Swiss Films
Swiss Films is a Swiss foundation that supports the marketing and distribution of Swiss films nationally and internationally.
history
The non-profit organization emerged in 2004 from the merger of the Swiss Film Center SFZ , founded in 1975 , the Pro Helvetia Film Service and the Swiss short film agency KAS .
organization
The highest body is the nine-member board of trustees, which is chaired by Josefa Haas. The operational management has been carried out since May 2013 by Catherine Ann Berger , who replaced the long-time director Micha Schiwow. Swiss Films is based in Zurich and has a further office in Geneva .
Tasks and funding
The purpose of the foundation is the dissemination, cultural mediation and networking of Swiss filmmaking. To this end, it offers directors and producers a promotion service and promotes the international distribution of their films. It organizes film series and retrospectives at home and abroad, is a partner of the Swiss Film Prize and publisher of the national film catalog, which lists all feature, documentary and short films made in one year. Swiss Films is one of the ten founding members of the European Film Promotion EFP , a network for film promotion agencies in Europe.
The foundation has a service mandate from the Federal Office for Culture and the Pro Helvetia cultural foundation and is also supported by other public and private bodies.
Web links
- Swiss Films in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry of the "Swiss Films Foundation" in the commercial register of the Canton of Zurich ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Paul Baumann. A child of the “film industry” is establishing itself: 30 years of the Swiss Film Center ( memento of the original dated December 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Ciné Bulletin No. 363, January 2006
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.swissfilms.ch/de/about_swiss_films/board_of_trustees/
- ↑ Catherine Ann Berger becomes director of Swiss Films. Notification on the Swiss Films website .; Swiss Films Annual Report 2012 (PDF; 2.2 MB)
- ↑ http://www.swissfilms.ch/de/information_publications/catalogue/
