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Mathieu Loewer


281 articles available in total starting from 28/02/2003. Last article published on 30/01/2009.

And the winner is ... Vitus

Fredi M. Murer’s Vitus (see Focus) was named Best Film of the Year at the 2007 Swiss Film Awards, which took place yesterday as part of the 42nd Solothurn Film Days. The jury honoured "a film rich...  

25/01/2007 | Awards | Switzerland

Strong Swiss presence in Forum

The International Forum of New Cinema of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival (February 8-18) will host three Swiss features and two documentaries. After last year’s Lenz, Thomas Imbach is...  

24/01/2007 | Berlinale 2007 | Switzerland

Swiss titles conquer Sundance and San Francisco

Four Swiss films feature at US film festivals this January. First up is Fraulein (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion), which will be presented in competition at the 23rd Sundance International Film...  

15/01/2007 | Festivals | Switzerland

Murer’s work honoured in Italy and France

Currently in California at the Palm Springs International Film Festival to present his latest feature, Vitus (Hugofilm, see Focus), Swiss director Fredi M. Murer will soon be honoured in Trieste....  

10/01/2007 | Festivals | Switzerland

Interview: Thierry Spicher • Producer

The art of the co-production

Thierry Spicher’s cinematic debut, feature film My Brother is Getting Married, is a co-production with France, where it will be released on January 31  

17/12/2006

Althaus: A star is born

Actor Nils Althaus – who is making his big screen debut with Breakout – will represent Switzerland at the 2007 edition of Shooting Stars in February. In so doing, he will succeed Carlos Leal –...  

07/12/2006 | European Shooting Stars | Switzerland

Gambit and Zeit des Abschieds win awards

On December 2, Gambit by Sabine Gisiger (Dschoint Ventschr) won the 11th International Prize for Mediterranean Documentary and Reportage in the Mediterranean Reportage category at Civitavecchia...  

06/12/2006 | Awards | Switzerland

Swiss take centre stage in Germany

No less than five Swiss films are opening this month on German screens. After a promotional tour through the country with director Fredi M. Murer and actor Bruno Ganz, Vitus (see Focus) will be...  

05/12/2006 | Distribution | Switzerland

Vitus opens in the US

The Swiss contender for the Oscar and Golden Globes nominations, Vitus (see Focus), will be released in the US and Canada through Sony Pictures Classics. An agreement was signed with the Hollywood...  

28/11/2006 | Distribution | Switzerland

Stealth wins at Mannheim

The jury of the 55th Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, which ended on November 25, presented its Special Award to Swiss feature Stealth (SAGA Production). The second feature by...  

27/11/2006 | Festivals | Switzerland

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