About
The Journalismusfest Innsbruck – Internationale Tage der Information has a history. Its roots are in Ferrara. In the bicycle city in the Po Valley, the Italian weekly magazine Internazionale has been organizing a festival that is accessible to everyone since 2007 with journalists from all over the world and other knowledgeable mediators of information.
A few years ago in Ferrara the idea of founding a similar festival in Innsbruck arose. The exchange with those responsible for the Ferrara Festival and with the editors of the weekly magazine was always open and supportive. Without Internazionale a Ferrara, Journalismusfest Innsbruck would not exist. The International Days of Information in Innsbruck are supported by a non-profit association, the name of which should also be a self-chosen mandate: Innsbruck Journalism Festival – Association for the Strengthening of Quality Journalism, Freedom of Information and Democracy.
Journalismusfest Innsbruck took place for the first time in May 2022.
It was founded by Benedikt Sauer and Markus Schennach.
Team
Management, Program Benedikt Sauer, from Bolzano, studied literature in Innsbruck and Urbino, lives in Innsbruck as a journalist and publicist, has been Austria’s correspondent for Rai Südtirol for many years. Worked for the Standard and as a columnist of the Tiroler Tageszeitung. Teaches media communication at the University of Innsbruck.
Program, Public Relations Veronika Vogel, from Berlin, lives in Vorarlberg and works in Innsbruck. Studied Middle East politics in Munich, Istanbul and London, has extensive project experience in the education and media sectors. Before the Journalism Festival she was part of the organizing team of the taz Panter Prize at the taz Panter Foundation.
Organization Steffen Kanduth, from Aigen im Ennstal, is a trained tourism businessman who has worked in the Tyrolean media scene for 20 years – including for the street newspaper 20er, the daily newspapers Die Presse and Der Standard and the PR agency pro.media Kommunikation. Today, he only writes occasionally and exclusively about cycling for the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the specialist magazines Lines and Ride. He prefers to spend his time in the saddle, visiting Tyrol’s elementary school as a cycling instructor or guiding guests through the mountains as a mountain bike guide.
Finances Wilfried Hanser, from Vorarlberg, studied history, philosophy, psychology and educational science in Innsbruck, training in supervision, coaching, organizational development; long-time managing director of the socio-economic enterprise Ho&Ruck in Innsbruck; organizational consulting and development.
Accreditation & Press, Festival Headquarters Anna Praxmarer studied Comparative Literature in Innsbruck and Ireland. In addition to her work in the field of public relations, she is self-employed, so far in the field of cultural and public relations.
Festival Team 2026
Programme, Public Relations: Veronika Vogel
Organisation: Steffen Kanduth
Finances: Wilfried Hanser
Artworks, Illustrations: Günther Hofer, Maria Markt-Stecher
Programme Booklet Layout: Karin Berner
Copyediting: Jakob Dibold
Website Implementation: Alena Klinger
Media Contact: Anna Praxmarer
Photography: Alena Klinger, Daniel Jarosch
Video Documentary: Bert Walser
Screenings: In collaboration with Daniel Dlouhy / Bunny Beach Film
Volunteer Coordination: Dajana Mehadžić and Lukas Ladner
Interpreters: Hannes Frank (coordination, English), Jana Gadner (Russian), Irene Jiménes Alonso (Spanish), Kamran Khajili (Dari, Farsi), Simone Kellner (Italian), Christina Muigg (Italian), Nataliya Niederkofler (Russian), Eleonora Romano (Italian), Federica Sparpaglia (Italian), Judith Stella Pagliarini (Spanish), Jenny Waldner (English)
Text Translation: Hannes Frank, with the aid of Sara Summers
Festival Hub at Treibhaus: Special thanks to Norbert K. Pleifer
Collaboration with the University of Innsbruck: Uwe Steger
Teaching collaborators: Dirk Rose, German Studies; Natascha Zeitel-Bank, Department of Media, Communication and Society
Contact
Journalismusfest Innsbruck
Verein zur Stärkung von Qualitätsjournalismus, der Informationsfreiheit und der Demokratie
ZVR: 1957916426
Dreiheiligenstraße 17
6020 Innsbruck
E-Mail: info@journalismusfest.org