18 – 22 MAY 2026
STORIES OF WORK AND
WORKING LIVES
18 – 22 MAY 2026
STORIES OF WORK AND
WORKING LIVES
FILMS
Preview: AMS – Arbeit muss sein
Comedy | A 2026 | 100′ | DF
Gartenbaukino Wien
Opening
Short Film Programme
Stadtkino Wien
The Shadow Scholars
Doku | GB 2024 | 100´ | OmeU | Österreichpremiere
Admiralkino – AK-Freitickets in der FAKTory
Made in EU
Drama | BG 2025 | 108´ | OmU | Austrian Premiere
Admiralkino
Die göttliche Ordnung
Drama, Comedy | CH 2017 | 92´ | DF
Stadtkino Wien (Free entry)
Jeanne Dielman
Drama | B/F 1975 | 202’ | OmU
Filmmuseum
AMS/Arbeit muss sein
Feature Film | A 2026 | 100′ | DF
Stadtkino Wien
American Sweatshop
Thriller | US/D 2025 | 100´ | OmU | Austrian Premiere
Gartenbaukino
Ich verstehe Ihren Unmut
Drama | D 2026 | 93´ | DF | Vienna Premiere
Stadtkino Wien + Admiralkino – AK-Freitickets in der FAKTory
Jeunes Mères – Junge Mütter
Drama | B/F 2025 | 104´ | DF
Stadtkino Wien (Free entry)
Stolz & Eigensinn
Documentation | D 2025 | 113´ | DF | Austrian Premiere
Admiralkino
The Sealed Soil
Drama | IR 1977 | 90’ | OmeU
Filmmuseum
Für Frauen, 1. Kapitel
Food retail in film: A historical review
Filmmuseum
Stoff – ein Spitzengeschäft
Documentation | A 2025 | 88‘ | DF
Stadtkino Wien
Ein Tag ohne Frauen
Documentation | IS 2024 | 71’ | OmU
Stadtkino Wien
Passion and reality: Careers in the hospitality industry
Film screening (45 minutes total) plus discussion
Stadtkino Wien
HELDIN
Drama | CH/D 2025 | 92‘ | DF
Gartenbaukino
Noch lange keine Lipizzaner
Documentation | A 2025 | 92‘ | DF
Stadtkino Wien
Performance „United Workers“
Live: Susi Rogenhofer (aka Sweet Susie) and Manni Montana
Dom Museum
Sound Lecture: Work in Pop Music
With musical lecture by Stefan Niederwieser (Ö1)
Shh. Listening Bar
Closing party: Reel Beats & Cinematic Grooves
Legendary scores and iconic tracks
Shh. Listening Bar
Rückblick auf das 2. Wiener Arbeitsfilmfestival 2026
Die zweite Ausgabe des Wiener Arbeitsfilmfestivals zog mit einem abwechslungsreichen Programm zahlreiche Besucher:innen an.
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Work shapes our lives – and yet it often remains invisible in cinema. The Vienna Labour Film Festival changes that: for one working week, feature and documentary films shed light on the reality of work, careers, and education, examine working conditions, and explore paths for improvement. From supermarket shelves to long-haul trucks, from factory halls to care facilities – the screen becomes a stage for lived experiences and societal reflection.
In 2026, we will highlight “Working Women” – with a cinematic focus on working conditions, the framework for personal agency in Europe and the world. The festival invites everyone – students, professionals, people in vocational training or continuing education, and job seekers – to reflect together on a better future of work. Cinema is not only entertainment but also a tool for insight and an invitation to change.
18 – 22 MAY 2026
STADTKINO WIEN
Akademiestraße 13, 1010 Wien
stadtkinowien.at
+43 1 71262760
ADMIRALKINO
Burggasse 119, 1070 Wien
admiralkino.at
+43 1 5233759
GARTENBAUKINO
Parkring 12, 1010 Wien
gartenbaukino.at
+43 1 512 23 54
ÖSTERR. FILMMUSEUM
Augustinerstr. 1, 1010
filmmuseum.at
+43 1 533 70 54 20
Festival Management:
Jörg Markowitsch
Curators:
Jörg Markowitsch
Susi Rogenhofer
Stefan Schmid-Heher
Barbara Waschmann
Festival Team:
Tessa Pittrof, Eva Steinheimer
Film Advisory Board:
Christoph Bart, Christoph Büttner, Reinhold Gaubitsch, Wiktoria Pelzer, Susi Rogenhofer, Stefan Schmid-Heher, Eva Steinheimer, Konrad Wakolbinger,
Barbara Waschmann
We thank:
Hans Aigner, Renate Anderl, Christa Auderlitzky, Karima Aziz, Lara Bellon, Christian Bednarik, Max Bergmann, Sebastian Brauneis, Carina Crubök,
Judith Czarmann, Iris Dullnig-Scheurecker, Ilkim Erdost, Petra Erdmann, Christoph Fintl, Maria Friessner, Peter Fuchs (Distributionspartner), Sabine Gebetsroither, Ernst Gesslbauer, Winfried Göschl, Malena Haas, Katharina Handlos, Veronika Helfert, Antonia Heigl, Norbert Horvath, Stefan Huber, Christine Juen,
Klaus Kienesberger, Susanne Klimmer, Martin Kofler, Johannes Kopf, Renate Lehner, Tina Liebert, Rainer Lichtblau, Elisabeth Lichtkoppler, Michael Loebenstein, Teresa Lukas, Theresa Lukas, Dirk Maier, Brigitte Matula, Eva Meran, Lucas Meyer, Marko Miloradovic, Simon Nagy, Magdalena Neumüller, Stefan Niederwieser,
Constanze Oedl, Marie Pailer, Wiktoria Pelzer, Yola Marie Pelliccia, Martin Prinz, Sherin Quell, Anna Raith, Lily Riegler, Katharina Richtsfeld, Kurt Schmid,
Philipp Schnell, Herbert Schweiger, Norman Shetler, Georg Spitaler, Christian Stifter, Sabine Thalau, Christiane Thenius, Fredi Themel, Dominik Tschuetscher, Stefan Vater, Julia Varga, Manuela Vollmann, Harald Wenninger, Anke Wiedmann, Moritz Wildburger, Angelika Wolff, Barbara Wolfram, Katharina Würtinger, Andreea Zelinka und Martin Zeilinger
Funded by the cultural budget of the Neubau district
