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.)