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The forgotten Swiss Oscars

Sixty years ago, two Disney films “Ama Girls” and “Grand Canyon” won the Academy Awards. Both films were created by the Swiss filmmaker Ernst A. Heiniger. Despite his Oscar win and his pioneering work, he isn't well known today. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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