All Switzerland articles – Page 2
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FeaturesWhy Christian Jungen and Reta Guetg bought the Zurich Film Festival
Jungen and Guetg, who took part in a management buyout of festival earlier this year, talk through their plans for Swiss event.
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NewsZurich confirms status as key awards staging post with packed line-up of hopefuls
Bugonia, The Smashing Machine, Nuremberg, The Testament Of Ann Lee and Frankenstein are among those hoping to build awards momentum at Swiss festival.
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NewsZurich Film Festival unveils 2025 line-up; Russell Crowe to be honoured
Festival has programmed 114 films across multiple sections.
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NewsNoah Baumbach to be honoured at the Zurich Film Festival
US director and screenwriter A Tribute To…award during gala premiere of his new film Jay Kelly.
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Reviews‘Silent Rebellion’ review: A young woman learns to find her voice in 1940s rural Switzerland
Lila Gueneau stars in Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s accomplished debut which plays out in the aftermath of rape
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NewsSho Miyake’s ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ wins Golden Leopard at Locarno 2025
Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter’s ‘White Snail’ was another key winner.
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NewsSwitzerland’s Visions Sud Est fund sets out plans for final year before closing in September 2026
The fund will still be involved as a sponsor of the two awards it presents during Visions du Réel’s (VdR) industry platform and Locarno’s Open Doors programme in 2026.
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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.