Spotlight 2019: Iris Elezi
26.02.2019
Iris Elezi is a real renaissance woman of contemporary European film culture. She studied film theory and criticism, anthropology, Gender Studies, and film production. She is an active film conservator, and an experienced teacher, producer, author, director, and by far one of the most passionate “emissaries” of Albanian cinema abroad.
(Jurij Meden, Austrian Film Museum)
Iris Elezi is a real renaissance woman of contemporary European film culture. She studied film theory and criticism, anthropology, Gender Studies, and film production. She is an active film conservator, and an experienced teacher, producer, author, director, and by far one of the most passionate “emissaries” of Albanian cinema abroad.
(Jurij Meden, Austrian Film Museum)
Festival trailer 2019: BRACE FOR IMPACT
26.02.2019
For the new festival trailer CROSSING EUROPE could win over the young filmmaker Leni Gruber (*1991) from Wels. The two time award winner at CROSSING EUROPE – 2018 for her short film SCHNEEMANN (AT 2018) and 2016 for the music video WÖSSIDE – WÖS RAP REC (AT 2015) – has been studying screen writing and dramaturgy at the film academy in Vienna. Next to her own work as a director and screen writer, she has also been successful as producer, e.g with the documentary SAND UND BLUT (AT 2017) by Matthias Krepp and Angelika Spangel, which was shown at multiple international festivals. In 2017 Leni Gruber was awarded the grant for screen writing by the Literar Mechana.
For the new festival trailer CROSSING EUROPE could win over the young filmmaker Leni Gruber (*1991) from Wels. The two time award winner at CROSSING EUROPE – 2018 for her short film SCHNEEMANN (AT 2018) and 2016 for the music video WÖSSIDE – WÖS RAP REC (AT 2015) – has been studying screen writing and dramaturgy at the film academy in Vienna. Next to her own work as a director and screen writer, she has also been successful as producer, e.g with the documentary SAND UND BLUT (AT 2017) by Matthias Krepp and Angelika Spangel, which was shown at multiple international festivals. In 2017 Leni Gruber was awarded the grant for screen writing by the Literar Mechana.
Save the Date!
23.10.2018
In just over five months CROSSING EUROPE will start its 17th edition. From April 21 to 26, CROSSING EUROPE dedicates itself to the concept of presenting ambitious European film in an accessible manner and making a direct exchange with filmmakers possible. In the coming spring the European film continent will once again be the programmatic focus of Austria’s second largest international film festival.
In just over five months CROSSING EUROPE will start its 17th edition. From April 21 to 26, CROSSING EUROPE dedicates itself to the concept of presenting ambitious European film in an accessible manner and making a direct exchange with filmmakers possible. In the coming spring the European film continent will once again be the programmatic focus of Austria’s second largest international film festival.