Lectures and Presentations

Guest lecture at the University Mozarteum Salzburg in the framework of the seminar by Karina Zybina PhD: "Der Salzburger Fürstenhof als Zentrum europäischer Musikkultur. Interdisciplinary project in cooperation with the DomQuartier Salzburg".21.12.2020, 17:15 to 18:45, distance learning via zoom.

Panel Discussion: "Efficient Deceleration" as part of "future ethics. Discourse space of the open society" of the Wiener Zeitung.
Virgil Widrich, University of Applied Arts Vienna, director, filmmaker
Nassima Sahraoui, philosopher, author
Walter Krahl, Verkehrsbüro-Ruefa Managing Director
Moderation: Walter Hämmerle, Editor-in-Chief Wiener Zeitung
17.12.209, 19:00 hrs, Albert-Schweitzer-Haus, Schwarzspanierstrasse 13, 1090 Vienna

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"Podium 2" on "Techniques of Tradition". Discussion with Nikolaus Wostry (Head of the Film Archive Austria Collection), Kevin Lutz (Austrian Film Museum Collection), Michaela Mayr (Head of the Digital Library Department ONB) and Christoph Bauer (ORF TV Archive). Moderated by: Virgil Widrich
METRO Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4,1010 Vienna
3.12.2017, 8:30 pm.

"Podium 1" about current positions in film art on the topic "analog_digital" with Siegfried A. Fruhauf, Michael Palm, Virgil Widrich and Sandra Wollner. Moderation: Anna Högner.
METRO Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4, 1010 Vienna
5.10.2017, 9:15 pm.

Lecture: "The smallest common denominator in the largest machine in the world – Explorations in the 'Large Hadron Collider' of CERN", 29.3.2017, 13:00.
Rotary Wien-Süd, Hotel Bristol, Kärntner Ring 1, 1010 Vienna

Lecture: Projection and Reality – a look behind the projected scenes of the film production "Night of a 1000 Hours", 13.06.2016, 19:00.
RC Wien-Oper, Hotel Bristol, Kärntner Ring 1, 1010 Vienna

Mobilisierung der Träume – A History of Media Utopia
Film presentation of "Dreams Rewired" and discussion about the development of the modern media landscape, May 31^st, 2016, 11.30 Uhr, Festsaal, Technisches Museum Wien, Mariahilfer Straße 212, 1140 Vienna

Program:
11.30: Introduction by the filmmaker Martin Reinhart
12:00: Screening: Mobilisierung der Träume - Dreams Rewired (A, 2015, 85 Minuten; directed by Manu Luksch, Martin Reinhart, Thomas Tode; narrated by Tilda Swinton)
Following a discussion with Martin Reinhart (film) and Klemens Gruber, David Krems (both Institute for Theatre, Film and Media studies at Vienna's University), Virgil Widrich (University of Applied Arts Vienna, Art & Science). Presentation: Jana Herwig (Institute for Theatre, Film and Media studies at Vienna's University)
14.15: Tour through the exhibition medien.welten
An event of Institute for Theatre, Film and Media studies at Vienna's University in cooperation with University of Applied Arts Vienna and Technisches Museum Wien.

Lecture: Projection and Reality – a look behind the projected scenes of the film production "Night of a 1000 Hours", 2.9.2015, 13:00.
Rotary Wien-Süd, Hotel Bristol, Kärntner Ring 1, 1010 Vienna

On 23 June 2014 the symposium "Biosphere n+1" is held in cooperation between University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) and the University of Applied Arts Vienna, "Art & Science".

Lecture at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences – Planning an exhibition, 1.10.2013, 15:30 to 18:00.
As part of the degree course in interactive media at the University of Applied Sciences in St. Pölten, Virgil Widrich explains the entire procedure from the planning stage to completion of the exhibition "The Great World Theater. 90 Years of the Salzburg Festival". The key steps in production will be explained, including areas such as artistic direction, content and concept, project management, technology and multimedia.

On 5.9.2013 lecture at the Ars Electronica within the program "Expanded Animation – Mapping an Unlimited Landscape" at the LENTOS Kunstmuseum. The lecture is titled "in/out - digital/analog".

Lecture "Electrical World Theatre – productions for culture and economy" at Rotary Club Weinviertel Marchfeld, Bahnstraße 49, 2130 Mistelbach, 22.8.2013, 19:30.

Building material of dreams
A stroll through the works of Virgil Widrich in the fields of film, multimedia and music theatre and the building material of his real and imaginary spaces: time-, sound- and space transformations,  intertwined with fragments of cinema's history.

