Fantoche
25th International Animation
Film Festival, Baden/Switzerland
7 – 12 September 2027
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Swiss competition 2025

Swiss Competition 1

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Wed 3.9. • 18:30 - 20:00
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Fri 5.9. • 16:15 - 17:45
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Sat 6.9. • 20:45 - 22:15
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Presenting Partner

Migros-Kulturprozent

Selection Team

  • Ivana Kvesić
  • Jonathan Laskar
  • Katja Morand

Swiss Jury

  • Aubry Mintz (US)
  • Lucija Mrzljak (HR)
  • Julie Rousson (FR)

Youth Jury

  • Titus Kappeler
  • Eliana Simdorn
  • Marc Ruedin
  • Esteban Saugy
  • Mina Caviezel
  • Giona De Stefani
  • Gianni Polli

Flying Film Festival Jury

  • Francesca Scalisi (CH)
  • Andrea Giovarruscio (IT)
  • Dunja Keller (CH)
  • Dayan Aliprandi (CH)

World premiers

  • Der Vegetarierkongress Noah Erni, CH 2025
  • Wacky Horses Touka Fatemi, Iara de Jong Gonçalves, Ysabel Steiner, Marija Simović, Anna Müller CH 2025

Films

The Vegetarian Congress, Noah Erni, CH 2025
Der Vegetarierkongress
At the 1999 International Vegetarian Congress in Widnau, a small village in eastern Switzerland, a mysterious case of food poisoning occurs. When the animators Marion and Noah come across the story, they decide to make an animated documentary about the case. Where does the truth lie 20 years on? Direction Noah Erni Duration 16' Language German, Swiss German Country Switzerland Year 2025
Animation Marco Ellensohn Screenplay Noah Erni Music Pablo Jòkay Sound design Loïc Kreyden Production Noah Erni Distributor SRF

Qui part à la chasse, Lea Favre, CH 2024
Qui part à la chasse
Lea sets off to find a subject for her documentary film. She goes on the hunt armed with her camera and finally meets someone who is not like others. Lea thinks she has finally found her prey, but then the situation changes. She’s the one being hunted. Direction Lea Favre Duration 11' Language French, Italian Country Switzerland Year 2024
Animation Constantin Rytz Screenplay Lea Favre Music Erik Bonerfält Sound design Lara Wedekind Production Paolo Moretti Distributor Lea Favre

Caries, Aline Höchli, CH 2025
Karies
Eager to create a monumental work of art, a shaman remains blissfully unaware that she is painting her murals inside the mouth of a vain weather presenter. Direction Aline Höchli Duration 10' Country Switzerland Year 2025
Animation Aline Höchli Screenplay Aline Höchli Music Samuel Schranz Sound design Samuel Schranz Production Aline Höchli Distributor Bonobostudio Sales Agent Worldwide All Rights

Wacky Horses, Touka Fatemi, Iara de Jong Gonçalves, Marija Simović, Ysabel Steiner, Anna Müller, CH 2025
Wacky Horses
The story of a young adult who travels into her mind space, an amusement park filled with rides representing her psyche and creatures reminiscent of her thoughts and feelings. On this journey, she learns to make peace with herself through meeting and interacting with her inner child. Direction Touka Fatemi Duration 4' Language English Country Switzerland Year 2025
Music Vitor Huber Sound design Leonardo Guerra Distributor Chantal Molleur

Frames, Theresa Sellmann, CH 2024
Frames
The interactions between figure and paper, animating person and animated world, and tuba and double bass lead to dynamic confrontations and balancing acts. The environment is constantly reshaped by overlapping sheets of paper. A space is created in which the figure transcends the boundaries between the frames. Direction Theresa Sellmann Duration 4' Country Switzerland Year 2024
Animation Theresa Sellmann Music Annika Johanna Granlund Sound design Annika Johanna Granlund Production Gerd Gockell Distributor Chantal Molleur

I'm not sure, Luisa Zürcher, CH 2025
Ich bin nicht sicher
During her stay in hospital, the filmmaker repeatedly experiences absurd, funny moments between pain, homesickness and disgust with her own body. Meanwhile, she tries to come to terms with the hospital’s own procedures and hierarchies. An emotional trip through the underground corridors of the hospital. Direction Luisa Zürcher Duration 10' Language Swiss German Country Switzerland Year 2025
Animation Luisa Zürcher Screenplay Luisa Zürcher Music Lord Kesseli Sound design Marvin Mata Production Luisa Zürcher Distributor Luisa Zürcher

Ostrich, Marie Kenov, CH 2025_01.jpg
Ostrich
Day in and day out, a sparrow sees images of ostriches everywhere: on posters, in ads and on its smartphone. In awe of the ostriches, with their long necks, dazzling eyes and muscular legs, the little bird wants to be just like them. One thing becomes crystal clear: A sparrow can never truly be an ostrich. Direction Marie Kenov Duration 9' Country Switzerland Year 2025
Animation Fela Bellotto Screenplay Marie Kenov Music Marcello Studer Sound design Loïc Kreyden Production Joder von Rotz Distributor Ramon Schoch

Tapeworm Alexis & the Opera Diva, Thaïs Odermatt, CH 2025
Bandwurm Alexis & die Operndiva
The legendary tapeworm diet of the world’s most famous opera diva is told in a tragicomic way from the perspective of the tapeworm Alexis. Direction Thaïs Odermatt Duration 11' Language English Country Switzerland Year 2025
Animation Geena Gasser Screenplay Thaïs Odermatt Sound design Peter Bräker Production Brigitte Hofer Distributor produced by maximage/Switzerland