The retrospective will showcase her cinematic oeuvre with a total of 13 films, showcasing documentaries and features. Sinke will attend the festival to introduce and discuss her work.

“The work of the renowned Dutch filmmaker Digna Sinke is marked by great personal dedication and a deep sensitivity to landscape and memory. Sinke shapes her films like a gardener tends her garden – with care, patience, and the ability to connect different elements,” notes the Viennale, “Sinke’s great strength lies in making the past and the passage of time cinematically tangible. Her works are not only personal but of universal significance, leaving a lasting mark on Dutch cinema.”

The selection was put together by the highly respected former-IFFR programmer, Gerwin Tamsma. The program at the Vienna International Film Festival: 

Oct. 20 / 11:00 / Afscheid (1990, 5 min.) 
Oct. 18 / 12:30 / After the Tone (2014, 89 min.)
Oct. 20 / 11:00 / Alle Dagen Even Mooi (2013, 25 min.)
Oct. 19 / 14:30 / Belle van Zuylen – Madame de Charrière (1993, 111 min.)
Oct. 17 / 20:00 / Keeping & Saving or how to live (2018, 85 min.)
Oct. 19 / 11:00 / Keeping & Saving or how to live (2018, 85 min.)
Oct. 20 / 13:15 / Boven de Bergen (1992, 107 min.) 
Oct. 21 / 12:30 / A Van Gogh on the Wall (1978, 50 min.)
Oct. 21 / 12:30 / Greetings from Zonnemaire (1972, 25 min.)
Oct. 17 / 18:00 / Key to Heaven (2025, 96 min.)
Oct. 22 / 12:30 / Key to Heaven (2025, 96 min.)
Oct. 21 / 17:30 / De Hoop van het Vaderland (1982, 90 min.)
Oct. 20 / 11:00 / Niets is voor de Eeuwigheid (1990, 56 min.)
Oct. 21 / 12:30 / Stadrand (1973, 21 min.)
Oct. 18 / 15:00 / Wistful Wilderness (2010, 88 min.)
Oct. 20 / 17:30 / Wistful Wilderness (2010, 88 min.)

SEE NL spoke with director Digna Sinke about her most recent feature Key to Heaven*, her deeply personal connection to her older films, and formative experiences on set. Read about it here.

Alongside the retrospective, The Secret Agent** directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (minority co-produced by Lemming Film) and director Lucrecia Martel’s Landmarks* (original title: Nuestra Tierra), also co-produced by Lemming Film, are presented at the Viennale Film Festival. 

The 63rd edition of the Viennale Film Festival takes place from 16-28 October. Find more information here.

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*film supported by the Netherlands Film Fund
**supported by the Netherlands Film Fund and Netherlands Production Incentive