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Carinthian Summer. [July-August] Ossiach after June: Stift Ossiach, A-9570 Ossiach. Tel: +43 4243 2510 Fax: +43 4243 2353; Wien: Until May : Gumpendorfer Straße 76, A-1060 Wien. Tel: +43 1 596 81 Fax: +43 1 597 12 36.
Committed to the promotion also of contemporary music, the organisers try to present one composer, during one musical season. A key event of the Carinthian music festival has always been the scenic production of a musical drama in Ossiach's church
 
Salzburg Festival. [July-August] Hofstallgasse 1, P.O. Box 140, A-5010 Salzburg. Box Office. Herbert-von-Karajanplatz 11, Postfach 140, 5010 Salzburg. Tel: +43-662-8045-500 Fax: +43-662-8045-555
In a city that has preserved its baroque architecture in almost perfect condition and therefore is a breathtaking backdrop in itself, the Salzburg Festival presents performances of opera, plays and concerts of the highest artistic standards over a period of five to six weeks each summer. The Salzburg Festival is often described as the greatest and most important festival in the world, and this reputation is confirmed by countless superlatives: witness the number of performances and of annual visitors, or the wide-ranging programme.
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Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. [September] Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik; Haspingerstr 1, A-6020 ,Innsbruck. Tel: +43 512/57 10 32; Fax: +43 512/56 31 42; [Director: René Jacobs]
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Graz Film Festival. [November] A-8044 Graz/Austria. Tel: +43 (0)316 814223-0 Fax: +43 (0)316 814223-4
The International Mountain & Adventure Film Festival in the Styrian capital of Graz presents numerous worthy submissions about the rich world of nature and about big alpine adventures and the finiteness of existence in the true sense of the word. Everyone becomes very conscious of personal experiences and moments which have lead to the so-called “edge” or “limit” of the possible.
Vienna Independent Shorts. [May] Semperstraße 29/24. 1180 Wien, Austria.
During the Vienna Independent Short Film Festival 2005 dedicated to the art of short film. A booking average over 90% proves that the organizers did not overestimate the interest of the Viennese audience. Vienna Independent Shorts 2005 had approximately 1.300 Visitors, which is about one third more than the previous year, when the largest Austrian Short Film Festival had its premiere.
Vienna International Film Festival. [October] Siebensterngasse 2, A-1070 Wien. Tel: +43 1 526 59 47 Fax: + 43 1 523 41 72.
The VIENNALE is Austria's most important international film event, as well as being one of the oldest and best-known festivals in the German-speaking world. It takes place every October in beautiful cinemas in Vienna's historic centre, providing a festival with an international orientation and a distinctive urban flair. A high percentage of the approximately 90,000 visitors to the festival from Austria and abroad is made up of a decidedly young audience.
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Bordunmusikfest. [August] Kremsmuenster, Oberoesterreich. [contact: Simon Wascher, BordunMusik-Fest 'Comit Adalbert Stifter', Mariahilferstrasse 61/2/24, A-1060 Wien, Austria.
Tel: (+43) 1 913 0 18 9]
International Music Festival.[July] Waidhofen -Thaya. [contact: Folk Club Waidhofen, c/o Herbert Hoepfl, P.O. Box 61, A-3830 Waidhofen-Thaya. Tel/Fax(++43) 2842 44904]
Kultodrom. [June] Mistelbach. [contact: Otmar Biringer, PO Box 103, A-2130 Mistelbach, Austria. Tel: (+43) 25 72 22 92. Fax: (+43) 25 72 22 924]
MC (Moving Cultures) Sunsplash. [August] Wiesen- Burgenland. Austria. [contact: Michael Stadler, Weyrgasse 5/1, A-1030 Wien, Austria. Tel: (+43) 1 713 35 94. Fax: (+43) 1 713 35 94 73]
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Davidoff Gourmet Festival. [March] Kitzbühel Tourist Office. Hinterstadt 18, Box 164, 6370 Kitzbühel, Austria. Tel: +43 (0) 5356 62155 0. Fax: +43 (0) 5356 62307.
Food lovers of the truffle-and-foie-gras make their way Austrian resort of Kitzbühel as the Davidoff Gourmet Festival gathers top international chefs to prepare elaborate feasts at several top hotels and restaurants.
Jazzsaalfelden 2000. [August] Zzm Saalfelden, Brandstaettengasse 1. Saalfelden, Salzburg, A-5760, Austria. Tel: +43 (0) 6582-74963
Fax: +43 (0) 6582-74963-4
Verein Innenhofkultur. Verein Innenhofkultur - Goethepark 1 - 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria Fax: +43 4272 6269 - Fon: +43 650 2404726
Wien Jazz Festival. [June- July] Verein Jazz Fest Wien,
A-1040 Wien, Frankenberggasse 13/13. Tel: +43 1 503 56 47
Fax: +43 1 503 55 44 [contact: Fritz Thom (Producer).Heinz Krassnitzer
Margit Rauner]
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