Lecture on 14.3. 2013 at 19:00
TU Graz, Institut für zeitgenössische Kunst, Em.Univ.-Prof. Hans Kupelwieser
Rechbauerstr. 12, Hörsaal 1, 8010 Graz

Lecture at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences – Planning an exhibition, 08.01.2013, 13:00 to 15:30.
As part of the degree course in interactive media at the University of Applied Sciences in St. Pölten, Virgil Widrich explains the entire procedure from the planning stage to completion of the exhibition "The Great World Theater. 90 Years of the Salzburg Festival". The key steps in production will be explained, including areas such as artistic direction, content and concept, project management, technology and multimedia.

To mark the 50th Viennale, ORF Kultur presented treasures of Austrian avant-garde cinema spanning some five generations. The programme began at midnight on Monday 22 October 2012. The spotlight was on works by young filmmakers. "Kein MTV ohne Kurt Kren" is the rubric used by international critics for this world-acclaimed genre from Austrian cutting rooms.
The programme was presented by filmmaker Virgil Widrich,  who observed that "Whereas feature films deal with the conscious, the avant-garde chafes at the unconscious. That often makes it sinister, but also very appealing."

Monday 22 October 2012, 12.00 midnight, ORF 2, 120 mins.

Rond Table: "Running for the Money and the Flash"
The Austrian Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture (EU Cultural Policy Department) is organising a series of workshops on topics relating to the EU's Work Plan for Culture 2011 to 2014. Following the first workshop on creative partnerships, a second workshop examines new funding models for cultural and creative industries in collaboration with FOKUS. Virgil Widrich took part in the round table on "Funding creative projects and structures" on 13/10/2011. at 3 p.m.
Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture, "Oscar" room, ground floor, Concordiaplatz 2, 1010 Vienna.

The organised World Theatre – "90 Years of the Salzburg Festival"

Lecture Virgil Widrich, FH Joanneum, Graz, "Media and interaction design"
What is involved in the planning and staging of a contemporary exhibition? A look behind the scenes reveals the techniques used to produce the media, equipment and displays for the multi-dimensional Salzburg Festival exhibition created by Virgil Widrich and his team at checkpointmedia for Salzburg Museum in 2010.

vor – BILD – end
Visualisations in science and art
Visual perception is a key process for human beings. Consequently, images play an important role in both science and art.

In science, images are primary data or serve as visualisations that help to make sense of information. In research, images are accordingly found at the beginning and end of a process of recognition. Images as works of art can be understood as the culmination of creative activity but can equally serve as the inspiration at the beginning of a creative process.

Presentation in the Planetarium, Vienna

On 24/11/2010 dialog<>gentechnik, in cooperation with pooool, presents "vor - BILD - end" in the Planetarium, Vienna: visualisations in science and art

Compère: Leo Andras Findeisen
Virgil Widrich, director
Tanja Gesell, scientist
Musical résumé by Dominik Nostitz
Video performance by Jan Lauth, Simone Carneiro and Peter Koger
Commented by Renée Schröder
Audio performance: Peter Szely

Lecture "The script from the computer". Presentation of the possibilities and impossibilities of "Dramatica" and "storyline Pro".
Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Artificial Intelligence, OFAI, University of Vienna, Freyung 6/2, 1010 Vienna, 15.3.2010, 18:30.

Interview with Virgil Widrich on the creative industries in Vienna in the program "lebens.art" on ORF2, 16.4.2007 at 22:30.

"shorts & skirts – the long night of short films", 22.3.2007, ORF 1 from 22:50. With Virgil Widrich, Bady Minck, Edgar Honetschläger, Antonin Svoboda, Marie Kreutzer, Birgit Flos and Alexander Horwath. Moderation: Dieter Moor.

Live discussion on ORF "Treffpunkt Kultur" about film politics with Franz Novotny. ORF2 from 22.00.

Virgil Widrich at "We – Workshops for Entrepreneurs"
Over the course of three weekends in October 2006 creative talents had a chance to gain basic and practical knowledge that could serve as a stepping stone to their becoming entrepreneurs. The workshops are part of a programme conducted by the AWS (Austria Wirtschaftsservice) and departure, the City of Vienna's Office for Creative Industries Initiatives. Entrepreneurs from the fields of design, fashion, music and multimedia were on hand to provide their expertise along with allied service providers and others with inside knowledge of the various fields. Virgil Widrich presented the multimedia workshop: "The ability to demand creative freedom depends on good business sense”.

