2023-12-17 18:32:40 Vienna (OTS) – “Hardly any director in the German-speaking world has left us with such a diverse and wide-ranging body of work as Wolfgang Glück. “His loss hurts all the more,” said Art and Culture State Secretary Andrea Mayer about the death of the film, television and stage director. “Wolfgang Glück not only … Read more
2023-12-06 09:45:44 Vienna (OTS) – Yesterday evening, the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport invited people to a ceremony in the former state bank headquarters in Vienna’s Hohenstaufengasse to mark the 25th anniversary of the Austrian Art Restitution Act. The art restitution law, which is still unique in the world today, came … Read more
2023-11-29 19:59:04 Numerous opposition motions postponed Vienna (PK) – The Cultural Committee today supported a coalition call for an initiative to enable more cultural education for children and young people. Numerous applications from the opposition factions, for example on cultural education offers, summit crosses as Alpine cultural assets and a trust office against harassment and … Read more
2023-11-25 12:03:14 Vienna (OTS) – Acting great Heidelinde Weis wrote international theater, cinema and television history and also demonstrated her multifaceted talent as a singer and speaker. At home on the stages in Austria and Germany, she achieved great fame through her film career and became a celebrated audience favorite. For decades she shaped the … Read more
2023-11-21 10:57:12 Vienna (OTS) – With the debate about a possible threat to the rule of law in Hungary, the European Parliament, with the help of left-wing factions but also the European People’s Party, is organizing the next political gauntlet against the Hungarian government and Viktor Orban Liberal MEP Georg Mayer described today’s debate on … Read more
2023-11-14 00:00:14 State Secretary Mayer: Significant budget increases open up scope for cultural institutions and cultural policy Vienna (PK) – In the debate with the MPs in Budget Committee Regarding developments in the area of art and culture (subdivision 32), State Secretary Andrea Mayer emphasized that the federal budget for 2024 (2178 d.B.) there will … Read more
2023-11-11 19:11:20 Vienna (OTS) – “With David Bronner, an essential creative force in the Austrian music scene has been lost. He clearly audibly determined the sound aesthetics of numerous local artists such as EAV, Hubert von Goisern, Conchita Wurst and Lemo with his know-how and creativity. Austria’s music scene mourns the loss of a unique … Read more
2023-10-25 16:40:47 Vienna (OTS) – “A day of celebration for Austrian film! With the Student Academy Award in Gold for the short film ‘The Invisible Border’ by director Mark Gerstorfer, the local film has once again impressed on an international stage,” said Secretary of State for Arts and Culture Andrea Mayer. “This prestigious award is … Read more