Foreign distribution promoted for four Swiss films
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).
19.07.2011
Since 2007, SWISS FILMS has promoted the export of Swiss films and majority co-productions for theatrical distribution abroad. Foreign distributors, which bring Swiss films to movie screens, will receive a total of 25'000 Euro (32'500 CHF) per film and per country. Distributors from MEDIA member countries have priority for receiving grants, while the funding cannot be combined with the MEDIA selective support. The funding cannot be accumulated with selective MEDIA provisions. For budget reasons, funding has been suspended for the time being. There will be no further rounds for allocating subsidies in 2011.
Members of the "Utilization and Diversity" committee, presided over by Carola Stern are: Frank Braun (movie theatre Riff Raff, Zurich), Laurent Dutoit (Agora Films, Genf), and Cyril Thurston (Xenix Film Distribution, Zurich). SWISS FILMS and the Swiss Federal Office of Culture serve in an advisory role.
Zurich, July 19th, 2011