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Françoise Deriaz


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

Home to screen in Critics’ Week

After the selections of Cannes’ prestigious sections were unveiled, it became clear that Ursula Meier’s new film Home had not been selected for any of the line-ups. In the end, the International...  

29/04/2008 | Cannes 2008 | Switzerland

Swiss art films at Montreal

Five Swiss films have been selected at the 26th International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal, which will be held from March 6-16. Lüber in der Luft – a cinematic portrait by Anna-Lydia...  

04/03/2008 | Festivals | Switzerland

Swiss on show at Locarno

Although fewer in number than last year, Swiss films at the 60th Locarno International Film Festival (August 1-11) will still be on show on the international scene. Jacob Berger’s 1 journée (Vega...  

17/07/2007 | Festivals | Switzerland

Interview: Pierre-Alain Meier • Producer

A producer with an international outlook

An international producer who has made films worldwide, Pierre-Alain Meier is back in Switzerland with A Parting Shot, the second feature directed by Jeanne Waltz  

24/05/2007

A Parting Shot

With A Parting Shot, director Jeanne Waltz celebrates a thawing of bodies and hearts  

24/05/2007 | Films | Reviews

Interview: Jeanne Waltz • Director

The art of breaking the ice

Director Jeanne Waltz spent many years in Portugal where she made several shorts and one feature. Now she has come back to Switzerland to direct her second long feature  

24/05/2007

Switzerland: Riviera Cocktail presented at Cannes

In the fifties and sixties, no photographer captured the stars more than Edward Quinn. In recounting the life of this atypical Irishman, Heinz Bütler’s Swiss film Riviera Cocktail - Edward Quinn,...  

16/05/2007 | Cannes 2007 | Out of sections

My Brother is Getting Married awarded in Spain

At the 3rd New European Film Festival (NEFF), which ended on May 12 at Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country), Jean-Stéphane Bron’s debut feature My Brother is Getting Married (Box Productions, see...  

16/05/2007 | Festivals | Switzerland

San Francisco singles out Parting Shot

After winning an award at the end of April at the 4th Lisbon International Independent Film Festival - IndieLisboa, Swiss director Jeanne Waltz’s Parting Shot (Prince Film, Pierre-Alain Meier) won...  

15/05/2007 | Awards | Switzerland

Echoes of Home at Planete Doc Review

Created in 2004, the Polish Festival Planete Doc Review is holding its fourth edition from May 11-20. This year, 47 international documentaries will screen, including two Swiss productions. Stefan...  

09/05/2007 | Festivals | Switzerland

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