Toronto 2018

SWISS

FILMS

2018 IN TORONTO

VISIT US AT TIFF : Booth #5 Industry Office Location Hyatt Regency Hotel King Ballroom 370 King Street West

SWISS FILMS Neugasse 6, 8005 Zurich www.swissfilms.ch Published in August 2018 Image campaign by Douglas Mandry

SWISS FILMS AT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018

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NEW RELEASES FICTION GLAUBENBERG THOSE WHO WORK WITH THE WIND

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NEW RELEASES DOCS #FEMALE PLEASURE BECOMING ANIMAL CLOSING TIME

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COMING SOON BARACOA BAGHDAD IN MY SHADOW MY LITTLE ONE PARADISE WAR WOLKENBRUCH’S WONDROUS JOURNEY INTO THE ARMS OF A SHIKSA

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YOUR SWISS FILMS CONTACT AT TIFF SEPT 6–11

CATHERINE ANN BERGER Managing Director caberger@swissfilms.ch T +41 76 368 02 65

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THE INNOCENT written & directed by Simon Jaquemet 2

Ruth loves Jesus and works in cutting-edge neuroscience.

When her past lover reappears after twenty years in prison her fragile reality comes undone.

Fiction

WORLD SALES: Kinology, Paris www.kinology.eu WORLD PREMIERE: TIFF 2018, Platform

SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Fiction, 110 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Swiss-German CAST: Judith Hofmann, Naomi Scheiber, Christian Kaiser, Thomas Schüpbach, Anna Tenta, Urs-Peter Wolters PRODUCTION: 8horses GmbH, Zurich / Augenschein Filmproduktion GmbH, Cologne / ZDF / SRF / ARTE / Teleclub

SIMON JAQUEMET * 1978 in Zurich. Simon Jaquemet studied film at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). His award-winning first feature CHRIEG, which was developed at the Torino Film Lab, was selected for numerous international festivals such as San Sebastian, Sao Paulo and Karlovy Vary.

It was awarded at the Max Ophüls Festival and at the Marrakech International Film Festival. THE INNOCENT is Jaquemet’s second feature film and will compete in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian IFF right after TIFF.

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THE IMAGE BOOK written & directed by Jean-Luc Godard

SWITZERLAND / FRANCE Docufiction, 84 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: French, English, Russian, Arabic PRODUCTION: Casa Azul Films, Lausanne / Ecran Noir Productions, Paris

WORLD SALES: Wild Bunch, Paris www.wildbunch.biz WORLD PREMIERE: Festival de Cannes 2018, Competition

Docufiction

JEAN-LUC GODARD * 1930 in Paris. Jean-Luc Godard is one of the founding members and central figures of the French New Wave movement of the 1960s. His films enjoy international acclaim and have influenced generations of filmmakers.

Godard presented more than 20 films in Cannes. His first film BREATHLESS (1959) was considered a masterpiece of the Nouvelle Vague, ADIEU AU LANGUAGE (2014) screened in Competition in Cannes and received the Jury Prize, THE IMAGE BOOK was awarded with the Special Palme d’Or.

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Do you still rembember how long ago we trained our thoughts? Most often, we went from a dream.

We wondered how, in total darkness colours of such intensity could emerge within us. Image and words.

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PUTIN’S WITNESSES written & directed by Vitaly Mansky 4

It’s New Year’s Eve in 1999, and Russia is about to undergo a historic transformation. President Boris Yeltsin, aging and weak, steps down and appoints a little-known figure, Vladimir Putin, to replace him. Celebrated filmmaker Vitaly Mansky was there to capture the transition. Now, for the first time ever, he dips into his archives for a rare glimpse at the young Putin and the vast political machine that brought him to power.

Documentary

WORLD SALES: Deckert Distribution GmbH, Leipzig www.deckert-distribution.com WORLD PREMIERE: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2018

LATVIA / SWITZERLAND / CZECH REPUBLIC Documentary, 102 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Russian PRODUCTION: Studio Vertov, Riga / GoldenEggProduction, Geneva / ZDF ARTE / RTS / SRG SSR / Hypermarket Film, Prague / Ceská Televize

VITALY MANSKY *1963 in Lviv. Vitaly Mansky studied film at VGIK, All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography and became one of the most prominent contemporary Russian documentary filmmakers. His films such as UNDER THE SUN (2015) or PRIVATE CHRONICLES MONOLOGUE (1999) were screened at festivals worldwide and won several awards.

