Swiss documentary films at the Viennale

11.10.2005

At the 43rd Vienna International Film Festival, also known as the “Viennale” (October 14-26, 2005), Switzerland is represented with four films by Swiss directors and three co-productions. The film “Unser America” (Our America) by Kristina Konrad (Production: Maximage, Zurich), an encounter of two former women sandinista fighters in today’s Nicaragua, will premiere at the event. Among the 52 documentaries presented at this year’s festival are also: “Face Addict” by Edo Bertoglio (Production: Amka Films, Savosa), “The Giant Buddhas” by Christian Frei, and “Jo Siffert Live Fast – Die Young” by Men Lareida (Production: Hugo Film, Zurich) – all three shown in Locarno in 2005 – as well as the international co-production “Massaker” by Monika Borgmann, Lokman Slim, and Hermann Theissen (co-production Dschoint Ventschr, Zurich). The 62 feature films shown in the festival program include “Delwende” by S. Pierre Yameogo (co-production Thelma Film, Zurich), and “Spiele leben/You Bet Your Life” by Antonin Svoboda (co-production Triluna Film, Zurich).
The Viennale, Austria’s oldest and largest film festival, does not include a competition and focuses on films with “aesthetic originality and political actuality”. Directed by Hans Hurch, the festival gives special attention to documentary cinema, international filmmaking, and experimental works.

Zurich, October 11, 2005
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