Alpinale on tour 2026: Damüls

The world of short film on the road: ALPINALE ON TOUR 2026 - award-winning films, new discoveries, unforgettable cinema evenings.

The ALPINALE has been bringing international short film cinema to Vorarlberg for 40 years. With the ALPINALE ON TOUR also far beyond the borders of Bludenz. In 2026, selected festival highlights will once again go on tour and transform cultural venues and special locations throughout Vorarlberg and beyond into vibrant cinemas.
The audience can look forward to award-winning short films, audience favourites and surprising discoveries - stories that make you laugh, touch you and have a lasting effect. Each tour stop is a cinema experience in its own right, bringing people together and showing them: Film is at home where it is shared.
With the ALPINALE ON TOUR 2026, we are bringing the magic of the festival directly to you - short, intense and unforgettable.
Make yourself comfortable, lean back and enjoy the special atmosphere. You can buy drinks and popcorn directly on site. Come along and join us for an evening full of film art, surprises and emotions. Admission is free. Date: 13 March 2026
Weekday: Wednesday
Time: 20:00 Film starts
Location: Damüls community hall
Admission: free
Programme: THE OLD GIRL
Film award for the best short film v-shorts
Director: Hanna Mathis
Austria (2024)
5 minutes
Category: v-shorts
Synopsis: Mira, 72, is content. She writes poems to her young self about her life, her new marriage and self-love.

DRAGFOX
Director: Lisa Ott
Switzerland, United Kingdom (2024)
8 minutes
Category: Animation
Synopsis: Sam's search for identity is interrupted by a mysterious fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to the attic to discover surprising similarities and celebrate their differences.
SKIN ON SKIN
Golden Unicorn for Best Short Feature Film
Director: Simon Schneckenburger
Germany (2024)
30 minutes
Category: Short fiction film
Synopsis: Two men are stranded in the hell of the German meat industry. Something unspoken lies between them, but something also makes them dream again.

MORT D'UN ACTEUR
Director: Ambroise Rateau
France (2024)
22 minutes
Category: Short fiction film
Synopsis: When a man discovers that false reports about his own death are spreading online, he must face the serious, unintended consequences of this rumour.
ALLÉGRESSE
Honourable Mention
Director: Gillie Cinneri
Belgium (2023)
19 minutes
Category: Short fiction film
Synopsis: Funeral director Serge is given custody of his daughter Inès and the ashes of a stranger. On their journey together to pay their last respects to the stranger, Serge and Inès form an unexpected bond. THE TERRORIST
Golden Unicorn for the Audience Award
Director: Meena Rathor
Norway (2024)
11 minutes
Category: Short fiction film
Synopsis: When three flatmates take in a new housemate, tensions rise as suspicions about his true nature grow.
With humour and satire, the story debunks preconceived notions and explores the absurdity of fear and prejudice.