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Swiss films can be seen on screens all over the world. Film festivals from Berlin to Venice and from Buenos Aires to Yamagata are presenting the most recent fiction, documentary, animation and short film productions from Switzerland. Many films appear in cinemas throughout Europe, America and Asia or are broadcast on television in a host of countries. Works by famous Swiss filmmakers are showcased in retrospectives at festivals and in film museums – which has already been the case in Latin America for the maestro Alain Tanner and in Madrid for the documentary filmmaker Richard Dindo in Spring 2012. Serving as the Swiss filmmakers’ partner, the promotion agency backs this diversity of initiatives, supporting them financially and establishing international contacts with festivals, world sales, distribution firms and tele vision stations. provides internatio -

nal professionals in the film industry with information about new films and trends in Switzerland. The promotion agency fosters the participation of Swiss films at festivals with subsidies and reinforces the chances of an international release with direct support to foreign distribution firms. is, with its team in Zurich and Geneva, as well as with its website www.swissfilms.ch, your link to Swiss films.

Micha SchiwowDirector SWISS FILMS

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Swiss film and the film-going public guarantee that which, alongside quality, is the overriding criterion in film promotion: diversity. This diversity is of course first and foremost down to producers, directors and screenplay writers, their profes-sionalism and the originality of their projects. However, it is also due to the fact that the Swiss market is dispersed and divided into three linguistic regions with differing cultures. It is therefore not surprising that Switzerland has a high density of producers, as you can see in this guide.

However, diversity not only exists in the production and making of feature films, documentaries or animated films, but also on the screen. In the context of European film, there is a large audience for Swiss film in the cinema. Increasingly, access to culturally valuable films is also being sought outside

conventional cinema release via online platforms. It is therefore all the more surprising that there is a growth in film viewings at festivals in Switzerland due to people wishing to experience films first hand, and that festivals are gaining in importance as a further outlet in the range of film release channels.

The impact of film culture in the home country is one thing, but how it is perceived abroad through its international presence and the recognition afforded to films at renowned foreign festivals and competitions is another. One thing is certain, Swiss film can benefit enormously from intensive interaction with neighbouring countries. That is why European coproductions are extremely welcome. They support and encourage quality and diversity in Swiss film.

Ivo KummerHead of the cinema department of the Federal Culture Office

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Für die Vielfalt im Schweizer KulturschaffenPour une création culturelle diversifiée en SuissePer la pluralià della creazione culturale in SvizzeraPer la diversitad da la creaziun culturala en Svizra

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Jean-Pierre Grey - ContributingEditor: Clarissa Wojciechowski Senn - Production Editor: Maryse Avidor - Layout: Ursula Brugger - SWISS AUDIoVISUAL GUIDE ispublished by: PRO MOéDITION SA - Rue des Bains, 35, CH-1205 Genève - Tel: +41.22-809.94.94 - Fax: +41.22-809.94.01 - www. promoedition.ch - Publisher: Roland Ray

While every care has been taken in the preparation of this publication, the publishers cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the information herein, or any consequence arising from it.

SWISS AUDIoVISUAL GUIDEmaynotbereproducedinanyformwithoutwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.Thisguideisdistributed:– bySWISSFILMS atthefollowingfilmfestivals andfilmmarkets

-Cannes,Festival&MIF (16-27.5.2012)-AnnecyMIFA (4-9.6.2012)-LocarnoInternational FilmFestival (1-11.8.2012)-MontréalFestival desfilmsdumonde (23.8-3.9.2012)-TorontoInternational FilmFestival (6-16.9.2012)-SanSebastianFestival InternacionaldeCine (21-29.9.2012)-ZurichFilmFestival (20-30.9.2012)-LeipzigInt.Festivalfür Dokumentar-und Animationsfilme (29.10-4.11.2012)-GenèveCinémaTousEcrans (2-9.11.2012)-AmsterdamDocumentary FilmFestival (14-25.11.2012)-SolothurnFilmFestival (24-31.1.2013)-Clermond-FerrandShort FilmFestival (1-9.2.2013)-berlinInternationalFilm Festival&EFM (8-18.2.2013)-NyonVisionsduRéel (17-24.4.2013)

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SWISSFILMSNeugasse 6, Postfach, CH-8031 ZürichTel: +41.43-211.40.50, Fax: +41.43-211.40.60e-mail: [email protected]

GenevaofficeMaison des Arts du Grütli16, rue Général-Dufour, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-308.12.40, Fax +41.22-308.12.41e-mail: [email protected]

The SWISS FILMS Foundation is the promotion agency for Swiss filmmaking. It was initiated by the film industry. The foundation develops activities and provides services aimed at facilitating public relations and the distribution of Swiss film productions in Switzerland and abroad. The promotion agency serves as a partner to Swiss filmmakers and producers. SWISS FILMS has a performance-based contract with the Federal Office of Culture.SWISS FILMS supports the presence of Swiss film productions at international festivals and markets and also assists their dis-tribution in cinemas abroad. The events and programmes organised by SWISS FILMS for home and abroad and in collaboration with different partners aid in increasing the public’s awareness of the national film scene, which has experienced an upswing for the past several years.SWISS FILMS employs 15 staff members, 13 of whom are in Zurich and 2 of whom are in Geneva. SWISS FILMS is one of the 10 founding members of European Film Promotion. The network comprises professional organisations from 33 European countries. For more information, please refer to www.swissfilms.ch

Micha Schiwow (Managing Director)Maria Stergiou (Head of International Promotion) Francine Brücher (International Promotion)Peter Da Rin (International Promotion)

Simon Koenig (International Promotion - Short Films)Sylvain Vaucher (International Promotion - Short Films)Sabina Brocal (Head of Events & Programmes)Ursula Hartenstein (Head of Information & Documentation)

SwissFilmPrize«Quartz2012»The Swiss Film Prize «Quartz» was awarded in the KKL Luzern on March 17, 2012. The gala event marked the 15th edition of the prize, with awards in nine categories presented to films and outstanding achievements in film. The Italian-speaking fiction film “Summer Games” directed by Rolando Colla garnered three awards and was thus the evening’s victorious film. The actors Carla Juri, Max Hubacher and Stefan Kurt also claimed first places among the year’s best.

The prize-winners were selected by members of the Swiss Film Academy. For the first time a Special Prize of the Academy was given. It went to Gion-Reto Killias, for the outstanding editing of the three nominated films “Abrir puertas y ventanas”, “Day Is Done” and “Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari”. Also awarded for the first time was the “Best Cinematography”; Lorenz Merz was

the winner. The Honorary Award 2012 pays tribute to the extraordinary achievements by film director and author Rolf Lyssy.

The television channels and radio stations of the SRG SSR devoted their programmes to Swiss filmmaking and featured reports on the award ceremony.

The award ceremony is a gala event of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, in collabo-ration with SRG SSR, the media partner, and SWISS FILMS.

2012 Awards: “Summer Games” (Best Fiction Film), “Vol spécial” (Best Documentary Film), “Du&Ich” (Best Short Film), Rolando Colla and Pilar Anguita-MacKay for “Summer Games” (Best Screenplay), Max Hubacher (Best Actor), Carla Juri (Best Actress), Stefan Kurt (Best Performance in a Supporting Role), Balz Bachmann, Peter Bräker and George Vaine (Best Film Score), Lorenz Merz (Best Cinematography), Gion-Reto Killias for the editing of three nominated films (Special Prize of the Academy), Honorary Award for Rolf Lyssy, Recognition for Charly Huser

The winners of the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2012» (From the left to the right) Fernand Melgar, Elise Shubs, Pilar Anguita-MacKay, Elena Pedrazzoli, Balz Bachmann, George Vaine, Gion-Reto Killias, Rolf Lyssy, Cornelia Seitler, Lucy Betulius, Esen IsikFront row: Carla Juri, Lorenz Merz, Peter Bräker, Stefan Kurt, Max Hubacher, Brigitte Hofer, Rolando Colla, Charly Huser

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It’s a really straightforward thing to shoot a film in Switzerland! It’s easy to do so because all the condi-tions have been put in place to optimize audiovisual projects, including both the creative and economic aspects. Switzerland offers a large variety of natural settings and architectural works dating from different epochs. The climate ranges from the polar cold of the everlasting snows in the Alps to the heady Mediter-ranean temperatures in the southern regions of the country. This diversity is concentrated within a small land mass traversed by a rapid-access road and rail communications networks. Add to this the attractive Euro-Swiss Franc exchange rate, the flexibility of working conditions and the efficiency of the service companies. Switzerland is an openair studio that offers you numer-ous economic advantages.

The Swiss National Film Commission, “Film Location Switzerland”, is the official organization in charge of assisting foreign filmmakers to carry out their film pro-jects in Switzerland:

• Providing information about Switzerland• Dealing with local authorities• Simplifying administrative procedures• Gaining access to locations• Gaining access to actor directories• Finding location scouts and technicians• Finding coproduction partners

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Tobeeligibleforpublicfunding,afilmcoproducedbetweenSwitzerlandandanothercountrymustbeofficiallyrecognizedasaSwissfilm.Thefollowingrulesapply:

• An independent Swiss film producer must be chosen as a partner, who will then apply for public funds.

• Bilateral coproduction agreements exist with Germany, Austria, Canada, France, Luxemburg, Italy, Belgium and the French community of Belgium. With the exception of Canada, these agreements cover only films produced for theatrical exhibition. Switzerland is a member of the European convention for coproductions and by this multi-lateral convention is linked to many more European countries. In most cases, the minimal Swiss participation required varies between 10% and 20%. If no coproduction agreement is applicable – as is the case for the USA, for instance – the minimal Swiss participation is 50%.

• The artistic and technical participation (which includes the hiring of Swiss technicians, assistants and actors) must be proportional to the Swiss financial participation. This condition also applies to postproduction. Since there are no fixed criteria for the evaluation of the percentage, decisions are made on a case-by-case basis.

• Once theses conditions have been met, the Swiss copro-ducer can acquire the official agreement from the Swiss Federal Office of Culture.

Films officially coproduced with Switzerland haveaccess to the public film funding of the SwissFederalofficeofCulture.

• Selective public funding sees an independent expert committee choose and propose film projects for production subsidies. The maximum subsidy per film is 1,5 million Swiss Francs and cannot exceed 50% of the production costs (Swiss part).

• Succès cinéma is a funding programme based on a film’s success. For each ticket bought in a Swiss cinema, the Swiss screenwriter, director, producer, distributor and cinema owner gets a bonus which must be reinvested in their next film project.

• Other funding programmes include the annual competi-tion for the Swiss Film Prize Quartz, as well as subsidies for the release of a film or for its participation in an inter-national film festival.

Corpo Celeste (2011)Italy / France / SwitzerlandDirector: Alice RohrwachterSwiss Coproducer: Tiziana Soudani, Amka Films Productions, SavosaCast: Yle Vianello, Salvatore Cantalupo, Pasqualina Scuncia, Anita Caprioli, Renato Carpentieri

L’hiver dernier (2011)Belgium / France / SwitzerlandDirector: John ShankSwiss Coproducer: Pierre-André Thiébaud, PCT Cinéma Télévision, MartignyCast: Vincent Rottiers, Anaïs Demoustier, Florence Loiret Caille, Michel Subor, Aurore Clément, Théo Laborie, Fabien Dijols, Yuna Bandry, Yoann Blanc, Carlo Brandt

Titeuf le film (2011) France / SwitzerlandDirector: ZepSwiss Coproducer: Jean-Marc Fröhle, PointProd, GenèveAnimation

The Turin Horse (2011)Hungary / Germany / France / SwitzerlandDirector: Béla TarrSwiss Coproducer: Ruth Waldburger, Vega Film, ZürichCast: János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Volker Spengler, Mihály Kormos

Un été brûlant (2011)France / Italy / SwitzerlandDirector: Philippe GarrelSwiss Coproducer: Pierre-Alain Meier, Prince Film, UndervelierCast: Monica Bellucci, Louis Garrel, Jérôme Robart, Vladislav Galard, Céline Sallette, Nicolas Maury

Bye Bye Blondie (2011)France / Belgium / SwitzerlandDirector: Virginie DespentesSwiss Coproducer: Ruth Waldburger, Vega Film, ZürichCast: Béatrice Dalle, Emmanuelle Béart, Pascal Greggory, Soko, Clara Ponsot

Los pasos dobles (2011)Spain / SwitzerlandDirector: Isaki LacuestaSwiss Coproducer: Dan Wechsler, Bord Cadre Films, Genève

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Lullaby To My Father (2012)France / Italy / Poland / SwitzerlandDirector: Amos GitaiSwiss Coproducer: Alexandre Iordachescu, Elefant Films, Genève

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Location and production ServiceS

4-FILMS GMBHMeret BurgerDienerstrasse 10CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-240.16.60Fax: +41.44-240.16.68e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

ALLABOUT PRODUCTION & SERVICESRoger NeuburgerPfarrgasse 36CH-8704 Herrliberg-ZürichTel: +41.44-687.13.13Fax: +41.44-687.50.83e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

ALPINE FILMSStefan ZürcherRossenCH-3823 WengenTel: +41.33-855.20.69Fax: +41.33-855.36.32e-mail: [email protected] location & production services; specialized in snow / ice / mountain scenes

AMATAAlex Baechler16, rue SénebierCH-1205 GenèveTel: +41.22-715.38.00Fax: +41.22-715.38.08e-mail: [email protected] films, documentary, corporate & commercials, specialized in Bollywood productions

DH FILM SERVICEHeinz DillRue de la Clergère 2, CP 431CH-1800 VeveyTel: +41.21-923.63.63Fax: +41.21-923.63.62e-mail: [email protected] & production services

EVENTS VIDEO PRODUCTIONSLouis-Pierre RogerRue Marziano 41, CP 1750CH-1211 Genève 26Tel: +41.22-307.82.50Fax: +41.22-307.82.70e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

FRAMA FILMS INT.Victor TognolaCasa OM, CH-6992 VernateTel: +41.91-605.31.16Mob: +41.76-347.31.16e-mail: framafilm@swissonline.chwww.framafilms.comwww.filmlocationswiss.chLocation scouting - Production of com-mercial, feature films, documentary, tv

JASIJANANTH TRAVELS GROUPFreiburgstrasse 111b, CH-3008 BernTel: +41.31-381.19.64Fax: +41.31-381.04.21e-mail: [email protected] service for Indian films

K-STUNTSOlivier Keller - Marcel StuckiRossfeldstrasse 46CH-3004 BerneMob: +41.79-713.15.74 (Olivier Keller)Mob: +41.76-435.35.04 (Marcel Stucki)e-mail: [email protected] stunts, motorcycle stunts, body stunts, stunt equipment rental, SFX

KT PRODUKTIONKatharina TrachslerMühlezelgstrasse 24CH-8047 ZürichTel: +41.79-507.51.22Fax: +41.44-400.51.22e-mail: [email protected] location & casting and production for still photo shoots

LE STUDIOThierry BourdeilleCh. des Grands-Champs 12CH-1212 Grand-LancyTel: +41.22-884.08.84Fax: +41.22-884.08.85e-mail: [email protected] & production services for photo shoots, corporate films and commercials

OWL PRODUCTIONSPatrick GraberCP 262, CH-1000 Lausanne 22Tel: +41.79-659.09.72e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

PANDORA FILMSJean-Marie GindrauxCP 148, CH-1228 GenèveTel: +41.79-202.50.01Fax: +41.79-251.44.01e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

POINT PRODVincent Gonet41 bis, route des JeunesCH-1211 Genève 26Tel: +41.22-328.48.48Fax: +41.22-328.49.59e-mail: [email protected] and TV production, general location services and post production


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PRESENCE PRODUCTIONSimone HäberlingSchoeneggstrasse 5, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.78-633.77.02e-mail: haeberling@presenceproduction.comwww.presenceproduction.comGeneral location & production services; specialized in production services

PS PRODUCTIONSXavier GrinEn Fossiaux 5, CP 127CH-1618 Châtel-St-DenisTel: +41.21-922.03.72Fax: +41.21-922.03.91e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

SNOW FILMSKim BelchamAvouitzons 218CH-1936 VerbierTel: +41.79-450.97.04e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

SWISSMOVIE SARL Rainer MohlerRoute d’Ursy 23CH-1675 VauderensTel: +41.21-909.45.50Fax: +41.21-909.45.52e-mail: [email protected] location

TCC FILM AGCharles SchürmannSeestrasse 41a, CH-8002 ZürichTel: +41.44-201.88.88Fax: +41.44-202.30.05e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

TIPI’MAGESFrancine Lusser & Gérard MonierRue Maunoir 15, CH-1207 GenèveTel: +41.22-735.41.18Fax: +41.22-735.44.49e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

UNICORN MEDIALeonhard GmürCP 24, CH-6992 VernateTel: +41.91-605.34.27Fax: +41.91-605.34.47e-mail: [email protected] location & production services, specialized snow/ice/mountain scenes, 2nd unit, action sequences

WIRzFRAEFELPAAL PRODUCTIONS AGSHOOT IN SWITzERLANDHandan KolaliForchstrasse 58, CH-8008 ZürichTel: +41.44-384.50.07Fax: +41.44-384.50.09e-mail: [email protected] location & production services

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MP-PRODUCTIONMichael PortmannPostfach 229, CH-3920 ZermattTel: +41.79-334.42.88Fax: +41.27-967.00.30e-mail: [email protected] and photo shooting, production and general location services

CAB PRODUCTIONS SAJean-Louis Porchet & Gérard RueyAv. du Grey 123, CH-1018 LausanneTel: +41.21-641.04.80Fax: +41.21-641.04.89e-mail: [email protected] and documentary films, coproduction and line production with France, Canada, Belgium

CARAVANSacha AranickiRte de Frontenex 5, CH-1211 Genève 6Tel: +41.22-849.10.70Fax: +41.22-849.10.80e-mail: [email protected] films, documentary, corporate & commercials

T & C FILM AGMarcel HoehnSeestr. 41a, CH-8002 ZürichTel: +41.1-202.36.22Fax: +41.1-202.30.05e-mail: [email protected] and documentary films

VEGA FILMRuth WaldburgerSeefeldstrasse 155, CH-8008 ZürichTel: +41.44-384.80.60Fax: +41.44-384.80.69e-mail: [email protected] & documentary films

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DEDOTEC SCHWEIz Johnny KurtzAlte Bremgartenstrasse 2CH-8965 BerikonTel: +41.56-631 72 25Fax: +41.56-631 77 89e-mail: [email protected], film and photo equipment - sale

LEUCHTTURM FILMBELEUCHTUNG Sepp von ArxHermetschloostrasse 70CH-8048 ZürichTel: +41.44-430.11.46Fax: +41.44-430.11.47e-mail: [email protected] equipment rentals, lights and stages

LIGHTSCOPE GMBHChristian StrahmGlattalstrasse 507CH-8153 Rümlang-ZürichTel: +41.43-211.07.44e-mail: [email protected] equipment, transport & crew - all in one solution

LUXANNil HenchozRue Simond Durrand 11CH-1227 Genève-AcaciasTel: +41.22-301.59.07Fax: +41.22-301.59.37e-mail: [email protected], lights, generators, vehicles, etc.

