Graz – Meeting Place for Film & Mountain Enthusiatsts

In 1986 Robert Schauer founded the “International Grazer Bergfilmfestival” in Graz, which received 64 submissions from 11 countries in its first year.
At this first festival, the “Kamera Alpin in Gold” prize was awarded in just two categories: “Mountaineering Documentaries” and “Topics about Climbing on Rock and Ice”, in addition to a Special Jury Prize.
At that time the films were presented to the audience in the Steiermarksaal of the Congress Graz, additionally there have already been special programs such as a spectacular climbing show under the highway bridge in Peggau.