The supporters of Austria s original Diagonale have unveiled their plans for a four-day event in Graz between March 3-7, 2004 while the official Diagonale O4 under the management of Tillmann Fuchs and Miroljub Vuckovic seems to be on the verge of imploding. The original Diagonale will take place because it has the trust and support of the filmmakers, directors and the Diagonale team , . The creative artists and the team, which is prepared to work in an honorary capacity, w <a href=https://www.stanley-cup.cz>stanley cup</a> ill be jointly responsible for the festival, the organisers of the rival event announced. As in the previous editions under former festival directors Christine Dollhofer and Constantin Wulff, the filmmakers Diagonale will invite the producers of all those Austrian feature films and documentaries released theatrically between March 2003 and next year s festival to submit their films for the showcase. In addition, the festival will present the Austrian premieres of local films and a selection of shorts, avantgarde and animation films. An independent programme committee, which will be nominated by the Diagonale s advisory board and appointed in the first week of December, will be responsible for the film selection and the festival s programme.The original Diagonale s organisers also revealed that Vienna s Film Museum and the Austrian Film Archive have both accepted their invitation to curate special programmes for the 2004 edition and the studen <a href=https://www.stanley-cups.it>stanley italy</a> ts of the Vienna s Fil <a href=https://www.cups-stanley.ca>stanley cup</a> m Academy and Sixpack Film will also Vcmg HUNGARY 24 November
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