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We’re excited to share that & have been selected to take part in Talent Days as part of the Gewächshaus Community 💚

ARI SALAZAR is a filmmaker and cinematographer whose work oscillates between fiction and documentary, exploring themes of ecological grief, spectral histories and the clash between tradition and modernity in our artificial present . She completed her degree in Ethnographic and Documentary Filmmaking (MA) at University College London and is studying cinematography at the dffb (German Film and Television Academy Berlin). She is currently in post production for a docu-fiction feature on a fisherwoman and her life in an Aegean coastal town and developing an anthology of three experimental short films on lived experiences of the climate crisis funded by the FFF Artist Grant.

ALI AMIRI, a Vienna-based Iranian filmmaker and video artist, studies Film at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, focusing on experimental cinema. His work, shown in Tehran, Paris, Toronto, and Vienna, includes video art, music videos, and visual-musical performances. He explores memory, trauma, identity, and displacement, weaving poetic reflections, often through the soliloquies of his characters.

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Talent Days (May 27–29) by Vienna Shorts aims to be an inspiring platform designed to nurture emerging talents and provide meaningful opportunities for professional development.

The fourth edition features a comprehensive program, including best-practice sessions, guest lectures, film screenings, a work-in-progress presentation, and various networking opportunities with industry professionals, festival representatives, and future colleagues. The program is designed for an international group of roughly 40 film and visual arts students.

Gewächshaus x Diagonale 2026 Community Dinner 🥹🧡

So special to gather again this year. Thank you for being there, for sharing, connecting, and making space for meaningful conversations. And a big thank you to for partnering with us and helping bring this dinner to life.

Photos by .films

Learning from the Best is back, join us on May 7! 🌟

This session dives into the ÖFI & FFW Talent Lab, a great opportunity for filmmakers working on their first or second feature.

ÖFI is launching the third edition of its Talent Lab, offering:
• Funding for feature films (up to €1.2M)
• Funding for documentaries (up to €280K)
• Workshops, info sessions & individual mentoring

Who can apply?
Director, screenwriter, and producer teams with a finished screenplay.

🗓️Key deadlines:
• Apply for a consultation with ÖFI by May 20
• Project submission deadline: June 16

🔗 More info: https://filminstitut.at/foerderportal/talent-lab

On May 7 (14:00, Brunnenpassage), we’ll share insights from our own experience - from the application process to what you can expect from the lab 📹 If you’re planning to submit, make sure to prepare your materials ahead of the session.

✉️ To join, email [email protected] by May 4
Feel free to include any specific questions or topics you’d like us to cover in the email.

Don’t miss this opportunity!

We’re beyond excited to finally share that a Q&A with , moderated by , will follow the screening of The Watermelon Woman this Thursday (23.4) at 💫

Using the romantic comedy as its framework, ‘The Watermelon Woman’ blends archival research and fiction, humor and q***r perspective to interrogate how race and sexuality have been represented on screen. A film about overlooked histories, visibility, and the right to tell your own story on your own terms.

Directed by Cheryl Dunye

🗓️ April 23, 2026
🌙Screening: 8-9:30 PM followed by a Q&A witch Cheryl Dunye and Faris Cuchi Gezahgen
📍 Brunnenpassage, Brunnengasse 71, 1160 Vienna
💌 entry is free!

Learning from the Best is back this week on April 23, 2026 - mark your calendars and join us at ✨

We often encounter blanks in the archive. Can we trust the information it holds? What if the archive is an unreliable narrator?

In this session, we come together to explore these questions. We share approaches, references, and examples from our own work. Building on our last workshop with Mary Martins, and recent exchanges with Weltmuseum Wien and Central European University, we’ll consider the potential of speculation and fiction to reimagine what has been historically left out.

You are warmly invited to bring your work, at whatever stage it may be (an early idea, a current edit, or a past project). This is an informal setting intended for sharing and feedback, where desired.

Co-Working Session: 15:30–18:30
Cinemarkt x Gewächshaus-Screening: 20:00-till late

🌸April 23, 2026
📍 Brunnenpassage, Brunnengasse 71, 1160 Vienna

💌 Participation is free, but please register at: [email protected]

Co-working circle for filmmakers affected by structural racism. Screening is open to all - no registration necessary.