Wiener Blues: The Loneliest Man in Town

Five films nominated for the LUX Audience Award screen free of charge at Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus. The programme explores friendship, self-determination and political upheaval, with talks alongside the screenings on 5 and 6 November. Free tickets are available at the cinema box office from 30 minutes before each screening, with reservations online.

Hüseyin Tabak’s documentary explores the life of Kurdish filmmaker Yılmaz Güney through conversations with family and fellow filmmakers. Votiv Kino screens the film in its original version with German subtitles as part of the Sercavan film festival. Director Hüseyin Tabak joins the Q&A afterwards via Zoom. Ages 16 and up.

QUEERTACTICS presents queer-feminist cinema, from feature films to experimental shorts. Its seventh edition opens at Stadtkino with LONDON, followed by screenings at Admiral Kino including BARBARA FOREVER and films by Annette Kennerley and Barbara Hammer. Friday brings a free festival party with DJs and a live performance by Phaedra at FLUCC Deck. The GOLDEN MEDUSA gala at Breitenseer Lichtspiele closes the festival. Tickets are sold per screening programme; there is no festival pass in 2026.