All Switzerland articles
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NewsSwitzerland’s ‘Lex Netflix’ investment obligation raises $37m to fund films and TV series
Netflix’s first Swiss TV series Winter Palace and Venice film Alpha were among the first productions to benefit from new investment obligation.
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News‘Late Shift’ becomes Swiss Oscar entry, sells to North America
TrustNordisk has now sold over 50 territories on the film.
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NewsSwiss cantons Geneva and Neuchatel to launch rebate schemes for filmmakers
The regional rebate schemes aim to attract national and international productions, and can be combined with national Swiss rebate.
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NewsGeneviève Dulude-De Celles’ ‘Nina Roza’ and Goran Rebić’s ‘In The Hidden’ lead Locarno Pro winners
Industry platform handed out prizes for platforms including First Look, Alliance 4 Development, Antaviana Spanish Previews Award and the Locarno Heritage Restoration Contest.
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NewsJackie Chan and ‘Sentimental Value’ draw huge crowds at Locarno Film Festival
Locarno’s Piazza Grande screenings have been packed out, while the festival has seen a busy industry focus and widespread condemnation of suffering in Gaza.
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NewsLocarno’s Piazza Grande sees protest against war in Gaza ahead of screening
Demonstration took place ahead of the world premiere screening of Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s The Birthday Party, starring Willem Dafoe.
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NewsBenedict Cumberbatch set for Zurich Film Festival honour
British actor to receive festival’s Golden Eye Award.
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FeaturesLocarno Pro 2025 aims to match private film financiers with emerging talent
Locarno Pro head Markus Duffner reveals some of the highlights of the festival’s industry programme.
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Features"Films are a sign democracy exists," says Locarno director Giona A Nazzaro
Locarno’s artistic director Giona A Nazzaro tells Screen about the festival’s selection of more than 200 films that address changes in the cinematic language as well as the changing state of the world.
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NewsLocarno unveils 2025 line-up including premiere of Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’
Seventeen world premieres will compete at the Swiss festival, running from August 6-16.
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NewsLebanon’s Abbout Productions to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival
Beirut-based independent producer, led by Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine, to receive Locarno’s producing award.
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NewsAlexander Payne to be honoured by Locarno Film Festival
The Holdovers and Sideways director will receive festival’s honorary Pardo d’Onore award.
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FeaturesStefan Haupt and Katharina Otto-Bernstein films among world premieres at Munich’s Filmfest
Festival unveils international titles world premiering at this year’s event.
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NewsLocarno unveils producers and projects for Africa-focused Open Doors programme
Festival’s co-production platform and talent development programme is focused on the African continent this year.
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News‘Frank & Louis’ with Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan starts sales for TrustNordisk
EXCLUSIVE: Film headed to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux.
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NewsRithy Panh to chair international competition jury of 2025 Locarno Film Festival
Cambodian filmmaker to chair jury that will award festival’s Golden Leopard.
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NewsBrilliant Pictures and Largo.ai strike partnership
”It’s going to enhance the way we do things, making things smarter and faster. We’re not killing the magic of cinema.”
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NewsBeta Cinema boards Second World War film ‘Each of Us’ starring Diane Kruger
‘Each of Us’ tells four stories, directed by four women.
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NewsKingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan to lead Petra Volpe’s English-language debut ‘Frank & Louis’
EXCLUSIVE: Grammy-winning artist Rene Perez Joglar, Indira Varma, Rosalind Eleazar also star.
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NewsStop-motion animation ‘Savages’ acquired for UK-Ireland theatrical distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Film will have wide release in cinemas this summer.