YAAAS! School Screenings

20.03.2024

We announce the three films of the YAAAS! Competition, which will be offered as school screenings as part of the YAAAS! Youth Program.


Architecture and Society 2024: Transformation

20.03.2024
The film series Architecture and Society this year carries the title “Transformation” and shines a light on the different realities of life in times of change.

Tribute 2024: Aliona van der Horst

20.03.2024
Crossing Europe dedicates its 2024 Tribute program section to the Dutch filmmaker Aliona van der Horst, one of the most impressive exponents of European documentary film.

Working Worlds – Vocation: Change!

08.03.2024
This year’s program section Working Worlds is titled Vocation: Change! and centers on people whose professional activities fluently merge with activist action.

Festival Trailer 2024: RAUSCHFARBEN

08.03.2024
The Crossing Europe festival trailer 2024, titled RAUSCHFARBEN, was created by Linz-born director/screenwriter Lorenz Tröbinger.

“anton bruckner 2024”: Crossing Europe Warm-up on 26 April with Die Phantastische

30.01.2024
As a warm-up event before the festival and in the context of “anton bruckner 2024”, the anniversary year on the occasion of the musical giant’s 200th birthday, Bruckner’s oeuvre will receive a new interpretation through the project Die Phantastische in the form of a performative screening at the Moviemento cinema on 26 April.


Local Artists Special 2024: Dagmar Schürrer

30.01.2024
In 2024, Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz dedicates a special program of its Local Artists section to digital artist Dagmar Schürrer.

Save the Date!

03.01.2024
Invigorated by the success of the anniversary year 2023, and despite a challenging financial environment, the Crossing Europe team is focusing on and eagerly awaiting the 2024 festival edition that will take place from April 30 to May 5 at the venues Moviemento, City-Kino and Central and around the OÖ Kulturquartier.

Early Bird Festival Pass only for a short time!

14.12.2023
From December 15 to 31, 2023 you can secure an Early Bird Festival Pass for CROSSING EUROPE 2024! The price for the limited offer is € 68,- ( reduction of at least €10 compared to the regular festival pass, available from mid-April 2024). The Early Bird Festival Pass can be purchased from 15.12. on KUPFticket.

Film Submission 2024

12.10.2023
Films for CROSSING EUROPE 2024 can be submitted from now until 8 January, 2024! The upcoming festival edition will take place from 30 April to 5 May, 2024.

MIOB in Shorts – Audience Award

11.10.2023
Vote now for the „MIOB in Shorts“ Award 2023! For the Online Audience Award MIOB IN SHORTS (€ 1,000), 12 current European short films, nominated by the members of the European festival network Moving Images Open Borders, have been put to vote online until October 31. 


Media Response 2023

08.10.2023

We are pleased to present excerpts of this year's media response and press coverage on the successful anniversary edition of CROSSING EUROPE Film Festival Linz, which can be read here.