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Articles, interviews, news, analysis on the Swiss audiovisual sector.

Country profile: Switzerland

Country profile: Switzerland

30 June 2023

The CinEuro Prize announces its eight finalists

Industry / Market - France/Luxembourg/Germany/Switzerland/Belgium

The CinEuro Prize announces its eight finalists

Members of the trans-border network gathered to unveil the selected projects of the 3rd edition of its prize  

26 May 2025

The global challenges of audiovisual authors’ rights discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization

Industry / Market - Switzerland/Europe

The global challenges of audiovisual authors’ rights discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization

The event held in Geneva focused on worldwide issues affecting audiovisual authors, and called for enhanced legal safeguards, fair compensation and policy reforms  

15 April 2025

VDR-Industry announces this year’s winners

Visions du Réel 2025 – VdR-Industry/Awards

VDR-Industry announces this year’s winners

More than 80,000 Swiss francs’ worth of prizes have been awarded to 11 projects and a completed short film during the closing ceremony of Visions du Réel’s industry sidebar  

11 April 2025

FIFDH Impact Days announces its winners

FIFDH Geneva 2025 – FIFDH Industry/Awards

FIFDH Impact Days announces its winners

The industry section of the Geneva-based human rights festival has granted awards to three projects addressing cultural resilience, war crimes and economic hardship  

12 March 2025

Visions du Réel's VdR-Industry to examine the changes the world is experiencing

Visions du Réel 2025 - VdR-Industry

Visions du Réel's VdR-Industry to examine the changes the world is experiencing

The platform will present industry professionals with 28 projects telling powerful stories which probe the complex nature of reality through unique filmmaking approaches  

11 March 2025

FIFDH Impact Days unveils its programme

FIFDH Geneva 2025 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days unveils its programme

The industry platform is gearing up for another impactful edition, bringing together global professionals, presenting inspiring case studies and fostering collaboration through networking events  

31 January 2025

FIFDH Impact Days to showcase transformative documentaries from around the world

FIFDH Geneva 2025 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days to showcase transformative documentaries from around the world

The seventh edition of the initiative has picked 12 projects for its Impact Lab, spotlighting powerful stories that address pressing global issues  

03 December 2024

REPORT: Swiss Films Previews @ Locarno Pro 2024

Locarno 2024 – Locarno Pro

REPORT: Swiss Films Previews @ Locarno Pro 2024

Swiss Films presents five previews of feature films expected between the end of 2024 and early 2025  

19 August 2024

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2024

Locarno 2024 – Locarno Pro

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2024

We take a closer look at five projects showcased in Locarno Pro’s co-development programme for films from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland  

12 August 2024

Locarno Pro announces its First Look, Alliance 4 Development winners

Locarno 2024 – Locarno Pro/Awards

Locarno Pro announces its First Look, Alliance 4 Development winners

Irene Bartolomé’s Dream of Another Summer, Victor Diago’s Downriver, A Tiger and Lukas Nathrath’s Burgeois Paranoia are among this year’s victors  

12 August 2024

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2024

Locarno 2024 – Locarno Pro

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2024

We take a closer look at four of the six Spanish projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

08 August 2024

The Alentours Forum selects 22 projects

Alentours Forum 2024

The Alentours Forum selects 22 projects

The Strasbourg-based event unspooling between 2 and 4 July has announced its selection, featuring Benoît Volnais’ new movie  

26 June 2024

The Marché du Film shines a spotlight on the benefits of co-producing with Switzerland

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

The Marché du Film shines a spotlight on the benefits of co-producing with Switzerland

CANNES 2024: During the talk, producer Carlo Cresto-Dina and Swiss reps touched on locations, manpower and soft money, among other topics  

20 May 2024

VdR-Industry announces its victors

Visions du Réel 2024 - VdR-Industry/Awards

VdR-Industry announces its victors

Over 100,000 Swiss francs were awarded to sixteen projects during the closing ceremony of the Visions du Réel Festival’s industry sidebar  

19 April 2024

Visions du Réel gives a voice to the cinema of the future

Visions du Réel 2024 - VdR-Industry

Visions du Réel gives a voice to the cinema of the future

VdR-Industry will present to industry professionals 29 projects showing a complex, fascinating and sometimes frightening contemporary world that is constantly changing  

