Dear Screen Institute Community,

We’re happy to share the latest news from the International Screen Institute! From exciting events to sustainability in the industry — here’s what’s coming up next:

• Les Arcs Film Festival: Meet us there!

• Crossing Europe – Call for Films – Submission deadline January 7

• Recap: Sustainability Management

• When East Meets West – Inspirational Lab

• Partner Section

International Screen Institute

@ Les Arcs

The International Screen Institute is heading to the Les Arcs Film Festival from 13–16 December! Join us in one of Europe’s most exciting film industry settings as we connect with film professionals and emerging talents from across Europe.

Don’t miss the chance to meet us at the Les Arcs Breakfast on Monday, December 15 from 08:30 at La Table des Lys – Arc 1950 — the perfect setting for lively conversations, fresh ideas, and new collaborations.

Explore the three initiatives and have your questions answered by Jacobine Van Der Vloed (ACE Producers), Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine (EAVE), and Lucia Schrenk (International Screen Institute).

Sustainability Management

Programme Recap

From November 3-7, we welcomed an inspiring group of film and media professionals to Vienna for this year’s Sustainability Programme 2025.

Over five days, lead by Zsófia Szemerédy and Djamila Grandits, participants came together to reflect, connect, and take action – exploring how we can lead and collaborate more sustainability across all areas of film, TV and media

Additionally, we once again held the ISI Industry Talk – open to everyone – with an interesting panel discussion with Ludovica Chiarini (EcoMuvi, Italy)  and Louise Marie Smith (Neptune Sustainability, UK) and an inspiring keynote by Nina Mbah (African Climate Stories, Nigeria).

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to making it such an engaging programme.

ISI Inspirational Lab @ When East Meets West

Out of more than 50 applicants, 16 outstanding participants have been selected for the inspirational lab “SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP: Well-being and Success for Women in Film”, presented at WEMW 2026 in partnership with the International Screen Institute.

This program empowers women in the film industry to lead with clarity, confidence, and care and focuses on three essentials: strengthening your role in the industry, preventing burnout, and building a business that lasts.

Led by two experts, Bettina Brokemper and Katherine Dennis Gonzalez from ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women, these sessions reflect ISI’s ongoing commitment to fostering sustainable professional growth in the European screen industries.

News from our Partners & Friends:

Submission Deadline

Crossing Europe – Call for Films

The 23rd edition of the Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz will take place from April 28 to May 3, 2026.

The festival spotlights films by a new generation of European directors, showcased across several sections including a competition (Fiction, Documentary, YAAAS!, Local Artists) and European Panorama.

Crossing Europe presents bold, unconventional, and at times provocative cinematic perspectives, with a strong focus on socially and politically engaged filmmaking. 

Submission deadline: January 7

FC Gloria

New job pool for FLINTA* professionals in Film, TV and Media

The Pool is a comprehensive database of active FLINTA* professionals in the Austrian film industry. The database allows all users to search for FLINTA* professionals working working in a wide range of film-related fields.

The Pool offers all FLINTA* people the opportunity to register and build professional connections. Neither searching the database nor registering requires a FC Gloria membership – the Pool is open to everyone.

dok.at

25 Years Anniversary

For 25 years, dok.at – Interessengemeinschaft Österreichischer Dokumentarfilm (Association of Austrian Documentary Film) has been dedicated to increasing the visibility, support and recognition of national documentary filmmaking.

To celebrate its anniversary, the film showcase “25 Jahre dok.at – Vielfalt, Haltung, Filmsprache” (25 Years dok.at – Diversity, Attitude, Film Language) will take place from 5 to 7 December 2025 at the METRO Kinokulturhaus in Vienna. The event is jointly organised by dok.at and Filmarchiv Austria, in cooperation with the nonstop Kino-Abo.

Sustainability

Industry Resource Map

Great news! The Sustainability Management Programme has been featured in the “Sustainability in the UK Film & TV Industry Resource Map”.

Explore a selection of workshops, institutes, and European initiatives in sustainability management, created by Mairi Claire Bowser. 

Happy Holidays!

From all of us at the International Screen Institute, we wish you a joyful holiday season and look forward to reconnecting in the new year. Please note that our office will be closed from 23 December 2025 to 06 January 2026.

Thank you for reading! Let’s stay connected to learn and train together in Vienna and around the world.

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