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Wed, Jun 21 - Sun, Dec 10 2023

Vienna International Film Awards,

Vienna, Vienna, Austria Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  • About the event

    Vienna International Film Awards (VIFA) is an annual film festival held in the heart of Vienna.

    VIFA accepts short-films in various genres and categories from across the globe. 

    Our judges consist of international filmmakers and industry professionals.

    To view the judges of our festival please make sure to visit us on:
    www.viennainternationalfilmawards.com

    VIFA is an IMDb qualifying film festival.

    Our festival is run by a small group of volunteers, film enthusiasts, and professional film judges. 

    The objective of VIFA is to provide support to independent filmmakers, help promote their talent and to give them the unique chance to present their work to industry professionals with vast experience in their field. 

    In case you still have any questions about our festival, please don’t hesitate to send us a message and we will get back to you within 24 hours. 

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    Why should you sponsor?

    You love short films?

    You love film festivals?

    You love industry professionals?

    You love young filmmakers?

    You love determined entrepreneurs?

    You love Vienna?

    You love red carpet events?

    Then come and join the VIFA family!


    Alexander Bruckner

    Alexander Bruckner - film festival founder and president:

     

    After finishing high-school, Alexander Bruckner first started to study psychology and economics. During that time he worked as sales manager for Roesler company.

     

    In 2004 he discovered his passion for film while shooting his first movie, a western, in lower Austria.

     

    In 2007 he graduated from a film-directing program at the New York Film Academy. After that he lived and worked in Los Angeles until 2010. 

     

    In 2009 the movie “Addicts” which was co-produced and shot by Alexander Bruckner premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival. 

     

    Since returning to Austria in 2010 Alexander Bruckner has worked as producer and as camera operator for various Austrian television broadcasters and production companies. 

     

    In 2010 his short film “Udet - never too late”, a movie about betrayal and loyalty during World War II, won the Kino5 audience award in Vienna and was also selected to be shown at the Cannes short film corner.

     

    That same year Alexander Bruckner became a member of the Austrian Directors Association. 

     

    In 2013 his movie “Onatah”, a story about love and death spanning over 500 years and two parallel stories, was again selected to screen at the Cannes film festival and shortly after won best drama award at the Hollywood short film festival.

     

    In 2014 he graduated from Danube University Krems in Film & TV production and received the title master of arts and management.

     

    The same year he founded his film production company “Live Free, Live Film Productions”. 

     

    In 2015 he published his first book about producing movies with the title 

    “Von der Idee zum Digital Cinema Package: Filmprojektentwicklung anhand der Case Study "Onatah" (ISBN-10: 3639873548).

     

    In 2019 Alexander Bruckner became a member of the Austrian Film Academy. 

     

    In January of 2019 Alexander Bruckner moved back to Los Angeles and has since worked as 1st Assistant Director and Line Producer on several commercials and feature films.

     

    His short film “The Passenger” premiered in 2020 and has since been invited to over 150 film festivals and has won over 75 awards.

     

    In 2020 he founded the Vienna International Film Awards, a film festival which premiered in Vienna in March of 2021. 

    Among the international  judges are Academy Award nominee Tab Murphy, two-time Emmy winner Lars Deutsch and Romy-winner Silvia Schneider.

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    In 2021 Alexander Bruckner became a board member of the Austrian Directors Association (ADA).

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  • 501-1000 attendees expected


    50% Male Attendees


    50% Female Attendees

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Select a Package

3 available packages from 500€ to 10000€

500€
Donation

Donate €500 to our film festival! We will print your logo on our famous photo wall to ensure your donation is recognised at our red carpet award show event!

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5000€
Silver Package

Sponsor our event with €5000 and you will receive the following: 1. Your logo at the beginning of each of our live screenings in movie theatres across Vienna. 2. Your logo at our famous photo wall at our red carpet award show event. 3. We will weekly promote your company on our website and on our social media channels. 4. One of our genre categories trophies will be named after your company. 5. Receive four VIP tickets for the red carpet award show on December 9th, 2023.

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10000€
Gold Package

Sponsor our event with €10000 and you will receive the following: 1. Your logo at the beginning of each film at our live screenings in movie theatres across Vienna. 2. Your logo at our famous photo wall at our red carpet award show event. 3. We will weekly promote your company on our website and on our social media channels. 4. One of our three main categories trophy will be named after your company. 5. Receive eight VIP tickets for the red carpet award show on December 9th, 2023. 6. You will receive a shoutout at all our radio and tv interviews with our festival judges and organisers prior and during the event.

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