On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the world-famous Prater park in Vienna the European Film Academy (EFA) will award the park’s Giant Ferris Wheel the title “Treasure of European Film Culture”. The ferris wheel had its most known appearance in Carol Reed’s classic THE THIRD MAN with Orson Welles.
picture: © WIENER RIESENRAD
During a ceremony on 9 June, held in co-operation with the Austrian Film Academy, a special “Treasure of European Film Culture” emblem will be inaugurated next to the ferris wheel.
With this title the European Film Academy wishes to raise public awareness for places of a symbolic nature for European cinema, places of historical value that need to be maintained and protected not just now but also for generations to come.
The Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel is the sixth location to be awarded by the European Film Academy. The first five places that were adopted to be part of the “Treasures of European Film Culture” list were:
The Eisenstein Memorial Centre in Moscow
The House of the brothers Lumière in Lyon
The Bergman Center on Fårö
The World of Tonino Guerra in Pennabilli
The Potemkin Stairs in Odessa
The list of Treasures of European Film Culture will continue to be added to over the years to include both film institutions and places that can be visited, including memorable film locations such as the Giant Ferris Wheel – symbolic sight and highlight of any visit to the Austrian capital.