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Country profile: Switzerland

Country profile: Switzerland

30 June 2023

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

Twenty-five projects selected for the Alentours Forum

Alentours Forum 2022

Twenty-five projects selected for the Alentours Forum

The Rhinish Co-Production Meeting will unspool from 28-30 June in Strasbourg and will showcase French- and German-language projects, encompassing both fiction and documentaries  

03 June 2022

REPORT: VdR-Pitching @ Visions du Réel 2022

Visions du Réel 2022 – VdR-Industry

REPORT: VdR-Pitching @ Visions du Réel 2022

We profile the European projects that won prizes at Visions du Réel's VdR-Pitching event last week  

21 April 2022

Visions du Réel announces its industry awards and impressive attendance record

Visions du Réel 2022 – VdR-Industry/Awards

Visions du Réel announces its industry awards and impressive attendance record

The prizes went to projects from Switzerland, France, Argentina, Belgium, Estonia, South Africa, the USA, Colombia, Brazil, Syria and India  

14 April 2022

VdR-Industry announces the selected projects and the jurys of its new edition

Visions du Réel 2022 - VdR-Industry

VdR-Industry announces the selected projects and the jurys of its new edition

The event, which will take place from 10 to 14 April, will welcome in person 27 projects in three different forums: VdR-Pitching, VdR-Work In Progress and VdR-Rough Cut Lab  

17 March 2022

Peace For Nina wins the 2022 FIFDH Impact Days Award

FIFDH Geneva 2022 – FIFDH Industry

Peace For Nina wins the 2022 FIFDH Impact Days Award

The film project by Ukrainian director Zhanna Maksymenko-Dovhych has received the €15,000 prize at the hybrid industry event  

10 March 2022

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

Alentours Forum 2022

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 28th to 30th June in Strasbourg  

25 February 2022

FIFDH Impact Days confirms its programme

FIFDH Geneva 2022 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days confirms its programme

The industry programme aims to match professionals who are seeking to enhance the power of their films and make a greater impact with the right global changemakers  

22 February 2022

FIFDH Impact Days organise a webinar on impact filmmaking for human rights

FIFDH Geneva 2022 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Days organise a webinar on impact filmmaking for human rights

The session is being held on 25 January, and will focus on how storytellers can strengthen human rights movements, and contribute to achieving a more just and sustainable world  

20 January 2022

FIFDH Impact Day announces its 2022 selection

FIFDH Geneva 2022 – FIFDH Industry

FIFDH Impact Day announces its 2022 selection

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

15 December 2021

NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay set to expand into five new markets by 2023

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - Sweden

NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay set to expand into five new markets by 2023

The Nordic platform is due to launch in the UK, Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, aiming to reach 12 million subscribers by the end of 2025  

22 September 2021

Streaming services must now contribute towards the funding of Swiss cinema

Industry / Market - Switzerland

Streaming services must now contribute towards the funding of Swiss cinema

4% of their turnover in Switzerland must be reinvested in Swiss cinema, which stands to benefit from an extra 18 million francs  

20 September 2021

Locarno Pro’s Open Doors Hub and Lab hand out their awards

Locarno 2021 - Locarno Pro

Locarno Pro’s Open Doors Hub and Lab hand out their awards

The established Locarno Pro initiative has wrapped its three-year cycle of focusing on South-East Asia and Mongolia  

11 August 2021

ViacomCBS joins forces with Sky to launch Paramount+ in Europe

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - UK/Ireland/Italy/Germany/Switzerland/Austria

ViacomCBS joins forces with Sky to launch Paramount+ in Europe

The premium streaming service will be available in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria in 2022  

10 August 2021

Locarno Pro chooses WYTH as the “virtual square” dedicated to professionals visiting the festival’s 74th edition

Locarno 2021 – Locarno Pro

Locarno Pro chooses WYTH as the “virtual square” dedicated to professionals visiting the festival’s 74th edition

As the Swiss gathering celebrates its return, industry professionals are invited to the WYTH Plaza  

06 August 2021

WYTH expands its partnerships with leading training organisations

Industry / Market - Switzerland

WYTH expands its partnerships with leading training organisations

After EAVE, MIDPOINT Institute and ACE Producers will also rely on the innovative tech platform for their virtual classrooms  

21 June 2021

Switzerland’s Council of States approves the “Netflix tax”

Institutions / Legislation - Switzerland

Switzerland’s Council of States approves the “Netflix tax”

This week, Swiss councillors approved the obligation for online streamers to invest at least 4% of their turnover in the Confederation’s film industry  

09 June 2021

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