Cinema Scope

30/09/2022

Italian director and screenwriter Luca Guadagnino was honoured this evening with the A Tribute to… Award, the Zurich Film Festival’s highest prize for an auteur filmmaker. The award was…

28/09/2022

The Zurich Film Festival turns the spotlight on Switzerland’s film capital: The Zurich Film Stroll – a tour along the value chain of the filmmaking business – took place yesterday. Companies …

26/09/2022

Eddie Redmayne receives Golden Eye Award of the 18th Zurich Film Festival

The British Oscar winner received the award of the 18th Zurich Film Festival tonight in the sold-out Convention Center and presented his new film THE GOOD NURSE as a European premiere. In his accep…

02/09/2022

Ten films aimed specifically at children and youths aged between 4 and 14 will be screened at the 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22-Oct 2). The list of titles includes the Swiss films DE RÄUBER HO…

31/08/2022

Hollywood Movies at Zurich Film Festival (ZFF)

In its “Gala Premieres” section, the Zurich Film Festival presents the year’s most anticipated international auteur films. There is a special place in this section for intelligent…

31/08/2022

Best Film Award at the 66th BFI London Film Festival

The contenders for the Best Film Award at the 66th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express have been announced. The eight nominated films celebrate passionate and inspired glo…

30/08/2022

THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

The panel The values of cinema in global society is scheduled on August 30, Press Room (Palazzo del Casinò, Venice Lido). A warm welcome from La Biennale di Venezia, Cinecittà, and Mastercard. THE …

26/08/2022

From Mozart to Sinéad O'Connor to Machine Gun Kelly: ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL celebrates music films

In its new “Sounds” section, the 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22 – Oct 2) screens music films and organises events with musicians. For example, before his concert at the Hallenstadio…

25/08/2022

BFI London Film Festival 2022 announces complete 'LFF Expanded' Immersive Art & Extended Realities line-up

20 Projects from 17 Countries, a new LFF Commission, 5 World Premieres and 8 UK Premieres presented across multiple venues on London’s South Bank LONDON, Wednesday 24 August 2022, 11:00 GMT: The 66…

24/08/2022

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 View” section.

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…

23/08/2022

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 …

18/08/2022

35th TIFF Announcing Expansion of Venues and New Visual

Despite the continued challenges and uncertainties brought about by COVID-19, the 35th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) continues to move ahead with a full-scale physical edition from Octob…

18/08/2022

Hashtag : 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 . I…

13/08/2022

‘Drawing from a variety of traditional myths, speculative futures to social realist observations and performative rituals, our winner at the 75th Locarno Film Festival offers a multiplicity o…

11/08/2022

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 BA…

04/08/2022

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 before the topic became fashionable.

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 fil…

30/07/2022

THE POWER OF A SHARED VISION The 19th edition of Giornate degli Autori, headed by President Andrea Purgatori, working alongside the Board of Directors, General Delegate Giorgio Gosetti, and Artist…

27/07/2022

Back to the Island of Lazzaretto Vecchio (Lido). 43 projects from 19 countries / 32 worlds in the Worlds Gallery. May Abdalla (President), David Adler, and Blanca Li are the members of the International Jury.

Back to the Island of Lazzaretto Vecchio (Lido). 43 projects from 19 countries / 32 worlds in the Worlds Gallery. May Abdalla (President), David Adler, and Blanca Li are the members of the Internat…

26/07/2022

Poster and Opening Sequence for Venice Film Festival 2022 Designed by Lorenzo Mattotti

A Lioness with classical grace to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Biennale Cinema. Italian illustrator and artist Lorenzo Mattotti is, for the fifth consecutive year, the author of the image …

20/07/2022

JULY 28 SPECIAL EVENT #1: LAUNCH EVENT WORLD’S BEST “DIE HARD” SCREENING EVER… (PROBABLY!) 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM – The Royal Geographical Society A Die Hard Screening like no other! Includ…

14/07/2022

Filmmaker Céline Sciamma to head the Giornate degli Autori jury at Venice Film Festival

This year the director and screenwriter Céline Sciamma will serve as president of the Giornate degli Autori jury. It’s a homecoming of sorts for the director of Portrait of a Lady on Fire (awarded …

14/07/2022

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 thre…

12/07/2022

Borders of Love by Tomasz Wiński wins Fipresci prize from the Crystal Globe Competition at the 56th Karlovy Film Festival

The International Federation of Film Critics Jury awards two FIPRESCI Prizes to films from the Crystal Globe Competition and from the Proxima Competition that best promote film art and encourages n…

12/07/2022

The Festival de Cannes demands the immediate release of filmmakers Mohammad Rasoulof, Mostafa Aleahmad and Jafar Panahi

On Friday, July 8, 2022, Iranian filmmakers Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad were arrested and imprisoned at an unknown location for protesting against violence against civilians in Iran. Moh…

07/07/2022

The London Action Festival announces spectacular second wave of events this July

Thursday 7th July London, UK: The London Action Festival, which runs from 28th-31st July, continues to add to an impressive array of unique events to its inaugural line up with a further six not-to…

30/06/2022

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 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 ope…

20/06/2022

World Premieres, In Conversations, Cutting edge documentaries, Acclaimed Directors, Retrospectives and Asian Music Events.

World Premieres, In Conversations, Cutting edge documentaries, Acclaimed Directors, Retrospectives and Asian Music Events. Supported by title sponsor Blue Orchid Hotels, Integrity International, th…

20/06/2022

The London Action Festival launches with a World-class 4 day celebration of the most popular genre in Film & TV

Die Hard Director John McTiernan to headline inaugural London Action Festival with Matthew Vaughn’s UK powerhouse MARV screening exclusive footage from their latest production School Fight Proof In…

29/05/2022

After 11 days of an exceptional edition, the Jury of the 75th Cannes film festival, chaired by French actor Vincent Lindon, surrounded by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, British-American actress a…

27/05/2022

Focused on arthouse, artistically daring films, the 2022 Un Certain Regard Competition has included 20 feature films – seven of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. The open…