Christine Dollhofer is a resounding name in the Austrian film industry, with significant contribution to the development of European cinema. Between 1997 and 2004, Dollhofer was the Artistic Director of Diagonale Austrian Film Festival, offering the festival audience a whole series of original, highly impressive and surprising films, selected from all over Europe. In 2004, she was one of the founders of the Linz Film Festival - Crossing Europe Film Festival that has shortly become one of the most important cinema events in the region.