ZFF celebrates Spanish cinema

The aroma of paella and the fiery sound of flamenco music are set to fill the air at the Festival Centre this year when Spain is welcomed as the guest country to the 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22 - Oct 2). The ZFF presents 16 works by young Spanish filmmakers in its "New World…

Bycinema scopeAugust 24, 20220Comments

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Charlotte Gainsbourg to receive Golden Eye

The 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept. 22-Oct. 2) honors the French-British actress for her outstanding career and versatility. Gainsbourg will receive the award on Sept. 26 and present her new film THE ALMOND AND THE SEAHORSE as a world premiere. She is one of Europe's most famous actresses and works with such greats of world…

Bycinema scopeAugust 23, 20220Comments

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Hashtag #MyReligion: ZFF kneels at the altars of the modern age

Each year, Zurich Film Festival deals in its «Hashtag» section with a hot topic that is also trending on social media. This year's hashtag section screens films under the title #MyReligion. It deals with questions of faith, euphoria and modern deities. Is God dead? Has modern society created new deities, religions and cults? What…

Bycinema scopeAugust 18, 20220Comments

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The Zurich Film Festival 2022 (ZFF) announces first Gala Premieres

The Zurich Film Festival’s «Gala Premieres» section presents the year’s most anticipated international auteur films. We are unveiling the first seven titles, including the star-studded drama THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN by oscar-winning director Martin McDonagh, the European premiere of the German film adaptation ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT by Edward Berger as well as the world…

Bycinema scopeAugust 11, 20220Comments

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Game Changer Award for Michael Barker and Tom Bernard

The Zurich Film Festival honours the two American studio bosses this year for their services to film culture. The two founded Sony Pictures Classics exactly 30 years ago, and popularised auteur filmmakers such as Asghar Farhadi, Wim Wenders and Pedro Almodóvar. They have won more than 40 Academy Awards and championed diversity in cinema long…

Bycinema scopeAugust 4, 20220Comments

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10th Film Music Competition: These are the finalists

Over 200 composers from 42 countries entered the 10th International Film Music Competition. The jury, headed by the English Academy Award-winning film score composer Rachel Portman, has chosen three compositions to enter the final on September 29. The finalists' compositions will be world premiered during the Zurich Film Festival at the Tonhalle Zurich by the…

Bycinema scopeJuly 14, 20220Comments

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Apply now for the Prix Pathé

The Prix Pathé for Film Journalism will be awarded for the 16th time in 2022. It rewards outstanding film criticism and is endowed with a 10'000 Swiss franc prize. The call for entries is open until July 24. The Prix Pathé will be awarded again this year to a film journalist for an outstanding film…

Bycinema scopeJune 30, 20220Comments

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ZFF launches talent development programme

The Zurich Film Festival enables eight young industry talents to learn from Hollywood's finest. As part of the new ZFF Summit Climber programme organised in partnership with the International Screen Institute, the up-and-comers get to learn from Hollywood heavyweights like Alana Mayo, President of Orion Pictures, Tom Quinn, CEO of NEON, and Roeg Sutherland, Co-CEO…

Bycinema scopeMay 20, 20220Comments

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Spain is the Zurich Film Festival guest country

The 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept. 22 - Oct. 2, 2022) celebrates cinema from the Iberian Peninsula and dedicates its "New World View" section to young Spanish filmmaking. Befittingly, Spanish shooting star María Cerezuela is the campaign face on this year's festival poster. The Goya-winner was photographed by leading Swiss photographer Gabriel Hill during a…

Bycinema scopeMay 12, 20220Comments

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ZFF expands work to promote young talent

In view of the rapidly increasing screen time among children and young people, the ZFF plans to promote media literacy. Zurich Film Festival and Generali Switzerland already teamed up last year to make its “ZFF for Kids” a year-round event at Sihlcity. Due to high interest, the “ZFF Studio by Generali and filmkids.ch” was also…

Bycinema scopeApril 28, 20220Comments