Endowment: 500 Euro
What is supported?
Every year, the city of Innsbruck sponsors the audience award of the DIAMETRALE short film competition. The DIAMETRALE Festival is a platform for national and international filmmakers, musicians and artists who are characterized by their experimental approach and their interest in the comic.
At the heart of the festival is the international short film competition. The curated film program of the competition will be presented on a festival evening. Afterwards, the audience will be asked to vote online for these films. The winning film will be awarded a prize directly on site.
Who awards the prize?
Since 2017, the Association for the Promotion of Experimental and Comic Film Art - DIAMETRALE and the Association for the Promotion of Counter-Realities - Cultural Collective Contrapunkt have been organizing the DIAMETRALE Film Festival in cooperation with the Leokino Innsbruck.
Since 2025, the city of Innsbruck has donated the audience award for the short film competition.
How do I apply?
Applications are open to national and international filmmakers who deal with experimental working methods and show an interest in comedy.
Films can be submitted each year from May to August for the following year via the submission platforms FilmFreeway or ShortFilmDepot.
Who decides on the award?
the audience on site.