MEGARENT AGHans SteinmannTobelhofstr. 344CH-8044 Zürich-GockhausenTel (office): +41.44-821.91.91Tel (camera): +41.44-821.91.85Tel (lighting): +41.44-821.91.48Fax: 41.44-821.91.93e-mail: [email protected], lights, generators, vehicles, etc.see advertising page 8

TRANSPALUX (SUISSE)Hervé Braillard, François Chanat9, rue BoissonnasCH-1227 Genève-AcaciasTel: +41.22-309.09.70Fax: +41.22.309.09.79e-mail: [email protected]: transpamedia.com/frwww.transpalux.comsee advertising page 10

YAK FILM SERVICE GMBHMax FahrniZinggstrasse 16, CH-3007 BernTel: +41.31-371.10.08Mob: +41.79-206.00.68e-mail: [email protected] production service, location scouting, material rental

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STUDIO-GUTENSWILMarc KellerIm Amt 9, CH-8605 GutenswilTel: +41.44-997.37.40Mob: +41.79-336.61.08e-mail: [email protected] studio; photo studio; pack shots; food styling (kitchen available)

ACTUA FILMSSophie Brandt41 B, Route des Jeunes, CP 1302CH-1211 Genève 26Tel: +41.22-809.15.15Fax: +41.22-320.07.76e-mail: [email protected] crews, equipment rental, outside broadcast units, satellite transmissions

TELEVISION SUISSE ROMANDE - PRODUCTIONMaurice PozziQuai Ernest-Ansermet 20, CP 234, CH-1211 Genève 8Tel: +41.22-708.81.41Fax: +41.22-708.98.18e-mail: [email protected], film teams, outside broadcast vehicles, technical equipment

RADIO TELEVISIONE SVIzzERATimoteo SchmittCasella postale, CH-6903 LuganoTel: +41.91-803.51.11Fax: +41.91-803.53.55e-mail: [email protected], film teams, outside broadcast vehicles, technical equipment

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SDSSOUND DESIGN STUDIOS SWITzERLANDHans KünziSchermenweg 194CH-3072 Ostermundigen/BernTel: +41.31-939.19.19 Fax: +41.31-939.19.18Thurgauerstrasse 40, CH-8050 ZürichTel: +41.43-300.99.02e-mail: [email protected] large sound studio/recordingstudio for professional Sound Design, Editing for movies and filmtone (Cinema/Movie, TV, DVD and Advertisement) as well as foley recording, dubbing (ADR), multichannel mixtures and Dolby Mastering in THX certified soundstu-dios with Dolby Stereo, Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS and SDDS (Post Productions)

TITRA FILM SARoute du Nant d’Avril 101CH-1217 Meyrin, GenèveTel: +41.22-785.55.45Fax: +41.22-785.52.78see advertising page 6

KOMPOST FILM PRODUCTIONS GMBHGian KlaingutiVia dal Bagn 2, CH-7500 St. MoritzTel: +41.81-833.15.17Mobile: +41.76-577.44.47Fax: +41.81-534.45.71e-mail: [email protected], pre-production, post production, location manager

MASE S.A.Pierre Maulini and Denis SéchaudRue des Maraîchers 8CH-1205 GenèveTel: +41.22-322.80.80Fax : +41.22-322.80.81e-mail: [email protected] dubbing

VPSPierre-Alain FreyAv. Sevelin 48, CH-1004 LausanneTel: +41.21-621.12.00Fax: +41.21-621.12.09e-mail: [email protected]/Video, post production and studio facilities, general location & production services

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EGLI FILM AGMichael EgliSaatlenstrasse 265, CH-8050 ZurichTel: +41.44-325.60.60Fax: +41.44-325.60.66e-mail: [email protected] lab service with 16 to S35 Color and B/W, in-house postprod in HD, SD (PAL/NTSC) or xK

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FUJIFILM (SWITzERLAND) AGJacques GraberNiederhaslistrasse 12CH-8157 DielsdorfTel: +41.44-855.50.50 Fax: +41.44-855.51.55 Mobile: +41.79-252.26.60e-mail: [email protected] & 35 mm positive film, intermediate and positive for laboratory

KODAK S.A. ENTERTAINEMENT IMAGINGFelix BergerRoute des AvouillonsCH-1196 GlandTel: +41.22-354.14.20Fax: +41.22-354.14.8Mobile: +41.79-210.37.47e-mail: [email protected] & 16 mm , Super 8 KODAK motion picture, intermediate and color print film

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- die ScHWeizerMacHer (1978), by Rolf Lyssy (940’508)

- acHtunG, FertiG, cHarLie! (2003), by Mike Eschmann (560’514)

- die HerBStzeitLoSen (2006), by Bettina Oberli (559’051)

- Mein naMe iSt euGen (2005), by Michael Steiner (542’195)

- LeS petiteS FuGueS (1979), by Yves Yersin (424’687)

- GroundinG (2005), by Michael Steiner (370’984)

- ein ScHWeizer naMenS nÖtzLi (1988), by Gustav Ehmck (350’681)

- ernStFaLL in Havanna (2002), by Sabine Boss (313’617)

- HÖHenFeuer (1985), by Fredi M. Murer (253’944)

- vituS (2006), by Fredi M. Murer (243’399)

- La denteLLière (1977), by Claude Goretta (239’525)

- aSHanti (1978), by Richard Fleischer (220’559)

- HandYMan (2006), by Ebe Jürg (196’454)

- der verdinGBuB (2011), by Imboden Markus neW entrY (188’891)

- KaSSettenLieBe (1981), by Rolf Lyssy (186’075)

- GiuLiaS verScHWinden (2009), by Christoph Schaub (183’506)

- daS GeFrorene Herz (1980), by Xavier Koller (180’922)

- Brot und Steine (1979), by Mark M. Rissi (160’779)

- daS Boot iSt voLL (1981), by Markus Imhoof (159’429)

- KoMiKer (2000), by Markus Imboden (157’838)

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O)PRoDUCTIoNSWISSMoVIES:66filmsproducedin2011including28feature-lengthfictionfilms(20with100%Swisscapitalorinmajoritycoproductionand8inmino-ritycoproduction),38feature-lengthdocumentaries. Source: Swiss Films

TheaveragecosttomakeandmarketaSwissmoviewasaboutCHF2’750’000in2007*.ThisincludesCHF2’500’000innegativecostsandCHF250’000inmarketingcosts. Source: SAG2010ProductionUSA:531movieshavebeenproducedintheUSA.Theaveragecost tomakeandmarketamajorMPAAmembercompanyfilmwas$106.6million in2007*.Thisincludes$70.8millioninnegativecostsand$35.9millioninmarketingcosts.Since2007,reversingalong-stan-dingpractice,thetradeandlobbyingarmoftheHollywoodstudioswon’tdisclosetheaveragecostsofmakingandmarketingmoviesanymore.50%ofHollywoodmoviesneverachieveacinemarelease.Thosethatdo,make5timesmorefromDVDsalesthancinematakings. Source: MPAA

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1 der verdinGBuB 188’891C-Films AG - Elite-Film AG (Ascot Elite)

2 La petite cHaMBre 75’597Vega Film AG - Vega Film AG

3 one WaY trip 43’366HesseGreutert Film AG - Elite-Film AG (Ascot Elite)

4 der SandMann 19’469Spotlight Media Productions AG - cineworx gmbh

5 LieBLinG, LaSS unS ScHeiden 13’946Turnus Film AG - Walt Disney Studio (Schweiz AG)

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1 HoSeLupF 31’511Elite Filmproduktion AG - Elite-Film AG (Ascot Elite)

2 voL SpeciaL 28’957 Climage - Look Now!

3 arMe SeeLen 25’081Edwin Beeler - Calypso Film AG

4 die Kinder voM napF 21’001Ciné A.S. GmbH (Alice Schmid) - Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH

5 Sentier deS vacHeS 14’392Jean-Théo Aeby - Jean-Théo Aeby

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German-speaking 6.9% 5.2%Switzerland

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1 titanic (1997) 27’174 1’916’716

2 avatar (2009) 20’758 1’154’464

3 FindinG neMo (2003) 15’325 1’110’543

4 HarrY potter 1: tHe Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) 14’423 1’051’603

5 ice aGe 2 (2006) 14’922 1’045’949

6 ice aGe 3: daWn oF tHe dinoSaurS (3d) (2009) 16’437 1’029’677

7 Lord oF tHe rinGS 3: tHe return oF tHe KinG (2003) 13’751 912’703

8 Lord oF tHe rinGS 1: tHe FeLLoWSHip oF tHe rinG (2001) 13’161 900’679

9 Lord oF tHe rinGS 2: tHe tWo toWerS (2002) 12’969 882’819

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Number of Theaters 134 51 9 194Number of Screens 134 149 86 369Number of Seats 27’764 25’410 18’109 71’283Number of Theaters 56 21 3 80Number of Screens 56 66 31 153Number of Seats 13’122 11’538 5’860 30’520Number of Theaters 9 5 0 14Number of Screens 9 16 0 25Number of Seats 2’286 2’553 0 4’899NumberofTheaters 199 77 12 288NumberofScreens 199 231 117 547NumberofSeats 43’172 39’501 23’969 106’642

MuLtipLeX’S MarKet SHare 2000-2011Year Theaters Screens Seats Admissions % of total admissions2011 12 117 23’996 5’294’739 34.71%2010 12 116 24’083 5’484’236 36.26%2009 12 116 24’216 5’254’622 33.51%2008 12 115 24’068 4’252’648 28.89%2007 11 102 21’450 3’808’216 26.84%2006 8 75 17’620 3’599’845 21.36%2005 7 67 14’250 3’169’631 20.55%2004 7 67 14’250 3’374’705 19.06%2003 6 57 11’941 2’965’431 17.48%2002 5 47 9’258 2’863’172 15.22%2001 5 47 9’258 2’395’099 13.98%2000 4 39 7’703 1’765’845 11.33%

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zÜricH 21 68 14’027 2’753’995 3.33 16.36 826’817Geneve 15 40 7’957 1’519’312 2.98 15.45 509’620Bern 24 43 8’613 1’321’806 3.32 16.01 397’747LauSanne 14 35 7’004 1’387’499 3.75 14.90 370’107Luzern 8 23 5’393 886’435 2.92 16.28 303’494BaSeL 14 27 5’679 831’504 1.79 15.36 463’387St.GaLLen-HeriSau 10 25 4’811 619’414 2.31 15.56 268’706aarau-oLten 15 25 4’554 594’509 1.82 15.44 325’770SWitzerLand 288 547 106’642 14’896’020 1.89 15.50 7’877’571 p = provisional

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1. toY StorY 3, (Bv-diSneY) 425.0 648.2 1’063.22. aLice in WonderLand, (Bv-diSneY) 334.2 690.1 1’024.33. HarrY potter and tHe deatHLY HaLLoWS: part 1, (WB) 294.6 657.2 951.94. inception, (WB) 292.6 531.0 823.65. SHreK Forever aFter, (par/dW-univerSaL) 238.7 511.2 750.06. tHe tWiLiGHt SaGa: ecLipSe (SuM-eLite) 300.5 398.0 698.57. iron Man 2, (par-univerSaL) 312.4 309.6 622.18. tanGLed, (Bv-diSneY) 196.0 350.5 546.59. deSpicaBLe Me, (uni-univerSaL) 251.5 276.4 527.910. HoW to train Your draGon, (par/dW-univerSaL) 217.6 277.3 494.9

Sequels, threequels and prequels dominated the biggest film releases of 2011 with the end of the Harry Potter franchise topping the list with more than $1 billion in receipts.Other films reaching the billion-dollar sales mark included Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. In 2010, only two films, Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland, reached $1 billion.Another popular trend includes animated family-friendly films in 3D, while the slew of new comic book superhero films did not soar to the top.

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aMKa FiLMS productionS SaTiziana SoudaniVia Sole 2, CH-6942 SavosaTel: +41.91-967.40.76 - Fax: +41.91-967.21.72e-mail: [email protected]

Tiziana Soudani is the CEO of Amka Films Productions SA.She founded the company in 1988 and has since then been committed to producing independent works mainly in Europe but also in Africa and elsewhere in the world. Amka Films has produced and coproduced fictions films, documentary films and TV productions.Among the films: In 2011 “An African Election” by Jarreth Merz and “Corpo Celeste”, by Alice Rohrwacher, both winners of various awards and selected in very prestigious international festivals “Glorious Exit” by Kevin Merz (2008) and “Guerre sans images” by Mohammed Soudani (2002), winners of various international awards. “Vodka Lemon” by Hiner Saleem, Award at the 2003 Venice Film Festival; box office hit “Pane e Tulipani” by Silvio Soldini (2000); “Waalo Fendo” Swiss Film Prize Best Fiction in 1998, by Mohammed Soudani, and the very famous TV series “Nur 2 Minuten/Juste 2 Minutes/Solo 2 Minuti”.

INPoST-PRoDUCTIoN:L’INTERVALLo,fiction by Leonardo Di Costanzo

INPRoDUCTIoN:LATUACASAE’LAMIACITTA’,TV documentary by Andrea PelleraniC’EST PAS DE MA FAUTE, MAIS CELLE A MA FAMILLE!,TV documentary by Klaudia Reynicke

RELEASED:TERRA,TV documentary by Kevin MerzUNbELGIoCARE,documentary by Mohammed SoudaniSoRELLE D’ITALIA, documentary by Lorenzo Buccella and Vito Robbiani

AN AFRICAN ELECTION

aKKa FiLMSNicolas WadimoffRue des Marbriers 4, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-345.11.70 - Fax: +41.22-345.12.79e-mail: [email protected] - www.akkafilms.ch

Since the creation in 2002 by Nicolas Wadimoff, film director and producer, Akka Films is specialized in documentary and feature-length fiction films. Films anchored in debates of society which reflect and question stakes of today’s world, by exploring peculiar and original broadcasting and film expressions. At the same time, Akka Films develops shorter formats for television, web or telephony, as part of a global reflection on the evolution of production.

INPRoDUCTIoN:oPERATIoNLIbERTAD,fiction by Nicolas Wadimoff (CH/F)SIPRESSILoIN,documentary by Michel Favre (CH)

RECENTPRoDUCTIoNS:LESMECREANTS,fiction by Mohcine Besri (CH/MAR)RoUGEPARoLE,documentary by Elyes Baccar (CH/TU/QAT)L’ENVoL, short film by Naïma Bachiri (CH)ENDIRECTDENoTREPASSE, TV fiction series by Noël Tor-tajada and Nicolas Frey (CH)AISHEEN[STILLALIVEINGAZA], documentary by Nicolas Wadimoff (Qatar/CH)LESSECRETS, fiction by Raja Amari (CH/TU/F)FIXME, documentary by Raed Andoni (CH/F/PAL)oPERATIoNCRISTAL, documentary by Pascal Magnin (CH)FUTURoFooT, TV fiction series, by Noël Tortajada and Nicolas Wadimoff (CH/F)5MINUTESFRoMHoME, documentary by Nahed Awwad (CH/PAL)[L’ACCoRD], documentary by Nicolas Wadimoff and Béatrice Guelpa (CH/F)

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Bord cadre FiLMS SàrLDan Wechsler8, rue de la CoulouvrenièreCase postale 5353, CH-1211 GenèveTel/Fax: +41.22-320.90.25e-mail: [email protected]

Bord Cadre films is a cinema production company, esta-blished in Geneva, Switzerland since 2004, specialized in the development and production of fiction films for cinema. The company was created by Dan Wechsler and Laurent Nègre aiming at the development, and production of an ori-ginal cinema, focusing on the points of view of a new gene-ration of Swiss and European cinema directors.

INDEVELoPMENT:L’AMbASSADEUR,fiction by Laurent NègreLAPoUSSETTE,fiction by Dominique de RivazCoNFUSIoN,documentary by Laurent NègreRENAISSANCE,documentary by Laurent Nègre

RELEASED:oPéRATIoNCASAbLANCA,fiction by Laurent Nègre (2011)LoSPASoSDobLES,fiction by Isaki Lacuesta (ES/CH 2011)AURoRA,fiction by Cristi Puiu (RO/CH/F/D 2010)FRAGILE,fiction by Laurent Nègre (2006)ILNEIGEàMARRAKECH,short film by Hicham Alhayat (2006)SCHENGLET,short film by Laurent Nègre (2004)

HANNA SCHyGuLLA IN «AVANTI»

BoX productionSElena Tatti, Thierry Spicher & Elodie BrunnerRue de la Savonnerie 4, CH-1020 Renens Tel: +41.21-312.64.11 - Fax: +41.21-635.64.69e-mail: [email protected]

Founded in 2004 by Elena Tatti and Thierry Spicher, Box Pro-ductions has become an important player in the field of cinema by producing short films, fiction features and documentaries.The company has produced two main fiction films to date, “Mon frère se marie” (2006) by Jean-Stéphane Bron and “Home” by Ursula Meier with Isabelle Huppert and Olivier Gourmet, both of which found a niche in domestic and inter-national markets. The company also coproduced Andrew Kötting’s feature film “Ivul” (2009) in collaboration with Emi-lie Blézat (Sciapode), and Mehran Tamadon’s documentary “Bassidji” (2009) which was a big hit on the festival circuit.The first feature by the visual artist Emmanuelle Antille “Avanti” – starring Hanna Schygulla, Nina Meurisse and Miou-Miou – and Valérianne Poidevin’s documentary “Bird Without Feet” will both be released in 2012. The company is also coproducing Joachim Lafosse’s next fiction film with Versus Production (Belgium).Box Productions wishes to work with directors who show a strong personal approach to cinema and with filmmakers who belong to the new generation. Box Productions also pro-duces short films and develops projects by emerging talents from French-speaking Switzerland such as Basil Da Cunha, Robin Erard, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo, Frédéric Recrosio.

INDEVELoPMENT:ToNNERRE, fiction by Frédéric Moser et Philippe SchwingerTIENSTADRoITE,fiction by Pilar Anguita Mackay and Robin ErardbLooDY&MARIE,fiction by Jean-Paul Cardinaux and Xavier Ruiz

INPRoDUCTIoN:PAUSE,fiction by Mathieu UrferPAULETLESFILLES,fiction by Frédéric Recrosio and Jean-Luc Barbezat

RELEASED:bASSIDJI(DoC),by Mehran Tamadon (FR/CH)IVUL,by Andrew Kötting (FR/CH)HoME,by Ursula Meier (CH/FR/BE)MoNFRèRESEMARIE,by Jean-Stéphane Bron (CH/FR)


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caB productionS SaJean-Louis Porchet & Gérard Ruey Av. du Grey 123, CH-1018 LausanneTel: +41.21-641.04.80 - Fax: +41.21-641.04.89e-mail: [email protected]

Jean-Louis Porchet and Gérard Ruey founded CAB Produc-tions in 1984 and have since produced full-length feature films, such as Krzysztof Kieslowski’s trilogy “Trois couleurs: Bleu-Blanc-Rouge”, Claude Chabrol’s “Merci pour le choco-lat” and “Rien ne va plus”, Alain Tanner’s films as well as TV films and documentaries, such as “La Liste de Carla” or “B comme Béjart”. CAB Productions received the Swiss Film Prize Best Fiction Film in 2004 for Dominique de Rivaz’s “Mein Name ist Bach”, and in 2005 for Greg Zglinski’s “Tout un hiver sans feu”.

