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SUMMARY:Rejected Films
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DESCRIPTION:| 05.03.2026 | 19:30 |


How can we find a constructive way of dealing with rejection—something we
all likely experience again and again?What does it do to us? And does it
actually say anything about the quality of our work?No.
In this screening series, we present films that have not been shown
anywhere before. Films that have been rejected repeatedly, but are not
worse because of it.We want to show that this happens to everyone and to
take a stand against festival economies and market mechanisms.We aim to
offer a platform to films that do not seem to properly fit anywhere else.
In December 2025, we launched an open call for precisely these kinds of
films.We received a total of 19 submissions from Vienna, Denmark, France,
Mallorca, Bangalore, and Washington, D.C.All submitted films will be
screened.
19.02.2026 | 19:30 | Celeste Wien
05.03.2026 | 19:30 | filmkoop Wien
26.03.2026 | 19:30 | SAE Wien

 
Most of the time, we only see how well things are going for others and
celebrate our successes. Here, the focus is on failure, not fitting in, and
being left out—because rejection is not the exception, but the rule.
Within this lies a quiet solidarity, and perhaps even a form of resistance
against the economy of visibility and in favor of the right to
non-conformity.
Thursday, 05.03.2026 | 19:30
filmkoop wien
Komödiengasse 8
1020 Wien
admission: free donation

 

The event is part of our annual program and is sponsored by the City of
Vienna's Department of Culture (MA7), the BMWKMS and the district of
Leopoldstadt.


 
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