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Hypnotic documentary lays bare Persian Gulf’s climate inequality

This content was published on May 28, 2026 Following lonely souls enduring the Gulf's deadly temperatures, Jacqueline Zünd's "Heat" depicts a dystopia we mistake for the future.

Armed neutrality: a Swiss stand at a weapons fair.

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Comedic documentary dissects Swiss neutrality

This content was published on May 19, 2026 The documentary "En Terrain Neutre" (Neutral Ground) puts the spotlight on Swiss neutrality in a comic road movie that comes as voters weigh enshrining the principle in the Constitution.

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Friendship between Indian filmmaker and Swiss-based historian comes alive on film

This content was published on May 17, 2026 Filmmaker Amit Dutta uses the career of ethnographer and art historian Eberhard Fischer to explore tensions between ethnography, colonial legacies, and balanced views of India’s traditions.

Ukranian director Sergei Loznitsa poses during the photocall for 'Donbass' at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 09 May 2018.

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A Swiss celebration of Sergei Loznitsa lays bare the battlefront of Ukrainian cinema

This content was published on May 14, 2026 Born in Belarus, raised in Ukraine, Sergei Loznitsa is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of his generation. So why is he so controversial at home?

Between Sichuan, Paris and Zurich: clashes of identity, family taboos and the housing crisis.

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A queer filmmaker in Switzerland captures the divide on her visit home to China

This content was published on Apr 19, 2026 Yue Ran explores her complicated relationship with her mother – in the context of family tensions over Ran’s sexuality and China’s recent property crisis.

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New Swiss foundation to catalogue Jean-Luc Godard’s film archive

This content was published on Mar 22, 2026 The Jean-Luc Godard Foundation aims to preserve and share the archive of the 2022-deceased director, who left behind works scattered worldwide and the thorny matter of film rights.

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Swiss cinema admissions fall to lowest level in half century

This content was published on Mar 16, 2026 Swiss cinema admissions hit a 50-year low in 2025, mainly due to fewer US films.

Vinzenz Hediger, the new director of the Swiss Film Archive, at the research and archiving centre in Penthaz, close to Lausanne. He took up his post last November.

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Art of the reel: new director of Cinémathèque Suisse talks film heritage

This content was published on Mar 14, 2026 Vinzenz Hediger lays out his mission: protect a world‑renowned archive, embrace forgotten formats, and bring Swiss film heritage to audiences across the country.

A drama set on the peaks of global capitalism: "Enjoy Your Stay" premiered at Berlin International Film Festival.

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‘Enjoy Your Stay’ at the Berlinale: a tale of exploitation in Alpine ski resorts

This content was published on Feb 28, 2026 Undocumented Filipino migrant workers who slave away as cleaners in luxury Swiss ski resorts are given a voice in a new film created by a Swiss–Filipino duo.

"First Days" picks up where "Last Days", Gus van Sant's 2005 film, ends: the after-death.

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Swiss filmmaking duo follow Kurt Cobain’s afterlife to cheers in Rotterdam

This content was published on Feb 21, 2026 Kim Allamand and Michael Karrer created an experimental film that also seduces a general audience. It premiered at Rotterdam Film Festival.

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