INDEVELoPMENT:ALoNEToGETHER,fiction by Niklaus HilberbULLEDESoLEIL,fiction by Bruno Deville SURLATERRECoMMEAUCIEL,fiction by Laurent Flutsch LAPETITEMECANIQUEDEL’AMoUR,fiction by Anne Richard and Christophe Chevalier

INPRoDUCTIoN:LEFTFooT,RIGHTFooT,fiction by Germinal RoauxL’HEUREDUSECRET,TV-series by Elena Hazanov

RELEASED:LEPAYSAGEINTERIEUR,documentary by Pierre MaillardINSoUPÇoNNAbLE,fiction by Gabriel Le BominCoNSTRUIRELASUISSE–LEARNINGCENTEREPFL,short documentary by Pierre MaillardNATUREHUMAINEsymphonic concert and filmREFRACTAIRE,fiction by Nicolas SteilLESYEUXDESIMoNE,short fiction by Jean-Louis PorchetMICHELCoRboZLECoMbATENTRELEVRAIETLEbEAU,documentary by Rinaldo Marasco and Jérôme Piguet LE CoMbAT DES CHEFS, TV-documentary by Jean-François AmiguetPASSE-MoILESJUMELLESLEREToURDELAToNKINoISEby Jean-François Amiguet / documentary programCRoM,TV-series by Bruno Deville

L’HEuRE Du SECRETRADIO TéLéVISION SuISSE, PHOTOGRAPHy PHILIPPE CHRISTIN

carac FiLM aGTheres Scherer-KollbrunnerLutertalstrasse 23, CH-3065 BolligenTel: +41.31-372.00.40Fax: +41.31-372.04.81e-mail: [email protected]

CARAC Film produces fiction films and documentaries for the cinema and television.

INDEVELoPMENT/PRE-PRoDUCTIoN:LESCHoSESbELoVEDoFMINE, documentary by Jasmin GordonGIFTNAPF, fiction by Bernhard Giger

RELEASED:HERZIMEMMENTAL,documentary by Bernhard GigerTHoUSANDoCEANS, fiction by Luki Frieden (2009) with Max Riemelt, Max Simonischek, Distribution Switzerland: Frenetic FilmsFIXERoRTE, documentary by Bernhard Giger (2006), DVD-Distribution Switzerland: Pelican FilmsLA STELLA CHE NoN C’E, fiction by Gianni Amelio (2006), with Sergio Castellitto, Tai Ling, Distribution Switzerland: Frenetic Films oESCHENEN, TV-movie by Bernhard Giger (2004), with Martin Rapold, Walo Lüönd, Bettina Stucky, Linda GeiserSooNERoRLATER, documentary by Jürg Neuenschwander (2003), Distribution Switzerland: Filmcoopi AGNoVEMbER, fiction by Luki Frieden (2003), with Muriel Rie-ben, Charlotte Heinimann, Max Rüdlinger, Martin Rapold, Distribution Switzerland: Frenetic FilmsbASHKIM, doc. by Vadim Jendreyko (2001) – Swiss Film Prize 2002 Best Documentary, Distribution Switzerland: Frenetic Films3TAToRTS(1992,1997,2001), TV-movies for DRS, ARD, ORFADIEUPLANCHERDESVACHES,fiction by O. Iosseliani (1998), with Nikoloz Tarjelashvili, Stéphanie Hainque, Philippe Bas, Amiran Amiranachvili, Distribution Switzerland: Fama Film AGLATERZALUNA,fiction by Matteo Bellinelli (1997), with Omero Antonutti, Roberto Citran, Alessandra Acciai, Alexandre Med-vedev, Distribution Switzerland: Fama Film AGbRIGANDS,CHAPITREVII,fiction by Jacques Rivette (1995), with Dato Gogibedachvili, Guio Tzintsadze, Nino Ordjonikizde, Keti Kapanadze, Distribution Switzerland: Fama Film AGHAUT,bAS,FRAGILE, fiction by Jacques Rivette (1995), with Marianne Denicourt, Nathalie Richard, Laurence Côte, André Marcon, Distribution Switzerland: Filmcoopi AGJENATSCH, fiction by Daniel Schmid (1987), with Michel Voita, Christine Boisson, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Jean Bouise, Laura Betti, Carole Bouquet

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catpicS coproductionS Ltd.Alfi SinnigerSteinstrasse 21, CH-8003 ZürichTel: +41.44-455.99.00 - Fax: +41.44-455.99.09e-mail: [email protected] - www.catpics.ch

Catpics Ltd. was founded in 1984 as an independent film production company. After winning an Academy Award for “Best Foreign Language Film” in 1991 for “Journey Of Hope” by Xavier Koller, sister company Catpics Coproductions Ltd. was founded in 1992 to enable more international coproductions.

INDEVELoPMENT:PARACELSUS, fiction by Xavier KollerTHESTRANGER, fiction by Xavier Koller

PRE-PRoDUCTIoN:DINU [DINU – DR SCHWÄRCHRAFT ENTGÄGE], fiction by Simon Aeby

RECENTPRoDUCTIoNS:TAToRT:SCALPEL,TV-movie by Tobias IneichenEINEWENIIG;DRDÄLLEbACHKARI,fiction by Xavier Koller THE CoLoUR oF YoUR SoCKS – EIN JAHR MIT PIPILoTTIRIST, documentary by Michael HegglinLATE bLooMERS, (Die Herbstzeitlosen), fiction by Bettina Oberli

RELEASED:JoSEPHSoHN–SCULPToR, documentary by Matthias Kälin and Laurin MerzGERHARDMEIER–WRITER, documentary by Friedrich KappelerJoURNEYoFHoPE, by Xavier KollerbLACKTANNER, by Xavier KollerGRIPSHoLM, by Xavier KollerDESIREINMoTIoN,by Léa PoolEMPoRTE-MoI, (Set Me Free), by Léa PoolMANIMATTER,WHYAREYoUSoSAD? by Friedrich KappelerTHESALTMENoFTIbET, by Ulrike Koch

c-FiLMS aGPeter Reichenbach, Michael Steiger & Anne WalserHallenstrasse 10, Postfach, CH-8032 ZürichTel: +41.44-253.65.55 - Fax: +41.44 -251.52.53e-mail: [email protected] - www.c-films.ch

C-FILMS AG is nationally and internationally involved in the following activities: development and production of TV-movies and TV-series, theatrical movies and documentaries.

INDEVELoPMENT(selection):RECYCLINGLILY,fiction by Pierre MonnardGRÜNINGERSFALL,TV-movie by Alain GsponerSCHELLEN-URSLI,fiction by Xavier KollerbLUEEYEDSAMURAI,fiction by Marcel LangeneggerDERGoALIEbINIG,fiction by Sabine BossDEFEKT,fiction by Oliver PaulusDERKoCH,fiction after the novel of Martin SuterDERMoSCHEENSPIoN,fiction by Bastian SchweizerGLobALbEACH,fiction by Fulvio Bernasconi

INPRoDUCTIoN:NIGHTTRAINToLISboN,fiction by Bille AugustKLANGDERSTILLE,fiction by Friederike JehnDERTEUFELVoNMAILAND(THEDEVILoFMILANo),TV-movie by Markus Welter

RELEASED:DERVERDINGbUb(THEFoSTERboY),fiction by Markus ImbodenDRAMAAMGAULIGLETSCHER,documentary by Cristina Karrer and Patricia WagnerIMPASSEDUDéSIR,fiction by Michel Rodde180°,fiction by Cihan InanDERLETZTEWEYNFELDT(THELASTWEYNFELDT),TV-movie by Alain GsponerGRoUNDING–THELASTDAYSoFSWISSAIR,fiction by Michael Steiner and Tobias FueterMEINNAMEISTEUGEN(RASCALSoNTHERoAD),fiction by Michael SteinerTHEMANNS–NoVELoFACENTURY,TV-mini-series by Heinrich Breoler

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coBra FiLM aGValerie Fischer & Susann RüdlingerCarmenstrasse 25, CH-8032 ZürichTel: +41.44-252.05.76 - Fax: +41.44-252.05.52e-mail: [email protected] - www.cobrafilm.ch

Cobra Film AG was founded in 2001 by producer Valerie Fischer and the distribution company Filmcoopi Zürich. Both partners have been in the film business for decades, Valerie Fischer notably with her Silvia Filmproduktion AG. In 2007, producer Susann Rüdlinger joined Cobra Film, producer of Andrea Staka’s acclaimed and award-winning “Das Fräulein”, and various other fiction films. The objectives of Cobra Film are to develop and produce fiction and non-fiction feature-length films, both on a national and an international level, for an arthouse audience that loves humour, drama and emotio-nal stories.

INPoST-PRoDUCTIoN:PAPPKAMERADEN, animation by Stephan Bischoff and Stefan Wicki

INPRoDUCTIoN:RoSIE, fiction by Marcel Gisler

INFINANCING/DEVELoPMENT:SoPHIEANDTHESMALLTIMECRooKS,family entertainment by Carla Lia MontiUNTERNULL,fiction by Rolf Lyssy

RELEASED:MYGENERATIoN, documentary by Veronika Minder SoNGSoFLoVEANDHATE, fiction by Katalin Gödrös Swiss distributor: Filmcoopi Zürich AG, World Sales: Cobra Film AGDERKAMERAMÖRDER, fiction by Robert Pejo, (HU/A/CH) TANDooRILoVE, by Oliver Paulus, (CH/D/A) Swiss distributor: Filmcoopi Zurich AG, World Sales: Media Luna New Films, KölnTULPAN, by Sergey Dvortsevoy (D/CH/Kaz/Russ/Pol) Swiss distributor Filmcoopi Zürich AG, World Sales: Match Factory

My GENERATION

dScHoint ventScHr FiLMproduKtion aGSamir, Werner Schweizer & Karin KochMolkenstrasse 21, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-456.30.20 - Fax: +41.44-456.30.25e-mail: [email protected]

Dschoint Ventschr (pronounced like Joint Venture) produces fiction and documentaries concentrating on cultural, political and social issues for cinema and television. Special attention is given to cross-cultural encounters and new visual ap-proaches. Most productions are produced with international partners. Dschoint Ventschr works with first-time as well as established filmmakers.

CoMINGUP:VERLIEbTEFEINDE,docu-fiction by Werner Schweizer, (CH)oPERATIoNLIbERTAD,fiction by Nicolas Wadimoff, (CH)RETURNTobEIRUT,documentary by Avi Mograbi, (FR/CH/ISR)DAWN,fiction by Romed Wyder, (CH/DE/ISR/UK)bLACKbRoTHERS,fiction by Xavier Koller, (CH/DE)IRAQIoDYSSEY,documentary by Samir, (CH/DE)

INFINANCING:DoRAoRTHESEXUALNEURoSESoFoURPARENTS,fiction by Stina Werenfels, (CH/DE/AT)THESWALLoW,fiction by Mano Khalil, (CH)CoRPSDIPLoMATIQUE,fiction by Nadia FaresTHEJACQUESboLSEYPRoJECT,documentary by Alyssa Bolsey, (CH/US)

RECENTPRoDUCTIoNS:PUPPET,fiction by Sebastian Kutzli, (CH/DE)JoSCHKAUNDHERRFISCHER,documentary by Pepe Danquart (D/CH)SILbERWALD,fiction by Christine Repond, (CH/D)SATTEFARbENVoRSCHWARZ,fiction by Sophie Heldmann, (D/CH)MoRDHINTERMVoRHANG,TV fiction by Sabine Boss, (CH)

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FaMa FiLM aGRolf SchmidEngelstrasse 52, Postfach, CH-8026 ZürichTel.: +41.44-245.86.60Fax: +41.44-245.86.66e-mail: [email protected]

FAMA FILM AG is a well established production company and was founded in 1987 in Bern, Switzerland as an independent film production and distribution company. FAMA FILM AG has produced more than twenty fiction films (cinema and TV), as well as documentaries, animation films and short films, many of them in coproduction with European partners. FAMA FILM AG has its own distribution department, specia-lized in arthouse and children films.

INPRE-PRoDUCTIoN:WELCoMEToICELAND,fiction by Felix TissiVERZoCKT,fiction by Thomas HessIMSCHATTENDESTAGES,fiction by Daniela and Isabella CianciaruloboRNCRIMINAL,documentary by Janos Tedeschi and Christof SchaeferWEISSETASTEN,SCHWARZETASTEN,fiction by Stefanie KlemmTANGoMANIACS,documentary by Ursula HaasFARIDEHUNDDERTEPPICH,fiction by Matthias Brunner and Tamara Lardori

RELEASED:GoTTFRIEDHoNEGGER–oNDoITCoNSTRUIRELEMoNDE,documentary by Roman MeyerNUREINWoRT,short film by Rajko JazbecDASSCHIFFDESToRJÄGERS,documentary by Heidi SpecognaZWERGESPRENGEN,fiction by Christof SchertenleibDERFÜRSoRGER,fiction by Lutz KonermannDERCHoREoGRAFHEINZSPoERLI,documentary by Werner Zeindler

DAS SCHIFF DES TORJäGERS

HeSSeGreutert FiLM aGValentin Greutert & Simon HesseBadenerstrasse 129, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.43-322.18.22 - Fax: +41.43-322.18.20email: [email protected]

HesseGreutert Film is an independent production company founded in 2004 by the producers Simon Hesse and Valentin Greutert. The company mainly produces documentary and fiction films for theatrical release as well as television, also in coproduction with international partners.

INDEVELoPMENT/PRE-PRoDUCTIoN:THESoUNDoFWATER,fiction by Men Lareida (CH/HU)NEWLAND,fiction by Moritz Gerber

INPRoDUCTIoN:THULETUVALU,documentary by Mathias von Gunten (CH/D)

INPoST-PRoDUCTIoN:CLARAANDTHESECREToFTHEbEARS(workingtitle),fiction by Tobias Ineichen (CH/D)THECAGEDooRISALWAYSoPEN(workingtitle),documentary by Daniel Young

RELEASED:oNEWAYTRIP3D,fiction by Markus WelterTHECHEESEMAKER,TV-fiction by Markus WelterRoCKSTEADY:THERooTSoFREGGAE,documentary by Stascha Bader (CH/CA)NIGHTRUSH,fiction by Markus Welter (CH/D)KoRICHoR,TV-documentary by Jan PoldervaartELENA’SCHANCE,TV-documentary by Bernhard WeberDAYATTHESEASIDE,fiction by Moritz GerberMAXFRISCH,CIToYEN,documentary by Matthias von GuntenAFARMER’SDEATH,TV-fiction by Rudi Burkhalter and Daniel HelferHERSECoNDCHANCE,TV-fiction by Tobias IneichenTHEoRANGESUN,TV-documentary by Piotr Jaxa and Ursula Lesiak

ONE WAy TRIP 3D

KontraproduKtion aGBertastrasse 1, CH-8003 ZürichTel: +41.43-817.25.02 - Fax: +41.61-816.67.70e-mail: [email protected] - www.kontra.ch

Kontraproduktion AG, a subsidiary of Constantin Film Switzerland AG, was founded in 1997 and has primarily focused on the production of fiction films for the cinema. “Rascals On the Road” (My Name is Eugen) produced in 2006 was the most successful Swiss film since 1978 and won the Swiss Film Prize for Best Fiction Film. In 2010 the fiction film “Sennentuntschi” was released and was the most successful Swiss film of the year and was also nominated in three sepa-rate Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011» categories.

INDEVELoPMENT:TASADAY!, fictionJUKEboXHERo, fiction

RECENTPRoDUCTIoNS:DASSCHWEIZERMISSENMASSAKER,fiction by Michael Steiner SENNENTUNTSCHI, fiction by Michael Steiner (Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011» special Jury Prize)PINPRICK, fiction by Daniel Young (CH/HU)MEINNAMEISTEUGEN, fiction by Michael SteinerNACHTDERGAUKLER, fiction by Michael Steiner and Pascal WalderSPITALINANGST, TV-movie by Michael SteinerALLESWIRDGUT, TV-movie by Thomas Hess (prize for Best Swiss TV movie 2003 at Cinema Tout Ecran, Geneva)SUITE705, short film by Michael Steiner & Philipp LengyelSTUNTHERo, TV-reality series (8 episodes) for SF2

DAS SCHWEIzER MISSEN MASSAKER

HuGoFiLM productionS GMbHChristian Davi, Christof Neracher & Thomas ThümenaZypressenstrasse 76, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-240.40.77 - Fax +41.44-240.34.96e-mail: [email protected] - www.hugofilm.ch

Hugofilm is one of the leading film production companies from Switzerland. Their most successful productions so far are “Vitus” by Fredi M. Murer which premiered at the Berli-nale 2006 and was shortlisted for the Academy Awards 2007 and “Pepperminta” by Pipilotti Rist, a Festival hit 2009/2010 worldwide. Currently Hugofilm has just completed various films such as “Sommervögel” by Paul Riniker and “Tinguely” by Thomas Thümena.

INDEVELoPMENT:SoIF,fiction by François BovyTAUbENFLIEGENAUF,fiction by Katalin GödrösCHRIEG,fiction by Simon JaquemetWEAREDEAD,fiction by Tobias Nölle

RELEASED:RUHM,fiction by Isabel KleefeldTÖTEMICH,fiction by Emily Atef SoMMERVÖGEL,fiction by Paul RinikerCoNTEMPoRARY,documentary by Elodie PongTINGUELY,documentary by Thomas ThümenaJUMP,fiction by Bindu de StoppaniVATER,UNSERWILLEGESCHEHE,fiction by Robert RalstonTANNÖD,fiction Film by Bettina OberliMEINKAMPF,fiction Film by Urs OdermattPEPPERMINTA,fiction Film by Pipilotti Rist DHARAVI,SLUMFoRSALE,documentary by Lutz Konermann VITUS,fiction by Fredi M. MurerCITYWALLS–MYoWNPRIVATETEHRAN, documentary by Afsar Sonia ShafieJoSIFFERTLIVEFAST-DIEYoUNG,documentary by Men LareidaKRoKUS–ASLoNGWELIVE,documentary by Reto CaduffMAFAMILLEAFRICAINE,documentary by Thomas Thümena

INPRoDUCTIoN:LoVELYLoUISE,fiction by Bettina OberliHANGLAGEMITAUSSICHT(TAToRT),fiction by Sabine Boss

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MaXiMaGe GMBHBrigitte Hofer & Cornelia SeitlerNeugasse 6, CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41.44-274.88.66 - Fax: +41.44-274.88.60e-mail: [email protected] - www.maximage.ch

maximage is an independent production firm based in Zurich and run by the producers Brigitte Hofer and Cornelia Seitler. Since 1997 they have been producing documentaries and fic-tion films for the international cinema and television market. They have worked with a number of highly innovative writers and directors on award-winning films such as Peter Mettler’s “Gambling, Gods and LSD”, Stefan Schwietert’s “Balkan Melo-die”, “Heimatklänge” and “Accordion Tribe”. maximage has also been involved as a coproducer in a range of international projects including Bettina Borgfeld’s and David Bernet’s “Rai-sing Resistance”.

INPRoDUCTIoN:AMHANG,fiction by Markus WernerSIEKAMEN,UMZUHELFEN,documentary by Thomas Isler KURTUNDDERSESSELLIFT,short-documentary by Thaïs OdermattLETZTERUNDE,short fiction by Kerstin Polte

INPoST-PRoDUCTIoN:THEENDoFTIME,documentary by Peter Mettler37KARTEIKARTENZUNAboKoV,documentary by Harald Bergmann

RELEASED:bALKANMELoDIE,documentary by Stefan SchwietertDU&ICH,short fiction by Esen Isik

BALKAN MELODIE

LanGFiLM / Bernard LanG aGBernard Lang, Anne-Catherine Lang Majer & Olivier ZobristDorfstrasse 14 C, CH-8427 FreiensteinTel: +41.44-865.66.27 e-mail: [email protected] - www.langfilm.ch

Langfilm / Bernard Lang AG was founded in 1980 by Bernard Lang. Today, the company is lead by Anne-Catherine Lang Majer and Olivier Zobrist. With their experience, Langfilm is one of the established production companies in Switzerland. Langfilm maintains regular business relations with other European producers, particularly in France, Germany and Austria. Over the years, Langfilm has produced around 40 fictions.

