UNDER_the_RADAR

UNDER_the_RADAR in 2026 will be the 14th Austrian interdisciplinary film/media festival, featuring experimental film and media with animation, art, exploratory filmmaking, and digital culture.

The focus is on EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMS or ANIMATION, hybrids,
composites, mixtures, crossbreeds, and combinations are welcomed and favored.
Straight forward narrative work in live action productions is not really our thing.
Do not submit conventional narrativ short films, they would be rejected.
We look for an artistic and/or experimental approach.

The following festival-award categories will be awarded:

R a d a r - V i e n n a - I N T E R N A T I O N A L - A w a r d
This category is open to any artists or students from the entire planet.
Films must have been produced after 1 January 2024
Films may be up to 15 minutes long.
RADAR INTERNATIONAL is for anything that is artistic
with a clear exploratory, experimental, reality-related direction.
If your film is using language (written or on the audio track),
it either has to be in English, or it has to include a translation
into English through embedded English subtitles.

R a d a r - V i e n n a - A U S T R I A N - A w a r d
This category is ONLY open to artists with AUSTRIAN nationality, or to artists who live or work in Austria and produced a film during their time in Austria.
In case you do not fulfill these requirements your film will not be accepted for this category.
Films must have been produced after 1 January 2024.
Films may be up to 15 minutes long.

RADAR AUSTRIA is for anything that is artistic
with a clear exploratory, experimental, reality-related direction.
If your film is using language (written or on the audio track),
it either has to be in English, or it has to include a translation
into English through embedded English subtitles.

A N G E W A N D T E - A N I M A T I O N - A W A R D
This category is only open to STUDENTS with AUSTRIAN nationality, or to artists who study in Austria and produced the submitted film during their studies at an Austrian educational institution.
In case you do not fulfill these requirements your film will not be accepted for this category.
Films must have been produced after 1 January 2024.
Films may be up to 15 minutes long.
RADAR STUDENT is awarded to films with animation of any kind as a predominant element.
Exploratory, experimenting and investigative work is preferred.
If your film is using language (written or on the audio track),
it either has to be in English, or it has to include a translation
into English through embedded English subtitles.

This award is sponsored by the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
https://www.dieangewandte.at

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You can not submit a film to more than one category.
All submitted films will only be considered if they match the described criteria.

All films selected for screening automatically qualify for
the Radar Vienna Audience Award and Radar Vienna Special Mentions.

All films selected for RADAR AUSTRIA and ANGEWANDTE ANIMATION
automatically also qualify for the Hubert Sielecki Award.