The European Premiere of A24’s DREAM SCENARIO set to open the 19th Zurich Film Festival. Kristoffer Borgli’s dark comedy highlighting the everyday madness of celebrity culture, which stars Hollywood cult actor Nicolas Cage marks the first time in the history of the ZFF that a film from the New York-based entertainment company A24 will kick things off. The film will be presented at the Zurich Co...
Israeli-American filmmaker Matthew Mishory’s latest feature FIORETTA has its International Premiere at the Zurich Film Festival on Thursday, October 5 at TBD CEST, followed by a Q&A and live string sextet performance of composer Arnold Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) by the ad hoc “Maverick Sextet.”
FIORETTA is the cinematic new documentary directed by Matthew Mishory, whose previous film (including WHO ARE THE MARCUSES?, NO PLACE ...
The Italian director and screenwriter Luca Guadagnino will be honoured with the renowned A Tribute to... Award at the 18th Zurich Film Festival.
With the global success of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, which received four Oscar nominations, Luca Guadagnino has become one of the most sought-after directors. After pres...
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, the two founders of Sony Pictures Classics will be honoured with the Game Changer Award at the 18th Zurich Film Festival!
The Zurich Film Festival annually recognises outstanding personalities and pays tribute to industry leaders that not only cherish change but also embody the DNA of film and cinema.
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, the two founders and co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics, aim to distribute thought-provoking, high-quality feature f...
A special (k)night in Zurich. !!!
Thursday, September 29 - mark it in your calendar! Hollywood legend Sir Ben Kingsley will receive the prestigious Golden Icon Award in Person when presenting the European premiere of his latest film DALÍLAND. The Zurich Film Festival honours the celebrated actor for his outstanding career.
"I’m a storyteller, nothi...
We are delighted to offer you a programme in 2022 with more world and European premieres than ever before. In over 140 films from 49 countries, we will show the entire spectrum of cinema: from intelligent blockbusters with glamorous stars like Sir Ben Kingsley and Charlotte Gainsbourg to the latest cinematic discoveries from our guest country Spain and innovative avant-garde films. This year's ZFF opens with the drama THE SWIMMERS by Sally El Hosaini.
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The actor and Academy Award winner, Eddie Redmayne, will be recognised for his career achievements during the 18th Zurich Film Festival. He will accept the Golden Eye Award in person on September 25 prior to the European premiere of his new film - Tobias Lindholm's thriller THE GOOD NURSE.
His portrayal of Stephen Hawking in THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING earned him an Aca...
A springboard for talented film music composers from around the globe, this year’s International Film Music Competition requires participants to score the award-winning short film ETIQUETA NEGRA (BLACK LABEL) by David Vergés. The call for entries to the 9th International Film Music Competition is now open.
The Zurich Film Festival and the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich AG join forces once again this year with Forum Filmmusik to organise the 9th Internation...
A springboard for talented film music composers from around the globe, this year’s International Film Music Competition requires participants to score the award-winning short film ETIQUETA NEGRA (BLACK LABEL) by David Vergés.
The Zurich Film Festival and the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich AG join forces once again this year with Forum Filmmusik to organise the 9th International Film Music Competition. Entrants to the competition are asked to create a new score of their o...
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We're looking for and at your films! Sad films, strange films, wild films, funny films, surprising films – we want them, we need them, we see them. Submit your film now and take a chance!
ZFF is now open for submissions. Share your film or series with us and submit it via FilmFreeway. In our competition categories first, second and third directorial works compete for the Gold...
The Zurich Summit 2020 is the first conference since the lockdown where the leaders of the film industry meet again physically to discuss how the industry will continue in the Covid age. Never has the urge to exchange ideas been bigger. The boutique conference gathers a top-class line-up of international film producers, sales executives and creators in film, TV and entertainment as well as technology entrepreneurs and financiers. It offers a smart mix of knowledge transfer and ...
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The French filmmaker Maïwenn accepted the 16. Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute To... Award this evening. The director, screenwriter and actress received the highest honour bestowed by the Zurich Film Festival on filmmakers for their contribution to film history.
The Zurich Film Festival’s (ZFF) most prestigious accolade for auteur filmmakers was presented to Maïwenn at the ...
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The 16th Zurich Film Festival honours the actress Olivia Colman with its Golden Eye. She excels alongside Anthony Hopkins in the drama THE FATHER.
