She Shoots Her Colors All Around

Artist Talk with Viktoria Schmid

In her talk, Viktoria Schmid will give insights into her series of films and installtions on color separation, the making of these works, and the research behind them, offering a glimpse into the fascinating world of early color film systems.

Viktoria Schmid is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Vienna, who is working at the interface of the cinematic and the exhibition space. Her work has been presented both nationally and internationally at exhibitions and film festivals, including Belvedere 21 in Vienna, Kunsthaus Graz, Toronto International Film Festival, Viennale Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, and FID Marseille, among others.

Schmid studied filmmaking at the Friedl Kubelka School, holds a BA in Cinema Studies from the University of Vienna, and completed a Master’s degree in Time-Based Media at the University of Art and Design Linz in 2014. She has been recognized with several awards, including the Achievement Award for Visual Art in Lower Austria (2019), the Austrian State Stipend for Photography (2022), the Austrian Short Film Award at Vienna Shorts (2023) and the Erste Bank Film Award at Viennale Film Festival 2025. She was an artist in residence at ISCP (New York), Cité des Artes (Paris) and Nida Art Colony (Lithuania).