Anniversary Specials & Open Air at Lentos (21 April)
05.04.2023
To mark the festival anniversary, we will also present two highlights from the early years of CROSSING EUROPE on the big screen again as Anniversary Pic[k]s. One of them as a free-entry festival kick-off during an open-air screening at Lentos Kunstmuseum on the Donaulände on April 21.
To mark the festival anniversary, we will also present two highlights from the early years of CROSSING EUROPE on the big screen again as Anniversary Pic[k]s. One of them as a free-entry festival kick-off during an open-air screening at Lentos Kunstmuseum on the Donaulände on April 21.
Opening Films 2023
05.04.2023
CROSSING EUROPE 2023 will once again open with four films that are a representative cross-section of this year’s festival program and, with their thematic and artistic diversity, stand for the richness of European cinema.
CROSSING EUROPE 2023 will once again open with four films that are a representative cross-section of this year’s festival program and, with their thematic and artistic diversity, stand for the richness of European cinema.
Nightline 2023
04.04.2023
CROSSING EUROPE will celebrate its 20th anniversary til late at night: At the Nightline on the OK Deck, festival audiences and film guests from all over Europe gather on the dancefloor, with selected live acts and DJs setting the right mood on five evenings. The music program was curated once again by Samira Saad and Christian Haselmayr. From April 26 to 30, the Nightline Bar on the OK Deck will be open already from 8 p.m. Entry is free.
CROSSING EUROPE will celebrate its 20th anniversary til late at night: At the Nightline on the OK Deck, festival audiences and film guests from all over Europe gather on the dancefloor, with selected live acts and DJs setting the right mood on five evenings. The music program was curated once again by Samira Saad and Christian Haselmayr. From April 26 to 30, the Nightline Bar on the OK Deck will be open already from 8 p.m. Entry is free.
Architecture and Society: Pretty Ugly
16.03.2023
Under the title Pretty Ugly, this year’s program section Architecture and Society, curated by Lotte Schreiber, examines the hard-to-determine notion of beauty through the examples of four feature-length and two short documentaries.
Under the title Pretty Ugly, this year’s program section Architecture and Society, curated by Lotte Schreiber, examines the hard-to-determine notion of beauty through the examples of four feature-length and two short documentaries.
Golden Bag Window Display Contest 2023
16.03.2023
The GOLDEN BAG store window contest is entering the next round: stores in Linz are invited to lend the city center a festival flair with original window display decorations based on the motto "Let's party! Crossing Europe turns 20!". The deadline for entries is April 7, and there are great prizes to be won.
The GOLDEN BAG store window contest is entering the next round: stores in Linz are invited to lend the city center a festival flair with original window display decorations based on the motto "Let's party! Crossing Europe turns 20!". The deadline for entries is April 7, and there are great prizes to be won.
Festival Trailer 2023: DAS MEETING ENDET IN 10 MINUTEN
16.03.2023
For this year’s festival trailer, CROSSING EUROPE was able to engage Anna Sophia Rußmann (*1994) and Kilian Immervoll (*1989). Over the past years, several of their joint works have already been featured at CROSSING EUROPE.
Working Worlds 2023: Art Is but a Job
02.03.2023
This year the program section Working Worlds is titled Art Is but a Job and focuses on the work life of artists, drawing a great line from the art scene to award-winning cuisine, immersing itself into the ordinary everyday lives of artists between the canvas and the brush, knife and plate.
This year the program section Working Worlds is titled Art Is but a Job and focuses on the work life of artists, drawing a great line from the art scene to award-winning cuisine, immersing itself into the ordinary everyday lives of artists between the canvas and the brush, knife and plate.
YAAAS! Competition & School Screenings
02.03.2023
With the YAAAS! Youth Program CROSSING EUROPE once again plans to actively fill a young audience with enthusiasm for cinema. For the YAAAS! Competition, the YAAAS! Young Programmers have selected seven feature films that are highly diverse with regard to content and artistry, three of which are presented in this article.
With the YAAAS! Youth Program CROSSING EUROPE once again plans to actively fill a young audience with enthusiasm for cinema. For the YAAAS! Competition, the YAAAS! Young Programmers have selected seven feature films that are highly diverse with regard to content and artistry, three of which are presented in this article.
Cinema Next Europe Club 2023
02.03.2023
Apply until 12 March! The Cinema Next Europe Club intends to give young filmmakers the possibility to take part in the film festival and to be able to gather specific inputs, as well as being able to enter into a direct exchange with other young filmmakers.
Apply until 12 March! The Cinema Next Europe Club intends to give young filmmakers the possibility to take part in the film festival and to be able to gather specific inputs, as well as being able to enter into a direct exchange with other young filmmakers.
MIOB | Moving Images – Open Borders
01.02.2023
CROSSING EUROPE strives to promote the cultural and solidary European idea not just with audiences and film guests in Linz, but in addition, is also substantially involved in the collaboration of film festivals throughout Europe. In 2017, the festival network MIOB | Moving Images – Open Borders was initiated for this purpose by CROSSING EUROPE and now comprises seven film festivals with a European program orientation.
CROSSING EUROPE strives to promote the cultural and solidary European idea not just with audiences and film guests in Linz, but in addition, is also substantially involved in the collaboration of film festivals throughout Europe. In 2017, the festival network MIOB | Moving Images – Open Borders was initiated for this purpose by CROSSING EUROPE and now comprises seven film festivals with a European program orientation.
Tribute 2023: Angeliki Papoulia (GR)
01.02.2023
At its 20th edition, CROSSING EUROPE devotes its Tribute program section to Greek actor and theatre director Angeliki Papoulia, one of the most uncompromising and powerful actors of contemporary European auteur cinema.
At its 20th edition, CROSSING EUROPE devotes its Tribute program section to Greek actor and theatre director Angeliki Papoulia, one of the most uncompromising and powerful actors of contemporary European auteur cinema.
YAAAS! Young Programmers 2023
27.01.2023
The YAAAS! Competition will show six current European film productions that were selected by the YAAAS! Young Programmers. The Young Programmers for 2023 have already been selected and have been taking part in an introductory program into the curation process of a film festival.
The YAAAS! Competition will show six current European film productions that were selected by the YAAAS! Young Programmers. The Young Programmers for 2023 have already been selected and have been taking part in an introductory program into the curation process of a film festival.
