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Talents & Training

Established in 2024, the Talents & Training department develops programs and initiatives to support emerging filmmakers and professionals in the film industry. The focus is on networking, knowledge transfer, and professional development. The department oversees the Talent LAB debut film program, industry-supporting partnerships, and the “Continuing Professional Development Funding” funding scheme.
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Partnerships and Events

Collaborations with national and international initiatives and events in the film industry.
Funding

Continuing Professional Development Funding

AFI supports professionals in the film industry in their continuing professional development (more information in German).
Since 2024, the Austrian Film Institute, in collaboration with the Vienna Film Fund, has been offering an innovative funding program for emerging filmmakers: Talent LAB. Talent LAB offers up-and-coming film teams the opportunity to produce their first feature films more quickly, within a structured framework and with a clearly defined budget.
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Funding programme

Talent LAB

All information about Talent LAB (in German).
Talent LAB

All Projects

Information on all projects and young talent teams that have received funding to date.
In addition to the Talent LAB, the Austrian Film Institute supports films by emerging filmmakers through alls its traditional funding programs.

Contact us

Department for Talents & Training

Talents & Training Department

talents-training@filminstitut.at
Clara Schreiner, BA

Talents & Training, Continuing Professional Development Funding

Clara Schreiner, BA

clara.schreiner@filminstitut.at
+43 / 1 / 52 69 730 - 406
Mag. Dominik Tschütscher, MA

Talents & Training

Mag. Dominik Tschütscher, MA

dominik.tschuetscher@filminstitut.at
+43 / 1 / 52 69 730 - 414
Mag. Jakob Widmann

Talents & Training, Script Development Funding

Mag. Jakob Widmann

jakob.widmann@filminstitut.at
+43 / 1 / 52 69 730 - 308