20 March 2024

FIFDH Impact Days crowns its victors

FIFDH Geneva 2024 – FIFDH Industry/Awards

FIFDH Impact Days crowns its victors

The industry section of the Geneva-based human rights festival has granted awards to three projects and wrapped its most successful edition to date  

15 March 2024

FIFDH Impact Days unveils its programme

FIFDH Geneva 2024 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days unveils its programme

The industry platform is gearing up to welcome numerous teams of participants, gather professionals from around the world and present a series of case studies on impact campaigns  

14 February 2024

The call for projects is open for the Strasbourg Alentours Forum

Alentours Forum 2024

The call for projects is open for the Strasbourg Alentours Forum

The Rhine Co-Production Meeting will take place from 2-4 July  

12 January 2024

FIFDH Impact Days announces its 2024 selection

FIFDH Geneva 2024 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days announces its 2024 selection

Sixteen projects from diverse global origins have been selected and are slated to be presented during the special event scheduled for March 2024 in Geneva  

08 December 2023

Switzerland will be the country of honour at next year’s Marché du Film in Cannes

Cannes 2024 – Marché du Film

Switzerland will be the country of honour at next year’s Marché du Film in Cannes

Following in the footsteps of India and Spain, Switzerland is set to be the guest country at the world’s biggest international film market  

07 December 2023

The MIA shines a light on Italian-language Swiss cinema

MIA 2023

The MIA shines a light on Italian-language Swiss cinema

Three new Italian-Swiss projects were presented in Rome, followed by a round table about the potential for collaboration between Italy and Ticino  

11 October 2023

FIFDH Impact Days 2024 is looking for new projects

FIFDH Geneva 2024 - FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days 2024 is looking for new projects

The special programme on impact strategy for documentaries is welcoming submissions until 6 October  

02 October 2023

SRG extends its co-production agreement with the Swiss film industry until 2027

Industry / Market - Switzerland

SRG extends its co-production agreement with the Swiss film industry until 2027

The Swiss pubcaster has also increased its annual budget by CHF 1.5 million  

14 August 2023

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2023

Locarno 2023 - Locarno Pro

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2023

We take a closer look at some of the Caribbean and Latin American projects co-produced with European partners taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

09 August 2023

Locarno Pro announces its Open Doors winners, sees the triumph of Génesis Valenzuela’s Three Bullets

Locarno 2023 - Locarno Pro/Awards

Locarno Pro announces its Open Doors winners, sees the triumph of Génesis Valenzuela’s Three Bullets

The Dominican-Spanish project, which revolves around the brutal murder of Lucrecia Pérez in 1992, has snagged three prizes  

08 August 2023

Locarno Pro announces its First Look and Alliance 4 Development award winners

Locarno 2023 – Locarno Pro/Awards

Locarno Pro announces its First Look and Alliance 4 Development award winners

The industry strand of the Swiss festival has also announced the laureates of the first-ever Heritage Online Restoration Contest  

07 August 2023

Only one week to go before Locarno Pro kicks off

Locarno 2023 – Locarno Pro

Only one week to go before Locarno Pro kicks off

As usual, a jam-packed programme of networking events, pitching forums, talks and other industry activities awaits film professionals making the trip to Switzerland  

27 July 2023

European film festivals kick off Launchpad to support emerging film professionals

Industry / Market - Switzerland/Greece/Estonia/Netherlands/Czech Republic

European film festivals kick off Launchpad to support emerging film professionals

Locarno, Thessaloniki, Tallinn, Rotterdam and Karlovy Vary have joined forces to facilitate the integration of professionals working in areas such as sales, marketing and distribution  

13 July 2023

The Alentours Forum selects 31 projects

Forum Alentours 2023

The Alentours Forum selects 31 projects

The Rhenish Co-Production Meetings will unspool 27 – 29 June in Strasbourg, showcasing French- and German-language projects, both fiction films and documentaries  

26 June 2023

Collaboration ramps up between the GIFF and the new Digital Creation Hub

Geneva 2023

Collaboration ramps up between the GIFF and the new Digital Creation Hub

The brand-new Digital Creation Hub is backed by RTS and SSR alongside Geneva’s HEAD/HES-SO, Virtual Switzerland, Créatives+ and the GIFF, with whom it has forged a new partnership  

