News

• László Krasznahorkai wins the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

  October 9, 2025

  The Hungarian writer, often described as the “Master of the Apocalypse,” is known for his complex and haunting works that serve as powerful warnings against the dangers of totalitarian systems.

  Several of his novels have been adapted for the screen by director Béla Tarr, including his first novel “Sátántangó” (1985), which Krasznahorkai and Tarr adapted into a screenplay and which Tarr later directed. Their collaboration continued with “The Turin Horse”, an original screenplay inspired by an anecdote about Friedrich Nietzsche, also directed by Béla Tarr. Both films were co-produced by Vega Film.

• THE MOON CAN’T RUN at the European Film Market of the Berlinale

  February 5, 2025

  The feature film project THE MOON CAN'T RUN is part of this year’s European Film Market Toolbox Program at the Berlinale. The biopic is a reimagining of Africa’s attempt to reach the moon. Based on the true story of Edward Nkoloso, a science teacher who trained his students and planned for Zambia to officially enter the international space race in the 1960’s. Directed by Naishe Nyamubaya and written by Shivana Naidoo, the film is an ode to the tenacity of the African spirit. The project is a co-production between Kulfi Films and Vega Film.

• Niza Lou Waldburger selected as a participant for Creative Producer Indaba (CPI)

  October 28, 2024

  For the 4th edition of the Creative Producer Indaba (CPI) trainee program, Niza Lou Waldburger was selected along with 14 other people. The programme supports independent producers and promotes their interest in realising projects related to the African continent.

  
  You can read more about this in the Screendaily online article.

• MÉ 67 at the Festival de la Fiction La Rochelle

  July 25, 2024

  The miniseries MÉ 67 by Sylvaine Dampierre and Nathan Assouline has been selected to take part in the Rendez-vous de la Création Francophone (RCF) at the Festival de la Fiction La Rochelle on September 10 & 11!

  The miniseries is set on the island of Guadeloupe in 1967, the same year that the violent repression of the population by the French state reached its peak. Narrated by Mano, who finds himself caught between his fight for independence and the longing for love, MÉ 67 sheds light on an almost forgotten chapter in the important history of this region.

• THE MOON CAN'T RUN receives two prizes at the Durban FilmMart

  July 21, 2024

  We are pleased to announce that the film project THE MOON CAN’T RUN received two awards at the Durban FilmMart Award Ceremony:
  the Game Changer Films Award and the MTN Group Digital Award.

  The film is set in 1960s Zambia, shortly after gaining independence, and tells the inspiring story of a man who dared to dream and to pioneer Africa's entry into space exploration.

   

  to the Variety article

• Swiss Film Academy's 2023 Award of Honour for Ruth Waldburger

  February 28, 2023

  Ruth Waldburger shaped Swiss filmmaking for many years and gave it the international significance it has today. We are delighted that she is being honoured with the Swiss Film Academy's 2023 Award of Honour. She will receive the award from President Alain Berset at the Swiss Film Awards on 24 March 2023.

• MONDAY UM ZEHN at the Zurich Film Festival

  September 28, 2021

  MONDAY UM ZEHN has been selected for the "Focus Competition" of the Zurich Film Festival.

  The new film by Mareille Klein premieres today and can be seen at the festival until the 1st of October.

  Click here to see all the screenings.

• TIDES - Now in theaters

  August 26, 2021

  After a successful premiere, Tim Fehlbaum's new film TIDES can now be seen in cinemas throughout German-speaking Switzerland.

  Click here for an overview of all cinemas and showtimes.

• Beginning of the festival tour of TIDES

  July 5, 2021

  We are very happy to announce that Tim Fehlbaum's science fiction film TIDES will be shown at two festivals at the beginning of July.
  After its premiere at the Berlinale 2021, the film will be shown in Munich and Neuchâtel this week:

  • July 7 and 8: Munich Film Festival - Spotlight
    
    
  • July 8, 9 and 10: Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) - International Competition

• Swiss Film Award 2021 - My Little Sister wins in 5 categories

  March 26, 2021

  We are overjoyed to have been recopensated with the Swiss Film Award "Quartz" in the following categories:

  Best Film - Stéphanie Chuet, Véronique Rymond & Ruth Waldburger
  Best Screenplay - Stéphanie Chuet & Véronique Rymond
  Best supporting Actress - Marthe Keller
  Best Cinematography - Filip Zumbrunn
  Best Film Editing - Myriam Rachmuth

  Thank you very much for the commitment of the directors, the actors and the entire crew!

• MY LITTLE SISTER receives Best Feature Film Award at the Zurich Film Awards and Nina Hoss is nominated for the European Film Awards

  November 10, 2020

• The festival tour for MY LITTLE SISTER has started!

  July 3, 2020

  The festival tour has started for the film MY LITTLE SISTER!
  We are delighted that the audience can discover this beautiful film.

  • February 2020 - Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
  • June 2020 - Sydney Women’s International Film Festival (Australia)
  • July 2020 - New Zealand International Film Festival
  • September 2020 - Fünf Seen Film Festival (Germany)