After announcing the leave in May and bidding farewell in the June newsletter, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our long-term festival director, Daniel Hadenius-Ebner, one last time. His tireless dedication—from founding the festival in 2004 to numerous projects, collaborations, and ultimately shaping VIENNA SHORTS into what it is today—fills us with immense gratitude. To explore the festival’s development and all the milestones from the past 22 years, we warmly recommend browsing through our festival archive—enjoy! In the September newsletter, you can look forward to a detailed introduction of our new artistic festival director, Max Bergmann.

News 20.8.2025