Key figures in the Austrian film industry have come together to protest the proposed reductions in Austria’s production incentive amid concerns that it will lead to “industry destruction,” “a significant increase in unemployment,” and “permanent damage to the entire culture sector.”
Jessica Hausner and Marie Kreutzer (both participated in the Cannes Investor Circle Initiative on new projects), Barbara Albert, Stephen Ruzowitzky and Ulrich Seidl are among the signers of an open letter decorated by 17 trade associations over 15 years to cut the Austrian government’s 15-year plan to cut its 15-year budget of 15-year 15-year plan. As part of the 2026 public spending cuts.
The ÖFI+ scheme, managed by the Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI), supports the co-production of Austrian national productions and Austrian majority or minority.
It operates under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of the Labor Economics, apart from the FISA+ scheme aimed at international service productions in television, streaming and film. The FISA+ budget is understood to have not changed.
Additional signatories include Ralph Wieser, co-producer of the director’s two-week title Militan Troposproducers Alexander Dumreicher-Viveanu, Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Dop Martin Glacht, actors Sophie Rois, Josef Hader, and Birgit Minichmayr.
Includes recent movies supported by ÖFI+ Incentive Milantantropos, Valesca Griszebach’S A fiery adventure, Andreas Prochaska horror movie Welcome home, baby, Johanna Modern’s Berlinale 2025 competition title Mother’s baby and ulrike ottinger’s recently wrapped tHe is a blood countess.
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