Mansky is also the founder and director of Artdocfest.

PUTIN’S WITNESSES premiered at the KVIFF 2018 and was awarded with the Grand Prix for Best Documentary.

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DEAD SOULS written & directed by Wang Bing

FRANCE / SWITZERLAND Documentary, 495 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Chinese PRODUCTION: Les Films d’Ici, Paris / Adok Films, Geneva / CS Productions, Paris

WORLD SALES: Doc & Film International, Paris www.docandfilm.com WORLD PREMIERE: Festival de Cannes 2018, Special Screenings

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WANG BING * 1967 in China. Wang Bing studied photography at Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang and cinematography at Beijing Film Academy.

Wang belongs to China’s most important documentary filmmakers and is known for THE DITCH (2010), selected for the Mostra Internazionale in Venice, THREE SISTERS (2012), screened and awarded in Venice and ’TIL MADNESS DO US PART (2013), programmed in Venice, Toronto and Rotterdam. MR. FANG (2017) won the Golden Leopard in Locarno.

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In Gansu Province, northwest China, lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert sixty years ago. Designated as ultra-rightists in the Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957, they starved to death in the Jiabiangou and Mingshui reeducation camps.

The film invites us to meet the survivors of the camps to find out firsthand who these people were, the hardships they were forced to endure and what became their destiny.

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THOSE WHO DESIRE

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written & directed by Elena López Riera 6

In the south of Spain, a race of colourfully painted pigeons, will reward not the one who flies the fastest, but the one who will have known how to seduce a female pigeon, and to fly the longest time at its sides.

Documentary

PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Alina film Sàrl, Geneva www.alinafilm.com WORLD PREMIERE: Locarno Festival 2018, Pardi di domani

SWITZERLAND Documentary, 24 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Spanish

ELENA LÓPEZ RIERA * 1982 in Spain. Elena López Riera studied at the University of Valencia and at the Sorbonne among others. She works as assistant teacher at the University of Geneva and as a programmer at Visions du Réel.

Her short film PUEBLO (2015) competed at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in Cannes, THE ENTRAILS (2016) at the Locarno Festival. THOSE WHO DESIRE was awarded with the Pardino d’oro at the Locarno Festival 2018 and will screen at the San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Tabakalera).

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ALL INCLUSIVE written & directed by Corina Schwingruber Ilić

SWITZERLAND Documentary, 10 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Without dialogue PRODUCTION: freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH, Basel

WORLD SALES: Ouat Media, Toronto www.ouatmedia.com FESTIVAL DISTRIBUTION: Some Shorts, Nijmegen www.someshorts.com WORLD PREMIERE: Venice 2018, Orizzonti

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CORINA SCHWINGRUBER ILIĆ * 1981. Corina Schwingruber Ilić studied at the University of Arts in Belgrade and the Lucerne School of Art and Design. She has shot a number of short docs together with Nikola Ilić, many of which have been screened at international festivals and honoured with awards, for example JUST ANOTHER DAY IN EGYPT (2015) or KOD ĆOŠKA (2013). Her shorts BAGGERN (2011) and IN THE WOODS (2017) became award-winning festival hits.

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A workout on the sun deck, a conga line in the dining hall, a photo shoot with the captain, or a beauty contest for all ages: fun around-the-clock is guaranteed on a cruise, while you float along with your hotel room. The sea-faring holiday fortresses have come into vogue and business is booming. In the towering ship’s wake, we are left behind with a hoard of digital memories and a cloud of exhaust fumes on the horizon.

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The true drama about a well-known top athlete, who evolves into a serial offender: The Swiss marathon runner Jonas Widmer is looking for a way to overcome his tragic past and as a result, becomes more and more entangled in an ominous double life.

