forum austriaco di cultura – Austrian Cultural Forum Rome
- 07. July 2017 – 13. July 2017Animator 2017 – 10th International Animated Film Festival – Poznan – Poland
- 07. July 2017 – 13. July 2017Animator 2017 – 10th International Animated Film Festival – Poznan – Poland
- 30. June 2017Exit of Virgil Widrich Film- und Multimediaproduktions G.m.b.H. from AAFP – Association of Austrian Film Producers.
- 30. June 2017 – 03. July 2017"CayFilm" Cayman Islands International Film Festival
- 28. June 2017 – 11. July 2017June 28th to July 11th, 2017, two diploma works of the department "Art & Science" at the University of Applied Arts Vienna are shown at the "Essence17" in Alte Post, Dominikanerbastei 11, 1010 Vienna.
- 21. June 2017"70 projections for 70 years": Under the artistic direction of Virgil Widrich, a multi-disciplinary team designed the event on 21.6.2017 and a travelling exhibition for the Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (ERP Fund).
- 17. June 2017 – 26. June 201720th Shanghai International Film Festival – China
- 16. June 2017 – 30. June 2017River Film Festival – Padua – Italy
- 15. June 2017Paris – Villette Makerz – Paris la Villette (Mashup Film Festival)
- 12. June 2017 – 17. June 2017European Film Festival – Kulturni centar Sabac – Serbia
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11. June 2017Summary of the c-tv conference "Exploring Visionary Media Technologies" at the Fachhochschule St. Pölten with a contribution by Virgil Widrich, "The film set as cinema: digital live projections in the feature film production": 11.6.2017, 8:35 on ORF III.
- 06. June 2017 – 12. June 2017European Film Festival – Dom kulture Stevan Mokranjac – Negotinu, Serbia
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06. June 2017Arkade – an evening of film & art – DINA, Sheffield – England
- 06. June 2017 – 17. June 2017On 6.6.2017 opening of "Circuit Training – A foray into the world of the Large Hadron Collider" at das weisse haus Vienna, an exhibition of the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Art & Science and Site-Specific Art) in cooperation with CERN (art@CMS and HEPHY – Institute of High Energy Physics). Concept and development: Brishty Alam, Valerie Deifel, Katrin Hornek, Matilde Igual Capdevila, Bernd Kräftner, Paul Petritsch, Karl Salzmann, Virgil Widrich.
- 02. June 2017 – 11. June 2017TIFF 16 – Transilvania International Film Festival – Focus on Young Austrian Cinema – Romania
- 01. June 2017 – 10. June 2017Underground Film Fest – Ancona, Italien
- 01. June 2017The new website of "Art & Science" goes online. Responsive design allows adaptation to all output media.
- 31. May 2017 – 02. June 2017Data Loam – First Vienna meeting of the research team Johnny Golding, Mattia Paganelli, Martin Reinhart, Leo Coster, Matthias Strohmaier, Marc Orou, Matthias Tarasiewicz and Andrew Newman.
- 29. May 2017FICOCC Five Continents International Film Festival – Puerto la Cruz, Teneriffa – Best Experimental Short Film ★
- 29. May 2017FICOCC Five Continents International Film Festival – Puerto la Cruz, Teneriffa
- 27. May 2017 – 03. September 2017Boulder Creek Film Festival – USA
- 26. May 2017 – 01. June 2017European Film Festival – Leskovacki kulturni centar – Serbia
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26. May 2017 – 30. June 2017Azores Fringe Festival – Azores – Portugal
- 26. May 2017 – 27. May 20172nd Edition of the Less 15 min MiniMovie Film Festival – Los Angeles – Best Advertising ★
- 26. May 2017 – 28. May 2017Pune Short Film Festival – Maharashtra – India
- 23. May 2017 – 26. May 2017Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival – Sesimbra – Portugal
- 23. May 2017 – 29. May 2017Near Nazareth Festival (NNF) – Israel
- 22. May 2017Jury 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
- 20. May 2017 – 21. May 2017Nassau Film Festival – Princeton – USA – Semi Finalist
- 18. May 2017Animation Day in Cannes Accolade – Cannes
- 15. May 2017 – 17. May 2017Polish International Film Festival – online Festival – Best Experimental Film ★
- 13. May 2017End of Days Film Festival – Orlando, Florida – USA
- 11. May 2017 – 16. May 2017European Film Festival – Kupina, Niski kulturni centar – Nis, Serbia
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11. May 2017Theatrical release in the Netherlands – Bioscoop Ketelhuis Amsterdam
*** Het Parool
***1/2 De Filmkrant
"De manier waarop Wildrich dit huis samen met Das weisse Band-cameraman Christian Berger in beeld heeft gebracht is bewonderingswaardig."
