Mexican filmmaker Fernanda Valadez won the Golden Eye for best feature film with her debut Sin Señas Particulares (Identifying Features). The drama tells the story of a mother’s desperate search for her son, believed to be dead, who fled from Mexico to the US in the hope of a better life.
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Time by Garrett Bradley was awarded the Golden Eye for best documentary. The director describes in black-and-white the struggle of an African-American mother and her six children for the release of her husband from prison. The couple robbed a bank 21 years ago.
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The Golden Eye for best film in the German-speaking competition went to the Austrian drama Hochwald (Why Not You) by Evi Romen. In her debut film Romen describes the gay relationship between a South Tyrolean village boy and his childhood friend who lives in Rome as an actor.
The three main prizes, each worth CHF25,000 ($27,150), were awarded on Saturday evening at Zurich Opera House.
The audience award was given to the Swiss debut feature film Sami, Joe und Ich (Sami, Joe and I) by Karin Heberlein. The coming-of-age drama focuses on the decisions and dreams of three teenage girls in Zurich.
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Will there be a happy ending for Swiss cinemas?
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A Swiss cinema-owner explains the psychological drama facing the industry since March 16, when all cinemas had to shut.
As a Swiss Abroad, how do you feel about the emergence of more conservative family policies in some US states?
In recent years several US states have adopted more conservative policies on family issues, abortion and education. As a Swiss citizen living there, how do you view this development?
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Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of origin, but many have never visited theirs. What’s your relationship with your Heimatort? What does it mean to you?
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A 16-year-old boy was trapped in a shop door during an attempted burglary in Vevey, western Switzerland, on Friday night. He died on the spot.
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The 39th Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) has ended with a new attendance record. It also crowned a Chinese film the winner of the 2025 Grand Prix: Black Dog.
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The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed cutting its budget by a fifth. This comes after its largest contributor, the US, decided to withdraw.
Swissaid and Helvetas support earthquake victims in Myanmar
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The aid organisations want to use these funds to provide the population affected by Friday's earthquake with the most basic necessities.
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Helping young actors crack the foreign film market
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How do actors get a break in the hyper-competitive film industry? An inside look at the European Shooting Stars programme.
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Rolf Lyssy, director of the most successful Swiss film ever, has been awarded the Career Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival.
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At first sight it looks like a spontaneous scene from bustling Basel at the turn of the century, but the short film is meticulously choreographed.
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