Fiction

WORLD SALES: Be For Films, Bruxelles www.beforfilms.com WORLD PREMIERE: San Sebastian 2018, New Directors

SWITZERLAND Fiction, 92 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Swiss-German SCREENPLAY: Stefan Staub, Hannes Baumgartner CAST: Max Hubacher, Annina Euling, Sylvie Rohrer, Christophe Sermet, Saladin Dellers, Luna Wedler PRODUCTION: Contrast Film Bern GmbH / SRF / Teleclub

HANNES BAUMGARTNER * 1983. Hannes Baumgartner studied film at F+F and Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). His award-winning short film TENERIFFA (2012) was honored with the Zurich Film Award and selected for festivals such as Max Ophüls Prize in Saarbrücken and the International Short Film Festival Winterthur. MIDNIGHT RUNNER is his first feature film and will compete in the renowned New Directors section of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

ELDORADO written & directed by Markus Imhoof Drawing inspiration from his personal encounter with the Italian refugee child Giovanna during World War II, Markus Imhoof tells us how refugees and migrants are treated today: on the Mediterranean Sea, in Italy and in Switzerland. From the award-winning director of MORE THAN HONEY (2012) and the Academy Award ® nominated THE BOAT IS FULL (1981).

BERLINALE 2018

Special Mention Amnesty International

DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY FILM FESTIVAL 2018 Special Mention

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SWITZERLAND’S OFFICIAL SUBMISSION 91�� ACADEMY AWARDS ® FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM COMPETITION

“One of the most moving statements on the refugee crisis.” Screen International WORLD SALES: Films Boutique, Berlin Louis Balsan, Head of Sales louis@filmsboutique.com www.filmsboutique.com US PUBLICIST: Tatiana Detlofson MEDIAPLAN PR tatiana@mediaplanpr.com 310 663 3465

WORLD PREMIERE: Berlinale 2018 US PREMIERE: Telluride Film Festival 2018

Documentary

SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Documentary, 92 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: German, French, Italian, Kurdish, Swiss-German, Arabic, Amharic PRODUCTION: Thelma Film AG / SRF / zero one film GmbH / BR

Coproducing with Switzerland

Clouds of Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas

NEW RELEASES FICTION

GLAUBENBERG directed by Thomas Imbach

SWITZERLAND Fiction, 115 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: Swiss-German, German, English SCREENPLAY: Thomas Imbach, Arnaud De Cazes CAST: Zsofia Körös, Francis Meier, Milan Peschel, Bettina Stucky, Nikola Šošić, Morgane Ferru, Ilayda Akdogan, Erol Afşin PRODUCTION: Okofilm Productions, Zurich / SRF / SRG SSR / Teleclub

WORLD RIGHTS: Okofilm Productions, Zurich info@okofilm.ch www.okofilm.ch/glaubenberg FESTIVAL DISTRIBUTION: Pascale Ramonda www.pascaleramonda.com WORLD PREMIERE: Locarno Festival 2018, International Competition

Fiction

THOMAS IMBACH *1962 in Lucerne. With WELL DONE (1994) and GHETTO (1997) Imbach has won numerous awards. He established his trademark style based on a combination of cinema-verité camera-work and fast paced computercontrolled editing. His fiction films HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN (2001), LENZ (2006), I WAS A SWISS BANKER (2007) and DAY IS DONE (2011) all premiered at the Berlinale.

His first English-language film MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS premiered in Locarno and was selected for TIFF 2013.

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The love Lena (16) feels for brother Noah is more than sisterly love. To distract herself, she encourages Noah’s friend Enis. But she is so obsessed with her brother that she cannot curb her feelings. She starts daydreaming, living more in a fantasy world than in real life. She finally brings herself to confess to Noah. He is shocked and repels her. Lena embarks on a journey into the unknown.

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Frank devotes his life to work. Hanging on his phone, he manages the cargo ships he charters for large companies. While facing a crisis situation, Frank makes a brutal decision and gets fired. Deeply shaken, betrayed by a system to which he has given everything, he does some soul-searching to save the only link that still counts in his eyes: the one he managed to maintain with his youngest daughter, Mathilde.