- 11. May 2017Arash T. Riahi and Golden Girls Filmproduction & Filmservices GmbH join the project development of "Micromeo" for Amour Fou Film.
- 09. May 2017Speaker at the c-tv conference "Exploring Visionary Media Technologies" at the Fachhochschule St. Pölten: "The film set as cinema: digital live projections in the feature film production". Fachhochschule St. Pölten, Großer Festsaal, Matthias Corvinus-Straße 15, 3100 St. Pölten, 9.5.2017, 10 am to 5 pm.
- 08. May 2017 – 15. May 2017European Film Festival – Kulturni centar grada Novog Sada – Novi Sad, Serbia
- 08. May 2017Colortape International Film Festival – Brisbane – Australia
- 08. May 2017 – 13. May 2017TimeLine Film Festival – Milano – Italy
- 06. May 2017Keynote address at the Donau Universität Krems on the occasion of the awarding of the "Master of Science, MSc" for the university courses at the "Centre for Digital Learning and Interactive Design": "Interactive Media Management" and "Online Media Marketing". Donau-Universität Krems, Audimax, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30, 3500 Krems on the Danube, 6/5/2017, 10:00 am.
- 02. May 2017 – 07. May 2017Praha 2017 – Anifilm – Czech Republic
- 02. May 2017 – 07. May 2017Anifest 2017 Trebon – Czech Republic
- 02. May 2017 – 09. May 2017CineAutopsia – Bogotá Experimental Film Festival – Colombia
- 29. April 2017International Tourism Film Festival "Tourfilm Riga" – 1st prize in the category "Culture Tourism" for "Vienna table trip" ★
- 25. April 2017 – 27. April 2017The Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival – New Jersey, USA
- 22. April 2017 – 29. April 2017Bari International Film Festival – International Panorama Competition – Italy
- 20. April 2017 – 21. April 2017Working with Jean-Claude Carrière in Paris on the third draft of the screenplay for the animated film "Micromeo".
- 19. April 2017 – 23. April 2017Moskow Austrian Film Festival – New Austrian Cinema – Russia
- 19. April 2017 – 28. April 2017Milan VOD Distribution Filmfest – Italy
- 16. April 2017 – 23. April 2017"Die Nacht der 1000 Stunden" – Beijing International Film Festival – Nomination for Tiantan Award – China
- 07. April 2017 – 16. April 2017Taipei Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival 2017 – Taiwan
- 06. April 2017 – 09. April 2017The Globe International Silent Film Festival – Michigan, USA – Best Screenplay ★
- 06. April 2017 – 09. April 2017The Globe International Silent Film Festival – Michigan, USA – The Special Jury Award ★
- 05. April 2017 – 09. April 2017Bolzano Filmfestival – Bozen
- 05. April 2017 – 09. April 2017Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam – Willemstad, Curaçao
- 04. April 2017Presentation of a case study for the screenplay development of "Night of a 1000 Hours" which was carried out partly within Sources2. Hotel Ecluse, Luxembourg, 4.4.2017 at 18:00.
- 01. April 2017 – 09. April 2017Krimitage – Kommunales Kino Esslingen – Germany
- 01. April 2017 – 02. April 2017FROSTBITE International Film Festival – Colorado Springs, USA – Finalist
- 01. April 2017 – 02. April 2017FROSTBITE International Film Festival – Colorado Springs, USA – Special Jury Award ★
- 01. April 2017 – 26. April 2017With Martin Reinhart conception of a new project with the tx-transform technique in 360° entitled "tx-reverse".
- 01. April 2017Lecture at "Diagonale im Dialog": Virgil Widrich (filmmaker) and Christian Berger (camera) present film excerpts and unpublished material from the spectacular making of Night of the 1000 Hours. Gaming and VR meets cinema. Free entrance, counting tickets at the box office. Sat 1 April 2017, 2 pm, Schubertkino 3, Graz
- 29. March 2017Lecture: "The smallest common denominator in the largest machine in the world – Explorations in the 'Large Hadron Collider' of CERN", 29.3.2017, 13:00.
