The Devil Bad: Austria's film of the year triumphs with 8 awards!

The Devil Bad: Austria's film of the year triumphs with 8 awards!

On April 18, 2025, the Austrian Film Award 2024 was awarded in the Vienna City Hall, and the big winner of the evening was the film "Des Teufels Bad", which was chosen by the Austrian film criticism as a film of the year. The directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala were able to take a total of eight prizes home with their work, including the award for the best film and for the best female leading role that Anja Plaschg received.

The award ceremony was moderated by Emily Cox and Dirk Stermann and was under the idea of ​​appreciation of creativity and diversity in contemporary Austrian film. At the event, the late producer Kurt Mayer and the producer Lisa Scheid were also recognized in a special commemoration. In total, 332 films that started in Austria last year were rated.

award winner at an overview

The main prices of the evening included "the Teufel Bad" also the film "Rickerl", which was staged by Adrian Goiginger and received four awards, including the best direction and the best script. The outstanding award winners are:

• the devil Bad:
  • Best film
  • Best female leading role: Anja Plaschg
  • Best female supporting role: Maria Hofstätter
  • Best camera: Martin Gschlacht
  • best cut: Michael Palm
  • Best mask image: Judith Kröher Falch, Kiss-Benke
  • Best scene picture: Andreas Donhauser, Renate Martin
  • Best music: Anja F. Plaschg (Soap & Skin)
• rickerl:
  • Best direction: Adrian Goiginger
  • Best script: Adrian Goiginger
  • Best male leading role: Voodoo Jürgens
  • Best Casting: Angelika Kropej
• Best documentary: Souls of a River by Chris Krikellis
• Best short film: The invisible limit of Mark Gerstorfer
• Best male supporting role: Karl Fischer for Mermaids Don’t Cry
• Best sound design: William Edouard Franck, Veronika Hlawatsch, Manuel Grandpierre for Wald
• audience highest movie: Andrea is divorced by Josef Hader

symbolism of the award

The Austrian Film Award is also called "Papieren Gustl" and is a symbol for the appreciation of the Austrian film distributors. The cartoon depicted on the Gustl certificate comes from the American silent film director Malcolm St. Clair. At this year's award ceremony, the diversity that makes the Austrian film scene were particularly recognized.

The Academy of Austrian Film, under the direction of Verena Altenberger and Arash T. Riahi, plans to pay more attention to adapted scripts for the coming year, which could further enliven the dynamics of the award -winning works. The event is viewed by both the industry and film enthusiasts as the highlight of the cultural life in Austria, who are eagerly looking at the upcoming developments in the film sector.

Further information on the award winners and the details of the award ceremony can be found on vienna.at and cinema-austriaco.org .