03 April 2023

FIFDH Impact Days announces its winners

FIFDH Geneva 2023 – FIFDH Industry/Awards

FIFDH Impact Days announces its winners

The industry section of the Geneva human rights festival awarded three projects and broke records in it latest edition  

17 March 2023

The Berlinale Series Market hosts the Swiss Series Preview initiative

Berlinale 2023 – EFM

The Berlinale Series Market hosts the Swiss Series Preview initiative

BERLINALE 2023: Swiss Films have introduced a new showcase for Swiss series to the German event, in collaboration with SRG SSR  

27 February 2023

The Alentours Forum – Rhinish Co-Production Meeting launches its call for projects

Alentours Forum 2023

The Alentours Forum – Rhinish Co-Production Meeting launches its call for projects

25 French- and German-language projects in development will be selected for the event unspooling from 27 to 29 June in Strasbourg  

10 February 2023

FIFDH Impact Days announces its programme

FIFDH Geneva 2023 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days announces its programme

The industry platform will welcome several teams of participants, invite professionals from around the globe and boast a series of case studies on impact campaigns  

08 February 2023

FIFDH Impact Days organises a webinar on impact filmmaking for social justice

FIFDH Geneva 2023 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days organises a webinar on impact filmmaking for social justice

The session is being held on 19 January, and will focus on ethics and accountability in filmmaking, which is a hot topic within the documentary community  

17 January 2023

FIFDH Impact Days announces its 2023 selection

FIFDH Geneva 2023 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days announces its 2023 selection

A total of 16 projects hailing from all over the world have been selected and are set to be presented in March 2023 during the special event held in Geneva  

02 December 2022

Six First Cut Labs are on the lookout for their next projects

First Cut Lab 2023

Six First Cut Labs are on the lookout for their next projects

After enjoying its most successful year yet, the consultancy programme is awaiting new projects for its upcoming editions, dotted around the globe  

07 November 2022

Experts at the Zurich Summit discuss luring audiences to see arthouse titles

Zurich 2022 – ZFF Industry

Experts at the Zurich Summit discuss luring audiences to see arthouse titles

A panel of four international executives in the theatrical space spoke about audience retention and development at arthouse theatres, as well as co-existing with the streamers  

03 October 2022

Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit

Zurich 2022 – ZFF Industry

Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit

The panel, composed of four senior international executives, went into detail on financing structures, comparative sources of public money, and the importance of the US market once films are complete  

30 September 2022

The Zurich Summit muses on financing independent films in the age of streamers

Zurich 2022 – ZFF Industry

The Zurich Summit muses on financing independent films in the age of streamers

A panel of international industry powerbrokers discussed this contentious and fast-developing issue at the Zurich Film Festival’s industry conference  

29 September 2022

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022

Locarno 2022 - Locarno Pro

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022

We take a closer look at the six German projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

11 August 2022

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2022

Locarno 2022 - Locarno Pro

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2022

A look at the Latin American-European projects Sopor and Bird by Ana Cristina Barragán and Kids Swimming in the Lake by Michael Labarca, currently in development  

11 August 2022

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2022

Locarno 2022 - Locarno Pro

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2022

We take a closer look at four projects showcased by Locarno Pro’s co-development programme for films from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland  

10 August 2022

The Valais Film Commission becomes fully operational

Industry / Market - Switzerland

The Valais Film Commission becomes fully operational

Launched at Locarno, the new Swiss body will introduce a cash rebate along with the full implementation of its services  

08 August 2022

Locarno Pro returns with a raft of industry initiatives

Locarno 2022 – Locarno Pro

Locarno Pro returns with a raft of industry initiatives

The Swiss gathering’s industry section will offer myriad events for professionals, providing answers and opportunities for a sector that is “on the upswing and full of energy”  

06 July 2022

Zurich Film Festival launches ZFF Summit Climber talent development programme

Zurich 2022 – ZFF Industry

Zurich Film Festival launches ZFF Summit Climber talent development programme

Eight young industry talents will get the chance to learn from the crème de la crème of Hollywood during this year’s Swiss-based gathering  

15 June 2022

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