INPRoDUCTIoN:SITTINGNEXTToZoE,fiction by Ivana Lalovic

INDEVELoPMENT/PRE-PRoDUCTIoN:LE VAMPIRE DE RoPRAZ, fiction by Raymond Vouillamoz, based on a novel by Jacques ChessexGEISTERFAHRER,fiction by Karim PatwaRIDERJACK,fiction by This LüscherELECTRoboY,documentary by Marcel GislerANEINEMTAGWIEDIESEM,fiction by Georg Isenmann based on a novel by Peter StammFRoSCH,fiction by Jann PreussDURST,fiction by Ivana LalovicINSIDER,fiction by Uwe Lützen and Micha Lewinsky

RECENTPRoDUCTIoNS:LIEbEUNDANDEREUNFÄLLE,TV-fiction by Tom Gerber5X5X5,5 short films by 5 directorsbLITZEIS,short film by Georg IsenmannLÄNGERLEbEN,fiction by Lorenz Keiser

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oKoFiLM productionS GMBHAndrea Štaka & Thomas Imbach Ankerstrasse 3, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-240.58.56e-mail: [email protected]

Okofilm Productions was founded in 2007 by internationally acclaimed directors Andrea Staka and Thomas Imbach with the aim to produce independent and artistically challenging films for theatrical release. Okofilm is based in Zürich and collabo-rates with international partners on both production and distri-bution such as Samson Films (David Collins) in Dublin, Ziva Productions (Leon Lucev, Damir Ibrahimovic, Jasmila Zbanic) in Zagreb, Coop99 (Barbara Albert, Jessica Hausner, Antonin Svobod, Martin Gschlacht) in Vienna and Sciapode (Emilie Blézat) in Paris.Okofilm is currently producing three new projects. “Cure (Girls)”, (in production) is the new fiction film project by Andrea Staka. Her previous film “Das Fräulein” (2006) won the Golden Leopard in Locarno and the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Film and Actress. “Day is Done”, Thomas Imbach’s autobiographical fic-tion, premiered at the Berlinale in February 2011. His new fic-tion film “Mary’s Ride”, based on the life of Mary Stuart, is currently in post-production.

INPRoDUCTIoN:CURE,by Andrea Staka,written by Andrea Staka, Marie Kreutzer and Thomas Imbach

INPoST-PRoDUCTIoN:MARY’SRIDE,by Thomas Imbach, written by Thomas Imbach, Eduard Habsburg and Andrea Staka

RELEASED:DAYISDoNE, by Thomas Imbach, written by Thomas Imbach and Patrizia Stotz, Distributor: Pathé Films, Switzerland

DAy IS DONE

pct cinéMa téLéviSion SaPierre-André ThiébaudRue des Maraîchers 8, CH-1205 GenèveLes Rappes, CH-1921 Martigny-CombeTel: +41.27-723.60.15 - Fax: +41.27-723.60.16e-mail: [email protected]

Since its creation in 1990, PCT cinéma télévision has set up a network of partners in Europe and a catalogue of fiction films and documentaries.

INPRE-PRoDUCTIoN:UNDéJEUNERDESoLEIL,fiction by Anne GonthierCoRPSéTRANGER,fiction by Laurent NègreLARéVoLUTIoNSILENCIEUSE,documentary by Lila Ribi and Claude MuretCARToNRoUGE,fiction by Jérôme PorteRACoNTE-MoITESMoRTS,documentary by Pierre- André Thiébaud

INPRoDUCTIoN:MéMoIREAVEUGLE,documentary by Pierre- André Thiébaud FoRTHISISMYboDY,fiction by Paule Muret

RELEASED:MEDIUMSD’UNMoNDEàL’AUTRE,documentary by DeniseGilliandL’HIVERDERNIER,fiction by John ShankSoUSLAMAINDEL’AUTRE,documentary by Vincent Detours and Dominique HenryULTIMADoNNA,fiction by Tristan AymonSAUVAGE,fiction by Jean- François Amiguet

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pointprod SaJean-Marc Fröhle, David Rihs & Vincent Gonet41B route des Jeunes, CP 1302, CH-1211 Genève 26Tel : +41.22-328.48.48e-mail: [email protected] - www.pointprod.ch

Founded in 1996, PointProd has specialised in television pro-ductions (fictions, documentaries, RSS feeds, magazine pro-grammes and news). In 2002, the Edipresse group became the company’s partner. In 2005, the company created a develop-ment and production unit for fiction and documentaries headed by David Rihs and Jean-Marc Fröhle. In 2007, PointProd joined forces with Actua Films, renowned for its technological know-how (satellite transmissions, shootings, editing...).PointProd and Actua now host a production centre under one roof that is unique in French-speaking Switzerland. It is linked to 300 television channels and disposes of studios as well as editing and shooting platforms.

INPRE-PRoDUCTIoN:ALIVREoUVERT,TV-series by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique ReymondLEVASTEMoNDE,written and directed by Nicole BorgeatMISéRICoRDE,fiction written by Pierre-Pascal Rossi and directed by Fulvio BernasconiLESENSDEL’HUMoUR,fiction written by Denis Rabaglia and Nicolas Haut, directed by Denis RabagliaDERNIERToURDECHANTàKAboUL,documentary by Lisbeth Koutchoumoff and Wolgrand Ribeiro

RELEASED:CIWARA,2012, fiction by Jacques SarrasinLEbALLoNTRUQUé,2012, documentary by Fulvio Bernasconi and Patrick OberliD’UNEJUNGLEàL’AUTRE,2012, documentary by Raymond VouillamozPoRTD’ATTACHE,2012, TV- series by Anne DeluzCHRoNIQUED’UNEMoRToUbLIéE,2012, documentary by Pierre MorathLA SAGA DES PERRoCHoN, 2011 documentary by Jean-Claude Chanel in coproduction with RTS Radio Télévision SuisseTITEUFLEFILM,2011 feature-length animation by ZEP, in copro-duction with Moonscoop, Pathé and RTS Radio Télévision SuisseLAMoRTESTDANSLECHAMP,2010, animation short documen-tary by Patrick Chappatte and Marco Delamula, in coproduction with ICRC and RTS Radio Télévision Suisse

LA SAGA DES PERROCHONGIOCHI D’ESTATE

peacocK FiLMElena Pedrazzoli & Rolando CollaMühlebachstrasse 113, CH-8008 ZürichTel: +41.44-422.47.70 - Fax: +41.44-422.90.40, e-mail: [email protected] - www.peacock.ch

Peacock Film was founded in 1984 by Rolando Colla (director, screenwriter) and Peter Indergand (director of photography), with the aim of producing films and videos. During its first years, Peacock Film produced mainly commissioned and advertising films. In 1985 Elena Pedrazzoli joined the firm, initially as a production assistant and later as a producer. In 1989 Peter Indergand sold his shares to Elena Pedrazzoli, who became managing director later.In 1994 Colla made his first medium-length fiction film “Jagdzeit”, which won five international awards. From then on, Rolando Colla and Elena Pedrazzoli’s work shifted strongly in the direction of inde-pendent film production, with fewer commissioned and advertising films being produced.During the past years, Peacock Ltd (with a share capital of 100,000 CHF) produced half a dozen commissioned works, two full-length television films and a diverse number of short films, as well as Colla’s latest fiction film “Giochi D’Estate” (Summer Games), Switzerland’s official entry for the Academy Awards. For a number of years Elena Pedrazzoli has also produced films with external, independent direc-tors from Switzerland and abroad (among others: “Masàngeles” by Beatriz Flores Silva, in coproduction with Saga Film, Bruxelles and “Operation Casablanca”, by Laurent Nègre).

INPRE-PRoDUCTIoN:UNTERDERHAUT(UNDERTHESKIN),first fiction by Claudia LorenzDERAFRIKANISCHEGAERTNER,fiction by Fredi MurerILVENDIToREDIMEDICINE,fiction by Antonio Morabito (minority coproduction)WHITERooM,fiction by Rolando Colla

INPoST-PRoDUCTIoN:CLARoSCURo,documentary by Sandra GomezCHERRYPIE,short film by Lorenz Merz

RELEASE(2012):DASbESSERELEbENISTANDERSWo,(95 min.) documentary by Rolando Colla

RECENTPRoDUCTIoNS:GIoCHID’ESTATE,(101 min.) fiction by Rolando CollaEINSPRUCHVI,(17 min.) short film by Rolando CollaoPERATIoNCASAbLANCA,(88 min.) fiction by Laurent Nègre


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rita productionS SàrLPauline Gygax & Max Karli Rue des marbriers 4, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-775.15.50 - Fax: +41.22-775.15.55e-mail: [email protected]

Based in Geneva and founded by Pauline Gygax and Max Karli in 2003, RITA Productions focuses on fiction and documentaries for both cinema and television, with the purpose of conveying an intense or original interpretation of our times. RITA has yet produced over ten fictions and documentaries (TV films, feature films, documentaries and series). During year 2007, Frederic Choffat’s The real life is elsewhere meets the enthusiasm of the audience in cinemas and international festivals (released in 2008 in France and Germany). By 2009, RITA is granted the TV5 Prize for the Best French speaking TV film as well as the Swiss-perform Prize for the Best Swiss Telefilm for Raymond Vouilla-moz’s Unleashed, featuring Irène Jacob and Adèle Heanel. Then, the TV serie Life Uncorked! was nominated at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival and BANFF Festival. Back to cinema in 2011, with films and documentaries by Lionel Baier, Robin Harsch, Yann-Olivier Wicht, Daniel Schweizer and Claude Barras.

INDEVELoPMENT:LESGRANDESoNDES,feature film by Lionel BaierLA FAUTE A RoUSSEAU!, in partnership with the RTS and the HEAD–GenevaL’ENFERRoSE,feature film by Robin HarschIT’SAZUCCHINI’SLIFE!,animated movie by Claude BarrasDIRTYGoLDWAR,documentary film by Daniel SchweizerLESVIVANTS,feature film by Yann-Olivier WichtTHELADYoFNAZCA,feature film by Damien DorsazPRINTEMPS,feature film by Maryam Goormaghtigh

SELECTIoNFRoMCATALoGUE:LIFEUNCoRKED!, comedy TV-Series, directed by Pierre-Antoine HirozUNLEASHED,fiction, directed by Raymond VouillamozHEIDI, Family TV-Series, directed by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Anne DeluzTHEREALLIFEISELSWHERE,feature film, by Frédéric Choffat

LA FAuTE A ROuSSEAu!

p.S. productionSXavier GrinChemin En Fossiaux 5, Case postale 127, CH-1618 Châtel-St-DenisTel: +41.21-922.03.72e-mail: [email protected] - [email protected]

Founded by Xavier Grin in 2000, PS. Productions first acquired its know-how at the service of several foreign co-productions teams that were shooting in Switzerland. Bolstered by its international experiences, the firm has been developing its own productions since 2006.In 2008, two first documentaries were released in theaters: “Cher Mon-sieur, cher papa” by François Kohler (“Visions du Réel” international competition) and “Un petit coin de paradis...” by Jacqueline Veuve (offi-cial selection of the Locarno Festival). PS then went on to produce two non documentary movies: Plus là pour personne (2009), Jean-Laurent Chautems’s first feature-length film, se-lected for the international competition in Namur, and then Séverine Cornamusaz’s Coeur animal (Animal Heart), which won the Best Swiss Fiction award in 2010. With more than eight international awards, the movie signaled that PS. had indeed become a full-fledged producer.Pursuing its expansion, PS. Productions intends to become an internatio-nal player for the long haul thanks to its co-productions, all while initia-ting regional projects.Cyanure, Séverine Cornamusaz’s second movie, currently in postproduc-tion, is a Swiss-Canadian co-production.PS. seeks to develop projects in an innovative perspective, underpinned by the desire to support young filmmakers. In tune with the evolution of society and sensitive to identity-related is-sues, PS. is currently producing documentaries in collaboration with broadcasting partners such as RTS-Télévision suisse romande and ARTE.

INDEVELoPMENT:L’ARTDELAGUERRE,fiction by François Yang (CH/F)NoCoLoR,fiction by Nicholas Peart (CH/F/B)RUEDESMoINEAUX,fiction by Tania Zambrano Ovalle (CH)

INPRoDUCTIoN:MAFAMILLE,documentary by Anne TheurillatMIRAGED’AMoURAVECFANFARE,fiction by Hubert (B/F/CH)

INPoST-PRoDUCTIoN:CYANURE,fiction by Severine Cornamusaz (CH/CND)VIbRATo,documentary by Jacqueline Veuve (CH)

RELEASED:CœURANIMA/ANIMALHEART,fiction by Severine Cornamusaz (CH/F)

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tHeLMa FiLM aGPierre-Alain Meier Registred Office: Coin-Dessus 3, CH-2863 UndervelierOffice and correspondance: Rue de la Préfecture 2, CH-2800 DelémontTel: +41.32-423.17.78 e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Since it’s founding in 1988, Thelma Film AG has produced and coproduced more than 30 fiction films and documentaries, most of them in coproduction with European partners. In 2005 Pierre-Alain Meier launched Prince Film SA in Geneva, now based in Delémont (www.princefilm.ch).

INDEVELoPMENT:WALTY,fiction by P. A. Meier (CH), KISSINGTHEPoPE, fiction by Denis Rabaglia (CH)

INPRoDUCTIoN:MADEINCHINA,fiction, directed by Claudio Tonetti, produced by Prince Film, Saga Film (B)

RELEASED:UNETEbRÛLANT,by Philippe Garrel (F) with Monica Belluci, Louis Garrel, produced by Rectangle Productions Paris, Faro Film (I), Prince Film (CH). Premiere: Mostra de Venise 2011. Distribution CH: Agora Film, GenevaMoRETHANHoNEY,by Markus Imhoof (CH), produced by Thelma Film (CH), zero one film (D), Allegro Film (A). Distribu-tion CH: Frenetic Films, ZürichCoMMEDESLIoNSDEPIERRE, by Olivier Zuchuat (CH), pro-duced by Prince Film (CH), AMIP (F). Premiere: Visions du Réel, Nyon 2012, International Competition. Distribution CH: trigon-film, Ennetbaden

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t&c FiLM aGMarcel Hoehn Seestrasse 41a, CH-8002 ZürichTel: +41.44-208.99.55 - Fax: +41.44-208.99.54e-mail: [email protected]

Founded in 1976. Main focus is the production of fiction films and documentaries for theatrical release and television broadcast. Marcel Hoehn, the initiator and co-founder, pro-duced films with directors such as Daniel Schmid “Hécate”, “Tosca’s Kiss”, “Off Season”, “Beresina”, Rolf Lyssy “The Swissmakers”, Fredi M. Murer “Full Moon”, Christoph Schaub “Jeune Homme”, “Julia’s Disappearance” or copro-ductions with Francesco Rosi “The Truce”, Jacques Rivette “Secret Defense”, Sandra Nettelbeck “Mostly Martha” among others.

INDEVELoPMENT:bULLISH,fiction by Juri SteinhartWHENI’M64,fiction by Gertrud Pinkus

INPoST-PRoDUCTIoN:NACHTLÄRM,fiction by Christoph Schaub. Script by Martin Suter. Coproduction with X Filme Creative Pool GmbH, Berlin. Starring Alexandra Maria Lara, Sebastian Blomberg, Georg Friedrich, Carol Schuler, Andreas Matti

RELEASED:THE GUANTANAMo TRAP, documentary by Thomas Selim Wallner. Coproduction with zero one film Berlin, Xenophile Media Toronto and Amythos Media TorontoGIULIASVERSCHWINDEN(JULIA’SDISAPPEARANCE),fiction by Christoph Schaub. Starring Corinna Harfouch, Bruno Ganz, Stefan Kurt, Sunnyi Melles. Audience Award, Film Festival Locarno 2009. World Sales by T&C Edition, ZürichDANIEL SCHMID – LE CHAT QUI PENSE, documentary by Pascal Hofmann and Benny Jaberg. World Premiere Berlinale Panorama 2010. World Sales by T&C Edition, Zürich.bADboYKUMMER,documentary by Miklós Gimes. Copro-duction with busse&halberschmidt, Düsseldorf. World Sales by T&C Edition, Zürich

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triLuna FiLM aGRudolf SantschiNeugasse 6, CH-8005 Zürich Tel: +41.44-273.00.53 - Fax: +41.44-273.01.06e-mail: [email protected] - www.trilunafilm.ch

Triluna Film produces and coproduces fiction films and docu-mentaries for the Swiss and European market since 1991. Currently Triluna Film is producing three 52 minutes episodes for a new historic series entitled “Die Schweizer – Les Suisses – Gli Svizzeri – Ils Svizzers” on behalf of the SRG SSR. For this ambitious project in the style of docu-fiction, directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard, CGI technologies will be used to recreate historic settings. In Winter 2011/2012 the new docu-mentary “Wisdom Of Changes – Richard Wilhelm And The I Ching” by Bettina Wilhelm was released in cinemas in Ger-many and Switzerland. The film follows the life of her Grand-father, who became a cultural facilitator by translating among others the I Ching, the “Book of Changes” and bringing it to the western world. Untill today the many translations based on his work are inspiring millions of people around the globe.

INDEVELoPMENT:bEYTo,fiction by Gitta Gsell, written by Gitta Gsell and Yusuf Yesilòz, based on the novel “Hochzeitsflug” by Yusuf Yesilòz, published by Limmat Verlag AG, ZürichFINSTERES GLÜCK, fiction by Stefan Haupt, based on the novel by Lukas Hartmann, published by Diogenes Verlag AG, SwitzerlandANDFURTHERPRoJECTSFoRCINEMAANDTV

INPRE-PRoDUCTIoN:MARIo,fiction by Marcel Gisler, written by Thomas HessSCHWESTERN(SISTERS),fiction by Silvia Berchtold

INPRoDUCTIoN:DIESCHWEIZER–LESSUISSES–GLISVIZZERI–ILSSVIZ-ZERS,3 episodes for a new historic series on behalf of the SRG SSR

RELEASED:WISDoM oF CHANGES – RICHARD WILHELM AND THE ICHING,documentary by Bettina Wilhelm

WISDOM OF CHANGES – RICHARD WILHELM AND THE I CHING L’ENFANT D’EN HAuT/SISTER

veGa FiLM aGProduction & Distribution: Ruth WaldburgerHelenastrasse 3, Postfach, CH-8034 ZürichTel: +41.44-384.80.90 - Fax: +41.44-384.80.99e-mail: [email protected] - www.vegafilm.com

Ruth Waldburger is the owner and business manager of the production company Vega Film AG and the distribution com-pany Vega Distribution AG. Vega Film (founded in 1988) is oneof the most renowned film production companies in Switzer-land. It stands for international coproductions but also for numerous Swiss films. Many of the films Ruth Waldburger has produced have been awarded prizes. Recently “Sister” by Ursula Meier won the Special Award – Silver Bear in Berlin, and in 2011, “The Turin Horse” by Béla Tarr was awarded the Jury Grand Prix – Silver Bear. Earlier, “Johnny Suede” starring Brad Pitt and directed by Tom DiCillo, won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival in 1991, “Same Old Song” by Alain Resnais (amongst other prizes, the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 1998) or “Our Music” by Jean-Luc Godard (The San Sebastian Film Festival, The FIPRESCI Grand Prix “Best film of the year 2004”). In 2003 the Locarno Film Festival awarded Ruth Waldburger with the Raimondo Rezzonico life achievement award for the entirety of her production activities.The 46th Solothurn Film Festival 2011 dedicated its “Rencontre Section” to the film producer Ruth Waldburger. This pro-gramme is devoted to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the culture of Swiss film.

