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Festivals / Switzerland


271 articles available in total starting from 12/08/2002. Last article published on 09/01/2019.

Festivals join forces

The Festivals Conference association was set up in March by Switzerland’s main film events: Tous Ecrans (Geneva), Fantoche (Baden), the Black Movie Festival (Geneva), the Locarno Film Festival,...  

13/04/2010 | Festivals | Switzerland

The Woman with the 5 Elephants forges ahead

A few days after receiving the Quartz for Best Documentary at the Swiss Film Awards (see news), The Woman with the 5 Elephants was nominated for a Lola German Film Award, to be presented on April...  

22/03/2010 | Festivals | Switzerland

First films honoured at Freiburg

Actress Hanna Schygulla, Fassbinder’s famous muse and jury president (see news) at the 24th Freiburg International Film Festival, presented the Regard d’Or Grand Prize to Georgian director George...  

22/03/2010 | Festivals | Switzerland

Godard documentaries to screen in Paris

The 32nd Cinéma du Réel Film Festival, to be held in Paris from March 18-28, will put the spotlight on Swiss documentaries. Audiences will get a chance to rediscover works by eminent directorial...  

17/03/2010 | Festivals | Switzerland

Gauguin in Paris and Montreal

Richard Dindo’s new documentary, Gauguin In Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands (as yet unreleased in Switzerland) has been selected in competition at the Cinéma du Réel Film Festival in Paris (March...  

16/03/2010 | Festivals | Switzerland

Freiburg explores world cinema

From March 13-20, the 24th Freiburg International Film Festival will open its doors and showcase treasures from faraway lands. For the past three years, Edouard Waintrop has headed this unmissable...  

11/03/2010 | Festivals | Switzerland

Locarno honours Alain Tanner

The Leopard of Honour at the 63rd Locarno Film Festival (August 4-14) will be awarded to Swiss director Alain Tanner, whose first films include Charles, Dead or Alive (Golden Leopard in 1969) and...  

02/02/2010 | Festivals | Switzerland

Swiss works on show at Solothurn

Having served as an unbeatable showcase for Swiss cinema over the past 45 years, the Solothurn Film Festival (January 21-28) kicks off today, with Confederation president Doris Leuthard in...  

21/01/2010 | Festivals | Switzerland

Cinema, TV and multimedia at Geneva

Since its creation in 1995, the Cinéma Tous Ecrans Festival in Geneva has been exploring audiovisual art in all its forms – from TV series to cinematic features and multimedia productions for the...  

30/10/2009 | Festivals | Switzerland

Swiss world premieres at Namur

A mecca for filmmakers and producers from French-speaking countries, the Namur International Francophone Film Festival (October 2-9) is this year hosting world premières of two Swiss films: Bazar,...  

02/10/2009 | Festivals | Switzerland

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