Our YAAAS! Young Programmers Hannah Holzweber (17) and Julian Hüttl (18) from HTL Bau und Design Linz, Cassandra Feiken (18), Valerie Paar (19) and Hannah Polterauer (17) from HBLA für künstlerische Gestaltung, and Lena Maria Pichler (18) from HLW für Kommunikations- und Mediendesign are selecting the films for the Crossing Europe competition section YAAAS! Competition. This section features six feature films competing for the Crossing Europe Award - YAAAS! Youth Jury (worth €3,000, powered by VdFS Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden). The Young Programmers will also introduce the YAAAS! screenings and lead the film discussions with the film guests in attendance.
Young Reporters Benjamin Knör (19) and Anna Thaler (20) will be posting on the YAAAS! Instagram account and sharing insights into all the YAAAS! modules throughout the festival week.
YAAAS! Young Programmers & Young Reporters 2026
Hannah Holzweber
(17), Young Programmer
(17), Young Programmer
Julian Hüttl
(18), Young Programmer
(18), Young Programmer
Cassandra Feiken
(18), Young Programmer
(18), Young Programmer
Valerie Paar
(19), Young Programmer
(19), Young Programmer
Lena Maria Pichler
(18), Young Programmer
(18), Young Programmer
Hannah Polterauer
(17), Young Programmer
(17), Young Programmer
Benjamin Knör
(19), Young Reporter
(19), Young Reporter
Anna Thaler
(20), Young Reporter
(20), Young Reporter