Living Democracy

16:00 hosted in the Az W courtyard

„Arbeiterkammer: Summer in the City“, featuring interactive games for young and old, and legal counselling from the Austrian chamber of commerce.

The City of Vienna’s “Bicycle for Participation” initiative provides a space for co-creation, a hub for exchange and communication, board games and a travelling workshop.

19:00 Panel discussion

Antonia Dika, architect

Thomas Ritt, Arbeiterkammer Wien

Wencke Hertzsch, Referatsleitung Büro für Mitwirkung Stadt Wien

Jola Wieczorek, documentary filmmaker

Moderated by: Lene Benz, Az W; Marlene Rutzendorfer, wonderland

Thanks to: Arbeiterkammer Wien

from 20:30: Movie Night

Affection: Part 1, USA 2025, 3:43 min, original version in English, Dir: Rudolf Stueger

The first part of this film anthology invites viewers to reflect on the political dimension of affection and on coming together in public space.

UNO CITY, AT 2025, 12:06 min, no dialogue, Dir: Wolfgang Lehrner

Officially extraterritorial, while unmistakably part of the urban fabric of Vienna, the UNO City exists in a constant negotiation between inside and outside, sovereignty and cooperation, openness and restriction.

Noch lange keine Lipizzaner, AT 2025, 92:00 min, original version in German, Dir: Olga Kosanović

What is the concept of identity behind legislation that divides society into “us” and “them”? A film about belonging — and the director’s second attempt to finally integrate fully. A cinematic gauntlet, from one government agency to the next.

In cooperation with Büro für Mitwirkung, Abteilung Energieplanung der Stadt Wien (City of Vienna energy planning department office for public participation)

In case of bad weather at the Az W Podium