Fireside discussion at ALUMNI Club FH-St. Pölten together with Stefan Reiter on projects of checkpointmedia. Hotel Ambassador, Atrium-Bar, Kärtner Straße 22 / Neuer Markt 5, 1010 Wien, starting 19:00.

Film presentation and lecture at "competitive factor creativity" in ONE Smart Space, Wipplingerstraße 30/rooftop, 1010 Vienna, Beginning: 19:00.
Panel discussion led by Hedwig Schneid (Die Presse) with Florian Pollack, Mathis Neidhart, Birgit Slotta-Bachmayr and Michael Möller.

"My Pleasure – Film tasting with Virgil Widrich"
It takes a trained eye to not only consume, but to be able to enjoy the masterpieces of film history. The Genussakademie Schloss Mattsee invites to film tasting with clips from the works of Buster Keaton, Alfred Hitchcock and other masters of film history. Small culinary delights will be served to the undeniable Small Talk afterwards.
Genussakademie Schloss Mattsee, Schlossberg 1, 5163 Mattsee, 17.11.2003, beginning: 19.00, duration about 3 hours, drinks and finger food at the end of the event are included in the price of admission. Admission: € 52 -

"My Pleasure – Film tasting with Virgil Widrich"
It takes a trained eye to not only consume, but to be able to enjoy the masterpieces of film history. The Genussakademie Schloss Mattsee invites to film tasting with clips from the works of Buster Keaton, Alfred Hitchcock and other masters of film history. Small culinary delights will be served to the undeniable Small Talk afterwards.
Genussakademie Schloss Mattsee, Schlossberg 1, 5163 Mattsee, 12.9.2003, beginning: 19.00, duration about 3 hours, drinks and finger food at the end of the event are included in the price of admission. Admission: € 52 -

Investportrait with Virgil Widrich: "Innovation in business and art", Investkredit Bank AG (auditorium), Renngasse 10, 1010 Vienna, 10.9.2003, 19:00.

Speaker at "Innovation Circle Jour Fixe" and screening of "Fast Film", Österreichisches Theatermuseum in Palais Lobkowitz, Lobkowitzplatz 2, 1010 Vienna, 1.7.2003 at 18:00.

Participation in the "Creative Industries Panel" at the invitation of the Vienna Business Agency in London with the presentation "Multi -> Media -> Audience". One Great George Street, Brunel Room, 12.6.2003, 16:00.

Lecture at the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg "cultural policy / morphology" on "Film- and multimedia production"
Fachhochschule Salzburg, Techno Z, Auditorium 1.01, Schillerstraße 30, 5020 Salzburg, 15.5.2003 12:45 to 17:00.

Panel discussion at "Changing Strategies". Speakers: William Alsop, Dietmar Eberle, Heidi Pretterhofer, Virgil Widrich, Olivero Toscani. Moderator: Andreas Ruby.
Changing Strategies, Vienna University of Technology
Department for Architectural Design and Construction 2701
Karlsplatz 13/2701, 1040 Vienna
Lecture: Urania, 1010 Wien, Uraniastrasse 1, 28.10.2001 from 17:00 to 22:00.

Press Conference "The future of the cultural mission and the arts in ORF" on occasion of the last broadcast of the program "Kunststücke" with Bady Minck (filmmaker), Gerald Bast (Rector University of Applied
Art), Gabriele Kranzelbinder (film producer), Virgil Widrich
(filmmaker), Lisl Ponger (photo and film artist), Gerhard Ruiss (IG
Autorinnen Autoren), Daniela Koweindl (IG Bildende Kunst), among others
Generali Foundation, Wiedner Hauptstraße 15, 1040 Vienna, 26.9.2002 at 10 am.

Lectures in "Filmschule Wien" at the "Summer Camp in Arsparn" on screenplay writing, screenplay software and film analysis. 12.7.2002 from 9:00 to 18:00.
Filmschule Wien, Pillergasse 8/23, A-1150 Vienna, Tel: 1-8954499

Participation at a workshop on program development "Knowledge management, information and cultural exchange with new media" of FHWien hosted by Paul Tavolato with Arno Aschauer, Richard Fortmüller, Michael Gervautz, Hartwig Jobst, Julia Michl, Walter Sertl.
Hotel Modul, 1190 Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Straße 78, 29.1.2002 9:00 to 16:00.

Lecture in "Filmschule Wien" at the "Summer Camp in Arsparn" on screenplay writing, screenplay software and film analysis. 13.7.2001 from 9:00 to 13:00.
Filmschule Wien, Pillergasse 8/23, A-1150 Vienna, Tel: 1-8954499

Lecture on "film and multimedia production", "Copy Shop" and "tx-transform" at Studiengang MultiMedia (supervision: Gianni Stiletto) at Fachhochschule Salzburg, Techno Z, Schillerstraße 30, 5020 Salzburg, 19.4.2001 from 14:00 to 16:00.

