VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival is dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences.
The goal of the festival is to find new talented filmmakers who will be able to approach the heights of cinematography created by geniuses like Antonioni, Fellini, Tarkovsky, Bergman, Visconti, Godard.
“We appreciate films made without the benefits of large budgets and unnecessary technological sophistication. The festival encourages individuality and experimentation. With the rapid development of film equipment, cinematography becomes more and more affordable for independent filmmakers. Now all we need are new ideas and exposure for these ideas. Our film festival will provide this exposure for new outstanding films.”
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival started in 2016 and takes place in Vienna, Austria
“The Whirlpool,” a mystical thriller directed by Denis Kryuchkov, took the Grand Prix prize at the 8th Vienna Independent Film Festival. Austrian actor Wolfgang Cerny received the Best Actor prize for starring in the film on the life of Lyuba, who, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, seeks refuge in the Russian outback, where mysterious shamanic rituals challenge her perception of reality.