The Festival of Regions 2025 is over, but the memories remain. Here you will find impressions of the Festival of Regions. In our photo gallery and videos, you can relive or rediscover the highlights of the festival. We also offer a selection of publications here—from the festival magazine to catalogs and other informational material.
You can find a review in our photo gallery on Flickr:
Numerous projects were filmed by DorfTV. All videos can be found at the following link:
Opening June 13, 2025
The Festival of Regions 2025 kicked off with a spectacular opening in Simbach. On the bridge towards Braunau, people danced to Blechsalat [Austria’s smallest brass band] in the sunset, accompanied by a great atmosphere.
The Project “Testamentsverlautbarung” [i.e. reading ot the will] and the drag show on the first day gave a glimpse of how much vision and energy this year’s festival, themed “Realistic Dreams,” has to offer.
Photo credit: Jürgen Grünwald
Festivaltrailer 2025
Program Booklet 2025
You can download the program at the following link:
Leporello 2025
You can download the Leporello at the following link:
Festival Magazine 2025
Realistic dreams: Where visions take root
Dreams are an expression of hope and a driving force for change — in politics, art, and social movements. From feminist avant-gardes to Kubin or Lynch, they demonstrate their creative and critical potential, even when dealing with dark realities.
Under the motto Realistic Dreams, the Festival of Regions 2025 invited visitors to see the future as an opportunity. From June 13 to 22, Braunau am Inn became a laboratory of dreams – a place for exchange, remembrance, and new collaborations.
The magazine provides insights into topics such as Probiergarten [tasting garden], Gedächtnisluckn [memory gaps] and Mischmaschinn [mishmash], and brings together contributions from artists, authors, the program board, and regional voices.
Published as a special supplement in the KUPF newspaper on March 20, 2025 – also available for download here:
Festival of Regions 2023
Catalog 2023 “Höchste Eisenbahn / High Times”
The festival catalog not only documents more than 40 projects of the 16th festival edition and offers readers the opportunity to immerse themselves in the theme “Höchste Eisenbahn / High Times”. At the same time, it provides a look back at 30 years of the Festival of Regions from very different perspectives. With text contributions by: Davide Bevilacqua, Florian Aigner, Radka Denemarková, Lenka Kukurová and Tina Leisch.
Order by e-mail to office@fdr.at, cost 27.50 Euro + shipping
PUBLICATION “verflechtn”
Thanks to the cooperation with Local-Bühne Freistadt and Kulturplattform Oberösterreich, the “verflechtn” conference took place during the last festival, bringing together regional and national experts, cultural workers, artists, interested parties and the curious.
The conference focussed on exploring and discussing topics such as regional art and cultural work, cultural offerings, initiatives, networking and youth culture.
Together, we shared ideas in inspiring exchange formats, exchanged experiences and created new links in the art and culture scene.
The conference resulted in the publication “verflechtn”. It provides an insight into strategies, perspectives and experiences in rural areas.
Download here:Publikation*verflechtn
In co-operation with the Local-Bühne Freistadt and the KUPF OÖ. With support from the federal, state and European Union.
FdR 23*Festival Trailer
Text and editing: Sara Piñeros Cortés
Audio: Alejandro Quiñones
Special thanks to:
Österreichisches Filmmuseum – https://www.filmmuseum.at/
Modellbahnclub BK 1951 Wien – https://www.bk1951wien.at/
*30 years FdR*
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