«I Giacometti» by Susanna Fanzun

After its world premiere at the Solothurn Film Festival, the documentary is now opening the "Panorama Suisse" section in Locarno. Engadine director Susanna Fanzun sets out on the trail of the Giacometti family. Masterful paintings paired with sketches, personal letters, contemporary witnesses and breathtaking shots of the alpine landscape, allow us to look into the heart of this impressive family.

The rugged, mysterious Swiss mountain valley of Bergell has produced an extraordinary dynasty of artists. From the father Giovanni, to the children, they were all endowed with remarkable artistic talent. First and foremost, the world-famous sculptor, painter and engraver Alberto Giacometti, who revolutionized the art world with his thin sculptures.

The film will be shown on Thursday, 03.08.2023, at 11:00, at the FEVI.

Tickets and more info are available on the festival's website.

«About a Cow» by Pavla Baštanová.

The highly anticipated animated short film "About a Cow" has been officially selected for the "Pardi di domani" competition of the 76th Locarno Film Festival. At the same time, it is the world premiere for Pavla Baštanová's film.

A patchwork of short situations and true stories from the life of cows.
We start with the idyllic image of a pasture where cows are enjoying free movement and fresh air after the long winter in the barn.

The joy is disturbed by a helicopter flying over the meadow. As a messenger of the human world, it brings a certain tension and possible danger to the story.

The film will be shown on Tuesday, 08.08.2023, at 14:30, at La Sala.

Tickets and more info are available on the festival website.

This film is going into production. The development of "La Scomparsa di Bruno Bréguet" is complete and shooting can begin!
Stay tuned to see if the secrets surrounding this young man can be uncovered.

The forgotten story of a young Ticino militant who came into contact with internationally notorious armed struggle groups from the 1970s onwards and disappeared without a trace.

The feature film «Dora or the sexual neuroses of our parents» by Stina Werenfels will be shown at the Berlinale on Monday 20 February at 01:30 PM. It will be screened as part of the film series "Perspektive Match", followed by a discussion between the actress Jenny Schily and an expert from the German Film Academy.

We are delighted about this honour, that the film has been selected for this great format and that it can visit the Berlinale for the second time.

Cinema release:

• Zürich, Kino RiffRaff from 2 March
• Bern, Kino Rex from 2 March
• Basel: kult.kino atelier VP from 23 February, Cinema release from 2 March
• Luzern, Kino Bourbaki., Lunchkono from 1 March
• St. Gallen, Kinok, from 3 March
• Biel, Kino Rex from 11 March
• Murten, Kino Murten from 12 March
• Winterthur, Kino Cameo from 19 March

Screenings in the presence of Sabine Gisiger:

Basel, kult.kino atelier | Tickets
Sunday, 26. February, 12 PM

Luzern, Bourbaki | Tickets
Wednesday, 1. March, 12.15 PM 

Zürich, Riffraff (ausverkauft)
Wednesday, 1. March, 08:30 PM 

Bern, Rex | Tickets *
Thursday, 2. March, 08 PM 

St. Gallen, Kinok | Tickets
Fryday, 3. March, 07 PM

Biel, Kino Rex | Tickets demnächst
Saturday, 11. March, 6 PM 

Murten, le cinéma Feuerwehrmagazin | Tickets demnächst
Sunday, 12. March, 10.30 AM 

Winterthur, Kino Cameo | Tickets demnächst
Sunday, 19. March, 11 AM 

*with the actress Rebekka Burkhardt

more screenings you can find under filmcoopi.ch

The filming of Samir's new documentary project has started. Together with Levin Vieth, he is following the stories of various people who all have something to say about this phenomenon of the "miraculous transformation of the working class into foreigners". The interviews are rolling, so are the cameras and we can be excited to see what Samir will uncover in this documentary.

Here is a short description:

«The SP and the trade unions shaped the Swiss working-class culture for over 100 years, but in the early 1970s many of these institutions collapsed in just a decade. Today, no one speaks of the working class anymore. And the term "worker" has become synonymous with "foreigner." How did this come about?»