Radio live broadcasting "Papageno", ORF Landesstudio Salzburg, Virgil Widrich in conversation with Eva Halus. 18.8.2000 from 17:00 to 17:30.

Lectures in "Filmschule Wien" at the "Summer Camp in Arsparn" on screenplay writing, screenplay software and film analysis. 14.7.2000 from 9:00 to 18:00.
Filmschule Wien, Pillergasse 8/23, A-1150 Vienna, Tel: 1-8954499

Lecture (together with Stefan Reiter): "Planning and production of interactive media in museums and exhibitions"
ECM – Exhibition and Cultural Communication Management, Dr Renate Goebl, Institut für Kulturwissenschaft, MuseumsqARTier, Museumsplatz 1/5/3, A - 1070 Wien, 08.04.2000 2:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Lecture (together with Martin Reinhart) on "tx-transform" at Edit 99 (Frankfurt/Germany), 16.11.1999, 12:30 to 13:30

Lecture "The Painter and the CD-ROM". University of Applied Arts Vienna, an event series of master class o.Prof. Christian Ludwig Attersee.
5.5.1999, 16:00 at Virgil Widrich Film- und Multimediaproduktions G.m.b.H., Margaretenstraße 22, 1040 Vienna

Presentation at the IST 98 exhibition, Digital Theatre, Austria Center Vienna, 30.11.1998, 15:30.

Lectures in "Filmschule Wien": 18 lessons between October 7^th, 1997 and February 24^th, 1998 on screenplay writing, screenplay software and film analysis.
Filmschule Wien, Pillergasse 8/23, A-1150 Vienna, Tel: 1-8954499

Workshop "Traismauer goes to Hollywood"
From 13 July to 2 August 1997 the "First International Summer Academy of Film & TV" is taking place in Traismauer. A part of the training consists of three lectures by Virgil Widrich about the screenplay, screenplay software and film analysis.

Lecture "How to write interactive dialogues?".
Writing interactive dialogues seems to be impossible. How can a conversation contain numerous possibilities without being arbitrary at the same time? In the interactive dialogue scenes the CD-ROM "Robbi – a CD-ROM adventure story" the characters in many scenes speak only when instructed by a mouse click, the user can even decide who, when and how often the character speaks. Despite these options, the talking animals have themes and thoughts supporting both the personality of each character while advancing the story. With a budget of 5 million Austrian Schillings "Robbi – a CD-ROM adventure story"is one of the most elaborate multimedia products ever made in Austria. Over 120 graphic designers, technicians and animators worked for one year on this production. For "Robbi", Virgil Widrich was scriptwriter and production manager.
Department of Med. Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Vienna, Freyung 6/2, 1010 Vienna, 18.11.1996, 18:00 p.m.

Three film analyses of Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway" in Filmschule Wien: 3 lessons on November 8^th, 10^th and 24^th, 1996.
Filmschule Wien, Pillergasse 8/23, A-1150 Vienna, Tel: 1-8954499

Lecture "The script from the computer". Presentation of the possibilities and impossibilities of "Dramatica" and "storyline Pro".
Department of Med. Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Vienna, Freyung 6/2, 1010 Vienna, 13.6.1996, 18:00 p.m.

Lecture "The Internet for filmmakers": To what extent can filmmakers benefit from the opportunities of the Internet? This is no trip for computer geeks, but for people who already have enough work and intend to use the Internet wisely. An evening with the 60 000 films of the "International Movie Database", the "Virtual Film Festival" as well as the numerous screenplays, which are available in their entirety on the Internet.
Medienlabor München, Lothringerstr. 13 Rgb, 81667 München, 31.5.1996, 17:00 to 20:00 p.m.

Lecture "The script from the computer". Presentation of the possibilities and impossibilities of "Dramatica" and "storyline Pro".
Medienlabor München, Lothringerstr. 13 Rgb, 81667 München, 30.5.1996, 19:30 to 21:30 p.m.

On the occasion "50 years after the 'Anschluss'" lecture at the Academic high school in Salzburg on "concepts of the enemy" for the 7th and 8th grade.
Akademisches Gymnasium Salzburg, Am Rainberg, Sinnhubstraße 15, 5020 Salzburg, 17.3.1988 from 8:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 16:00 Uhr.

At age 18, his first public speech (on "Vom Geist der Zeit" at the invitation of the Academy of Design in Linz).