UNDER_the_RADAR 2020 is the 10th Austrian interdisciplinary film/media festival/conference, intersecting animation, art, experimental media, exploratory filmmaking, and digital culture.
The focus is on ANIMATED SHORT FILMS, with a non-exclusive emphasis
on experimental and documentary work in the international section.
Hybrids, composites, mixtures, crossbreeds, and combinations are welcomed and favored. We present and celebrate:
a n i m a t e d / m o v i n g / i m a g e s
The motto for 2020 is: THE AGE OF THE ABSURD
The following festival-award categories will be awarded:
R a d a r - V i e n n a - I N T E R N A T I O N A L - A w a r d
This category is open to any artists or students from the entire planet.
Films must have been produced after 1 January 2018.
Films may be up to 10 minutes long.
RADAR INTERNATIONAL is for anything that is artistic
with a clear exploratory, experimental, reality-related direction.
If your film is using language (written or on the audio track),
it either has to be in English, or it has to include a translation
into English through embedded English subtitles.
R a d a r - V i e n n a - A U S T R I A N - A w a r d
This category is only open to artists with Austrian nationality, or to artists who live or work in Austria and produced a film during their time in Austria. In case you do not fulfill these requirements your film will not be accepted for this category.
Films must have been produced after 1 January 2018 !
Films may be up to 20 minutes long.
RADAR AUSTRIA is awarded to films with animation of any kind as a predominant element. Artistic approaches and expressions are favored.
If your film is using language (written or on the audio track),
it either has to be in English, or it has to include a translation
into English through embedded English subtitles.
R a d a r - V i e n n a - S T U D E N T - A w a r d
This category is only open to students with Austrian nationality, or to artists who study in Austria and produced the submitted film during their studies at an Austrian educational institution. In case you do not fulfill these requirements your film will not be accepted for this category.
Films must have been produced after 1 January 2019.
Films may be up to 20 minutes long.
RADAR STUDENT is awarded to films with animation of any kind as a predominant element. Exploratory, experimenting and investigative work is preferred.
If your film is using language (written or on the audio track),
it either has to be in English, or it has to include a translation
into English through embedded English subtitles.
You can not submit a film to more than one category.
All submitted films will only be considered if they match the described criteria.
All films selected for screening automatically qualify for
the Radar Vienna Audience Award and Radar Vienna Special Mentions.
All films selected for RADAR AUSTRIA and RADAR STUDENT
automatically qualify for the Hubert Sielecki Award.
RADAR AWARDS
Radar Vienna International Award ( - RADAR INTERNATIONAL)
Radar Vienna Austrian Award ( - RADAR AUSTRIA)
Radar Vienna Student Award ( - RADAR STUDENT)
Exclusive Awards
Radar Vienna Audience Award
Radar Vienna Special Mentions
Hubert Sielecki Award