Swiss cinema

Milagros Mumenthaler: a filmmaker crossing currents between Switzerland and Argentina

Milagros Mummenthaler at the latest Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale), in October.

This content was published on Nov 16, 2025 Milagros Mumenthaler's latest film heralds a triumphant return after a nine-year absence.

Formally, the two Koreas are still at war until today: a South Korean officer facing his North Korean counterpart in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two countries in a scene of "Joint Security Area".

Swiss cinema

Neutrality under fire: the enduring power of Park Chan-wook’s DMZ thriller

This content was published on Nov 9, 2025 Busan Film Festival celebrates the Korean film with Swiss focus that raised legendary filmmaker Park Chan-wook to cinema royalty.

The filmmaker poses with the orchestra of the National Infantry Academy during the shooting of "Time to the Target", Mansky's latest film.

Culture

Zurich honours Vitaly Mansky: documenting power, memory and the Russian Empire

This content was published on Nov 5, 2025 Zurich is showcasing a comprehensive retrospective of the work of Russian-Ukrainian filmmaker Vitaly Mansky.

Irvin Mujčić in The Boy from the River Drina

Swiss cinema

Swiss Bosnians process trauma of war at Sarajevo Film Festival

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 Two documentaries delve into a violent history, rejecting the silence over the Bosnian War maintained by those who fled the former Yugoslavia and sought refuge in Switzerland.

"A girl like me, but 80 years ago": French actress Lila Gueneau in a scene of "Silent Rebellion".

Swiss cinema

Swiss silence, wartime shame, and one girl’s fight against patriarchy

This content was published on Oct 5, 2025 "Silent Rebellion", the debut film by Marie-Elsa Sgualdo which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, confronts the ghosts of Swiss complicity and conformity during the Second World War.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy honoured at the ZFF

Culture

Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy honoured at Zurich Film Festival

This content was published on Sep 30, 2025 Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy receive Golden Eye awards at Zurich Film Festival for films on overcoming loss.

Jean-Stéphane Bron directing his first fiction series, 'The Deal'.

Culture

Behind the cranes, Jean-Stéphane Bron exposes the architecture of inequality

This content was published on Sep 13, 2025 The Swiss filmmaker talks about “The Deal” and “Le Chantier”, two films about power, labour and architecture that premiered in Locarno this year.

Damien Hauser revamps the tenets of Afrofuturism - a genre that centers Black history and culture and incorporates science-fiction, technology, and futuristic elements - by mixing indie filmmaking (low budgets, non-professional actors) with AI tools to create grandiose sceneries.

Swiss cinema

Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker sets lo-fi love story in hi-tech future

This content was published on Sep 7, 2025 Damien Hauser's 'Memory of Princess Mumbi' awed audiences at the Venice Film Festival by exploring the ethical and creative tensions of using AI in cinema.

Bern Film Awards for two documentaries and one feature film

Culture

Bern Film Awards go to two documentaries and one feature

This content was published on Sep 2, 2025 This year's Bern Film Awards honour documentaries about inheritance, the island of Stromboli and a feature film about a single mother.

Golden Leopard for Japanese film "Tabi to Hibi" at Locarno

Culture

Japanese film Tabi to Hibi wins Golden Leopard at Locarno

This content was published on Aug 17, 2025 The Japanese film Tabi to Hibi by director Sho Miyake won the Golden Leopard, the top prize in the international competition, on the final day of the Locarno Festival.

Swiss cinema

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Swiss cinema

More

Milagros Mumenthaler: a filmmaker crossing currents between Switzerland and Argentina

More

Neutrality under fire: the enduring power of Park Chan-wook’s DMZ thriller

More

Zurich honours Vitaly Mansky: documenting power, memory and the Russian Empire

More

Swiss Bosnians process trauma of war at Sarajevo Film Festival

More

Swiss silence, wartime shame, and one girl’s fight against patriarchy

More

Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy honoured at Zurich Film Festival

More

Behind the cranes, Jean-Stéphane Bron exposes the architecture of inequality

More

Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker sets lo-fi love story in hi-tech future

More

Bern Film Awards go to two documentaries and one feature

More

Japanese film Tabi to Hibi wins Golden Leopard at Locarno

Popular Stories

Most Discussed