Fiction

WORLD SALES: Be For Films, Brussels www.beforfilms.com WORLD PREMIERE: Locarno Festival 2018, Cineasti del presente

SWITZERLAND / BELGIUM Fiction, 100 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: French, English SCREENPLAY: Antoine Russbach, Emmanuel Marre, in collaboration with Catherine Paillé CAST: Olivier Gourmet, Adèle Bochatay, Michel Voïta, Pauline Schneider, Delphine Bibet PRODUCTION: Box Productions sàrl, Lausanne / Novak Prod, Brussels / RTS / Teleclub / RTBF

ANTOINE RUSSBACH * 1984 in Geneva. Antoine Russbach studied screenwriting and directing in Belgium at IAD (Institut des Arts de Diffusion de Louvain- La-Neuve).

His diploma short film GOOD BOYS (2009) screened in competition at the International Short Film Festival ClermontFerrand. Russbach also worked as screenwriter and has been involved in several collective projects and workshops.

THOSE WHO WORK is his first feature-length film and premiered at the Locarno Festival within Cineasti del presente.

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WITH THE WIND directed by Bettina Oberli

SWITZERLAND / FRANCE / BELGIUM Fiction, 86 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: English, Russian, French SCREENPLAY: Bettina Oberli, Antoine Jaccoud CAST: Mélanie Thierry, Pierre Deladonchamps, Nuno Lopes, Anastasia Shevtsova, Audrey Cavelius, Patrick Lapp, Pedro Lenz PRODUCTION: Rita Productions, Geneva / Silex Films, Paris / Versus production, Brussels / RTS / Teleclub

WORLD SALES: Be For Films, Brussels www.beforfilms.com WORLD PREMIERE: Locarno Festival 2018, Piazza Grande

Fiction

BETTINA OBERLI * 1972 in Interlaken. Bettina Oberli studied Film at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and is known for her awardwinning first feature NORTH WIND (2004), which premiered in San Sebastian and her second feature LATE BLOOMERS (2006), which became a huge box office hit in Switzerland and was selected for several international film festivals such as Shanghai and Palm Springs.

WITH THE WIND premiered at the Locarno Festival and was honoured with the Variety Piazza Grande Award.

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An isolated farm in a remote part of the Jura region: this is where Pauline and Alex are living in complete self-sufficient harmony with nature. Their life project is sealed by their love, their ideals and their work.

The couple is now ready to take the step towards total independence, and start producing their own electricity.

The arrival of Samuel, who comes to install a wind turbine, deeply troubles Pauline, upsetting their relationship and their values.

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#FEMALE PLEASURE written & directed by Barbara Miller 14

#FEMALE PLEASURE embarks on a journey to discover female sexuality in the 21�� century. The film questions millennial patriarchal structures, as well as todays omnipresent porn culture. #FEMALE PLEASURE accompanies five extraordinary women around the globe, reveals universal contexts and shows the successful fight of these courageous women for a self-determined female sexuality and an equal, sensual relationship between the sexes.

Documentary

WORLD SALES: CAT & Docs, Paris www.catndocs.com WORLD PREMIERE: Locarno Festival 2018, Semaine de la Critique MORE INFORMATION: www.femalepleasure.org

SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Documentary, 97 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: German, English, French, Japanese PRODUCTION: Mons Veneris Films GmbH, Zurich / Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke GmbH, Zurich / Indi Film GmbH, Stuttgart / SRF / ARTE / RTS / RSI

BARBARA MILLER * 1970 in Zurich. Barbara Miller worked as assistant director and editing assistant for Christian Frei on the Academy Award nominated WAR PHOTOGRAPHER (2001).

She is known for her awardwinning documentary FORBIDDEN VOICES (2012), which was selected for numerous renowned international festivals such as Visions du Réel and IDFA. #FEMALE PLEASURE premiered at the Locarno Festival and recieved the Premio Zonta Club Award of the Critics’ Week.

NEW RELEASES DOCS

BECOMING ANIMAL written & directed by Emma Davie, Peter Mettler

PETER METTLER * 1958 in Toronto. Peter Mettler is an award-winning filmmaker, especially known for PICTURE OF LIGHT (1994), GAMBLING, GODS AND LSD (2002) and THE END OF TIME (2012).

