Film Award winners, Peter Alexander, and Ingeborg Bachmann celebrated in Vienna

Vienna's Urania Cinema is offering film enthusiasts a chance to catch up on acclaimed Austrian cinema with screenings of recent Austrian Film Award winners. Until the end of June, audiences can experience films honored with "Valies," the new name for the Austrian Film Awards, named in tribute to VALIE EXPORT.

The program features "Perla" by Alexandra Makarová, which received multiple Valies, including Best Film. Also showing is Adrian Goiging's "Vier minus drei," which garnered five Valies, including awards for directing and screenplay. Olga Kosanović's documentary "Noch lange keine Lipizzaner" is another highlighted Valie winner.

Beyond the award winners, the cinema is also presenting films that, despite critical acclaim, did not secure awards. These include the immigration story "Happy," the Ukraine-set love story "White Snail," and the religion-critical documentary "Girls & Gods."

Adding to the cultural offerings, the Urania Cinema is commemorating the 100th anniversaries of two significant Austrian figures: entertainer Peter Alexander and author Ingeborg Bachmann. Screenings include Peter Alexander in "Zum Teufel mit der Penne," allowing audiences to celebrate these cultural milestones.