about
Daria Tchapanova is a research-led visual artist and filmmaker. Working across film, photography, and mixed media, her practice engages with socio- political themes, critically examining power imbalances and addressing social inequalities. With a background in Visual Arts and Anthropology, she develops an interdisciplinary approach that combines artistic expression with socio-political perspectives. Her work is primarily rooted in the field of the arts and often unfolds through artistic collaborations and process-based practices.
I work mainly in contemporary art contexts and my practice is collaborative and research-based. Through dialogue and exchange, I create space for reflection and shared perspectives. In my films different voices and experiences come together to explore the relationship between art and society through the perspective of artists.
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based in Vienna, Austria
© photo: Gurdy Binder
ongoing | upcoming
The Building - A Gritty Fairytale
ongoing | short film production
Premiere: The Bioscope Independent Cinema, Johannesburg
September 2026
Multiple Views
Exhibition at August House, Johannesburg, September 2026
Wunschbox-Challenge
foto project in collaboration with OUTBACK youth center
ongoing | presentation June 2026
Inclusive Dance Film
in collaboration with Romina Kolb & BBA Collective
ongoing | film screening & presentation June 2026
previous
Film workshops “Short Cut: My Strengths“
in collaboration with schools in Vienna and Lower Austria,
February - April 2026
as part of Bounce Back – Life Skills Development (EU Project)
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
March 2026, Athens, GR
Honorable Mention Best Sound Design for Haus am Gehen
Activists Without Border Film Festival
Screening “The Way We Are“ (2023)
November 2025, London, UK
Honorary Award for Efforts in Social Filmmaking 2025
InDi(e) Day - Inclusion, Diversity and Pedagogy
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Screening “The Way We Are“ (2023), November 2025
Sustainability Management Programme
by International Screen Institute
3rd - 7th November 2025, Vienna
with special thanks to D-Arts & Int. Screen Institute
Dhwani - A Special International Film Festival
Screening “The Way We Are“ (2023)
Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, India
Award: 2nd Prize in the 30-Minute-Category, October 2025
based on “Haus am Gehen“; BG Erlgasse 1120 Vienna, May 2025
ongoing workshops 2025/26
Power24 International Film Festival
Screening “the way we are“ (2023)
August 2025, Durban, South Africa
Award: Best Emerging Filmmaker
Artist in Residence
August House Johannesburg | July - August 2025
supported by Lower Austria Arts & Culture
Award Ottakringer Kunstpreis
Exhibition Kollektive Kaorle , May 2025, Vienna (AT)