Grand Diagonale Prize, in cooperation with CINESTYRIA-Filmkunst  


Best Austrian Documentary Film 2008/2009

€ 15,000 donated by the province of Styria, Land Steiermark/Kultur Services worth over € 2,000 donated by Synchro – Film&Video Bearbeitungs GesmbH

Jury 2009
Nicole Hess (Filmcritic, CH)
Oliver Neumann (Cutter, Producer, CH/AT)
Katya Mader (ZDF, 3sat, DE)

The prize money is given to the director of the film, the non-cash prize goes to the film's production company. All Austrian documentary films* presented in the Diagonale 2009 programme are eligible for the Great Diagonale Prize / Documentary Film. A documentary film is defined as a full-length documentary film which was/will be on commercial release in
Austrian Cinemas (cut-off date: Austrian cinema release since 1st January 2008) and/or for which a cinema release was expected for 2009.

Constantin Wulff, In die Welt (Regie:, AT 2008, 88 min.)