Swiss presence in Locarno: films from the Swiss-French region and documentary films well represented
22.07.2003
A number of Swiss productions will be represented in all the festival’s sections at the 56th Locarno International Film Festival (6 – 16 August 2003). The rail movie “Au sud des nuages” by Jean-François Amiguet (Bernhard Lang, Freienstein / Zagora Films, Geneva) will be screened in the international competition. Two films will be screened on the Piazza Grande: namely, “Mein Name ist Bach” by Dominique de Rivaz Knecht (CAB Productions, Lausanne / Pandora Film, Cologne) with its cast of prominent actors such as Jürgen Vogel, Vadim Glowna and Gilles Tschudi, and the film “Mais im Bundeshuus” by Jean-Stéphane Bron (Ciné Manufacture, Lausanne). The latter will be presented on Saturday evening, which is when many politicians are traditionally present at the festival. Producer Ruth Waldburger, Vega Film, who works with maestros such as Jean-Luc Godard, Theo Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Alain Resnais and Gianni Amelio, as well as with unknown European talent, will be honoured with the Raimondo Rezzonico Prize for her outstanding contribution. In addition, Switzerland will be represented in the international jury with actor Jean-Luc Bideau. The “Swiss Films” pavilion serves as the meeting point for those affiliated with the film industry (open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.); this new information centre of the Swiss Film Center and the Swiss Short Film Agency (with support from Pro Helvetia) is located in the “Spazio/Cinema” at Kino La Sala.
In the video competition – which is geared to experimental and innovative works – the film “iXième” by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud and Stéphane Blok will be screened, as well as the short film “Genève-Marseille” by Frédéric Choffat. Last year, “On dirait le sud” by Vincent Pluss was presented in this section and awarded the Swiss Film Prize at a later date.
The Cinéastes du présent section – which is directed towards the future – will present the documentary film “Skinhead Attitude” by Daniel Schweizer (Dschoint Ventschr) and the videos selected for this section of the festival, which are “Aline” by Kamal Musale (Dschoint Ventschr), “Nando, andata e ritorno” by Patrick Boillat and Elena Gugliuzza and ”Tristano e Tabucchi” by Veronica Noseda and Marcello Togni. The section Cinéastes du present/In progress will present ”Angels Camp” by Emmanuelle Antille, and the section Cinéastes du présent/Leopards of Tomorrow will premiere the feature-length film ”Little Girl Blue” by Anna Luif (Dschoint Ventschr), and present five video short films and “Le premier jour, la collection”, the collection of short films by Fernand Melgar. Further Swiss short films, a total of 16, will be competing in the Leopards of Tomorrow section of the festival.
The new film by Peter Liechti, “Hans im Glück”, will make its premiere in the Critics’ Week (Semaine de la critique) section, which is traditionally dedicated to documentary films. The film “Ni olvido ni perdon” by Richard Dindo, which deals with the massacre at the demonstrations in Mexico in 1968, will make its debut as Séance speciale, a component of the Human Rights Program.
The fourth edition of Appellations Suisse will be introducing ten Swiss cinema films – seven documentary films, two feature films and one short feature film – which reflect and represent Swiss film production of the past year (see enclosed news item).
Alexander J. Seiler’s film “Siamo italiani” about “foreign workers” in Switzerland, which was made in 1964 and went down in the history of Swiss film, will be screened together with the director’s most recent film, “Il vento di settembre”, in which he provides a closer look at the current lives of several of the protagonists from the first film. In addition, a short series of films has been dedicated to Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
The documentary film “Alinghi – The Inside Story” by Nicolas Wadimoff will celebrate its preview on the Piazza Grande on 5 August. The inhabitants of the city of Locarno have been invited to this special screening on the evening prior to the festival.
Zurich, 22 July 2003
The Cinéastes du présent section – which is directed towards the future – will present the documentary film “Skinhead Attitude” by Daniel Schweizer (Dschoint Ventschr) and the videos selected for this section of the festival, which are “Aline” by Kamal Musale (Dschoint Ventschr), “Nando, andata e ritorno” by Patrick Boillat and Elena Gugliuzza and ”Tristano e Tabucchi” by Veronica Noseda and Marcello Togni. The section Cinéastes du present/In progress will present ”Angels Camp” by Emmanuelle Antille, and the section Cinéastes du présent/Leopards of Tomorrow will premiere the feature-length film ”Little Girl Blue” by Anna Luif (Dschoint Ventschr), and present five video short films and “Le premier jour, la collection”, the collection of short films by Fernand Melgar. Further Swiss short films, a total of 16, will be competing in the Leopards of Tomorrow section of the festival.
The new film by Peter Liechti, “Hans im Glück”, will make its premiere in the Critics’ Week (Semaine de la critique) section, which is traditionally dedicated to documentary films. The film “Ni olvido ni perdon” by Richard Dindo, which deals with the massacre at the demonstrations in Mexico in 1968, will make its debut as Séance speciale, a component of the Human Rights Program.
The fourth edition of Appellations Suisse will be introducing ten Swiss cinema films – seven documentary films, two feature films and one short feature film – which reflect and represent Swiss film production of the past year (see enclosed news item).
Alexander J. Seiler’s film “Siamo italiani” about “foreign workers” in Switzerland, which was made in 1964 and went down in the history of Swiss film, will be screened together with the director’s most recent film, “Il vento di settembre”, in which he provides a closer look at the current lives of several of the protagonists from the first film. In addition, a short series of films has been dedicated to Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
The documentary film “Alinghi – The Inside Story” by Nicolas Wadimoff will celebrate its preview on the Piazza Grande on 5 August. The inhabitants of the city of Locarno have been invited to this special screening on the evening prior to the festival.
Zurich, 22 July 2003