GAMBLING, GODS AND LSD won the Grand Prix at Visions du Réel.

SWITZERLAND / UNITED KINGDOM Documentary, 78 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English PRODUCTION: maximage, Zurich / Scottish Documentary Institute, Edinburgh / SRF

WORLD RIGHTS: maximage, Zurich www.maximage.ch WORLD PREMIERE: CPH:DOX 2018, Dox:Award International Competition

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EMMA DAVIE * 1965 in Glasgow. Emma Davie is a filmmaker and head of film and television at Edinburgh College of Art. I AM BREATHING (2013) won a Scottish BAFTA and played in over 50 countries.

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Shot in Grand Teton National Park, this immersive essay film draws together the distinct sensibilities of filmmakers Emma Davie and Peter Mettler and philosopher David Abram to encounter the spaces where humans and animals meet. We pique our senses to witness the so-called natural world – which in turn witnesses us.

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CLOSING TIME written & directed by Nicole Vögele 16

Mr. Kuo and his wife Mrs. Lin cook for the city’s sleepless.

They work all night and sleep during the day, like many others in buzzing Taipei. Until one morning, riding back from the market, Mr. Kuo takes a different exit on the highway … The film is a cinematographic meditation on in-between moments – a kaleidoscopic journey relying on colours, sensations and the materials of life. An attempt at capturing time, an exercise in just seeing.

Documentary

WORLD SALES: Taskovski Films, London www.taskovskifilms.com WORLD PREMIERE: Locarno Festival 2018, Cineasti del presente MORE INFORMATION: www.closing-time.ch

SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Documentary, 116 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Taiwanese PRODUCTION: Beauvoir Films, Geneva / Filmakademie BadenWürttemberg, Ludwigsburg

NICOLE VÖGELE * 1983. Nicole Vögele studied journalism in Lucerne and documentary filmmaking at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. She is known for her films MRS LOOSLI (2013), awarded at Visions du Réel and FOG (2014), which premiered at Berlinale and screened in competition at many renowned international documentary film festivals. CLOSING TIME premiered at the Locarno Festival and was awarded with the Special Jury Prize of the Cineasti del presente competition.

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Hot summer has come to Pueblo Textil, a tiny village in the Cuban countryside. Leonel (9) and Antuán (13), are about to spend the holidays by themselves. The young boys have been friends their entire though short lives but this summer may be the last they spend together. As Cuba is going through a historical and transitional period, the two boys also come to a crossroad.

WORLD RIGHTS: C-Side Productions, Geneva www.c-sideprod.ch

Docufiction

BARACOA

SWITZERLAND / COLOMBIA / UNITED STATES Docufiction, 85 min.

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Spanish SCREENPLAY: Pablo Briones PRODUCTION: C-Side Productions, Geneva / Black Factory Cinema, Bogota / The Moving Picture Boys, Nashville

PABLO BRIONES * 1983 in Tucumán.

Argentinean citizenship.

BA in Film Production from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (2005), MA in Film Directing from ECAL / HEAD (2014). BARACOA is his first feature film.

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS The Moving Picture Boys, Jace Freeman and Sean Clark, are a directing and producing duo from Nashville, specializing in a narrative driven direct cinema documentary approach.

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BAGHDAD IN MY SHADOW

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directed by Samir

SWITZERLAND / GEMANY / UNITED KINGDOM Fiction, 105 min.

ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: English, Arabic SCREENPLAY: Samir, Furat al Jamil CAST: Haytham Abdulrazaq, Zahraa Ghandour, Shervin Alenabi, Andrew Buchan, Kerry Fox, Kae Bahar, Waseem Abbas, Ali Daim Maliki PRODUCTION: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Zurich / Coin Film, Cologne / Ipso Facto Productions, London / SRF

WORLD SALES: Global Screen GmbH, Munich www.globalscreen.de

Fiction

SAMIR * 1955 in Baghdad, raised in Switzerland. Samir belongs to Switzerland’s most acclaimed filmmakers. He cofounded the production company Dschoint Ventschr in 1994 and has been directing and producing both fiction and documentary films. After his renowned documentaries BABYLON 2 (1993), FORGET BAGHDAD (2002) and the award winning IRAQI ODYSSEY (2014), which premiered at TIFF and was selected for Berlinale Panorama 2015, Samir returns with a fiction film set among Iraqi exiles in London.

