13. Vienna Shorts

The fear and excessive demands of our time were countered by optimism and hope at the 13th edition of Vienna Independent Shorts—the accompanying call: Fear Is Not An Option. The call was taken up in seven of over 50 programs, among others together with Go Short (NL) and the Festival du nouveau cinéma (CA). A total of 346 short films, animations and music videos were screened over seven festival days.

Spotlights were dedicated to animation legend Bill Plympton and artist Anouk De Clercq, while numerous specials and side events served as informed dialogue and thus also as a counterpoint to the heated formations of a constant crisis.

Behind the scenes: For the first time VIS was the only Academy Award ® Qualifying Festival in the country and sent selected short fiction and short animation films into the race for the most important film awards. What else was important: For the fifth and last time the Night of the Light took place at the festival, for the fourth time the Cat Video Festival attracted almost 2,000 people and VIS was only the second Austrian festival to be accepted into the MEDIA funding program by the EU.

Showreel 2016

Catalogue 2016

Program folder 2016

Annual report 2016

Festival documentary 2016