14th Zurich Film Festival a great success
14th Zurich Film Festival a great success First time more than 100’000 visitors “A very strong year for cinema of outstanding quality” Zurich, October 7, 2018 The Zurich Film Festival remains on the road to success. Despite the sunny and warm autumn weather, viewers streamed into theatres morning, noon and night. With a total of […]
4th Filmmaker Award for BEAST Hollywood Star Dev Patel Presents the Prestigious IWC Prize
The 4th Filmmaker Award goes to Zurich-born producer Simon Hesse and director Lorenz Merz for their project BEAST. British actor Dev Patel presented the 4th Filmmaker Award during the exclusive IWC Private Dinner held as part of the 14th Zurich Film Festival. The award supports outstanding Swiss film projects that are at the production or […]
Further Gala Premieres at ZFF
After announcing Farrelly’s GREEN BOOK with Viggo Mortensen as Opening Film, the Zurich Film Festival is now delighted to confirm further Gala Premieres. More than thirty of the most highly anticipated films will screen this year in the ‘Gala’ section. Including films directed by Bradley Cooper, Felix Van Groeningen, Nadine Labaki, Alfonso Cuarón, Yorgos Lanthimos, Jacques […]
MIDNIGHT RUNNER premieres at Zurich Film Festival
First FOCUS competition film confirmed: MIDNIGHT RUNNER premieres at Zurich Film Festival Based on a real-life crime that took place in Berne, MIDNIGHT RUNNER (2018) will screen at the Zurich Film Festival. The Swiss production is one of twelve films to compete for the Golden Eye in the festival’s FOCUS competition section. Director Hannes Baumgartner and the […]
Cliff Martinez heads the Jury of the 7th International Film Music Competition
Film Music Composer Cliff Martinez heads the Jury of the 7th International Film Music Competition The International Film Music Competition takes place for the 7th time during the 14th Zurich Film Festival this coming autumn. The celebrity jury will be presided over by Cliff Martinez. Martinez made a name for himself as Steven Soderberg’s and […]
Got what it takes to be a filmmaker? ZFF 72 *Summer Edition*
Summer is coming: Got what it takes to be a filmmaker? ZFF 72 *Summer Edition* Switzerland’s biggest film contest launches its new summer edition. Register from June 8 at zff72.com to take part in the ZFF 72 Summer Edition. The competition requires entrants to create a film on a given theme lasting no longer than […]
The awards of the 13th Zurich Film Festival
The main juries of the 13th Zurich Film Festival’s three competition categories have awarded their Golden Eyes to POP AYE by Kirsten Tan from Singapore (International Feature Film), MACHINES by Rahul Jain from India, Germany and Finland (International Documentary Film) and BLUE MY MIND by Lisa Brühlmann from Switzerland (Focus: Switzerland, Germany, Austria). The awards […]
„Connect to Reality“ am Zurich Film Festival / „Connect to Reality“ at Zurich Film Festival
‚Connect to Reality’ at Zurich Film Festival Swiss producers should be entrepreneurial “Know the market and produce for the market” Zurich, October 5, 2017 Some 25 personalities from the Swiss film industry debated and presented their image of the future Swiss film producer at the discussion-based ‚Connect to Reality’ event, which took place within the […]
Alessandra Ambrosio attend the ‘Dyson’ premiere at the 13th ZFF
Alessandra Ambrosio attend the ‘Dyson’ premiere at the 13th Zurich Film Festival on September 30, 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland. The Zurich Film Festival 2017 will take place from September 28 until October 8. For more information visit: www.zff.com
13th Zurich Film Festival opens with tennis film BORG/McENROE
13th Zurich Film Festival opens with tennis film BORG/McENROE Federal President Doris Leuthard and Mayor Corine Mauch as honorary guests Director Janus Metz Pedersen and actor Sverrir Gudnason in attendanceZurich, September 28, 2017The Swedish tennis film BORG/McENROE by Danish-born Janus Metz Pedersen opened the 13th Zurich Film Festival on Thursday evening. The director was joined by Borg […]
Third Filmmaker Award to Niklaus Hilber’s PARADISE WAR James Marsden presents the Award endowed with a CHF 100’000 prize
Third Filmmaker Award to Niklaus Hilber’s PARADISE WAR James Marsden presents the Award endowed with a CHF 100’000 prize On Saturday evening, Hollywood actor James Marsden presented the third Filmmaker Award at the IWC gala dinner entitled ‘For the Love of Cinema’ as part of the 13th Zurich Film Festival. The award, endowed with a […]
Glenn Close to receive Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Icon Award and present THE WIFE
Glenn Close to receive Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Icon Award and present THE WIFE alongside Jonathan Pryce, Annie Starke and director Björn Runge Glenn Close will receive the Golden Icon Award at this year’s Festival, which takes place from September 28 to October 8, 2017. The Golden Icon Award is the Festival’s most prestigious symbol […]
Former US Vice President Al Gore to attend the Zurich Film Festival
Former US Vice President Al Gore to attend the Zurich Film Festival and present AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER Former US Vice President Gore will attend and present AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER, the long awaited follow-up to AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, on Sunday October 8th at the Corso Cinema. A decade after AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH brought […]
Herbert Grönemeyer to Head the Jury of the 6th International Film Music Competition
Herbert Grönemeyer to Head the Jury of the 6th International Film Music Competition The musical evening takes place for the first time at the Tonhalle Maag Taking place within the framework of the 13th Zurich Film Festival this coming autumn, the 6th International Film Music Competition follows on from last year’s hugely successful event, which […]