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Taufiq, an old failed writer, Amal, a wife in hiding, and Muhanad, a clandestine gay IT-specialist all meet at Abu Nawas, a cosy café and popular hangout for Iraqi exiles in London. Instigated by the preacher of a Salafist mosque, the writer’s nephew Nasseer, a fanatic religious youth, attacks his uncle and turns everyone’s life upside down.

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MY LITTLE ONE

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An urgent plea from Jade, with whom they once shared a passionate bond, brings two European men, Alex and Bernardo, to an unexpected encounter in the Arizona desert, in Navajo Nation. They are introduced to the harsh reality of Jade’s life by her precocious, free-spirited 10-year-old daughter, Frida. Their views on life, love and even death are about to change forever.

Fiction

WORLD RIGHTS: Intermezzo Films, Geneva www.intermezzofilms.ch

SWITZERLAND Fiction, 100 min.

ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: English, French SCREENPLAY: Julie Gilbert, Frédéric Choffat, Jihane Chouaib CAST: Anna Mouglalis, Mathieu Demy, Vincent Bonillo, Ruby Matenko, John Doe PRODUCTION: Intermezzo Films, Geneva / RTS / Les films du Tigre Sàrl, Geneva

FRÉDÉRIC CHOFFAT * 1973 in Morocco. Frédéric Choffat studied film at ECAL and cofounded Les films du Tigre with Julie Gilbert. He is known for MANGROVE (2011) and the award-winning REAL LIFE IS ELSEWHERE (2006), which premiered in Locarno within Cineasti del presente.

JULIE GILBERT * 1974 in France. Julie Gilbert studied French and literature.

Co-writer and codirector of several films with Frédéric Choffat, including MANGROVE (2011), in Competition at Locarno Festival.

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directed by Niklaus Hilber

SWITZERLAND / AUSTRIA Fiction, 130 min.

ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: English, Penan, Swiss German SCREENPLAY: Niklaus Hilber, Patrick Tönz, David Clemens CAST: Sven Schelker, Nick Kelesau, Elizabeth Ballang PRODUCTION: A Film Company GmbH, Zurich / Das Kollektiv GmbH, Zurich / SRF / Teleclub / Superfilm GmbH, Vienna

WORLD SALES: TrustNordisk ApS, Hvidovre www.trustnordisk.com

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NIKLAUS HILBER * 1970 in Fribourg. Niklaus Hilber studied directing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and screenwriting at the AFI in Los Angeles. His last film AMATEUR TEENS (2015) received the Audience Award at the Zurich Film Festival and was awarded with the Zurich Film Prize 2015. It also screened in competition at the 19�� Tallin Black Nights Film Festival as well as at Cinema Jove in Valencia.

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1984: Searching for an experience beyond modern civilisation, Bruno Manser travels into the jungles of Borneo and finds the nomadic Penan tribe. When the existence of the Penan is threatened by relentless deforestation, Manser takes up the fight against logging with a courage and determination that makes him one of the most renowned and credible environmentalists of his time – and eventually costs him everything.

Based on a true story.

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The young orthodox Jew Mordechai Wolkenbruch, short Motti, has a problem: The women, his resolute mother suggests him as marriage candidates, all resemble her.

They all stand in sharp contrast to Laura, Motti’s dapper fellow student – but which unfortunately is a shiksa – a non-Jewish woman. Assailed with doubts, Motti starts to think: Is his predefined path of a Jewish orthodox marriage really right for him?

WORLD RIGHTS: Turnus Film AG, Zurich www.turnusfilm.com

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SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Fiction, 90 min.

ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: German, Swiss-German, Yiddish SCREENPLAY: Thomas Meyer CAST: Joel Basman, Inge Maux, Udo Samel, Noémie Schmidt, Lena Kalisch, Aaron Arens PRODUCTION: Turnus Film AG, Zurich / DCM Film Distribution GmbH, Berlin / SRF

MICHAEL STEINER * 1969. Michael Steiner worked as journalist, photographer and director for commercials before he started directing fiction films for cinema. He is especially known for his film RASCALS ON THE ROAD (2005), which became an award-winning festival- and Swiss box-office-hit as well as for his films THE LAST DAYS OF SWISSAIR (2006), SENNENTUNTSCHI – CURSE OF THE ALPS (2010) and THE SWISS MISS MASSACRE (2012).

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A FEW DAYS IN THE SUN

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MEXICO / UNITED STATES / SWITZERLAND Fiction PRODUCTION: Fidelio Films, Mexico City / Harmony Road Entertainment, New York / dlbfilm, New York / Contrast Film, Zurich WORLD RIGHTS: Fidelio Films, Mexico City

SWITZERLAND Fiction PRODUCTION: Hesse Film GmbH, Zurich / Milan Film AG, Basel WORLD RIGHTS: Hesse Film GmbH, Zurich

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NOTHING BUT THE SUN

by Andrea Staka, director of CURE – THE LIFE OF ANOTHER and DAS FRÄULEIN SWITZERLAND / CROATIA / GERMANY Fiction PRODUCTION: Okofilm Productions, Zurich / Dinaridi Film, Zagreb / ZDF / ARTE / SRF WORLD RIGHTS: Okofilm Productions, Zurich

by Arami Ullón, director of CLOUDY TIMES SWITZERLAND / PARAGUAY Documentary PRODUCTION: Cineworx Filmproduktion, Zurich / Arami Ullón, Asunción WORLD SALES: Film Republic, London

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SHIPBREAKER

THE GIRL AND THE SPIDER

by Tim Fehlbaum, director of HELL

SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Fiction PRODUCTION: Vega Film AG, Zurich / BerghausWöbke Filmproduktion GmbH, Munich WORLD SALES: Constantin Film, Munich

by Ramon Zürcher, director of THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Fiction PRODUCTION: Beauvoir Films, Geneva / Komplizen Film, Berlin WORLD RIGHTS: Beauvoir Films, Geneva

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by Mauro Mueller, director of UN MUNDO PARA RAÚL

by Lorenz Merz, director of CHERRY PIE

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SUPPORT MEASURES

DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Supporting the theatrical release of Swiss feature films in 10 selected non-European countries. Its aim is to strengthen the visibility and the distribution of Swiss films outside of Europe.

The subsidies are granted according to the “Guidelines for Distribution Support of Swiss films in non-European countries”. Applications must be submitted by the distributor via the Swiss producer.

DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Supporting the theatrical release of Swiss feature films in Europe.

Its aim is to strengthen the visibility and the distribution of Swiss films in Europe.

The subsidies are granted according to the “Guidelines Funding for the distribution of Swiss films and co-productions in foreign countries”. Applications must be submitted by the European distributor via the Swiss producer.

A support measure by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC), administrated by SWISS FILMS. www.bak.admin.ch Contact: support@swissfilms.ch

Eligible Countries Maximum contribution in CHF – – – – – – – – – –

Canada 5000 Argentina 5000 Australia 5000 Brazil 5000 Japan 5000 Mexico 5000 Russia 5000 South Korea 5000 Taiwan 5000 USA 5000 20 000 for Swiss Oscar entry

A support measure by SWISS FILMS in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC). www.swissfilms.ch/en/distribution Contact: support@swissfilms.ch

FILM SALES SUPPORT Film Sales Support FSS is a scheme by the European Film Promotion (EFP) for the promotion of European films outside of Europe.

With support by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, MEDIA Desk Suisse and SWISS FILMS, FSS is also available to European and Swiss sales companies selling Swiss films at selected festivals and markets: TIFF, Asian Film Market, AFM, Sundance FF, Hong Kong Film & TV Market, Tribeca FF, Hot Docs, Sydney FF, Shanghai International FF. Applications must be submitted online by the world sales company.

Guidelines and application: www.efp-online.com/en/project_market/guidlines.php

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Paul in THE INNOCENT by Simon Jaquemet, produced by 8horses and Augenschein Filmproduktion