Functions and Memberships

Past and present functions and memberships of Virgil Widrich in associations or institutions.

25. June 2024	Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in Los Angeles since 25 June 2024. https://www.oscars.org
01. October 2022 – 30. September 2025	On 1 October 2022 beginning of the fourth term as a main member and vice chair of the Senate of the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 30.9.2025. dieangewandte.at/universitaet/organisation/senat
01. November 2019 – 30. September 2021	Fourth and last term as head of the Institute of Fine and Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 30.09.2021. Deputy is Ruth Schnell. www.dieangewandte.at/institute/bildende_und_mediale_kunst/institut_fuer_bildende_und_mediale_kunst
01. October 2019 – 30. September 2022	On 1 October 2019 beginning of the third term as a main member of the Senate of the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 30.9.2022. dieangewandte.at/universitaet/organisation/senat
01. November 2017 – 31. October 2019	Third term as head of the Institute of Fine and Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 31.10.2019. Deputy is Ruth Schnell. www.dieangewandte.at/institute/bildende_und_mediale_kunst/institut_fuer_bildende_und_mediale_kunst
01. October 2016 – 30. September 2019	On 1 October 2016 beginning of the second term as a main member of the Senate of the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 30.9.2019. dieangewandte.at/universitaet/organisation/senat
01. November 2015 – 31. October 2017	Second term as head of the Institute of Fine and Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 31.10.2017. Deputy is Ruth Schnell. www.dieangewandte.at/institute/bildende_und_mediale_kunst/institut_fuer_bildende_und_mediale_kunst
12. June 2014 – 30. September 2016	On 12 June 2014 appointment as a main member of the Senate of the University of Applied Arts Vienna until 30.9.2016. dieangewandte.at/universitaet/organisation/senat
04. December 2013	Member of the Literary Mechana - Copyright Perception Society since 4.12.2013. literar.at
26. November 2013 – 31. October 2015	On 26.11.2013 election as head of the Institute of Fine and Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Deputy is Ruth Schnell. www.dieangewandte.at/institute/bildende_und_mediale_kunst/institut_fuer_bildende_und_mediale_kunst
01. December 2009	Since 1.12.2009 member of the Austrian Film Academy. www.oesterreichische-filmakademie.at
26. March 2006 – 16. December 2008	Member of the Curatorium of Vienna Film Fund (Filmfonds Wien) from 26.3.2006 to 16.12.2008. www.filmfonds-wien.at
03. May 2004 – 25. April 2007	Chairman of the Verband der Filmregisseure Österreichs, the association of the Austrian movie directors. www.austrian-directors.com
28. April 2004 – 28. March 2006	Member of the Supervisory Board of Austrian Film Institute (Österreichisches Filminstitut) from 28.4.2004 to 28.3.2006. www.filminstitut.at
19. August 2002 – 30. June 2017	Virgil Widrich Film- und Multimediaproduktions G.m.b.H. is a member of AAFP – Association of Austrian Film Producers. www.aafp.at
07. May 2001	Admission as a member and – together with Dieter Berner, Wolfgang Glück, Michael Glawogger, Michael Kreihsl and Harald Sicheritz – in the "Verband der Filmregisseure Österreichs" (association of the Austrian movie directors.) www.austrian-directors.com
01. May 2001	Member of drehbuchVERBAND Austria since May 2001. www.drehbuchverband.at
01. January 2001	Since 1.1.2001 member of Künstlerhaus, Association of Austrian Artists (Gesellschaft bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler Österreichs). www.k-haus.at
27. October 1999	Member of collecting society of filmmakers (VDFS – Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden) since 27.10.1999. www.vdfs.at