Swiss Competition

CH02 Swiss Competition 2


Appointments & Tickets

Wed 4.9. • 16:15 - 17:30
Cinema Trafo 2

Thu 5.9. • 18:30 - 19:45
Cinema Trafo 2

Fri 6.9. • 16:15 - 17:30
Cinema Trafo 3
Artist present
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Sat 7.9. • 20:45 - 22:00
Cinema Trafo 3

14+ 68'
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Presenting Partner


Selection Team

  • Katja Morand (CH)
  • Brigae Haelg (CH)
  • Jonathan Laskar (CH)

Jury

  • Catherine Colas (FR)
  • Tendayi Nyeke (ZW)
  • Maya Yonesho ()

Films

About a Cow, Pavla Baštanová, CZ 2023 | © About a Cow, Pavla Baštanová, CZ 2023
About a Cow
Situations and stories from the lives of cows: cows grazing in the pasture, cows bringing peace to people in a therapy garden, cows in the slaughterhouse... A patchwork of idyllic and dramatic images illustrates the connection between humans and animals in both a positive and negative light and ends by giving us hope for a better world. Direction Pavla Baštanová Duration 13' Country Czechia, Switzerland Year 2023
Animation Jenay Vogel Music Peter Bräker Sound design Peter Bräker Production Sereina Gabathuler Distributor Alexandra Hroncová

On Hold
Duration 7' Language German Country Switzerland Year 2024
Animation Delia Hess Screenplay Delia Hess Music Luc Gut Sound design Thomas Gassmann Production Papierboot Distributor Vanja Andrijevic / Bonobostudio

Dragfox, Lisa Ott, GB/CH 2024 | © Dragfox, Lisa Ott, GB/CH 2024
Dragfox
Sam has been worrying about their identity. One night, Sam is visited by an urban fox who leads Sam to the attic and gives a flamboyant musical performance. But Sam wants more than just a show. A beguiling animated puppet film that calls for solidarity. Direction Lisa Ott Duration 8' Language English Country United Kingdom, Switzerland Year 2024
Animation Lisa Ott Screenplay John Cooney Music Charli Mackie Sound design Em Edwards Production Owen Thomas Distributor National Film and Television School (Beaconsfield Studios)

FINAL WHISTLE
Grand gestures, determined expressions and sturdy legs. Roughly collaged footballers owe each other nothing and a referee loses his vision. Caution: Not really for football fans. Direction Lotti Bauer / Annas Nichte Film Duration 3' Country Switzerland Year 2024
Animation Lotti Bauer / Annas Nichte Film Screenplay Lotti Bauer / Annas Nichte Film Music Minerva Ops Sound design Felicitas Ops Production Lotti Bauer / Annas Nichte Film Distributor Lotti Bauer / Annas Nichte Film

Fracti, Lavinia Petrache, CH 2023 | © Fracti, Lavinia Petrache, CH 2023
Fracti
Humans live their daily lives a seemingly mechanical world whose various parts work with a common rhythm. But then something unexpected comes from outside and throws a spanner in the works. What happens if one of the parts falls out of sync? Direction Lavinia Petrache Duration 6' Country Switzerland Year 2023
Animation Lavinia Petrache Music Dimitris Dodoras Sound design Etienne Kompis

Sans voix, Samuel Patthey, CH 2024 | © Sans voix, Samuel Patthey, CH 2024
Sans voix
Sans voix Direction Samuel Patthey Duration 15' Country Switzerland Year 2024
Animation Samuel Patthey Screenplay Samuel Patthey Production Mark Olexa Distributor Square Eyes

Canard, Elie Chapuis, CH 2023 | © Canard, Elie Chapuis, CH 2023
Canard
Vladimir and Olga raise ducks on a small farm in the countryside. A wounded duck awakens motherly feelings in Olga. The couple are hoping for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare. A stop-motion horror runs its course. Direction Elie Chapuis Duration 9' Country Switzerland Year 2023
Animation Antonin Niclass Music Linde Carrijn Sound design Romain Drouillon Distributor Luce Grosjean

Martha, Marcel Barelli, CH 2024 | © Martha, Marcel Barelli, CH 2024
Martha
An old silent film from the 1910s, rediscovered and restored, tells the story of the passenger pigeon, the once most abundant bird on earth, wiped out in just a few decades by mankind. The film is enriched by the audio testimony of the last passenger pigeon: Martha. Direction Marcel Barelli Duration 7' Language English Country Switzerland Year 2024
Animation Marcel Barelli Screenplay Marcel Barelli Music Marcel Barelli Sound design Marcel Barelli Production Marcel Barelli Distributor Marcel Barelli