FIDO Fiction & Documentary – International Competition
“The international competition Fiction & Documentary shows smart and powerful films that — using the magic of cinema — explore the world in unusual and expressive ways. From several thousand submissions, we select those live action and documentary shorts that challenge and fascinate us in terms of their form and content. We want to invite our audience to take a first-rate cinephile journey around the world and to discover the present and future of cinema together.” (Doris Bauer, Marija Milovanovic)
KEY FACTS
3,855 films watched 28 films selected by 16 female & 13 male directors from 19 countries
To be awarded: Vienna Short Film Award € 4,000, donated by the City of Vienna
Jury Prize € 1,050 & a one-month residency in Vienna, donated by Q21/MuseumsQuartier Wien
To be awarded across competitions: Elfi Dassanowsky Award for the Best Female Director € 1,000, donated by the Elfi Dassanowsky Foundation
Awarded films are eligible for: Academy Awards®, European Film Awards & BAFTA Awards
Preselection
Doris Bauer, Sigrid Hadenius, Mathieu Janssen, Christof Kurzmann, Diana Mereoiu, Marija Milovanovic
Selection
Doris Bauer, Marija Milovanovic
Head of Selection
Doris Bauer, Marija Milovanovic
“The international competition Fiction & Documentary shows smart and powerful films that — using the magic of cinema — explore the world in unusual and expressive ways. From several thousand submissions, we select those live action and documentary shorts that challenge and fascinate us in terms of their form and content. We want to invite our audience to take a first-rate cinephile journey around the world and to discover the present and future of cinema together.” (Doris Bauer, Marija Milovanovic)
KEY FACTS
3,855 films watched 28 films selected by 16 female & 13 male directors from 19 countries
To be awarded: Vienna Short Film Award € 4,000, donated by the City of Vienna
Jury Prize € 1,050 & a one-month residency in Vienna, donated by Q21/MuseumsQuartier Wien
To be awarded across competitions: Elfi Dassanowsky Award for the Best Female Director € 1,000, donated by the Elfi Dassanowsky Foundation
Awarded films are eligible for: Academy Awards®, European Film Awards & BAFTA Awards
Preselection
Doris Bauer, Sigrid Hadenius, Mathieu Janssen, Christof Kurzmann, Diana Mereoiu, Marija Milovanovic
Selection
Doris Bauer, Marija Milovanovic
Head of Selection
Doris Bauer, Marija Milovanovic