2023-10-16 19:24:24 Vienna/Frankfurt (OTS) – Art and Culture State Secretary Andrea Mayer congratulates Tonio Schachinger on the German Book Prize 2023. “There are many coming-of-age stories, and boarding school novels also have a long tradition in Austrian literature, if we think about Törleß by Robert Musil or Friedrich Torberg’s student Gerber. With the novel “real-time … Read more
2023-10-09 17:56:33 Vienna (OTS) – “With producer, director and author Kurt Mayer, we are losing a central figure in the domestic documentary film scene, a citizen whose view of the world always remained deeply intellectual. Mayer produced numerous TV documentaries on contemporary historical topics, but also artistic works for the screen about Willi Resetarits and … Read more
2023-10-05 20:38:22 FPÖ suspects the ÖVP is “vulnerable to blackmail”; State Secretary Mayer, coalition parties and the SPÖ complain about the decline in political morals Vienna (PK) – The Freedom Party speaks of a “permanent crisis coalition” between the ÖVP and the Greens Urgent request to Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer in today’s meeting Federal Council … Read more
2023-10-05 19:42:39 Vienna (OTS) – “The ceremony is the same year after year, when the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy goes before the assembled press and announces the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. And the importance of price cannot be overstated. Special moments were the announcements in 2004 and 2019, when Elfriede … Read more
2023-10-04 20:05:05 Mayer sees good progress in fair pay and laws on monument protection and tax deductibility of donations Vienna (PK) – The 2022 Art and Culture Report once again shows the Austrian Federal Government’s commitment to strong public financing of art and culture, said State Secretary for Culture Andrea Mayer Cultural Committee out of. … Read more
2023-09-04 18:30:05 Vienna (OTS) – “The Austrian composer and music critic Walter Arlen, expelled by the National Socialists, taught in the USA, worked for decades as a music critic for the Los Angeles Times and created numerous compositions. A whole century takes shape in his life: the struggle for his own survival, the great longing … Read more
2023-08-15 09:41:44 Vienna (OTS) – “With her tireless research, Heidemarie Uhl has made a significant contribution to dealing with National Socialism and to combating anti-Semitism,” said Andrea Mayer, Secretary of State for the Arts and Culture. “As a member and deputy chairwoman of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the House of Austrian History, she … Read more
2023-07-17 11:07:06 State Secretary Mayer: “We will remember her with her keen sense for the nuances of her roles, which she characterized with great enthusiasm and humour.” Vienna (OTS) – “Bibiana Zeller loved her audience and with her passion for the art of acting she was firmly inscribed in theater history. She was just as … Read more