All Switzerland articles
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NewsBendita Film Sales boards Karlovy Vary title Jan-Eric Mack’s ‘A Happy Family’
EXCLUSIVE: The film explores themes of poverty and social inequality in Switzerland.
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NewsLocarno’s Open Doors unveils projects, producers and directors for Africa-focused 2026 edition
Open Doors programme is part of the festival’s industry strand Locarno Pro and runs from August 5-10.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to honour Oscar-winning composer Gabriel Yared
Composer behind scores including The English Patient and Betty Blue to receive festival’s Career Achievement Award.
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NewsSwiss culinary drama ‘Hallo Betty’ greets international buyers for Picture Tree
‘Hello Betty’ is about the Swiss copywriter who invented Betty Bossi, the fictional character famous for her food and recipes.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to honour FilmNation’s Glen Basner with Game Changer Award
Source: FilmNation Entertainment Glen Basner FilmNation Entertainment founder and CEO Glen Basner is to receive the Zurich Summit’s Game Changer Award at this year’s Zurich Film Festival. Basner founded FilmNation in 2008, and has built it into a leading producer, financier and sales company across films, TV ...
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NewsDarren Aronofsky to receive Locarno Film Festival’s Pardo d’Onore award
Aronofsky films ‘The Fountain’ and ‘Mother!’ will play at the festival’s 79th edition.
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NewsXisi Sofia Ye Chen’s ‘From Dawn To Dawn’ wins top prize at Switzerland’s Visions du Reel
Alea Jacarandas’ takes top prize in Burning Lights Competition.
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Reviews‘Saudades Eternas’ review: Modest, authentic documentary portrait of a Rio favela matriarch
Emma Boccanfuso’s feature length debut world premieres at Visions du Reel
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Reviews‘Heat’ review: Experiential, immersive look at life in the hottest places on Earth
The latest work from Swiss filmmaker Jacqueline Zünd premieres at Visions du Reel
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FeaturesEmilie Bujès explains how Visions du Réel is reflecting a shifting documentary landscape
Festival’s outgoing artistic director talks AI, doc funding challenges and the importance of events like VdR.
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NewsVisions du Reel artistic director to leave after 2026 edition for Geneva
Visions du Reel will advertise for director position shortly.
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NewsJacqueline Zund’s Visions du Reel title ‘Heat’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary is a cinematic exploration of heat as an experience.
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NewsLili Hinstin, former artistic director of Locarno, dies aged 48
“She was a passionate cinephile, scholar, and curator,” said the festival.
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News‘Late Shift’ leads winners at 2026 Swiss Film Awards
Film won four prizes including best feature film.
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NewsLocarno to focus 2026 retrospective programme on infamous Hollywood blacklist
”It is the timeliest one I have worked on in my life,” said curator Ehsan Khoshbakht.
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NewsVisions du Reel unveils 2026 programme including 83 world premieres, opening title
International competition includes Boubacar Sangare, Elsa Amiel, Jacqueline Zund films.
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NewsGermany’s DCM acquires leading Swiss distributor Ascot Elite
Takeover of family-run Swiss company marks latest acquisition by DCM.
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NewsAndrea Riseborough, Guy Pearce join Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ thriller ‘High End’
EXCLUSIVE: Production underway in Geneva before heading to Ireland.
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NewsJean-Stéphane Bron and Sofie Benoot projects among Visions du Réel 2026 industry programme
31 documentary projects will be presented at Swiss festival’s VdR-Industry Days section, taking place April 19-22.
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NewsSergei Loznitsa to be special guest at Visions du Réel
Ukrainian filmmaker will give masterclass at doc festival, which will also hold selective retrospective of his work.