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Why Swiss film-makers draw the short straw

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Why Swiss film-makers draw the short straw

In this programme we find out why women in the Swiss film industry are earning less, what makes a former government economist become a hard-hitting film-maker and how a Swiss short film festival went global.

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A British multimedia journalist who moved to Switzerland in 2010, Jo has worked in TV, radio and online. She leads a team of video journalists, picture editors, a graphic designer, data journalist and community developer, and specialises in social media. Initials: jf

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