INDEVELoPMENT:UNJUIFPoURL’EXEMPLE,fiction by Jacob Berger (CH/F)MoI,ZURAb,fiction by Elena Hazanov (CH)WANDELSTERNE,fiction by Benjamin Heisenberg (CH/D)MANLEbTNUREINMAL,fiction by Sabine Boss (CH)DoUbLEJE(U),fiction by Wolfgang Panzer (CH/LUX)

RELEASED:SISTER,fiction by Ursula Meier (CH/F)bYEbYEbLoNDIE,fiction by Virginie Despentes (CH/F/B)HELL,fiction by Tim Fehlbaum (D/CH)THETURINHoRSE,fiction by Béla Tarr (HU/F/D/CH)FLIEGENDEFISCHE,fiction by Güzin Kar (CH/D)LAPETITECHAMbRE,fiction by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond (CH/LUX)FILMSoCIALISME,fiction by Jean-Luc Godard (F/CH)

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zodiac pictureS Ltd.Lukas Hobi & Reto SchaerliKalkbreitestrasse 59, CH-8003 ZürichTel: +41.41-534.66.33 - Fax: +41.41-211.22.03e-mail: [email protected] www.zodiacpictures.com

Zodiac Pictures is an independent production company based in Zurich and Lucerne, Switzerland. Focusing on fiction films for both local and international markets. Working with the most promising talents and the most attractive brands.

INDEVELoPMENT:HEIDI,by Caroline Link. Writer: Petra VolpePAPAMoLL,by Manuel Flurin Hendry, Writer: Jann Preuss and Domenico BlassTRAUMLAND,by Petra Volpe, Writer: Petra VolpeACHTUNG,FERTIG,WK!by Oliver Rihs, Writer: Güzin Kar

INPRoDUCTIoN:SCHMUTZIGERDoNNERSTAG,by Dani LevyDASKLEINEGESPENST,co-production with Claussen+Wöbke+Putz Filmproduktion, Director: Alain Gsponer

RELEASED:NEbELGRIND,by Barbara KulcsarSTATIoNSPIRATEN,by Michael Schaerer, Distribution CH: The Walt Disney Company (Switzerland), World Sales: Global ScreenboNAPPéTIT,by David Pinillos, coproduction with Morena Films and Egoli Tossell Film, World Sales: Beta CinemabREAKoUT,by Mike Eschmann, Distribution CH: The Walt Disney Company (Switzerland), World Sales: Global Screen

ventura FiLM aGAndres Pfaeffli & Elda GuidinettiSalita al Castello, CH-6866 MerideTel.: +41.91-646.20.21 - Fax: +41.91-646.03.86e-mail: [email protected] - www.venturafilm.ch

Ventura film AG produces, mainly in collaboration with European partners, both fiction and documentary work. Ever since its beginnings in 1991 the main aim has been to focus on productions which, in form and content, explore and cross new boundaries.

INDEVELoPMENT/PRE-PRoDUCTIoN:ALFoNSINASToRNI,documentary by Christoph KühnEVA, fiction by Kristina WagenbauerFUoRIMIRA,fiction by Erik BernasconiRoSY,MICKY&CoLETTE,fiction by Elena HazanovISANTISPoRCHI,fiction by Francesco Jost SIEHETZTENMICHDURCHARIZoNA,fiction by Matthias HuserILSoNNo,documentary by Francesco JostTRECoSEbIANCHE,documentary by Zijad Ibrahimovic

INPRoDUCTIoN:bAbYbLUES,fiction by Alina MarazziILCoMANDANTEELACICoGNA,fiction by Silvio SoldiniSMoKINGS,documentary by Michele FornaseroVIACASTELLANAbANDIERA,fiction by Emma Dante

RECENTPRoDUCTIoNS:LEQUATTRoVoLTE,fiction by Michelangelo FrammartinoMYREINCARNATIoN,documentary by Jennifer FoxCUSToDIDIGUERRA,documentary by Zijad IbrahimovicMIRNA,fiction by Corso Salani

RELEASED:THESUbSTANCE–ALbERTHoFMANN’SLSD,documentary by Martin WitzGLAUSERdocumentary by Christoph KühnEGLIADAS-AUGENbLICKE,documentary by Christian Schocher

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AbRAKADAbRAFILMAG, Claudia WickTheaterstrasse 10, CH-8001 ZurichTel: +41.44-251.58.90 - Fax: +41.44-262.45.14e-mail: [email protected] - www.abrakadabra.ch

ALINAFILMSàRL, Eugenia Mumenthaler, David EpineyRue Coutance 8bis, Case postale 1073, CH-1211 Genève 1Tel: +41.22-901.17.94e-mail: [email protected] - [email protected]

ARTHURCoHNGellertstrasse 18, CH-4052 BaselTel: +41.61-312.12.42 - Fax: +41.61-312.07.17

ASSoCIATIoNCLIMAGE Rue du Maupas 8, CH-1004 Lausanne Tel: +41.21-648.35.61 - Fax: +41.21-646.27.87 e-mail: [email protected]

bALZLI&FAHRERGmbH, Dieter FahrerAltenbergstrasse 16, CH-3013 BernTel/Fax: +41.31-332.94.38e-mail: [email protected]

bANDEAPARTFILMSSàRLRue Mauborget 6, CH-1003 LausanneTel: +41.21-311.90.34e-mail: [email protected] - www.bandeapartfilms.com

boHEMIANFILMSSàRL Rte de Frontenex 54, Case postale 6240, CH-1211 Genève 6Tel: +41.22-707.73.00 - Fax: +41.22-707.73.07 e-mail: [email protected] - www.bohemianfilms.ch

CoNDoRFILMSLTD, K. Widmer, P. Petersson & D. StibalKreuzstrasse 2, CH-8034 ZürichTel: +41.44-256.15.15 - Fax: +41.44-256.15.16e-mail: [email protected] www.condor-communications.com

DASKoLLEKTIVFÜRAUDIoVISUELLEWERKEGMbH, Philip DelaquisZentralstrasse 156, CH-8003 ZürichTel: +41.43-811.50.50e-mail: [email protected] - www.daskollektiv.ch

DoCMINEPRoDUCTIoNSAGMühlebachstrasse 164, CH-8034 ZürichTel: +41.44-269.62.80 - Fax: +41.44-269.62.61e-mail: [email protected] - www.docmine.com

DoCPRoDUCTIoNSGMbH, Rose-Marie SchneiderDienerstrasse 7, CH-8004 ZurichTel: +41.44-241.16.56 - Fax: +41.44-241.16.55e-mail: [email protected] - www.docproductions.ch

ELEFANTFILMS, Alexandre Iordachescu & Ruxandra Zenide3, rue Voltaire, CH- 1201 Genève Tel: +41.22-301.65.00 - Fax: +41.22-301.65.01 Mobile: +41.79-290.21.08e-mail: [email protected] - www.elefantfilms.ch

ELPATRoLART&ADVERTISINGGMbHTessenbergstrasse 72, CH-2505 Biel/BienneTel: +41.32-325.29.94 email: [email protected] - www.elpatrol.com

ESPACESFILMGMbH, Isabella HuserDienerstrasse 7, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-241.16.64e-mail: [email protected] - www.espacesfilm.ch

FILMKoLLEKTIVZÜRICHAGTurnerstrasse 26, CH-8006 ZürichTel: +41.44-362.46.44 - Fax: +41.44-361.32.18 e-mail: [email protected] - www.filmkkollektiv.ch

FREESTUDIoSSA, Nadia Boulifa & Pascal Girardin3, Rue Gourgas, 1205 Genève Tel: +41.22-592.50.00 - Fax: +41.22-592.50.05 email: [email protected] - www.freestudios.ch

FREIHÄNDLERFILMPRoDUKTIoNGMbH, Stella Händler & Claudia FreiGärtnerstrasse 50, CH-4057 BaselTel: +41.61-631.45.05 - Fax +41.61-386.98.38e-mail: [email protected] - www.freihaendler.ch

ICANFILMSGMbH, Mirjam von ArxLagerstrasse 101, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-252.33.59 - Fax: +41.44-252.33.69e-mail: [email protected] - www.ican-films.com

IMAGoFILMSALUGANoPRoDUZIoNICINEMAToGRAFICHE, Villi HermannViale Cassarate 4, CH-6900 LuganoTel: +41.91-922 68 31 - Fax: +41.91-922 06 88e-mail: [email protected] - www.imagofilm.ch

INTERMEZZoFILMSSA, Vincent Pluss & Luc Peter28, rue de Bâle, CH-1201 GenèveTel/Fax: +41.22-741.47.47e-mail: [email protected] - www.intermezzofilms.ch

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KINo.NETFILMPRoDUKTIoNAGHafnerstrasse 60, CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41-44-272.79.00 - Fax: +41-44-272.80.73e-mail: [email protected] - www.kino.net

LIGHTNIGHTPRoDUCTIoNSA, Patricia Plattner22, rue de la Filature, CH-1227 CarougeTel: +41.22-342.31.31 - Fax: +41.22-300.00.71e-mail: [email protected] - www.lightnight.ch

LoUISEPRoDUCTIoNS, Heinz DillRue de la Clergère 2, Case postale 431, CH-1800 VeveyTel: +41.21-923.63.63 - Fax: +41.21-923.63.62e-mail: [email protected] - www.louiseproductions.ch

MIRAFILMGMbH, Hercli Bundi & Vadim JendreykoBadenerstrasse 129, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.43-960.36.81 - Fax: +41.43-960 36 94e-mail: [email protected] - www.mirafilm.ch

oLYMPIAFILMSGMbH, Gilles RoulinDufourstrasse 153, CH-8008 ZürichTel/Fax: +41.44-586.34.06e-mail: [email protected] - www.olympiafilms.com

PARADIGMAFILMSSA, Romed Wyder8, rue de la Coulouvrenière, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-550.11.60e-mail: [email protected] – www.paradigmafilms.ch

PoINTDEVUEAUDIoVISUELLEPRoDUKTIoNENJudith Lichtneckert, Uri Urech & Renatus ZürcherMailandstrasse 20, CH-4053 BaselTel: +41.61-322.52.00 - Fax: +41.61-322.52.22www.pointdevue.ch

PSFILMGMbH,Peter SpoerriMutschellenstrasse 105, CH-8038 ZürichTel: +41.44-481.31.70 - Fax: +41.44-481.31.72 e-mail: [email protected] – www.psfilm.ch

RECKFILMPRoDUCTIoN, Franziska ReckDienerstrasse 7, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-241.37.63 - Fax: +41.44-241.37.64e-mail: [email protected] - www.reckfilm.ch

RECYCLEDTVAG, Marian AmstutzSandrainstrasse 3, CH-3007 BernTel: +41.31-318.53.53 - Fax: +41.31-318.53.54e-mail: [email protected] - www.rectv.ch

RITAPRoDUCTIoNS, Max Karli4, rue des Marbriers, CH-1204 Genève Tel: +41.22-732.15.15 - Fax: +41.22-738.48.46e-mail: [email protected] - www.ritaproductions.com

SNAKEFILMGMbHAsylstrasse 63 , CH-8005 ZürichTel. +41.43-317 99 20 email: [email protected] - www.snakefilm.ch

TARANTULASUISSESA, c/o LPR Production41, rue Eugène Marziano, Case postale 1750, CH-1211 Genève 26Tel: +41-22-301.85.92 - Fax: +41.22-301.74.47e-mail: [email protected] - www.tarantulaprod.ch

TILTPRoDUCTIoNGMbHLangstrasse 213, CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41.43-960.39.15Fax: +41.43-960.39.16e-mail:[email protected] - www.tiltproduction.com

TIPI’MAGES,Francine Lusser & Gérard Monier15, rue Maunoir, CH-1207 GenèveTel: +41.22-735.41.18 - Fax: +41.22-735.44.49e-mail: [email protected] - www.tipimages.ch

ToPICFEATURES, Andres BruetschOttikerstrasse 24, CH-8006 ZürichTel: +41.43-255.10.10 - Fax: +41.43-255.00.10e-mail: [email protected] - www.topicfilm.ch

TRoUbADoURFILMS,Nasser Bakhti12, route des Acacias, CH-1227 GenèveTel: +41.22-343.63.36 - Fax: +41.22-343.65.14e-mail: [email protected] - www.troubadour-films.com

WAKAFILMS,Silvia VoserObfelderstrasse 31, CH-8910 Affoltern am AlbisTel: +41.79-623.28.76e-mail: [email protected]

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FIRSTHANDFILMS, Esther van MesselFritz Heeb Weg 5, CH-8050 ZurichTel: +41.44-312.20.60 - Fax: +41.44-312.20.80Berlin Office: Mehringdamm 33, DE-10961 BerlinTel: +49.30-285.290.88 - Fax: +49.30-285.290.99e-mail: [email protected] - www.firsthandfilms.com

ACCENTFILMSINTERNATIoNAL,Carol Spycher, Managing DirectorRue de la Gare 46, CH-1820 MontreuxTel: +41.21-963.93.00 - Fax: +41.21-963.93.05e-mail: [email protected] - www.accent-films.com

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aGora FiLMS SàrLLaurent Dutoit & José Michel BuhlerRue Maunoir 16, CH-1207 GenèveTel: +41.22-823.03.03 - Fax: +41.22-823.03.04e-mail: [email protected]

Founded in 1999, Agora Films is one of the last distribution com-panies based in French-speaking Switzerland. It distributes 12 to 15 films a year, mainly arthouse and european films.Amongst its biggest hits are ÊTRE ET AVOIR — LES PETITS MOUCHOIRS — HARRY UN AMI QUI VOUS VEUT DU BIEN —SAINT JACQUES…LA MECQUE — VA, VIS ET DEVIENS — EMBRASSEZ QUI VOUS VOUDREZ — JEUX D’ENFANTS — LEMON TREE — 7 ANS DE MARIAGE — NOMAD’S LAND — LES HERBES FOLLES.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:LES NEIGES DU KILIMANDJARO — LE TABLEAU — L’APOLLO-NIDE — SOUVENIRS DE LA MAISON CLOSE — TOMBOY — TOUTES NOS ENVIES

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:MONSIEUR LAZHAR — 38 TéMOINS — MAINS ARMéES — QUARTIER LIBRE — HéRITAGE — SÂDHU — J’ENRAGE DE SON ABSENCE — TIME OF MY LIFE

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aScot-eLite entertainMent GroupCEO Karin Dietrich & Ralph S. DietrichElite Film AG, Badenerstrasse 156, CH-8026 ZürichTel: +41.44-298.81.81 - Fax: +41.44-298.81.89e-mail: [email protected] – www.ascot-elite.ch

Elite Film AG is the head of Ascot Elite Entertainment Group - the biggest independent distributor for theatrical and home video releases in Switzerland. Ascot Elite distributes motion pictures since 1929 and is one of the most traditional and successful European film distributors. The family run compa-ny holds steady against the national dominance of major studios as the market leading independent distributor by exploiting films in theaters, DVD, Pay TV and VOD.Since November 1st, 2006 Ascot Elite runs the Stuttgart (Germany) based affiliate Ascot Elite Home Entertainment AG in order to penetrate the market in Germany. Core business is the production and marketing of high quality products.Additionaly Ascot Elite reopened their film production in 2009 and is currently developing movies for the home and the international market.In 2010 Ascot Elite reenters the German theatrical market after an absence of 15 years and unifies Home Video exploi-tation, TV Sales and theatrical distribution within one corpo-ration in Germany.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:THE KING’S SPEECH — THE FIGHTER — TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN — TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY — DER VERDINGBUB — HUGO CABRET – THE TREE OF LIFE — SCREAM 4 — LIMITLESS — JANE EYRE – CARNAGE — THE LINCOLN LAWYER — THE IDES OF MARCH — THE GUARD — THE EAGLE — KILLER ELITE — DRIVE

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:MIRROR MIRROR — THE GREY — MY WEEK WITH MARILYN — TAKE SHELTER — MARLEY — SALMON FISHING IN YEMEN — THE RAVEN — LOOPER — TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN 2 — GREAT HOPE SPRINGS — KILLING THEM SOFTLY — SONG FOR MARION — THE PLACE BEYOND PINES — MAGIC MIKE – WETTEST COUNTRY — THE WORDS — THE COMPANY YOU KEEP — COSMOPOLIS — CLOUD ATLAS — THE MASTER

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cineWorX GMBHPascal TrächslinClarastrasse 48, Postfach, CH-4005 BaselTel: +41.61-261.63.70 - Fax: +41.61-261.63.77e-mail: [email protected]

Cineworx is a distributor founded in 2003, based in Basel. The main focuses of this young and dynamic distribution company are international arthouse productions and Euro-pean children films. Cineworx is seeking for new talents and innovative films. It will bring six to ten films a year into the theaters.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2010/2011:DIE FRAU MIT DEN 5 ELEFANTEN — MOSCOW, BELGIUM — REVANCHE — PETTERSSON & FINDUS IV — STURM — NEL GIARDINO DEI SUONI — WOMEN WITHOUT MEN — ALL THAT I LOVE — DER SANDMANN — EINE RUHIGE JACKE — MEIN BESTER FEIND

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:TYRANNOSAUR-EINE LIEBESGESCHICHTE — KAMPF DER KÖNIGINNEN — TURN ME ON, GODDAMMIT

coLuMBuS FiLM aGSelina WillemseSeestrasse 41a, CH-8002 ZürichTel: +41.44-462.73.66 - Fax: +41.44-462.01.12e-mail: [email protected]

Columbus Film Ltd., founded in 1934 in Zurich, distributed some of the most successful Swiss films and Swiss coproductions of recent years, in theatres and on DVD. The company also distributes international arthouse films, docu-mentaries and features.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:GOODNIGHT NOBODY — THE GUANTANAMO TRAP — MIT DEM BAUCH DURCH DIE WAND — WER WENN NICHT WIR — OPERATION CASABLANCA — REGILAUL — LIEDER AUS DER LUFT — THE FUTURE

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FiLMcoopi zuricH aGHeinrichstrasse 114, Postfach, CH-8031 ZürichTel: +41.44-448.44.22 - Fax: +41.44-448.44.28e-mail: [email protected]

Founded in 1972, the Filmcooperative Zürich has been one of the most influential distribution companies of the inde-pendent sector in Switzerland. Having started with mainly Swiss documentaries and fiction, it developed into a distribu-tor of internationally acclaimed arthouse films. Filmcoopi has established long term relations with various directors such as Andreas Dresen, Jim Jarmusch, Aki Kaurismäki, Ken Loach, François Ozon and Dani Levy. The company releases about 30 films each year, fiction as well as documentaries.In 1998, Filmcoopi became one of the founding co-owners of the arthouse cinema RiffRaff with screens in Zurich and Lucerne.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:POTICHE — PINA 3D — TAMBIEN LA LLUVIA — INCENDIES — LE HAVRE — POULET AUX PRUNES

