Diagonale
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The Diagonale is a film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

 that takes place every March in Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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The festival was initially held under the auspices of the Austrian Film Commission
Austrian Film Commission
The Austrian Film Commission was founded in 1986 and is an organisation financed by public funds with the aim of promoting Austrian film abroad.-Activities:...

 in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 from 1993 to 1995 but moved to Graz in 1998. Traditional cinema venues are UCI Kinowelt Annenhof, Schubertkino, augartenkino kiz, Geidorf Kunstkino and the Film Center Rechbauerkino. At the end of the festival, the Austrian Film Awards are awarded.

The festival of Austrian film presents Austria's current film scene, as well as national and international premiere
Premiere
A premiere is generally "a first performance". This can refer to plays, films, television programs, operas, symphonies, ballets and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media...

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Awards

The festivals offers the Austrian Film Awards in various categories totalling over € 120,000.-.
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