Der Schweizer Erfolgsregisseur Michael Steiner war am 19. ZFF zu Gast. Er hat nicht nur seinen neusten Film EARLY BIRDS präsentiert, sondern auch mit dem ZFF Artistic Director Christian Jungen im Rahmen einer ZFF Masters über seine Karriere gesprochen. Diese ist gespickt mit grossen Erfolgen: 2006 erhielt Steiner den Schweizer Filmpreis für die Verfilmung des Jugendbuchklassikers MEIN NAME IST EUGEN und auch seine Filme SENNENTUNTSCHI, WOLKENBRUCH und UND MORGEN SEID IHR TOT feierten nebst anderen zahreiche Kinobesuche. Dank seiner innovativen Art und seinem mutigen Schaffen gehört er schon je ..read more

Das diesjährige ZFF-Programm umfasst 148 Filme mit der Rekordzahl von 52 Welt- und Europapremieren. Jede einzelne dieser Filmperlen liegt unserem Programm-Team am Herzen, doch es gibt einige Highlights, auf die sich Artistic Director Christian Jungen besonders freut. Gemeinsam mit der ZFF-Redaktorin Vivien Sasso spricht er in dieser Podcastfolge über das Programm des 19. ZFF und verrät dabei den ein oder anderen Geheimtipp. Tauchen Sie gemeinsam mit den beiden in die Vorfreude auf das Festival ein ..read more

The multitalented British actor and Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne shines on the world's cinema screens and theater stages. He gained fame with his role in LES MISERABLES (2012) and went on to win the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (2014); his role in THE DANISH GIRL (2015) earned him a further Oscar nomination. At the 18th ZFF, this year's Golden Eye Award winner presented his latest film THE GOOD NURSE ..read more

Das 18. Zurich Film Festival steht vor der Tür! Das Programm ist bekanntgegeben und die Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren. Das Führungsduo Christian Jungen und Elke Mayer verrät, welche Highlights und Neuigkeiten es in diesem Jahr am ZFF zu entdecken gibt ..read more

Julie Delpy can look back on a truly multifaceted career. After being discovered at the age of 14 by Jean-Luc Godard, she went on to appear in front of the camera. She is also known as the director of 2 DAYS IN PARIS. She visited the Zurich Film Festival with her latest film MY ZOE. At the ZFF Masters Julie talks openly about her humble but creative family background in France and how she came in touch with the diversity of culture like art and films very early. Considering herself to be a very outspoken person, Julie also reveals her experience with sexual harrassment in the film industry and ..read more

Javier Bardem is one of the most sought-after character actors in the business. In this ZFF Masters session the Spanish actor reveals the ambitions and challenges of shooting his latest documentary SANCTUARY and how he started to join the climate movement. He shares personal anecdotes of his work as an actor and tells us why he will never forget his first shoot with director Miloš Forman ..read more

Das 15. Zurich Film Festival steht vor der Tür. Artistic Director Karl Spoerri und Senior Programmer Christian Jungen sprechen über das Programm, die Schwerpunkte "Grüne Welle" und "Speaking the Truth". Spoerri verrät, wie das Festival an Stargäste wie Roland Emmerich und Oliver Stone herankommt und blickt zurück auf die Anfänge, als das Feuilleton über Stars wie Sylvester Stallone das Näschen rümpfte. Jungen wollte von Spoerri auch wissen, wie er sich fit hält für die Arbeitstage von 6.30 bis 23.30 und Spoerri fragte seinen Nachfolger, was dessen Eindrücke nach 5 Monaten im Team seien ..read more

This podcast is brought to you by the Zurich Film Festival and Variety. This episode presents a ‘ZFF Masters’ with Julian Schnabel, the artist and director of cineastic masterpieces such as ‘Basquiat’, ‘Before Night Falls’ and ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’. He visited the Zurich Film Festival in 2018 and talked about his Van-Gogh-film ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ which won his lead actor Willem Dafoe an Academy Award nomination and the best actors prize in Venice. Schnabel talked about van Gogh as an inspiration and the position of artists in society ..read more

This episode presents a ZFF Masters with Wim Wenders, the director of cult films such as ‘Paris, Texas’ and ‘Wings of Desire.’ He visited the Zurich Film Festival in 2018 and accepted the ‘A Tribute to...’-Award for his career. Wenders talks about the beginnings of his career in post-war Germany, his friendship with Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, how he shot ‘Paris, Texas’ under difficult circumstances and he reveals why he isn’t happy with the film he shot for Francis Ford Coppola’s studio Zoetrope ..read more

This episode presents a ‘ZFF Masters’ with Donald Sutherland, the legendary and iconic character actor known for classics such as ’M*A*S*H’ and ‘Klute’. The Canadian visited the Zurich Film Festival in 2018 and accepted the Golden Eye Lifetime Achievement Award. He talks about the wild days of New Hollywood in the 70s and shares anecdotes of his collaborations with the likes of Robert Redford, Robert Altman and John Schlesinger. He reveals that Fellini was among the most difficult directors, but that the Italian gave him priceless advice for his career ..read more