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1765 articles available in total starting from 12/08/2002. Last article published on 22/01/2026.

Swiss Film Prize selection process causes controversy

Since the awarding of the Swiss Film Prize on March 6, the Swiss Film Academy’s selection process for films and performances has given rise to controversy. Many professionals have indeed been...  

12/04/2010 | Awards | Switzerland

Ordinary People

A masterful and merciless debut feature on the trivialization of murder in times of war. A film unveiled at Cannes and selected at around 15 international festivals  

08/04/2010 | Films | Reviews

Lacklustre results for Swiss films in 2009

The Swiss Association of film exhibitors and distributors ProCinema has recently published the film exhibition results for 2009. It emerges that with a 3.51% market share (+0.4%) and 551,003...  

06/04/2010 | Box Office | Switzerland

Ya Sharr Mout honoured at Montreal

At the 28th International Festival of Films on Art, Sabine Gisiger received the Best Portrait Award for her documentary film Ya Sharr Mout. Over one year, the Swiss director followed...  

30/03/2010 | Awards | 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

Two Swiss films honoured in Miami

At the 27th Miami International Film Festival, Vladimir Perisic’s Swiss co-production Ordinary People received the Cineuropa.org Award (see news). Another Swiss work was also honoured: Pepperminta...  

18/03/2010 | Awards | 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

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