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Françoise Deriaz


134 articles available in total starting from 06/08/2003. Last article published on 17/03/2011.

Increase in Swiss exports

How, in such a small, multilingual country as Switzerland, is it possible to keep filmmaking alive, without exporting productions? Is this not essential for countries that share a common language,...  

23/08/2006 | Distribution | Switzerland

Swiss landing at Montreal

Several recent Swiss titles will be screened at the 30th Montreal World Film Festival (August 24-September 4). In addition to the already rich Swiss programme, the festival will pay homage to...  

22/08/2006 | Festivals | Switzerland

Pathé Suisse takes over Europlex network

From September 2006, Europlex Cinémas, the largest film distribution company in French-speaking Switzerland, will be part of the Pathé Suisse, the sister company of EuroPalaces, which operates in...  

07/06/2006 | Distribution | Switzerland

Long-term success for Vitus

Released to date only in German-speaking Switzerland, Vitus by Fredi M. Murer (see focus has been on screens for four months and garnered 160,000 admissions. Although it may have slipped somewhat...  

02/06/2006 | Distribution | Switzerland

Michael Steiner wins over Swiss-French audiences

Following the success of Grounded: The Last Days of Swissair (365,000 admissions in Switzerland), Swiss German director Michael Steiner has succeeded in winning over Swiss French audiences with a...  

01/06/2006 | Distribution | Switzerland

Swiss-Turkish director wins award at Innsbruck

Famous for its Olympic Games, the Austrian town of Innsbruck is also renowned for cinema. From May 22 - 28, the International Film Festival Innsbruck welcomed a diverse range of films on Africa,...  

31/05/2006 | Awards | Switzerland

Vitus

Can we cut the wings of a boy who only wants to fly? Fredi M. creates a starry-eyed world to depict a young piano virtuoso up against the all-consuming ambition of adults  

29/05/2006 | Films | Reviews

Record admissions in 2005

With a domestic market share of 5.9%, Swiss films achieved their best results since 2000. Compared to 2004 (2.6%), admissions almost doubled, but are only up 0.2% with respect to 2003 (5.7%). The...  

23/03/2006 | Box office | Switzerland

Building the Gherkin wins in Montreal

On March 19, the Honorary Award for Best Reportage at the 24th International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) in Montreal went to Building the Gherkin. This documentary feature Mirjam von Arx was...  

22/03/2006 | Awards | Switzerland

KussKuss shows maverick spirit

Already honoured with the Babelsberger Medienpreis and screened at the Montreal World Film Festival, Amiens Film Festival and Film-Kunst-Fest at Schwerin, KussKuss, the debut feature by Sören...  

17/03/2006 | Awards | Switzerland

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