Crossing Europe

Crossing Europe is an international film festival in Linz, Austria, that takes place every year in April since 2004.^[1] It defines itself as a platform for young European film makers. The focus of the film selection lies on sociopolitical and youth cultural topics. Every year, about 180 films from more than 30 European countries are chosen to be shown on this six days long festival. Besides Viennale and Diagonale, Crossing Europe is the third biggest film festival of Austria with about 20,000 visitors every year.^[2]

The festival centre and Moviemento cinema, based in the O.K. cultural centre.

Festival juries give away awards in several categories to European fictional and documentary films as well as to locally produced films. For the award competition, only the first or second film made by a director can be qualified. The main prize, the Crossing Europe Award, is endowed with €10,000.

The next date of the festival is from April 25 to 30, 2017.

Awards

Following program sections^[3] and awards^[4] are part of the festival:

Jury awards
Category	Donator	Since	Remuneration (in euros, 2015)
Crossing Europe Award – Best Fiction Film	Linz Culture, Federal Government of Upper Austria	2004	10.000
Crossing Europe Social Awareness Award – Best Documentary Film	Federal Government of Upper Austria	2014	5.000
Crossing Europe Award – Local Artist	Federal Government of Upper Austria, Synchro Film	2004	7.000
Crossing Europe Social Awareness Award – Local Artist	Federal Government of Upper Austria	2014	4.000
audience awards
Category	Donator	Since	Remuneration
Crossing Europe Audience Award – Best Fiction Film	Crossing Europe	2006	1.000
Creative Region Music Video Audience Award	Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria (2013 as jury award)	2013	1.500
other awards
Category	Donator	Since	Remuneration
Crossing Europe Award – Local Artist Drehort Tabakfabrik	Tabakfabrik Linz	2015	–
Crossing Europe Award – Local Artist Atelierpreis	Atelierhaus Salzamt Linz	2010	–
former awards
Category	Donator	Since	Remuneration
Crossing Europe Award European Documentary	ORF	2010–2011	non-cash prize: TV broadcasting
FEDEORA Award for European Documentaries		2012–2014
New Vision Award	Silhouette	2011–2012	5.000