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:SISTER (L’ENFANT D’EN HAUT) — DETACHMENT — ON THE ROAD — ANGEL’S SHARE — PATIENT STONE — DANS LA MAISON — AMOUR

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Frenetic FiLMSMonika Weibel & Daniel TreichlerBachstrasse 9, CH-8038 ZürichTel: +41.44-488.44.00 - Fax: +41.44-488.44.11www.frenetic.ch

Frenetic Films was founded in 1994 and has grown to be one of the major Swiss independent film distribution companies. On average, it releases 25 fiction films and documentaries a year and sells to private and public television channels in all three language territories of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Frenetic Films has its own DVD-Label: moviemento.The distribution slate is centered on arthouse films, but includes mainstream movies as well. Works by Swiss directors are continuously part of Frenetic Films’ line up.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:MIDNIGHT IN PARIS — MELANCHOLIA — THIS MUST BE THE PLACE — HABEMUS PAPAM — POLISSE — UNKNOWN — LA GUERRE DES BOUTONS — IN A BETTER WORLD — MA PART DU GATEAU — TINGUELY — LA SOURCE DES FEMMES — ARRIETTY — INTOUCHABLES — HOLLYWOO — THE SUBS-TANCE

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:ASTERIX & OBELIX: GOD SAVE BRITANNIA — BOTTLED LIFE — CLOCLO — ET SI ON VIVAIT TOUS ENSEMBLE? — LES INFI-DELES — MORE THAN HONEY — SAMMY’S ADVENTURES 2 — LES SAVEURS DU PALAIS — SHAME — VOUS N’AVEZ EN-CORE RIEN VU

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JMH diStriButionS SaMatthieu HenchozCassarde 4, CH-2000 NeuchâtelTel: +41.32-729.00.20 - Fax: +41.32-729.00.29e-mail: [email protected]

Faithful to their policy of distributing only films they are really taken by, JMH Distributions SA has released about 30 films in 2010.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:LARGO WINCH 2 — TITEUF LE FILM — UN BAISER PAPILLON — VOYEZ COMME ILS DANSENT — MONSTRE A PARIS

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:LA VERITE SI JE MENS 3 — RADIOSTARS — BIENVENUE PARMI NOUS — DE ROUILLE ET D’OS — POPULAIRE — TAKEN 2

LooK noW!Managing Director, Programming & Acqisitions : Bea CuttatPress & Publicity: Rosa MainoGasometerstrasse 9, CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41.44-440.25.44 - Fax: +41.44-440.26.52e-mail: [email protected]

Launched in 1988, Look Now! is mainly interested in upscale arthouse films, and works with independent producers and sales companies from all over the world and, of course, Swit-zerland. Look Now! is a small but very powerful distribution company and works with all important cinemas in Switzer-land. Look Now! releases about 10 films (fiction films and documentaries) a year and wants to carry on working with love and passion.Look Now! also has a DVD-department and a very frequently visited online-store.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedwithinthelastyears:WINTER’S BONE — VOL SPECIAL — TROUBLED WATER — THE SOUND OF INSECTS — SUMMER GAMES — STELLET LICHT — LA FORTERESSE — HEIMATKLÄNGE — ADAM’S APPLES — WELCOME TO THE RILEYS — DAS FRÄULEIN — CHRIGU — SATTE FARBEN VOR SCHWARZ — DAS LIED IN MIR

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:BALKAN MELODIE — BARBARA — ABRIR PUERTAS Y VENTA-NAS — OSLO, AUGUST 31ST — TABU — THORBERG — END OF TIME — GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING — HAPPY HAPPY — MARINA ABRAMOVIC. THE ARTIST IS PRESENT

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MFd Morandini FiLM diStriBution SaGL Luca MorandiniVia Vela 21CH-6850 MendrisioTel: +41.91-630.03.70 - Fax: +41.91-646.53.64e-mail: [email protected]

Since its creation in 1997, the MFD company is a leading film distributor of Italian films in Switzerland. The aim is to carry on like this and to guarantee the producers serious and passionate commitment in European film distribution.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:CHE BELLA GIORNATA — IMMATURI — QUALUNQUEMENTE — MANUALE D’AMORE 3 — AMICI MIEI: COME TUTTO EBBE INIZIO — MATRIMONIO A PARIGI — BAR SPORT — FRONTALIERS... AL CINEMA — FINALMENTE LA FELICITA’ — VACANZE DI NATALE A CORTINA

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:IL GIORNO IN PIU’ — EX, AMICI COME PRIMA — IMMATURI, IL VIAGGIO — BENVENUTI AL NORD — POSTI IN PIEDI IN PARADISO

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Mont-BLanc diStriBution SaManaging Director: Jean-Pierre GreyRue Robert-Céard 11, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-700.76.10 - Fax: +41.22-700.76.11e-mail: [email protected]

Mont-Blanc Distribution celebrates 13 years of high quality film distribution in Switzerland. «Quality and not quantity» – this is our motto! We focus on independent films and have distributed so far more than 60 films among which: “Inside Job” (Nicolas Winding Refn), “Mala Noche” (Gus van Sant), “When You’re Strange” (Tom DiCello), “Ken Park” (Larry Clark), “Mysterious Skin” and “Kaboom” (Gregg Araki), “Les Temps qui changent” (André Téchiné), “The Chaser” (Na Hong-Jin).After having distributed Gustave Kervern’s & Benoît Delé-pine’s “Aaltra” and “Mammuth”, we will release their new movie “Le Grand Soir” in the next coming weeks. We also have a specific department to release animation movies: “Asterix & The Vikings”, “Corto Maltese”, “Emilie Jolie” are only a few of them.We are still looking for outstanding films to distribute in 2012.

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patHé FiLMS aGManaging Director: Hélène CardisNeugasse 6, Postfach, CH-8031 Zürich 5Tel: +41.44-277.70.80 - Fax: +41.44-277.70.89www.pathefilms.ch

Pathé Films AG, founded in 1923, is the Swiss subsidiary of the Pathé group, one of Europe’s preeminent entertainment companies. Pathé Films AG is a strong and reliable partner for quality arthouse and mainstream films releasing an average of 35 films a year. It’s activities include theatrical, video/DVD and sales to private and public TV. Sister company Pathé Suisse S.A. owns and manages 70 screens in Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, Basel and Berne.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:RIEN à DECLARER — LA PIEL QUE HABITO — 127 HOURS — THE THREE MUSKETEERS 3D — MON PIRE CAUCHEMAR — WICKIE AUF GROSSER FAHRT 3D — BIUTIFUL — LE CHAT DU RABBIN 3D — LE NOM DES GENS

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:THE IRON LADY — SUR LA PISTE DU MARSUPILAMI — ALBERT NOBBS — 360 — GREAT EXPECTATIONS — LAY THE FAVORITE — TAKE THIS WALTZ — THE LADY — TWIXT — L’AMOUR DURE TROIS ANS — TéLé GAUCHO — LE PRéNOM

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praeSenS-FiLM aGManaging Directors: Corinne Rossi & Peter Gassmann Tel: +41.44-422.38.32Fax: +41.44-422.37.93e-mail: [email protected]

Founded in 1924 by aviation pioneer Walter Mittelholzer (who was also the founder of the airline Swissair) und Lazar Wechsler, Praesens-Film AG was the most important Swiss film company and the only one to achieve global recognition. Today the company holds the record for being the oldest Swiss film enterprise still in existence, for the number of films produced and the number of awards received. Beside thea-trical distribution Praesens has its own DVD production and sales department, the most comprehensive non-theatrical title-by-title distribution in Switzerland and with its daughter company MPLC Switzerland, relationships in 25 countries providing simple solutions for umbrella licensing.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:LES FEMMES DU 6EME ETAGE — WASTE LAND — FOUR LIONS — CHICO & RITA — MARGIN CALL — EL BULLI — THE MONK — THE WOMAN IN THE FIFTH — KILL ME PLEASE

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:THE ARTIST — HYSTERIA — WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN — DAS HAUS ANUBIS — GOON — LES ADIEUX à LA REINE — A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III — PARIS MANHATTAN — ZAMBESIA – THE LOCALS — LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE — LES SEIGNEURS — YELLOW — RESPONSIBLE ADULTS

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riaLto FiLM aGManaging Director: Susanne LoepfeNeugasse 6, CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41.44-444.22.77 - Fax: +41.44-444.22.80e-mail: [email protected] - www.rialto.ch

Rialto Film AG, an independent distributor in Switzerland, was founded a good 50 years ago and offers a wide spectrum of fiction films, from big entertainment to art house delicatessen.

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:THE DEEP BLUE SEA — OUR IDIOT BROTHER — HEMEL

Furthermore Rialto Film AG distributes the line-up of Impuls Pictures.

iMpuLS pictureS aGPeter SchaumlechnerHinterbergstrasse 24, 6330 ChamTel: +41.41-748.35.35 - Fax: +41.41-757.57.58e-mail: [email protected] - www.img.biz

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:BEL AMI — 50:50 — M.S. ONE: MAXIMUM SECURITY — LOL — STREET DANCE 2 3D — BURNING MAN — COBU 3D — FRIENDS WITH KIDS — AFRICAN SAFARI 3D — DREDD 3D — ANLEITUNG ZUM UNGLÜCKLICHSEIN — TAD – THE LOST EXPLORER — SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD — ODD THOMAS

triGon-FiLMManaging Director: Walter RuggleLimmatauweg 9, CH-5408 Ennetbaden Tel: +41.56-430.12.30 - Fax: +41.56-430.12.31e-mail: [email protected]

The trigon-film foundation has been editing and distributing films from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe in Switzerland since 1988. trigon-film is known worldwide for its rich programme of more than 300 films, its outstanding and unique DVD-edition of South and East and its well documen-ted film information. The trigon-film website gives an over-view of all available titles for screenings and also those on DVD or BLU-RAY – new films and backlist with numerous classics. It provides a range of useful information about the films and their directors.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:A SEPARATION: NADER AND SIMIN — UNCLE BOONMEE — NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ — LA MIRADA INVISIBLE — MEDIANERAS — EL ESPIRITU DE LA COLMENA — ECUADOR — 89 SHIMEN LU — AU REVOIR TAIPEI — UN HOMME QUI CRIE — THE LIGHT THIEF — THE HUNTER — SILENT SOULS — THE OTHER BANK — PEEPLI (LIVE)

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:AVé — GOLDEN SLUMBERS — NO MAN’S ZONE — ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA — MAMA AFRICA — GATOS VIEJOS — AUMA OBAMA HANEZU NO TSUKI — DEATH FOR SALE — SHEHERAZADE — BOMBAY DIARIES — UFO IN HER EYES — LA YUMA — PIZZA BETHLEHEM — WILAYA — UN MUNDO SECRETO — MODEST RECEPTION — THE WOMAN IN THE SEPTIC TANK — UN AMOR

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univerSaL pictureS internationaLSWitzerLand GMBHManaging Director: Emin SoysalerMarketing Manager: Paul FischliSales Manager: Philipp DutlerSignaustrasse 6, CH-8032 ZürichTel: +41.44-388.40.10 - Fax: +41.44-388.40.11www.universalpictures.ch

Theatrical distributor for Universal and Paramount Pictures (including DreamWorks Animation), as well as independent productions.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:MORNING GLORY — DEVIL — THE DILEMMA — NO STRINGS ATTACHED — DSCHUNGELKIND — TRUE GRIT — RANGO — PAUL — THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU — JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER — HOP — THOR — FAST AND FURIOUS 5 — KUNG FU PANDA 2 — THE DEBT — HONEY 2 — TRANS-FORMERS 3 — BRIDESMAIDS — BEGINNERS — SUPER 8 — CAPTAIN AMERICA: FIRST AVENGER — COWBOYS & ALIENS — JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN — THE THING — FOOTLOOSE — PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 — THE CHANGE-UP — TOWER HEIST — A DANGEROUS METHOD — IMMORTALS — PUSS IN BOOTS — BLACK GOLD — MISSION: IMPOS-SIBLE GHOST PROTOCOL — RUBBELDIE KATZ

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:BIG MIRACLE — YOUNG ADULT — SAFE HOUSE — THE DEVIL INSIDE — CONTRABAND — DIE VIERTE MACHT — BATTLESHIP — WANDERLUST — AMERICAN PIE: REUNION — THE DICTATOR — HANNI & NANNI 2 — SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN — THE LORAX — MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED — WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING — TED — G.I. JOE RETALIATION — THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGE-MENT — STEP UP 4 — PARANORMAN — THE BOURNE LEGACY — SAVAGES — ANNA KARENINA — PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 — 47 RONIN — RISE OF THE GUARDIANS — THIS IS 40

tHe WaLt diSneY coMpanY(SWitzerLand) GMBH General Manager: Roger CrottiHead of Theatrical Sales: Marcel DintenHead of Marketing: Jasmine KellenbergerMarketing Manager Sony: Johnny ForrerHöschgasse 45, 8008 ZürichTel: +41.44-289.22.00 - Fax: +41.44-289.22.22

Distributor of films of The Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures International.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4 — REAL STEEL — HANNA — CARS 2 — THE SMURFS — THE HELP — FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS — THE LION KING 3D — THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO — BRAVE — THE MUPPETS — WAR HORSE — JOHN CARTER — MEN IN BLACK 3 — THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN — TOTAL RECALL — THE AVENGERS

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Warner BroS. (transatlantic)inc.Zurichbranch(Distributor for 20th Century Fox in Switzerland)Managing Director: Leo BaumgartnerBaslerstrasse 52, CH-8048 ZürichTel: +41.44-495.77.55 - Fax: +41.44-495.77.50www.fox.ch - www.warnerbros.ch

Warner Bros. (Transatlantic) Inc. is the Zurich branch of the leading US-film studio and distributes 20th Century Fox films in Switzerland. Warner Bros. was established in Switzerland in the 1930’s.

Moreinformationaboutupcomingfilmsby20thCenturyFoxunder:www.fox.ch

MoreinformationaboutupcomingfilmsbyWarnerbros.under:www.warnerbros.ch

XeniX FiLMdiStriBution GMBHManaging Director: Cyril ThurstonSales & Acquisitions: Patrick RiesenPress & Promotion: Anna-Katharina StraumannLangstrasse 64, Postfach, CH-8026 ZürichTel: +41.44-296.50.40 - Fax: +41.44-296.50.45e-mail: [email protected]

Founded in 1996, Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH releases aproximately 12 titles a year. The company focuses on arthouse and independent productions. We are dedicated to the discovery of new talents and innovative films from all over the world, both fiction and documentary. Most successful titles include “Cube”, “Lantana”, “Rhythm Is It!.”, “The Band’s Visit”, “2 Days In Paris”, “Pranzo Di Ferragosto”, “Se-raphine”, “El Secreto De Sus Ojos”, “Bergauf, bergab”, “Die Kinder vom Napf” and “Die Wiesenberger”. Tightly connec-ted to Filmclub Xenix, our distribution company has access to one screen in Zürich.

Mostimportantfilmsdistributedin2011:CARANCHO — GIANNI E LE DONNE — LOS COLORES DE LA MONTANA — MÜRNERS UNIVERSUM — LE GAMIN AU VéLO — AMADOR — DIE VATERLOSEN — ANGÈLE ET TONY — THE MILL AND THE CROSS — THE LOOK

Mostimportantfilmstocomein2012:DIE KINDER VOM NAPF — LE GAMIN AU VéLO — DIE WIESENBERGER — WEITERLEBEN — 2 DAYS IN NEW YORK — ELENA — L’EXERCICE DE L’éTAT — QUELQUES HEURES DE PRINTEMPS — THE LOOK

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CINELIbRESwiss Association of Film Societies and Non-Profit CinemasPostfach 534CH-3000 Bern 14Tel: +41.31-371.61.00 - Fax: +41.31-371.32.72e-mail: [email protected] - www.cinelibre.chNEW FILMS: Into Eternity, Steam of Life, Cash & Marry, Dreaming by Numbers, L’encerclement, Exile Family Movie, Promised Paradise.

CINEMAToGRAPH-FILMVERLEIH(SCHWEIZ)Breitensteinstrasse 25CH-6422 SteinenTel: +41.41-811.60.82e-mail: [email protected] NEW FILMS: Die grosse Erbschaft, Maurus Nadia Flurina, Rajas Reise, Die Kunst der exakten Phantasie, Pizzet vielleicht das nächste Jahr, Allein ... mit Dir, Pantaleon y las visitadoras, La vida es filmar

DoCUFACToRYGMbHSara LeuAckerstrasse 57PostfachCH-8021 ZürichTel: +41.44-586.64.76email: [email protected] FILMS: The Queen and I, El Sistema

FILMVERLEIHGRUPPEThomas WaldnerBadenerstrasse 18CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-241.56.14 - Fax: +41.44-241.56.15thomas.waldner@filmverleihgruppe.chwww.filmverleihgruppe.ch(specialized in Japanese mangas/animation films)NEW FILMS: Pinprick, Don Hertzfeldt compilation, Bill Plympton dog days, Sita sings the blues, Aachi & Ssipak

LANGJAHRFILMGMbHErich LangjahrLuzernstrasse 16CH-6037 RootTel: +41.41-450.22.52e-mail: [email protected] FILMS: Geburt, Birth

MASCoTTE-FILMAGK. SchmidDienerstrasse 16/18Postfach 1950CH-8026 ZürichTel: +41.44-296.90.90Fax: +41.44-296.90.79www.cinesex.chwww.mascottefilm.com(distributor of X-rated films)

MoADISTRIbUTIoNAlain Bottarelli35, rue Pré-du-MarchéCH-1004 LausanneTel: +41.21.729.76.22Fax: +41.21-729.76.32e-mail: [email protected] FILMS: Fixe Me, Bouton, Romans d’ados, La Cantante de Tango, Pomegranates & Myrrh

MoVIEbIZGMbHJonas Frei Postfach 204CH-9630 WattwilTel: +41.78-855.95.00e-mail: [email protected] FILMS: Niklaus Troxler, Silvesterchlausen, Himmelfahrtskommando Russlands Wildnis, unter Strom

SPIEGELMEDIAGMbHPierre C. SpiegelBuchholzstrasse 35CH-8053 ZürichTel: +41.44-380.40.90Fax: +41.44-380.40.94e-mail: [email protected] FILMS: To be or not to be, The Third Man, Hangmen also die(Movies for cineclubs and arthouse cinemas)

STAMMFILMAGIllona Stamm & Pascal UlliKorneliusstrasse 17CH-8008 ZürichTel: +41.44-211.66.15e-mail: [email protected] FILMS: Sunny Hill, Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee, Vaclav, Stella

VEGADISTRIbUTIoNAGRuth WaldbrugerHelenastrasse 3PostfachCH-8034 ZürichTel: +41.44-384.80.60Fax: +41.44-384.80.69e-mail: [email protected] FILMS: La petite chambre, The Turin Horse, Fliegende Fische(see also under Major Swiss Production Companies)

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12th neucHâteL internationaL FantaStic FiLM FeStivaLJuly6–14,2012Artistic Director: Anaïs EmeryPassage Max-de-Meuron 6, CH-2000 NeuchâtelTel: +41.32-730.50.31 - Fax: +41.32-731.07.75e-mail: [email protected] - www.nifff.ch

The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) is the only international festival in Switzerland devoted to genre movies, Asian cinema and digital images.The NIFFF presents an international competition of fiction films, a selection of Swiss and European shorts and a pro-gramme dedicated to Asian genre movies; it also premieres the most awaited blockbusters of the summer.Since its founding in 2000, this festival has grown to become one of the leading cultural events in Switzerland. It has alrea-dy welcomed such important directors as George Romero, Terry Gilliam, Dario Argento, Ray Harryhausen, Tobe Hooper, John Landis Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Eli Roth, Hideo Nakata and Park Chan-wook.The NIFFF also extends to “Imaging the Future” (www.ima-gingthefuture.ch), a symposium which gathers digital images creators from movie industry, art, video games and design.

