Zoom (magazine)
The Swiss film magazine Zoom , additional title: “Filmberater”, appeared from 1973 to 1999 and was the country's most important publication in the film sector during this time.
history
It emerged as an ecumenical publication from the merger of the Catholic Der Filmberater (founded in 1941) and the Evangelical Reformed Zoom , which was published in 1949. The editors were the Association for Catholic Media Work and the Evangelical Media Service, behind which the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Reformed Churches in Switzerland stood and delegated the representatives to the “Journalistic Commission”. The editorial office was in Zurich. From 1994 Zoom maintained a collaboration with the film service in Cologne. In the first decades, the churches' commitment was motivated by “preservation and pedagogy”, later the film aesthetic dimension gained in importance. The magazine, printed in black and white except for the cover, was published every two weeks. It dealt with the newly released films in Switzerland partly in detailed reviews, partly in short reviews. The latter were printed on pre-perforated index cards that were supposed to be collected in boxes. Later there were new video releases and feature films that were selectively broadcast on German-speaking channels. The booklets also contained festival reports, articles on aspects of film history and reviews of film books. Other important focal points were the film scene, film funding and media policy in Switzerland.
In 1990 a new beginning was attempted to ensure the continued existence of the company. The economic conditions for the magazine remained difficult, and the editorial team was aware that their aim to keep the magazine alive was a high one. She stated the production costs of an edition in 1990 at around 10,000 Swiss francs. Towards the end, the magazine had a circulation of 6,000. The last edition was dated June 1999. The churches wanted to be present on the Internet with the same financial means, among other things, and gave up sole editing. The Ciné-Communication Foundation, publisher of the industry journal Ciné-Bulletin, was added as a new co-editor . The name Zoom was abandoned; the successor magazine was simply called film . They first appeared in August 1999. In parallel, there was a new editorial with the German film cooperating French-language magazine film . The new title had a completely colored interior, but remained a short-lived appearance. The editor-in-chief changed rapidly, and the August 2001 issue was the last. Since it was closed, the Filmbulletin has been the most important remaining Swiss film magazine. The Catholic Media Service of Switzerland and the Reformed Media use the Medienheft.ch internet service to report on media policy, education and development.
literature
- Charles Martig: Systematics of the film landscape. On the creation of the film lexica in the German-speaking area ( Memento from March 16, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 29 kB) . Media Issue Dossier No. 22, October 5, 2004