Successfull Swiss films in Göteborg

Nine Swiss film productions and coproductions will be screened at the 36^th Göteborg International Film Festival (January 25 - February 4, 2013), whose broad programme features film highlights of the previous year. No less than three Swiss entries will be presented in the documentary film programme at the largest film festival in Scandinavia: “Hiver nomade” by the Swiss musician and poet Manuel von Stürler, who has had an impressive festival career and was honoured with the European Film Award 2012; Bernese director Sophie Huber’s actor portrait “Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction,” which celebrated its premiere in Venice; as well as “Playback” by Antoine Cattin and Pavel Kostomarov, a portrait of Russian film director Alexei Guerman, which launched its festival career at the Visions du Réel in Nyon.

Two fiction film debuts
Two award-winning Swiss coproductions will be screened in the International Debut section: the hostage drama “Les mécréants,” Mohcine Besri’s first feature-length film; and the Italian director Leonardo Di Costanzo’s fiction film debut “L'intervallo,” which premiered in Venice. Markus Imhoof’s “More Than Honey” which, is the most frequently seen Swiss documentary film with ticket sales over 180,000, is the Swiss entry selected for works screened in the programme devoted to the environment. The family drama “Draussen ist Sommer” by Friederike Jehn and “Töte mich” by Emily Atef, as well as the festival favourite “À perdre la raison” by Joachim Lafosse, round off the strong Swiss presence in Göteborg.

Zurich, January 23, 2013