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1717 articles available in total starting from 12/08/2002. Last article published on 22/08/2025.

Sundance honours Frei’s Space Tourists

Swiss director Christian Frei picked up the World Cinema Directing Award for Space Tourists, which was presented in the international documentary competition at the 26th Sundance Film Festival....  

01/02/2010 | Awards | Switzerland

Julia’s Disappearance nabs five Swiss Film Prize nominations

The nominees for the Quartz Swiss Film Prize 2010 were announced at the Solothurn Film Festival, with Culture Minister Didier Burkhalter in attendance. The Quartz trophies will be awarded on March...  

29/01/2010 | Awards | Switzerland

Swiss films at Berlin

For the first time since 2007, Switzerland will be represented at the Berlinale (February 11-21, 2010) by several films. Silvio Soldini’s What More Do I Want, co-produced by Switzerland (Vega...  

22/01/2010 | Berlinale 2010 | 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

Complices

A cleverly mixed cocktail of thriller, love and juvenile prostitution, Swiss director Frédéric Mermoud’s film infuses the genre with impressive human depth  

14/01/2010 | Films | Reviews

Five Swiss films get export funding

To encourage European distributors to distribute Swiss films, promotion agency Swiss Films, in co-operation with the Federal Office for Culture, allocates €240,000 per year in export funding. At...  

12/01/2010 | Distribution | Switzerland

Three Swiss nominees for German Critics’ Award

Having previously won a Golden Bear at Berlin and the German Cinematography Award for Fatih Akin’s Head-On, DoP Rainer Klausmann will vie for the German Critics’ Award with Soul Kitchen, by the...  

08/01/2010 | Awards | Switzerland

Swiss film gets €1.1m in extra funding

In 2010, the Federal Office for Culture will have a budget of €30.8m for film funding, i.e. €1.1m more than in 2009. Unexpected in a financial crisis, this small increase, agreed to by Parliament,...  

22/12/2009 | Funding | Switzerland

First Federal Law for Culture

For the first time in its history, Switzerland has equipped itself with a law for the promotion of culture, but no funds to give it substance. And for a good reason: the financial commitment of...  

18/12/2009 | Legislation | Switzerland

Switzerland officially rejoins MEDIA Programme

The Federal Council has finally ratified the agreement cementing Switzerland’s membership of the MEDIA Programme, to which it was temporarily admitted in 2007 (see news). To convince European film...  

17/12/2009 | MEDIA Programme | Switzerland

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