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Five animation films at 30th Anima Festival in Brussels
04.03.2011
Five Swiss short animation film productions will be presented at the 30th “Anima” Animation Film Festival in Brussels, (March 4-13, 2011).
Tribute to Renato Berta in Paris – “Integrale Alain Tanner” retrospective in Bobigny
02.03.2011
The Cinémathèque Française is honouring the renowned Swiss cinematographer Renato Berta from March 2-21, 2011. In parallel – only a few Metro stations away in Bobigny – will be a showing of (almost) all the works by Alain Tanner.
Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011»
Honorary award for film producer Marcel Hoehn
01.03.2011
Swiss filmmaking will be honoured and celebrated in the KKL Luzern on March 12, 2011.
Three Swiss films in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
25.02.2011
Three Swiss film productions will be screened at the 22nd FESPACO Pan-African Film & TV Festival (February 26 - March 5, 2011).
Silver Bear for Swiss coproduction “The Turin Horse”
23.02.2011
The film “The Turin Horse” by Hungarian cineaste Béla Tarr, coproduced by Ruth Waldburger (Vega Film, Zurich), was honoured with the Jury Grand Prix at the closing of the 61st Berlinale (February 10-20, 2011).
“La petite chambre” in cinemas in France
15.02.2011
Following its successful start in French-speaking Switzerland – with ticket sales of over 30,000 in the first three weeks – the feature film debut by directors Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond is set to capture the hearts of French audiences.
Strong Swiss presence at the Berlinale
15.02.2011
Swiss films and coproductions are on the programme of all main sections at the 61st International Berlin Film Festival (February 10-20, 2011).
“Yuri Lennon's Landing On Alpha 46” wins award in Clermont-Ferrand
13.02.2011
Anthony Vouardoux’s short science fiction film “Yuri Lennon's Landing On Alpha 46” was honoured with the Médiathèques Award, endowed with EUR 1,500, at the 33rd International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand (February 4-12, 2011).
Two Swiss films nominated for the Cinema for Peace Awards in Berlin
08.02.2011
Two Swiss film productions have been nominated for the Cinema for Peace Awards 2011: the documentary films “Impunity” by Juan José Lozano and Hollman Morris as well as “Seed Warriors” by Mirjam von Arx and Katharina von Flotow.
Swiss short film “Down this Road” wins award in New Jersey
07.02.2011
The short film “Down this Road” by Vinz Feller was honoured with the Stellar Award for Best Fiction at the 30th Black Maria Film Festival in New Jersey (USA) on February 4, 2011.
Record Swiss participation at the short-film festival in Clermont-Ferrand
28.01.2011
Six films from Switzerland will be competing at the 33rd Festival International du Court Métrage in Clermont Ferrand (4 to 12 February 2011), the world’s largest event for short films.
Swiss presence at largest Scandinavian film festival
27.01.2011
Six Swiss film productions and coproductions are on the programme of the 34th Göteborg International Film Festival (January 28 - February 7, 2011), the largest film festival in Scandinavia.
Nominations for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011»
26.01.2011
Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011» at the «Night of the Nominations» in Solothurn on 26 January. Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter and Christian Frei, President of the Swiss Film Academy, opened the evening with a speech to greet the many guests.
Five awards for Swiss films at Max Ophuels Prize Festival
24.01.2011
Five of the fourteen awards presented at the 32nd Max Opuels Prize Festival in Saarbrücken went to Swiss productions.
Documentary film “Cleveland Versus Wall Street” nominated for a César Award
21.01.2011
The Swiss documentary film “Cleveland Versus Wall Street” by Jean-Stéphane Bron is among the five films in the running for the French film award in the category of Best Documentary Film.
Films about Daniel Schmid, Berlusconi and Muhai Tang at festival in Biarritz
21.01.2011
Three Swiss documentary film productions will be screened at the 24th International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA) in Biarritz.
Notable Swiss presence in Rotterdam
21.01.2011
Eight film productions and coproductions from Switzerland are on the programme of the 40th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Tribute to Bruno Ganz as well as Swiss short films in competition in Angers
19.01.2011
The 23rd “Premiers Plans” Festival in Angers has granted Swiss filmmaking a prominent position this year.
Sundance 2011: Swiss documentary film in the running for an award
18.01.2011
The documentary film “An African Election”, a Swiss-American coproduction by Jarreth Merz, will be screened in competition at the 27th Sundance Film Festival.
Nine Swiss films in competition at Max Ophuels Prize Film Festival in Saarbrücken
13.01.2011
Switzerland will shine with 16 film productions screened at the 32nd Max Ophuels Prize Film Festival in Saarbrücken. The festival opens with “Bad Boy Kummer” by Miklós Gimes.
“La petite chambre” and five further Swiss films in Palm Springs
04.01.2011
The feature film “La petite chambre” (The small room), which Switzerland officially submitted as a candidate for a nomination for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, is among the 39 film productions from all over the world that will be presented in the Awards Buzz programme at the 22nd Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Foreign distribution promoted for four Swiss films
21.12.2010
The theatrical releases of the fiction films “La petite chambre” by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond and “L’enfance d’Icare” by Alexandre Iordachescu in France as well as “Film Socialisme” by Jean-Luc Godard in Spain will be supported with financial contributions totaling 55’000 Euro (71’000 CHF).
Swiss animation films score in Eastern Europe
13.12.2010
Michaela Müller’s internationally multi-award-winning animation film “Miramare” was honoured with the Jury Grand Prix at the 7th Animateka Film Festival in Ljubljana.
Swiss feature films screened at Arabian Nights in Dubai
10.12.2010
The Swiss feature film production “Taxiphone” by Mohammed Soudani and the feature film coproduction “The Flowers Of Kirkuk” by Fariborz Kamkari (T&C Film, Zurich) will be screened on the Persian Gulf at the 7th Arabian Nights Dubai International Film Festival.