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Film Festival Locarno 2011: Strong presence for Swiss films in competitions
27.07.2011
Swiss film productions will be presented in all sections of the 64th Festival del film Locarno (August 3-13, 2011).
Major Swiss presence at Bavarian “Fünf-Seen Filmfestival”
26.07.2011
The Filmfest München is barely over and Swiss filmmaking is standing proud once again near the Bavarian capital. Paul Riniker’s feature film “Sommervögel” will open the 5th “Fünf-Seen Filmfestival” (July 27 - August 7, 2011).
Swiss animation film wins award in Poznan (Poland)
25.07.2011
The Swiss animation film “Baka!!” by Immanuel Wagner was honoured with the Silver Pegasus Award (second prize) endowed with 30,000 zlotys (over 8,650 Swiss francs) at the 4th Animator International Animated Film Festival in Poznan (July 15-21, 2011).
Swiss films screened in programme at Dokufest in Prizren (Kosovo)
21.07.2011
Swiss filmmaking will be showcased with 19 Swiss film productions at the 10th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival held in the city of Prizren, Kosovo (July 23-31, 2011).
Foreign distribution promoted for four Swiss films
19.07.2011
The theatrical releases of the fiction films “Giochi d’estate” by Rolando Colla in Austria, Germany, France and Spain and “Fliegende Fische” by Güzin Kar in Germany as well as “Opération Casablanca” by Laurent Nègre in France will be supported with financial contributions totaling 70’400 Euro (80’400 CHF).
Swiss documentaries on artists in Marseille
05.07.2011
Four Swiss films portraying artistic standpoints and concepts will be screened at the 22nd Festival International du Documentaire (FID) in Marseille (July 6-11, 2011).
Call for proposals - Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2012»
01.07.2011
The Federal Office of Culture has announced the call for proposals for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2012». From now until September 30, 2011, producers can submit their films and actors for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz», which is awarded in nine categories.
SWISS FILMS: challenges for maintaining international presence of Swiss films
30.06.2011
SWISS FILMS, the promotion agency for Swiss film productions, reports a successful year in 2010, actuating an extraordinarily high presence of Swiss film productions at international festivals – 64 Swiss film productions were screened at major festivals alone.
“Space Tourists” celebrates French premiere in La Rochelle
28.06.2011
The Swiss documentary filmmaker Christian Frei presented his film “Space Tourists” for the first time in France on the June 22 at the 22nd “Sunny Side of the Doc,” the international documentary film market in La Rochelle (June 21–24, 2011).
Grand Prix for “Ich bin’s Helmut” in Tokyo
27.06.2011
Nicolas Steiner’s eleven-minute fiction film “Ich bin’s Helmut” – a Swiss-German coproduction – was honoured with the Best Short Award, endowed with 600,000 yen (CHF 6,200), and also the Grand Prix at the 13th Tokyo Shorts Film Festival.
Strong Swiss presence at Filmfest München
23.06.2011
The 29th Filmfest München will screen five Swiss feature films in the international programme and six productions from Switzerland in further festival sections (June 24 – July 2, 2011).
Multiple awards for “Stationspiraten” at Filmfest Emden
20.06.2011
Michael Schaerer’s feature film for cinema “Stationspiraten” (production: Zodiac Pictures, Lucerne) garnered three monetary awards at the 22nd International Filmfest Emden-Norderney (June 15-22, 2011).
Award for debut film “Switez” at film festival in Annecy
14.06.2011
The short animation film “The Lost Town Of Switez” by Polish director Kamil Polak, coproduction between Poland, Switzerland (Archangel Film Group, Savosa), France, Canada and Denmark, was honoured with the Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a first film at the 35th International Animation Film Festival in Annecy.
Swiss documentary film in French cinemas
07.06.2011
The film “Prud’hommes,” which premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival last year, was released in 15 cinemas in France on June 8, 2011.
Documentary Film Award for “Sira” in Innsbruck
06.06.2011
The Swiss documentary film “Sira – Wenn der Halbmond spricht” by Sandra Gysi and Ahmed Abdel Mohsen was honoured with the Documentary Film Award at the 20th International Film Festival in Innsbruck (May 31 - June 5, 2011).
“La petite chambre” and “180°” in festival competition in Setubal, Portugal
01.06.2011
Four award-winning Swiss film productions were among the Official Selection for the 27th Festroia International Film Festival in Setúbal (June 3-12, 2011).
Ten Swiss animation films at Film festival in Annecy
31.05.2011
Ten short animation film productions from Switzerland have been invited to participate in the competition programmes at the 35th Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 6-11, 2011).
Innsbruck – IFFI celebrates 20th anniversary with Swiss participation
30.05.2011
Ten Swiss film productions and coproductions are on the programme of the 20th International Film Festival Innsbruck (May 31 - June 5, 2011).
Swiss films at Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival
27.05.2011
Four Swiss short film productions will be screened at the 17th Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (May 31 – June 5, 2011).
Starter Award for “Silberwald” in Munich
27.05.2011
The feature film “Silberwald” was honoured in Munich with one of the three Starter Awards, endowed with EUR 6,000.
European Media Prize for “Heimatland”
26.05.2011
The puppet animation film “Heimatland” by Andrea Schneider, Loretta Arnold, Fabio Friedli and Marius Portmann was honoured with the European Young CIVIS Media Prize, endowed with EUR 5,000.
Films by “Groupe 5” and young Swiss filmmakers in Brazil
23.05.2011
Fifteen feature film productions from French-speaking Switzerland will be showcased in the “Além das Fronteiras: o Cinema Suiço” (Beyond the borders: Swiss filmmaking) programme in Rio de Janeiro (May 24 - June 5, 2011) and in São Paulo (May 31 - June 12, 2011).
Director’s Award for “Silberwald” in Schwerin
09.05.2011
The feature film debut “Silberwald” by 30-year-old Swiss director Christine Repond was honoured with the NDR Director’s Award at the 20th “Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” in Schwerin (May 3-8, 2011).
Murnau Award for “Yuri Lennon's Landing On Alpha 46” in Wiesbaden
06.05.2011
The Berlin-based director Anthony Vouardoux, from Valais, was honoured with the Short Film Award of the Murnau Foundation for his 15-minute film “Yuri Lennon's Landing On Alpha 46.”
Strong Swiss presence in Warsaw – prospect for the Millennium Award
05.05.2011
Thomas Imbach’s “Day Is Done” and Daniel von Aarburg’s “Hugo Koblet – Pédaleur de charme” (production: Maximage, Zurich) will be competing in the main competition for the Millennium Award at the 8th Planete Doc Film Festival in Warsaw (May 6-15, 2011).