Cluster: Swiss Identity

Countdown to the awards

This content was published on Aug 12, 2011 It’s day ten and already in the 9am slot there are five films to choose from. In one, Barbara Streisand stars in a Vincente Minnelli work from 1970, part of this year’s retrospective into the Oscar-winning director. Or there are Swiss-Kazakh and Swiss-Tibetan productions from the filmmakers of today category, an Arabic-Hebrew piece figuring in the…

Breaking the Bollywood mould

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Federer falls to Tsonga in Montreal

This content was published on Aug 12, 2011 The Frenchman beat Federer 7-6 4-6 6-1 on Thursday to book his place in an unlikely quarter-final line-up. Federer came into the third-round encounter seeking revenge on Tsonga who had dashed his bid for a seventh Wimbledon crown five weeks ago by storming back from two sets down to steal a shock last-eight win. But…

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How the Street Parade shook up Zurich

This content was published on Aug 12, 2011 Since then it has survived an attempt to have it banned, bad weather, criticism over drugs – and the changing times. Up to 900,000 people are expected in the Limmat city for this year’s parade, which is taking place under the motto: “20 years Love, Freedom, Tolerance and Respect”. There will be 29 “love mobiles” as…

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New Mr Cinema praises rich diversity

This content was published on Aug 11, 2011 With three Swiss films in the running for the Golden Leopard, there is currently a real vitality in Swiss film-making, which is present in every section of the film festival with 32 entries – 45 if you include the 13 nominated for the selection Appellations Suisse 2011. It is in this heady atmosphere that Ivo…

Culture

Bruno Ganz honoured in Locarno

This content was published on Aug 11, 2011 Ganz, 70, got his breakthrough in a major part in the 1976 film Sommergäste (Summer guests), launching a widely acclaimed career in both Europe and the United States. The Zurich-born actor has worked with directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer and Francis Ford Coppola among others, but he is probably best known for his role in…

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Honegger: Symphonies 2-4, Cello Concerto, Concerto da camera, Pacific 231 a.o. Directed by Mariss Jansons, Charles Munch, Michel Plasson & Jean Martinon

This content was published on Aug 11, 2011 Pastorale d’été (H31) Orch. de l’ORTF / J. Martinon, dir

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Davos-St Moritz backed for 2022 Olympic bid

This content was published on Aug 11, 2011 Swiss Olympic president Jörg Schild says Davos-St Moritz was chosen over Geneva because their proposal would have a better chance than a city-based bid. Swiss officials had previously said they wanted a “white” candidate capturing the magic of the mountains, similar to Norway’s 1994 Winter Olympics host, Lillehammer. A formal Swiss bid needs to be approved…

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Sinatra Tribute Band: All The Way

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Charity raises millions for Horn of Africa

This content was published on Aug 11, 2011 In collaboration with nine partner charities, the organisation is providing emergency aid in the hunger- and drought-affected region. Director Félix Bollmann announced on Thursday that Swiss Solidarity had raised exactly SFr19,838,627 in donations for the Horn of Africa. The fund is led by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, swissinfo.ch’s parent company. Bollmann said he was very…

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