On the penultimate day of this year’s diagonal, on Monday, March 31, 2025, the main award ceremony of the Austrian Film Festival in Graz also took place on Monday, March 31, 2025. The ORF is represented in the program of the Styrian Film Festival with a total of 31 productions. Already in the morning “The Village Next to Paradise” and “If you are afraid you are afraid you take your heart in your mouth and smile” awarded this year’s Thomas Pluch screen book prizes. In the evening, the main award ceremony took place in the Graz Annenhof Kino. 14 awards for the game and documentary films “Moon”, “Dear Beautiful Beloved”, “Bluish”, “Happyland”, “Girls & Gods”, “Perlina”, “Favorite”, “Favorites”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”, “Favorite”.
Diagonal award ceremony 2025-14 awards for nine productions co-financed at an overview:
Large Diagonal Prize of the State of Styria / Best feature film:
„The Village Next to Paradise“
Diagonal price cut the film editor: Interior AEA / Best Artistic Montage Feature Film:
Roland Stöttinger for “moon”
Diagonal Prize Image Design of the Association of Austrian Cameral Aac / Best Image Design Feature Film:
Mostafa El Kashef for “The Village Next to Paradise”
Diagonal Prize Image Design of the Association of Austrian Cameral Aac / Best Image Design Documentary:
Serafin Spitzer and Serhiy “Stefan” always ko for “Dear Beautiful Beloved”
Diagonal Prize Sound Design of the Vocational Association of Films Schaffener Austria-Filmton Austria / Best Sound Design Feature Film:
Benedikt Palier for “Bluish”
Diagonal Prize Sound Design of the Vocational Association of Films Schaffener Austria-Filmton Austria / Best Sound Design Documentary:
Mariia Nesterenko und Andrii Rogachov für „Dear Beautify Beloved ‘
Diagonal Prize Film Music of the ACOM-Austrian Composers Association / Best Film Music Feature Film:
Dorit Chrysler for “Happyland”
Diagonal Prize Film Music of the ACOM-Austrian Composers Association / Best Film Music Documentary:
Alicia Mendy and Baby Volcano for “Girls & Gods”
Diagonal Prize Scene picture of the Association of the Austrian Film Anate: Inside (Vöf) / Best Scene Figure Feature Film:
Klaudia Kiczak for “Perla”
Diagonal Prize costume picture of the Association of the Austrian film outfitter: Inside (VÖF) / Best Costume Bild Feature Film:
Monika Buttinger for “Perla”
Diagonal acting price in cooperation with the VDFS-recycling company of the filmmakers for a remarkable appearance of Austrian actors: Inside in a competition film of the Diagonal ’25:
Florentina Holzinger for “Moon”
Marie-Luise Stockinger for “Gina”
Diagonal Prize of the VAM for outstanding production services:
Ruth Beckermann Film Production for “Favorites”
Freiebeiter Film GmbH for “The Village Next to Paradise”
Thomas pluch screen book prices for two productions with ORF participation
Thomas Pluch rotar book prices 2025:
Main prize to Mo Harawe for “The Village Next to Paradise”
Special price of the jury to Marie Luise Lehner for “If you are afraid you take your heart in your mouth and smile”