The animated film «Johnny & Me – A Journey Through Time With John Heartfield» is going on a Swiss cinema tour. The screenings will be followed by panel discussions attended by director Katrin Rothe and various members of the film crew:

Thursday, 4 December, 20:00, Kinok St. Gallen, with director Katrin Rothe and protagonist Stephanie Stremler, moderator: Marcel Elsener

Friday, 5 December, 15:00, Kino Sputnik Liestal, with director Katrin Rothe and costume designer & puppet maker Anne-Sophie Raemy, moderator: producer Werner Schweizer

Sat 6 December, 13:15, Stattkino Lucerne, with director Katrin Rothe, moderator: producer Werner Schweizer

Sat 6 December, 20:00, Kino in der Reitschule Bern, with director Katrin Rothe, animator Kerstin Zemp and costume designer & puppet maker Anne-Sophie Raemy, moderator: producer Werner Schweizer

Sun 7 December, 11:00, Riffraff Zurich, with director Katrin Rothe and graphic designer Adrian Elsener, moderator: producer Werner Schweizer

«Vracht» by Max Carlo Kohal, produced by Dynamic Frame and distributed by Dschoint Ventschr Distribution, has been awarded the Zurich Film Award 2025 for Best Documentary Film and also received awards for cinematography (Lukas Gut) and music composition (Mirjam Skal).

As part of the Zurich Film Award 2025, the film will be shown twice in cinemas:

- Saturday, 25 October, 12:00 in Zurich at Xenix
- Wednesday, 29 October, 17:00 in Winterthur at Cameo

The jury's reasoning:
An impressive debut that stands out as a total work of art and reveals a promising talent. The long-term observation follows a stringent and organic dramaturgy, succeeding in conveying a respectful intimacy that can only be achieved through particularly careful and precise detail work over many years. A seemingly simple inland waterway journey tells the story of a forgotten craft that is essential to the functioning of our economy and conveys the dreams and hopes of aspiring cargo skippers.

On 12 June, Sophia Bösch's «Milk Teeth» will hit Swiss cinemas.

«Milk Teeth» is based on the novel of the same name by Helene Bukowski. It is a dark fairy tale about patriarchy, our fear of the unknown – and about mothers and daughters.

Premieres with guests:
- Thu 12 June, 7:30 p.m., Kino Nische, Winterthur – with director Sophia Bösch and actresses Mathilde Bundschuh and Lola Dockhorn
- Fri 13 June, 8 p.m., Frame, Zurich – with director Sophia Bösch and lead actress Mathilde Bundschuh
- Sat 14 June, 7.30 p.m., Liberty Cinema, Weinfelden – with director Sophia Bösch and lead actress Mathilde Bundschuh

The documentary «Solidarity» by David Bernet will celebrate its world premiere at the DOK.fest in Munich. The film will be shown in the «Crossing Boundaries» section and is nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international.

Solidarity is an irresistible feeling we celebrate, but in fact, it is mostly contradictory. This documentary delves into the phenomenon itself and uncovers the universal power of human rights. Five protagonists and the three crises in Belarus, Ukraine, and Gaza/Israel reveal to us both the bright and dark sides of solidarity.

Screening times:

• Thu, 08 May 2025, 8:30 p.m., City 2 – followed by Q&A with D. Bernet (director), A. Gielnik (producer), M. Siciarek (protagonist), C. Goyer
• Fri, 09 May 2025, 8:00 p.m., HFF Audimax – film screening and panel discussion
• Wed, 14 May 2025, 3:00 p.m., HFF Cinema 2
• Sun, 18 May 2025, 6:00 p.m., Bellevue di Monaco
   

«Bagger Drama» won the New Directors Award in San Sebastian and Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Max Ophüls Awards. Now Piet Baumgartner's feature film debut is coming to Swiss cinemas, and the director and writer is going on tour with it.

Cinema tour with cast and crew:

• Saturday, 26 April, 8 p.m., Worb, chinoworb
• Sunday, 27 April, 10.30 a.m., Lyss, Apollo
• Sunday, 27 April, 9 p.m., Zurich, Riffraff
• Monday, 28 April, 12.15 p.m., Zurich, Arthouse Le Paris
• Monday, 28 April, 8.15 p.m., Bern, Rex
• Tuesday, 29 April, 8 p.m., St. Gallen, Kinok
• Thursday, 1 May, 8.30 p.m., Lucerne, Bourbaki
• Friday, 2 May, 8.15 p.m., Winterthur, Cameo
• Sunday, 4 May, 4 p.m., Männedorf, Wildenmann
• Sunday, 4 May, 6.15 p.m., Wädenswil, Schloss
• Sunday, 18 May, 7 p.m., Heiden, Rosental