It was in 1989 that he began studying production as well as camera technology and cinematography at Film Academy Vienna.

Being in their early 30s—and though they’re students at Film Academy Vienna, they’re also already in demand as camera operators.

The search for actors, locations, and appropriate costumes is nerve-racking, waiting for funding requests to be approved or rejected wears you down, and filming itself is an ordeal.

Since 2016, Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber have headed Diagonale—Festival of Austrian Film.

To this day, Film Academy Vienna is Austria’s only university-level institution for the training of film professionals.

mdw graduate Lixi Frank about the fascination of film production, teamwork, the production environment, and cinema in general.

Together with his colleagues from coop99, Film Academy graduate Antonin Svoboda is among Austria’s most successful producers and directors.