The prestigious 14th Austrian Film Awards took place this year at Vienna City Hall on June 5, 2024. Hosted by actress Emily Cox and comedian Dirk Stermann, this year’s trophies were handed out to recent festival circuit favorites. Celebrating the magic and the narrative diversity of cinema, the awards show theme this year was “more than film.” THE DEVIL’S BATH from Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala stood out among the award winners this year garnering eight awards. The film made an impressive splash when it debuted in competition at 2024 Berlinale, and won a Silver Bear for the camera work of Martin Gschlacht. In addition to winning Best Feature Film, THE DEVIL’S BATH came out on top in eight categories including Best Leading Actress (Anja F Plaschg), Best Supporting Actress (Maria Hofstätter), Best Cinematography again (Martin Gschlacht), Best Film Editing (Michael Palm), Best Score (Anja F Plaschg as her artistic alias Soap&Skin), Best Production Design (Andreas Donhauser and...