Rotary Wien-Süd, Hotel Bristol, Kärntner Ring 1, 1010 Vienna
- 29. March 2017Theatrical release in Luxembourg at Ciné Utopia
- 28. March 2017 – 02. April 2017Diagonale 2017 – Festival of Austrian Films
- 28. March 2017 – 30. March 2017International Festival of Short Films on Culture & Tourism – Mumbai, India
- 24. March 2017 – 02. April 2017Atlanta Film Festival – Atlanta – USA – Experimental Shorts Program
- 24. March 2017An evening with Virgil Widrich in conversation with Festival Curator Stephanie Falkeis. Austrian Cultural Forum New York, 11 E 52nd St, New York, NY 10022, USA. 24.3.2017, 8 p.m.
- 24. March 2017Austrian Cultural Forum NYC – USA
- 22. March 2017 – 24. March 2017Jury 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.
- 21. March 2017 – 27. March 2017LET'S CEE Film Festival – Austria Exhibition – Vienna
- 20. March 2017With Martin Reinhart in Berlin to have first discussions about the use of the OmniCam-360 with the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute.
- 16. March 2017 – 26. March 2017Monstra, Lisbon Animated Film Festival – Portugal
- 15. March 2017Austria National Film Festival – UCI Kinowelt Millennium City, 1200 Vienna – Audience Grand Award ★
- 13. March 2017Lecture on "film- and multimedia production" in the masters' programme "art & economy" at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Am Heumarkt 27/3a, 13.3.2017, 11:00 a.m.
- 04. March 2017TRAVEL FILM In Russian international film festival – Moscow – semi finalist
- 02. March 2017 – 12. March 20177th Luxembourg City Film Festival
- 01. March 2017On 1.3.2017, start of the PEEK-funded research project "Data Loam" by Martin Reinhart, which is hosted at the University of Applied Arts / Art & Science.
- 28. February 2017Catharsis International Film Festival – Belgium
- 25. February 2017Celebration of the Arts – Fort Worth – USA
- 25. February 2017 – 26. February 2017Annual Kopenhagen Film Festival
- 24. February 2017 – 04. March 201737th Oporto International Film Festival – Fantasporto 2017, Portugal – Official Selection – Fantasy Films in Competition
- 19. February 2017"400 Jahre Akademisches Gymnasium": interview with Virgil Widrich, ORF 2, 19.2.2017, 16:25. Program director: Karl Kern.
- 18. February 2017 – 19. February 2017Cosmic Film Festival – Florida, USA
- 12. February 2017Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin – European Film Market, CinemaxX 17 – 12.2.2017 at 17:30.
- 07. February 2017 – 28. February 2017CineArtistry – Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
- 27. January 2017 – 04. February 2017Edinburgh 2017 – Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival
- 26. January 2017 – 29. January 201743. Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg
- 25. January 2017 – 05. February 2017International Film Festival Rotterdam – IFFR
- 25. January 2017 – 29. January 2017Trondheim – Minimalen 29 Short Film Festival
- 23. January 201738. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2017 – "Night of a 1000 Hours" – Opening film
- 23. January 2017 – 25. January 2017Madhouse Movies Film Festival – USA
- 21. January 2017UFO - Kurzfilmfestival – Leipzig
- 19. January 2017Let's talk about scripts!
Robert Buchschwenter in a discussion with Virgil Widrich about the intensive work on the screenplay and its implementation, but also about the exciting collaboration with screenwriting legend Jean-Claude Carrière. Organized by drehbuchFORUM Wien.
Moderation: Robert Buchschwenter
Admiral Kino, Burggasse 119, 1070 Vienna
19.1.2017, film: 7.15 pm, discussion: 8.45 pm
Audio recording of the talk is here.
- 08. January 2017LDAE ("Let the others decide") by Christoph Schwarz will be shown in ORF III on 8/1/2017 at 12:40. Virgil Widrich has a cameo appearance.
- 07. January 2017 – 08. January 20171st Russian Film Festival (Moscow Film Festival) – Moskow
- 05. January 2017Chicago Amarcord Arthouse Television & Video Fest Awards – Best Trailer/Teaser/Commercial ★
- 04. January 2017 – 07. January 2017Silent Movie World Festival – Yuzniy, Ukraine
