![Martin Habacher in an electric wheelchair on a walkway high above Vienna, construction cranes in the background.]()
MABACHER AWARD 2027: Call for Entries Open
Films can now be submitted for the MABACHER AWARD 2027. The first Austrian film prize for inclusion is presented at the Diagonale. Entries are open to filmmakers with a connection to Austria, including those living abroad. Films must be at least 20 minutes long. The submission guidelines are available in standard language and in easy-to-read language. Submit your film
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“Wiens belebte Innenhöfe” on ORF 2
Premiere on 9 August 2026 on ORF 2, in the series Erlebnis Österreich. Directed by Stefan Wolner, co-direction Florian Riedelsperger.
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Homo Ludens on ORF 2
Premiere on 14 June 2026 on ORF 2. Directed by Stefan Wolner and Anna Katharina Wohlgenannt, co-produced with ORF.
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“Österreichs Spuren in Amerika” on ORF III
Premiere on 9 June 2026 at 20:15 on ORF III. Written by Stefan Wolner, directed by Florian Riedelsperger.
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A Circle of Friends on ORF 2
Premiere on 17 May 2026 on ORF 2. Written and directed by Anna Katharina Wohlgenannt, commissioned by ORF.
![A group of older women stand side by side, looking into the camera.]()
Not Young. Not Silent. on ORF 2
Premiere on 3 March 2026 on ORF 2. Written and directed by Anna Katharina Wohlgenannt, commissioned by ORF.
![Sandra Rak and Stefan Wolner at the award ceremony in front of an audience.]()
The Cost of Poverty wins Journalism Award
Second prize in the television category of the „von unten” journalism award, with Sandra Rak.
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Beyond Binaries is a finalist at the US International Awards 2025
Finalist at the US International Awards 2025, category Documentaries & Reports, Social Issues.
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The Cost of Poverty nominated for the 57th Adult Education Television Award
Nominated in the category Human Rights and Society. The ceremony took place on 16 June 2025 at the ORF RadioKulturhaus.
![A woman sits in a small room, everyday objects on the table in front of her.]()
The Cost of Poverty on 3sat
Premiere on 4 December 2024 at 21:05 on 3sat. Directed by Stefan Wolner and Sandra Rak.
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Beyond Binaries on ORF 2
Premiere on 23 June 2024 on ORF 2. Directed by Stefan Wolner and Anna Katharina Wohlgenannt.
![A person sleeps covered up on a mattress, night traffic passing behind in streaks of light. Black and white.]()
The Sleep on ORF 2
Premiere on 19 November 2023 on ORF 2. Directed by Stefan Wolner.
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Is everything ok? on ORF 2
Premiere on 26 September 2023 on ORF 2. Written by Larissa Putz and Stefan Wolner, directed by Stefan Wolner.
![A light wooden coffin stands in the open combustion chamber of a crematorium, the firebrick walls glowing red.]()
Dying 2.0 on ORF 2
Premiere on 1 November 2021 on ORF 2. Written by Katharina Liebert and Hannah Wahl, directed by Stefan Wolner.
![A man in an electric wheelchair on a walkway high above Vienna, construction cranes in the background.]()
Theatrical release #Unbroken – Mabacher’s Way
Theatrical release in Austria on 15 February 2019, world premiere 2017 at Crossing Europe Linz. Directed by Stefan Wolner.
![A young man leans over an older musician, laughing; the musician looks upward with his mouth open.]()
Theatrical release Late Blossom Blues
Theatrical release in Austria on 22 March 2018, world premiere 2017 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Directed by Stefan Wolner and Wolfgang Pfoser-Almer.
