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Cannes 2013: Films by Basil Da Cunha, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo and Kaveh Bakhtiari in Directors’ Fortnight

Cannes 2013: Films by Basil Da Cunha, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo and Kaveh Bakhtiari in Directors’ Fortnight

16.05.2013

This marks the third year Basil Da Cunha has been invited to Cannes, this time with his feature-length fiction film debut “Até ver a luz” in the 45th Directors’ Fortnight.

 
Two Swiss directors honoured with Student Oscar

Two Swiss directors honoured with Student Oscar

14.05.2013

Switzerland celebrates a historic success with two winners of the Student Academy Award 2013: Talkhon Hamzavi won the award for his short film “Parvaneh” and Mauro Mueller for “Un mundo para Raúl.”

 
“Der Imker” celebrates international premiere in Munich

“Der Imker” celebrates international premiere in Munich

07.05.2013

Mano Khalil’s “Der Imker” will celebrate its international premiere with a screening in competition at the Munich International Documentary Film Festival.

 
Nadasdy Film guest in Trebon, Czech Republic

Nadasdy Film guest in Trebon, Czech Republic

02.05.2013

Swiss film producers Zoltán Horváth and Nicolas Burlet will present eleven films from their Nadasdy Film studio at the international Festival of Animated Films Anifilm in Trebon and provide insight into their experience with international coproductions.

 
Two short films from Switzerland in Oberhausen

Two short films from Switzerland in Oberhausen

30.04.2013

Two short film productions from Switzerland will be screened in Oberhausen at Germany’s oldest and most renowned festival for the short film genre at the beginning of May.

 
Two short films from Switzerland in the running for a Student Oscar

Two short films from Switzerland in the running for a Student Oscar

26.04.2013

Two short films From Switzerland are on the shortlist of finalists for a Student Academy Award.

 
Peter Mettler and Marcel Gisler in North America

Peter Mettler and Marcel Gisler in North America

24.04.2013

The Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival in Toronto, which ranks among the most important festival for the genre in North America, will honour the Swiss-Canadian director Peter Mettler with a retrospective.

 
Films by emerging directors at “IndieLisboa” Festival

Films by emerging directors at “IndieLisboa” Festival

17.04.2013

The “IndieLisboa” International Festival of Independent Cinema is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

 
Major laurels for “La nuit de l’ours” and “Un mundo para Raúl” in USA

Major laurels for “La nuit de l’ours” and “Un mundo para Raúl” in USA

16.04.2013

All three Swiss short films screened in competition at the Aspen Shortsfest were honoured with awards.