Mainawards:NarcisseAwardforthebestFeatureFilm(10’000CHF)RTSAudienceAward(5’000CHFfordistribution)bestAsianMovieAwardMélièsd’ArgentforthebestEuropeanFantasticFilmTitraFilmAward(4’000CHFVoucherforsubtitling)SSA/SuissimageNarcisseforthebestSwissShort(10’000CHF)

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65th FeStivaL deL FiLM LocarnoAugust1–11,2012Artistic Director: Olivier PèreVia Ciseri 23, CH-6601 LocarnoTel: +41.91-756.21.21 - Fax: +41.91-756.21.49e-mail: [email protected] - www.pardo.ch

Throughout its 65 year history, the Festival del film Locarno has occupied a unique position in the landscape of the major film festi-vals. Last August, 160’000 cinema-goers, 900 journalists and 3’000 professionals converged on the Swiss-Italian town of Locarno, which becomes every summer the world capital of auteur cinema for ele-ven days. With its challenging selection of world and international premieres, tracking new tendencies and innovation in contemporary cinema, Locarno is an unmissable rendezvous and an invaluable meeting-place for film fans and industry professionals alike.

Highlights2012:The 65th festival will include a complete retrospective dedicated to Otto Preminger, a focus on francophone Sub-Saharan Africa within the Open Doors coproduction lab, and many other events to be an-nounced. The 2012 programme will also feature the traditional Main sections of the Festival: the Piazza Grande open air night screenings before an audience up to 8’000 people, the Concorso internazionale, the Concorso Cineasti del presente (competition dedicated to first or second features), the Pardi di domani (short films competitions), and many tributes to personalities who have left their mark on contemporary cinema.MainAwards:CoNCoRSoINTERNAZIoNALE: Pardo d’oro (90’000 CHF) – Special Jury Prize (30’000 CHF) – Leopard for the Best Direction (30’000 CHF).CINEASTIDELPRESENTE: Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente, Premio George Foundation (40’000 CHF) – Premio speciale della giuria Ciné+ Cineasti del presente (30’000 CHF) – Premio miglior regista emer-gente (20’000 CHF).PARDI DI DoMANI: National and International competition, first prize 10’000 CHF each, offered by Swiss Life and SRG SSR respecti-vely.PARDoPERLAMIGLIoRoPERAPRIMA: Prize from the City and Region of Locarno for the best first film screened in the Concorso in-ternazionale, the Concorso Cineasti del presente and in the Piazza Grande section. (30’000 CHF).

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43rd LeS diaBLeretS FiLM FeStivaLAugust11–18,2012Festival Director: Jean-Philippe RappCase postale 3, CH-1865 Les DiableretsTel: +41.24-492.20.40 - Fax: +41.24-492.00.11e-mail: [email protected] - www.fifad.ch

Closing date for entries: April 31st, 2012

Les Diablerets Film Festival is a must in the mountain world. Screening of new films about mountains, exploits and the environ-ment are proposed every evening. A topic is broached every year by Jean-Philippe Rapp, the festival’s director, and his guests at the daily screenings at the end of the afternoon. Freeride will also be on the programme at the opening weekend. In addition to the tent bar, the giant screen, two climbing walls, exhibitions and a library with over 300 books will add to the spirit of this 8-day festival.

Programme2012:- Official competition: a selection of 20 to 25 films about moun-

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rences, debates and guests (free entrance)- Photograph exhibitions, mountain book shop, kids animation- Screening of films in the afternoon (free entrance)

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FantocHe, Baden10th internationaL aniMation FiLM FeStivaLSeptember4–9,2012Artistic Director: Annette SchindlerManaging Director: Silvan RüssliBruggerstrasse 37, CH-5401 BadenTel: +41.56-290.14.44 - Fax: +41.56-290.14.45e-mail: [email protected] - www.fantoche.ch

Fantoche was launched in 1995 to enrich Switzerland’s cultural scene with an international animation film festival. Ever since, the festival has been highly appreciated by professionals as well as the general public. During Fantoche’s latest edition in 2011, more than 70 different programmes with 217 short and feature-length films from 34 countries were shown. Switzerland’s biggest and most prestigious animated festival recorded over 34’500 entries.

HighlightsWith it’s tenth edition in September 2012, Fantoche will again, with curiosity and passion, track the global development of animation film: The heart of the festival are the international competition and – since 2009 – the Swiss competition, which aim to attract bold, artistic and visionary animation films. Fantoche encourages the vision of young talents, puts Swiss animated film making on an international level and shows the world’s most important produc-tions, as well as the viewing public’s favorites. Fantoche takes a close look at specific aspects of animation with blocks devoted to particular themes, historic features and countries. The festival showcases work from art colleges and gives professionals the chance to attend workshops with leading international figures. Not least Fantoche also presents a rich program of events for children and teens and organizes animation workshops in schools. Numerous fringe events, such as exhibitions, presentations and discussion forums, offer the opportunity to take an in-depth look at specific themes and to rub shoulders with film makers and produ-cers. All in all, Fantoche is a festival marked by encounter, exchange and inspiration. Please check our website www.fantoche.ch for periodic updates, downloads and latest information.

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8th zuricH FiLM FeStivaLSeptember20–october30,2012Festival Directors: Karl Spoerri & Nadja Schildknecht Bederstrasse 51, CH-8002 Zürich Tel: +41.44-286.60.00 - Fax: +41.44-286.60.01 e-mail: [email protected] - www.zff.com

The Zurich Film Festival is one of the youngest film festivals in Switzer-land. Since its launch in 2005, the festival was able to grow success-fully. Its main objective is to promote new independent voices and talents, to explore fresh ideas and to discover new forms of narration. Thanks to the various side events, the festival has proven to serve as an excellent meeting point for movie lovers and people from the industry likewise. In addition to the rich film programme, the Zurich Film Festival offers panel discussions, the Zurich Master Class, Q&A sessions with actors, directors and producers and a vibrant nightlife for film fans and filmmakers. In 2011, the festival welcomed international guests like Laurence Fishburne (as Jury President), Sean Penn, Paul Haggis and Alejandndro Gonzales Inarritu and brought together hundreds of film-makers, producers, distributors and journalists as well as 50’000 enthusiastic visitors. ProgrammeThe Competition line-ups lie at the heart of the festival, providing a platform for talented directors presenting their first, second and third full-length fiction films. The Golden Eye is presented in four categories, evaluated by separate juries: the International and German Language Feature Film Competition as well as the International and German Lan-guage Documentary Film Competition. Out Of Competition Premieres are red carpet premieres of highly antici-pated films by well-established filmmakers. New World View focuses each year on the cinematic output of a new innovative generation of filmmakers in a specific producing region (2007-2011: Israel, Russia, Argentina, Australia, Turkey). A Tribute To...: The lifetime achievement award with a retrospective during the festival presented to a prominent director which has influenced and enthused generations (2006-2011: Stephen Frears, Oliver Stone, Costa-Gavras, Roman Polanski, Milos Formann, Paul Haggis). Golden Icon Award: This Award honours a per-sonality whose acting abilities have left a lasting impression upon the cinema landscape (2008-2011: Sylvester Stallone, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Sean Penn).In addition, the 8th Zurich Film Festival will host the first International Film Music Competition at this year’s venue.

8th FeStivaL du FiLM FranÇaiSd’HeLvétietHe uniQue FrencH FiLM FeStivaL in SWitzerLandSeptember12–16,2012Managing Director: Christian KellenbergerArtistic Director: Edna EpelbaumRue Sessler 7, CH-2502 Biel-BienneTel: +41.32-322.08.22 - Fax: +41.32-322.08.46e-mail: [email protected] - www.fffh.ch

Biel/Bienne (1 hour drive from Geneva, Basel and Zürich), the largest bilingual city in Switzerland, makes a bridge between the Swiss French and the Swiss German cultures using the cinema as a universal language. The French Film Festival of Helvetia (FFFH), which is one of the youngest film festivals in Switzerland, dedicates its programming to French speaking films winking at Swiss cinema too. For five days, about 40 films, many of which are international previews, are unveiled in original version subtitled in German (45% of the audience speaks German). Some of them are not released in Switzerland (Section découverte). The Festival organize two short film Competitions. The Festival starts with the Children’s Day. Then, the event takes the symbolism of the three-colored French flag. Throughout its seven-year history, more than 220 talents have conver-ged in Biel/Bienne to present more than 200 feature-length films and 60 short films. Everyday, the festival gives the spectators the chance to attend directly after the screening a special moment of exchange and encounter with professionals, directors and actors. In 2011, the festival welcomed famous guests like Ariane Ascaride, Tahar Rahim, Carlo Brandt and Robert Guédiguian. One of the goals of these open discus-sions (which are simultaneously translated into German) is to bring the Swiss German and Swiss French cultures together. Moreover, talents greatly enjoy discussing with a bilingual audience.

Highlights2011:- 45 Guests were in Biel/Bienne to present their films-17 World - or International Previews- 9 Swiss Previews- 9 Swiss-German Previews- The “Short-Film Competition” Section découverte- Another “Short-Film Competition” was created (Section Forum)


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18th Geneva internationaL FiLM FeStivaL November2–9,2012Director: Claudia Durgnat 16, rue Général Dufour, CP 5730, CH-1211 Genève 11 Tel: +41.22-809.69.20 - Fax: +41.22-329.37.47 e-mail: [email protected] - www.cinema-tous-ecrans.com

The Geneva International Film Festival: Cinéma Tous Ecrans (Cinema for all screens) breaks through audiovisual barriers by screening international fiction films made for cinema, television, the web and mobile phones. It provides a platform on which to highlight and promote the constantly evolving nature of the language of cinema. It showcases films of all genres that reflect the society we live in and also those films in which technological advances have all sorts of personal and social repercussions. Inspired by the phenomenon of cross-media and attentive to the process of storytelling across the various screens, Cinema Tous Ecrans aims to present the best international fiction in the following competition categories: 1. International cinema and television features competition 2. International television series competition3. International New Screens competition (web-films and series,

films made with mobile phones, video games with a narrative) 4. International shorts competition 5. Swiss shorts competition In addition, Cinéma Tous Ecrans’ music section promotes films about music/musicians as well as film soundtracks, narration through music, and music videos with a strong narrative vein. Cinéma Tous Ecrans holds various workshops and seminars in which international experts bring the latest film theories and practice to Geneva. The festival aims to continue developing strong links with related organisations in Switzerland and abroad. All festival and competition details can be found on www.cinema-tous-ecrans.com

16th internationaL SHort FiLM FeStivaL WintertHurNovember6–11,2012Contact for filmmakers: Reto BühlerSteiggasse 2, Postfach, CH-8402 Winterthur Tel: +41.52-212.11.66 - Fax: +41.52-212.11.72e-mail: [email protected] - www.kurzfilmtage.ch

The International Short Film Festival Winterthur is Switzer-land’s largest short film festival. The festival takes place each year in November. It is a popular audience event and an important platform for European short films.

In 2009, 14,000 spectators visited the festival and we receiv-ed over 3000 submissions for the national and international competitions, which offer cash awards that total 38,000 CHF (over 23,000 EURO). Since 2005 the festival is connected to the European submission platform reelport. Apart from inno-vative programming, the International Short Film Festival is committed to the sustainable promotion of short films, for example by maintaining the largest short film archive in Switzerland.

Winterthur is situated in the German-speaking part of Swit-zerland, not far from Zurich. With its nearly 100,000 inhabi-tants, the former industrial heavyweight is now the sixth-largest city in Switzerland. The city can easily be reached by train (20 min from Zurich), car (directly via the motorway A1) or aeroplane (12 min from Zurich’s international airport). The festival centre is in the heart of Winterthur’s old town in the time-honoured Casino Theatre. The venues are made up of two auditoriums in the Casino Theatre (400 seats and 250 seats) and since 2009 the Theatre Winterthur (800 seats).

Short films of all genres no longer than 30 minutes and no older than 2011 can now be submitted for the competition of the 16th International Short Film Festival Winterthur. The submissiondeadlineisJuly31st2012 - or earlier if possible!

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25th caSteLLinaria FeStivaL internazionaLe deL cineMa Giovane BeLLinzona (SWitzerLand)November17–24,2012President: Gino BuscagliaArtistic Director: Giancarlo ZappoliVia Cattori 3, Casella postale 1239, CH-6502 BellinzonaTel: +41.91-825.35.11 - Fax: +41.91-825.41.01e-mail: [email protected] - [email protected]

First held in Bellinzona, Switzerland, in 1988, Castellinaria is a cinematographic event dedicated to highlighting films that deal with subjects of relevance to young people, in an attempt to encourage the production, making and distribu-tion of good quality films.

Particular attention is paid to the films of artistic, pedagogical and humanitarian qualities with the goal of stimulating knowledge and understanding between people and cultures. This doesn’t exclude entertainment quality movies.

Special importance is given to the active participation on the entire school institution.

The Festival has 3 competitive sections, two feature-length film competitions and one short film competition. Besides, various out of competition sections enrich Festival program.

Winners2011:CASTELLoD’oRo(GoLDCASTLEPRIZE)Kaddish For A Friend by Leo Kashin – Germany 2011TRECASTELLI(THREECASTLESPRIZE)Under The Hawthorn Tree by Zhang Yimou – China 2010PREMIoUToPIA(UToPIAPRIZE)17 filles by Delphine and Muriel Coulin – France 2011

LEO KASHIN, WINNER OF THE CASTELLO D’ORO

22nd BLacK Movie /Geneva FiLM FeStivaLJanuary18–27,2013Directors and Programming: Virginie Bercher, Kate Reidy & Maria WatzlawickRue Général-Dufour 16, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-320.83.87 - Fax: +41.22-320.85.27e-mail: [email protected] - www.blackmovie.ch

Since 1999, Black Movie film festival offers annually the largest cinematographic event evocative of Geneva’s cosmo-politan nature. Always on the lookout for the best in Asian, African and South American cinema, the festival’s programme focuses on themes such as social topics (migration, clan mentality, war, adolescence), current events, popular cinema, new urban cultures, or defined by genre (Latin-American thrillers, Nigerian videos, Korean documentaries…), and retrospec-tives of directors. Black Movie is a contemporary film festival based on today’s social and aesthetic realities, presenting an original and inno-vative programme. In the previous editions, some of the world’s most innovative filmmakers have attended the festi-val, such as the Argentinian Lisandro Alonso, the Korean Hong Sang-soo, the Taiwanese Tsai Ming-Liang, the Mexican Carlos Reygadas, the Chinese Jia Zhang Ke, … And there is lots more: discussion lounge, round table, Dj and Vj evenings.


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FriBourG internationaL FiLM FeStivaLMarch24–31,2012/March16–23,2013Director: Thierry Jobin Secretary General: Esther WidmerAncienne Gare, Case postale 550, CH-1701 FribourgTel: +41.26-347.42.00 - Fax: +41.26-347.42.01e-mail: [email protected] - www.fiff.ch

Since its inception in 1980, the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) stands for a dazzling film selection and the pro-motion of independent cinema from all over the world. Today, the FIFF is perceived as a high-profile platform for creative and cultural exchange and as a place of cinematographic discovery. Its core is the high-level competition of feature-length fiction and documentary films, mainly from Latin America, Asia and Africa. The official selection is completed by three short film programmes – a barometer of current trends and a treasure trove of new talents. Parallel sections offer the possibility to explore a cinematographic topic, genre or period more in-depth. Some 100 films are shown each year as national or international premieres. In addition selected screenings are followed by professional talks, such as master classes or panel discussions. Over 30,000 spectators are expected every year.

For programme details and latest news please visit our website www.fiff.ch

48th SoLotHurn FiLM FeStivaL January24–31,2013Director: Seraina RohrerUntere Steingrubenstrasse 19Postfach 1564, CH-4502 SolothurnTel: +41.32-625.80.80 - Fax: +41.32-623.64.10e-mail: [email protected]

Since 1964, the Solothurn Film Festival has presented every year an overview of Swiss filmmaking of the preceding year. Solothurn is a popular meeting spot for the film and media industry as well as the broad public. Apart from it’s main focus on current Swiss film productions of all genres and lengths, in-cluding many premieres, the festival’s programme also shows a retrospective of a prominent filmmaker or actor. Furthermore it hosts the sections “Upcoming”, which presents works of young talents and music-clips, and “Focus”, which is dedicated to films on contemporary issues. The screenings are accompanied by a variety of daily round-table discussions, talks, film industry meetings, master classes and seminars. Besides the official programme Solothurn also hosts the Swiss Film Academy’s an-nouncement of the nominees for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz» during the “Night of the Nominations”.

In January 2012 the new festival director Seraina Rohrer opened the 47th Solothurn Film Festival with the fiction film “Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari” by Oscar-winning director Xavier Koller. This year some 1’500 professionals were hosted and over 57’000 cine-ma-goers enjoyed 232 films in different programme sections.

The retrospective called “Rencontre” was devoted to the Swiss actress Marthe Keller, who presented in Solothurn a selection of films of her long-standing international career, such as “Toute une vie” by Claude Lelouch, “Marathon Man” by John Schlesinger, “Bobby Deerfield” by Sydney Pollack or “Elles” by Luis Galvão Teles.

The Jury Prize “Prix de Soleure”, endowed with CHF 60’000, was awarded to Fernand Melgar for his documentary “Vol spécial”. The Public Award, endowed with CHF 20’000, went to “Die Wie-senberger”, a documentary by Bernard Weber and Martin Schilt.

THE NEW FESTIVAL DIRECTOR SERAINA ROHRER (SECOND ON THE LEFT) AT THE OPENING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE SWISS CONFEDE-RATION EVELyNE WIDMER-SCHLuMPF AND THE CREW OF “EINE WEN IIG, DR DäLLEBACH KARI” By XAVIER KOLLER (FIRST ON THE RIGHT).

11th internationaL FiLM FeStivaL and ForuM on HuMan riGHtS (FiFdH) GenevaMarch1–10,2013Directors: Leo KanemanFIFDH Maison des Arts du GrütliRue Général-Dufour 16, Case postale 5251CH-1211 Genève 11, SwitzerlandTel: +41.22-809.69.00 - Fax: +41.22-809.69.13e-mail: [email protected] - www.fifdh.org

Adecadeoffreespeechagainstindifferencebetweenhopeandconcern

Over the past decade, the FIFDH has continued to question the UN Human Rights Council. As an independent platform, it disseminates voices coming from all over the world. Film directors, defenders of freedom, victims of violations – hundreds have denounced the dangerous drifts and abuses of their governments. Considering the current context, the Festival’s raison d’être is still and above all to denounce violations of human dignity via written word, speech and image. We firmly believe that cinema has the power to bring about change in the world. For our tenth birthday, it is this marvelous capacity of cinema that we have celebrated while also paying tribute to all those who resist and who make peace. Always on the programme: highly artistic films d’auteur, creative documentaries and fic-tion that ally the 7th art to our inner and universal quest for meaning.