The British Academy Award-winning actress plays the daughter of a dementia-suffering father who refuses to be helped in director Florian Zeller’s THE FATHER. The Zurich Film Festival honours the actress with a Golden Eye for her achievements. Colman, who is currently filming and unable to tr...
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The 16th Zurich Film Festival will award its most prestigious accolade to the French actress. The Academy Award-winner stands as much for engaged auteur cinema as she does for high-end Hollywood entertainment. She will present her most recent movie LA BONNE ÉPOUSE at the festival.
For the first time in its history, the Golden Icon Award goes to a ...
The Zurich Film Festival honours the French director, producer and actress for her contribution to the resurgence of auteur cinema, and screens her directorial works in a retrospective. Maïwenn receives the award on 01 October and presents her most recent film ADN (DNA).
Born in Paris, Maïwenn is one of the most exciting voices of contemporary French auteur cinema. Having begun her career as an actress at the beginning of the eighties, she soon appeared in such large-scale pr...
DONALD SUTHERLAND – ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL .
by Emmanuel Itier
Legendary actor Donald Sutherland just graced the premiere of his new film ‘The Burnt Orange Heresy’ at the Zurich film festival. Directed by Giuseppe Capotoni (“The Double Hour”) Mr. Sutherland is playing an enigmatic painter opposite rock Star Mick Jagger who is playing an ambitious art dealer. We caught up with Le Donald in between screenings at The Dolder Grand hotel, a majestic palace and a perfec...
The prestigious prize for film journalism will be awarded at this year’s 15th Zurich Film Festival. It will be presented to a film journalist for an outstanding review of a cinema film.
Funded by the cinema chain Pathé Schweiz and the distribution company Pathé Films, the Prix Pathé aims to promote excellence in film journalism, and has been honouring film critiques and film essays for this purpose since 2006. The award is endowed with a 10’000 Swiss fran...
In accordance with the long-term strategy of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), Co-founders Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri are planning for their succession after 15 years of operational leadership. The co-directors will be stepping down from their current posts at the beginning of 2020 but continue to work with the festival on a strategic level. Christian Jungen, chief cultural editor at “NZZ am Sonntag” will serve as the festival’s new Artistic Director. The search for th...
7Submission for the 15th Zurich Film Festival is open from February 15 to June 30, 2019!
The 15th Zurich Film Festival will take place from September 26 to October 6, 2019.
Films can be submitted via the platform Withoutabox.
COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
The Golden Eye endowed with a CHF 25'000 cash prize will be awarded in each of the two categories International Feature Film Competition and International Documentary Film Competition by two separate juries. The cash...
Internationally renowned German director Wim Wenders will receive the A Tribute to... Award on October 6. The award will include a retrospective of his work screened in his honour at the 14th Zurich Film Festival.
Wim Wenders will collect the 14th Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute to... Award in person during the Award Night ceremony at Zurich Opera House on October 6. A retrospective of twelve of the German director’s most important films will be screen...
Submission for the 14th Zurich Film Festival is open from February 15 to June 30, 2018. The 14th ZFF takes place from September 27 – October 7, 2018. Films can be submitted via the platform Withoutabox.
Competition Categories
The competition comprises of the following three categories:
• International Feature Film Competition
• International Documentary Film Competition
&...
All eyes once again face Zurich from September 28 when the eleven-day Zurich Film Festival shows the most recent films from around the globe. There are emerging filmmakers in the competition categories, the most important and exciting productions of the year in the Gala Premieres section, more films than ever by female directors and a strong presence of Swiss cinema.
Festival Directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri unveiled the 13th Zurich Film Festival programme today and...
The American director, actor and writer Rob Reiner will receive the 13th Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute to...Award at this year’s ZFF, which takes place from September 28 to October 8, 2017.
Reiner will be in Zurich to receive the prestigious award in person on Saturday September 30. ZFF will host the World Premiere of his latest film SHOCK AND AWE, which screens on the same evening with cast member James Marsden also in attendance. As well as dir...
Academy Award-winning actress turned producer Alicia Vikander is anything but your average household name.
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MOLLY’S GAME to screen as Gala Premiere
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Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) Directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri announced today that Aaron Sorkin will receive the Festival’s Career Achievement Award at this year’s Festival, which takes place from September 28 to October 8, 2017.
The Academy-Award® winning screenwriter and renowned playwright will receive the Award for his life’s work on October 4 at ...