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May 2 – 10, 2012 (zürich)May 11 – 13, 2012 (Frauenfeld)15th pinK appLe – LeSBian & GaY FiLM FeStivaLPostfach 264, CH-8024 Zürichwww.pinkapple.ch

May 26 – June 3, 2012videoeX internationaL eXperiMentaL FiLM & video FeStivaL, zuricH Director: Patrick HuberKanonengasse 20, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.43-322.08.14 - Fax: +41.43-322.08.15e-mail: [email protected]

august 16 – 19, 2012one Minute FiLM & video FeStivaL aarau Postfach, CH-5001 Aaraue-mail: [email protected]

august 23 – 26, 20127th FeStivaL cineMaS d’aFriQueAssociation Afrique Cinemasc/o Alain BottarelliPré-du-Marché 35, CH-1004 LausanneTel: +41.21-729.76.22 - Fax: +41.21-729.76.32e-mail: [email protected]

September 13 – 20, 2012de deLeMont a [email protected]

october 6 – 14, 20127thFeStivaL cineMatou14, rue de MontbrillantCase postale 5524, CH-1211 Genève 11Tel/Fax: +41.22-734.11.84e-mail: [email protected]

october 10 – 14, 2012nortH-SoutH Media FeStivaL GenevaSolveig Sautier20, quai Ernest AnsermetCase postale 234, CH-1211 Genève 8Tel: +41.22-708.81.93 - Fax: +41.22-328.94.10www.nordsud.ch

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viSionS du reeL - nYoninternationaL FiLM FeStivaLdoc outLooK – internationaL MarKetApril20–27,2012/April19–26,2013Director: Luciano BarisonePlace du Marché 2, CH-1260 Nyon, SwitzerlandTel: +41.22-365.44.55 - Fax: +41.22-365.44.50e-mail: [email protected] - www.visionsdureel.ch

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Visions du Réel 2012 is proud to present a varied and fascina-ting programme. Among the 3500 films screened by the selection committee 110 films have been selected for the competitive sections of the programme. They are added to the films programmed in the Ateliers, Séances spéciales, Focus and Port Franc sections. 47 producing countries are represented. The Swiss productions are excellent and reflect the high quality of production in our country. The criteria adopted by the selection committee include respect for the persons filmed and for the spectator, the profound implication of the filmmaker in his or her work, the need for the film to be made, the originality of the projects, consistency between subject and form, the treatment of time in the filming and editing, the composition of the frame, and the beauty of the shots... but also the desire to combine the expectations of the professionals with those of a wider audience, convinced that cinéma du réel today is the most authentic and accessible form of contemporary art. The films of Visions du Réel provoke thought, tears, and laughter. In Nyon the cinéma du réel is a cinema in its own right, a moving, intelligent, amusing, serious, and enriching spectacle.

april 10 – 14, 201337th SWiSS YoutH FiLM daYSSchweizer JugendfilmtageZentralstrasse 156CH-8003 ZürichTel: +41.44-366.50.12 Fax: +41.44-366.50.15www.jugendfilmtage.chwww.facebook.com/Jugendfilmtage

May 2013 52nd roSe d’or FeStivaL Sempacherstrasse 3, CH-6003 LuzernTel: +41.41-242.09.05 Fax: +41.41-242.09.06www.rosedor.com

october 17 – 21, 201211thLauSanne underGround FiLM & MuSic FeStivaLJulien BodivitCase postale 6765, CH-1002 LausanneTel: +41.76-329.01.01www.luff.ch

november 17 – december 2, 2012FeStivaL FiLMar en aMerica Latina Geneva, (+ Ferney-voltaire, Lausanne, Biel), 14th editionGérard PerroulazCinéma des Trois Mondes - IUEDCase postale 136, CH-1211 Genève 21Tel: +41.22-906.59.27 Fax: +41.22-906.59.94www.filmaramlat.ch

december 2012BiennaLe de L’iMaGe en MouveMentMrs Laura Györik-Costasc/o Centre d’Art Contemporain10, rue des Vieux-GrenadiersCH-1205 GenèveTel: +41.22-329.18.42Fax: +41.22-329.18.86e-mail: [email protected] - www.centre.ch

February 16 – March 3, 20138th FeStivaL du FiLM vert41, rue Centrale, CH-1341 L’OrientTel: +41.21-635.73.28Fax: +41.21-635.73.32e-mail: [email protected]

March, 2013internationaL orientaL FiLM FeStivaL in Geneva (FiFoG), 8th editionTel: +41.78-761.13.79e-mail: [email protected]

april 2013voiX du Muet, FeStivaL oF SiLent FiLMS, accoMpanied BY a Movie orGan A coproduction of the Théâtre Barnabé and the Swiss Film Archive (Cinémathèque Suisse).Théâtre BarnabéCH-1077 ServionTel: +41.21-903.09.03e-mail: [email protected]

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Within the framework of Visions du Réel, the Doc Outlook-Inter-national Market (DOCM) has established itself as one of the most important meeting places for the Swiss and international film industry. DOCM ensures excellent working conditions for producers, buyers, decision-makers and distributors supported by opti-mum facilities and cutting edge tools. It fosters contacts for the funding and promotion of films, as well as for networking and acquiring film rights. About 900 participants from approxima-tely 35 coun tries are expected. DOCM activities centre on the following events:- Media Library 350 selected films- Coproduction Market Pitching du Réel and Perspectives d’un

Doc RTS- Docs in Progress Screenings and Consulting on Distribution

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conServatorio internazionaLe di Scienze audioviSiveVia G. Brentani 5CH-6900 LuganoTel: +41.91-971.51.61Fax: +41.91-971.07.67e-mail: [email protected]

écoLe cantonaLe d’art de LauSanne (ecaL)University of Art and Design Lausanne Unité Cinéma, Lionel Baier5, avenue du Temple, 1020 RenensCase postale 555CH-1001 Lausanne Tel: +41.21-316.99.33Fax: +41.21-616.39.91e-mail: [email protected] see advertising cover 2

écoLe de cineMa GenèveAvenue de Châtelaine 93CH-1219 Châtelaine GETel: +41.22-970.22.00Fax: +41.22-425.45.47e-mail: [email protected]

écoLe de tHéâtre deS teinturerieSRue Sébeillon 9bCH-1004 LausanneTel: +41.21-623.21.00Fax: +41.21-623.21.01info@ecole-theatre-teintureries.comwww.ecole-theatre-teintureries.com

eMaF BroadcaStPlace des Ormeaux 1 CH-1702 FribourgTel: +41.26-425.45.45Fax: +41.26-425.45.47e-mail: [email protected]

Haute écoLe d’art et de deSiGn - Genève (Head)Geneva University of Art and Design Filière arts visuels/Cinéma9, bd HelvétiqueCH-1204 Genève Tel: +41.22-388.58.00Fax: +41.22-388.58.61 e-mail: [email protected] see advertising cover 3

HocHScHuLe FÜr GeStaLtunG und KunSt BaSeLVogelsangstrasse 15CH-4058 BaselTel: +41.61-695.67.71Fax: +41.61-695.68.00e-mail: [email protected]

HocHScHuLe Luzern, deSiGn & KunSt (HSLu)Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art Video DepartmentBaselstrasse 61CH-6003 LuzernTel: +41.41-228.75.84Fax: +41.41-228.79.36e-mail: [email protected]:video.hslu.chAnimation DepartmentTel: +41.41-228.79.35e-mail: [email protected]:animation.hslu.ch

La ManuFactureHaute école de théâtre deSuisse Romande (HETSR)Rue du Grand-Pré 5Case postale 160CH-1000 Lausanne 16Tel: +41.21-620.08.80Fax: +41.21-620.08.89e-mail: [email protected]. hetsr.ch

univerSität zÜricHUniversity of Zurich Seminar für FilmwissenschaftPlattenstrasse 54CH-8032 ZürichTel: +41.44-634.35.37Fax: +41.44-634.49.10e-mail: [email protected]

uniL-univerSité de LauSanneUniversity of Lausanne AnthropoleSection d’histoire et esthétique du cinémaCH-1015 LausanneTel: +41.21-692.30.18Fax: +41.21-692.22.75www.unil.ch/cin/

zÜrcHer HocHScHuLe der KÜnSte (zHdK)Zürich University of the Arts Departement Darstellende Künste und FilmFilm DepartmentPostfachCH-8031 ZürichTel: +41.43-446.31.12/14Fax: +41.43-446.45.65e-mail: [email protected]

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caStinGBÜro zÜricHSusan MüllerDienerstrasse 7CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-242.10.91e-mail: [email protected]

cinecaStinGFrançois RochCase postale 221CH-1211 Genève 8Tel. +41.22-340.22.22www.cinecasting.ch

coMedien.cHFrançois RochCase postale 221CH-1211 Genève 8Tel. +41.22-320.66.30www.comedien.ch

corinna GLauS caStinGFreiestrasse 80CH-8032 ZürichTel: +41.44-262.12.49Fax: +41.44-262.12.51e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS caStinGRuth HirschfeldSpiegelgasse 29CH-8001 ZürichTel: +41.44-261.57.01e-mail: [email protected]

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SWiSS FiLMSNeugasse 6PostfachCH-8031 ZürichTel: +41.43-211.40.50 Fax: +41.43-211.40.60e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS FiLMS GenèveMaison des Arts du Grütli16, rue Général-DufourCH-1205 GenèveTel: +41.22-308.12.40Fax: +41.22-308.12.41e-mail: [email protected]

FederaL departMent oF ForeiGn aFFairSCultural Foreign Policy CenterBundesgasse 32CH-3003 BernTel: +41.31-324.10.57Fax: +41.31-324.10.66e-mail: [email protected]

FederaL oFFice oF cuLtureFilm SectionHallwylstrasse 15CH-3003 BernTel: +41.31-322.92.71Fax: +41.31-322.57.71e-mail: [email protected]

FocaLFoundation for Professional Training in Cinema and Audiovisual MediaRasude 2CH-1006 LausanneTel: +41.21-312.68.17Fax: +41.21-323.59.45e-mail: [email protected]

FondS reGio FiLMSMaison des Arts du GrütliRue Général-Dufour 16CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-321.96.71Fax: +41.22-321.96.72e-mail: [email protected]

Media deSK SuiSSeNeugasse 6CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41.43-960.39.29Fax: +41.43-211.40.60e-mail: [email protected]

pro HeLvetiaSwiss Arts Council Hirschengraben 22CH-8024 ZürichTel: +41.44-267.71.71Fax: +41.44-267.71.06e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS FiLM arcHive - cineMatHeQue SuiSSeCase postale 5556CH-1002 LausanneTel: +41.21-315.21.71Fax: +41.21-315.21.89e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS FiLM arcHiveFilm Documentation ZurichNeugasse 10Postfach 1215CH-8031 ZürichTel: +41.43-818.24.65Fax: +41.43-818.24.66e-mail: [email protected]

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ciné-BuLLetinMaison des Arts du Grütli16, rue du Général-Dufour, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-322.81.30e-mail: [email protected]

cinéLiBreSwiss Association of Film Societies and Non-Profit CinemasPostfach 534, CH-3000 Bern 14Tel: +41.31-371.61.00 - Fax: +41.31-371.32.72e-mail: [email protected]

FiLMLocation LucerneSt.-Karlistrasse 71b, CH-6004 LuzernTel: +41.41-240.10.34e-mail: [email protected] www.filmlocationlucerne.com

Fonction cinéMaMaison des Arts du Grütli16, rue Général-DufourCase postale 5305, CH- 1204 Genève Tel: +41.22-328.85.54 - Fax: +41.22-329.68.02e-mail: [email protected]

Fondation roMande pour Le cinéMaMaison des Arts du Grütli16, rue Général-Dufour, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-322.81.30e-mail: [email protected]

GarpGroup Authors, Directors, ProducersPostfach 465, CH-8034 ZürichTel/Fax: +41.43-536.84.91e-mail: [email protected]

MeMoriavAssociation for the preservation of the audiovisual heritage of SwitzerlandBümplizstrasse 192, CH-3018 BernTel: +41.31-380.10.80 - Fax: +41.31-380.10.81e-mail: [email protected]

procineMaSwiss Association of Exhibitors and Motion Pictures DistributorsPostfach 399Schwarztorstrasse 56, CH-3000 Bern 14Tel: +41.31-387.37.00 - Fax: +41.31-387.37.07e-mail: [email protected]

reGio diStriBMaison des Arts du Grütli16, rue Général-Dufour, CH-1204 GenèveTel: +41.22-321.96.70 - Fax: +41.22-321.96.72e-mail: [email protected]

SuiSaThe Swiss Society for the Rights of Authors of Musical WorksBellariastrasse 82Postfach 782, CH-8038 ZürichTel: +41.44-485.66.66 - Fax: +41.44-482.43.33e-mail: [email protected]

SuiSSiMaGeSwiss Authors’ Rights Cooperative for Audiovisual Works Neuengasse 23Postfach, CH-3001 BernTel: +41.31-313.36.36 - Fax: +41.31-313.36.37e-mail: [email protected]

SuiSSiMaGeLausanne OfficeRasude 2, CH-1004 LausanneTel: +41.21-323.59.44 - Fax: +41.21-323.59.45e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS aniMated FiLM GroupKanzleistrasse 126, CH-8004 ZürichTel: +41.44-240.19.09e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS art cineMa aSSociation c/o Look Now!Gasometerstrasse 9, CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41.44-440.25.44 - Fax: +41.44-440.26.52e-mail: [email protected]

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SWiSS aSSociation oF FiLM JournaLiStSc/o Valentin RabitschMutschellenstrasse 4, CH-8002 ZürichTel: +41.44-201.52.37e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS aSSociation oF Motion picture and audioviSuaL induStrieSc/o Fuhrer Marbach & PartnerPhilippe ProbstKonsumstrasse 16a, CH-3007 BernTel: +41.31-382.44.33 - Fax: +41.31-382.46.42e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS aSSociation oF Motion pictureS diStriButorSSchwarztorstrasse 56, CH-3007 BernTel: +41.31-387.37.02 - Fax: +41.31-387.37.14e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS cineMa aSSociation (Sca)c/o Probst RechtsanwälteBahnhofplatz 18, CH-8400 WinterthurTel: +41.52-269.14.00e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS FiLM acadeMYNeugasse 10, CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41.44-271.09.80e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS FiLMMaKerS aSSociation Neugasse 10, CH-8005 ZürichTel: +41.44-253.19.88 - Fax: +41.44-253.19.48e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS FiLM producerS’ aSSociationZinggstrasse 16, CH-3007 BernTel: +41.31-370.10.60 - Fax: +41.31-372.40.53e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS FiLM unionJosefstrasse 106, Postfach 2210CH-8031 ZürichTel: +41.44-272.21.49 - Fax: +41.44-271.21.94e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS nationaL FiLM coMMiSSion (FLS)Stadelhoferstrasse 26, CH-8001 ZürichTel: +41-844.000.666e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS SocietY oF autHorSRue Centrale 12/14Case postale 7463, CH-1002 LausanneTel: +41.21-313.44.55 - Fax: +41.21-313.44.56e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSS videoGraM aSSociation (aSv)Netzibodenstrasse 23B, CH-4133 PrattelnTel: +41.61-816.94.97e-mail: [email protected]

SWiSSFiLM aSSociation (SFa)Hermetschloostrasse 77, CH-8048 ZürichTel: +41.79-797.47.77e-mail: [email protected] SWiSSperForMKasernenstrasse 23Postfach 1868, CH-8021 ZürichTel: +41.43-269.70.50 - Fax: +41.43-269.70.60e-mail: [email protected]

union oF FiLM MuSic coMpoSerS (uFMc)c/o Stéphane KirscherAvenue Ruchonet 2, CH-1003 LausanneTel: +41.79-658.44.94 - Fax: +41.21-312.63.50e-mail: [email protected]

Special thanks (in alphabetical order): Mr. René Gerber, Procinema, Berne - Mr. Micha Schiwow, SWISS FILMS, zurich - Mr. Laurent Steiert and all the crew of the Film Section at the Federal Office of Culture, Berne - Mr. umberto Tedeschi, Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO), Bienne - Mrs Clarissa Wojciechowski, SWISS FILMS, zurich. Thanks also to all the compa-nies and persons which support this publication by advertising; without them, this guide could not have been published.

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Quai Ernest Ansermet 20, Case postale 234CH-1211 Genève 8Tel: +41.58-236.36.36www.rts.ch

ACQUISITIoNS:-FictionFilms andMini-Series: Isabell Hagemann-Pouliquen Tel: +41.58-236.95.46 e-mail: [email protected]: Irène Challand Tel: +41.58-236.95.74 e-mail: [email protected]

SALES:-Fiction& DocumentaryFilms: Maryline Thiriot Tel: +41.58-236.91.24 e-mail: [email protected]

(Co)-PRoDUCTIoNS:-HeadofDepartment: Alberto Chollet Tel: +41.58-236.82.70 e-mail: [email protected]: Françoise Mayor Tel: +41.58-236.82.70 e-mail: [email protected]: Irène Challand Tel: +41.58-236.95.74 e-mail: [email protected]

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Casella postale, CH-6903 LuganoTel: +41.91-803.51.11 Fax: +41.91-803.53.55e-mail: [email protected]

ACQUISITIoNS:-Fiction: Silvana Carminati Head of Acquisitions Fiction Tel: +41.91-803.54.56 e-mail: [email protected](Drama): Gabriella De Gara Tel: +41.91-803.54.14 e-mail: [email protected](CulturaTV): Maurizio Canetta Tel: +41.91-803.50.81 email: [email protected]

SALES: Beatrice Grossmann Head of Business Affairs Tel: +41.91-803.54.63 e-mail: [email protected] Manuela Lenzin Sales representative Tel: +41.91-803.54.82 e-mail: [email protected]

(Co)-PRoDUCTIoNSFICTIoN:Gabriella De GaraTel. +41.91-803.54.14e-mail: [email protected]

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ruMantScHa (rtr)

Via da Masans 2CH-7002 ChurTel: +41.81-255.75.75Fax: +41.81-255.75.00e-mail: [email protected] - www.rtr.ch

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FernSeHen (SrF)

Fernsehstrasse 1-4, PostfachCH-8052 ZürichTel: +41.44-305.66.11 www.srf.ch

ACQUISITIoNS:-FictionFilms andMini-Series: Michel Bodmer Tel: +41.44-305.63.43 e-mail: [email protected]: Christoph Müller Tel: +41.44-305.59.06 e-mail: [email protected]

SALES:Philippe van Doornick Telepool GmbH Fernsehstrasse 1-4, PostfachCH-8052 ZürichTel: +41.44-305.69.64e-mail: [email protected]

TVMoVIES:Urs FitzeTel: +41.44-305.58.23e-mail: [email protected]

Star tv The first private TV station of Switzerland (created in 1995)Lifestyle & entertainmentWagistrasse 2, CH-8952 SchlierenTel: +41.44-554.44.44Fax: +41.44-554.44.07CEO: Paul Graue-mail: [email protected] - www.startv.ch

teLecLuB aG (paY tv)

Löwenstrasse 11CH-8021 ZürichTel: +41.44-225.25.25 Fax: +41.44-225.25.00e-mail: [email protected]

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