https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Prolific Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner, considered a pioneer of Switzerland's new wave film movement, died Sunday at the age of 92, his foundation said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220911/pioneering-swiss-filmmaker-alain-tanner-dies-at-92 Sun, 11 Sep 2022 18:37:25 +0200 pioneering-swiss-filmmaker-alain-tanner-dies-at-92 A side project working as a scriptwriter for the horror film has cost a 35-year-old man his job at the cantonal police department in Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190405/zurich-police-dismiss-staffer-for-taking-part-in-horror-film-mad-heidi Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:41:42 +0200 zurich-police-dismiss-staffer-for-taking-part-in-horror-film-mad-heidi To mark the news that Switzerland's 'James Bond mountain', the Schilthorn, is set for a new cable car link, The Local takes a look at some famous films in which Switzerland has played a starring role. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180920/on-location-ten-famous-movies-filmed-in-switzerland Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:41:18 +0200 on-location-ten-famous-movies-filmed-in-switzerland Bern is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Expo ’64 in Lausanne this month by reviving historic films created by US animator Walt Disney for a special 360-degree cinema presented at the world exhibition. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140905/bern-revives-historic-walt-disney-films Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:28:00 +0200 bern-revives-historic-walt-disney-films The Philippine director of an international award-winning movie returned home Monday to presidential accolades and the challenge of finding an audience for his five-hour epic. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140818/filipino-winner-of-swiss-film-award Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:17:00 +0200 filipino-winner-of-swiss-film-award Acclaimed director Roman Polanski announced on Tuesday that he would not attend the Locarno film festival in Ticino in a bid to defuse a growing storm over his planned appearance. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140812/polanski-begs-off-locarno-filmfest Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:42:00 +0200 polanski-begs-off-locarno-filmfest Organizers of the 67th annual Locarno Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled the programme for this year’s event, set to roll in the canton of Ticino city next month. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140717/organizers-unveil-locarno-film-festival-programme Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:01:00 +0200 organizers-unveil-locarno-film-festival-programme A 36-year-old man was convicted by a Winterthur district court for putting the lives of several women at risk by tying them up and torturing them for sadomasochistic films. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140709/man-convicted-for-taking-sadistic-films-too-far Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:36:00 +0200 man-convicted-for-taking-sadistic-films-too-far The ninth annual Zurich film festival kicked off on Thursday with the screening of Rush, American director Ron Howard’s new film about Formula One motor racing. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130926/zurich-film-festival-kicks-off-with-a-rush Fri, 27 Sep 2013 00:12:00 +0200 zurich-film-festival-kicks-off-with-a-rush Stefan Bachmann is only 19, but his darkly mysterious debut novel set in a parallel world of faeries, goblins and child snatchers has already earned him comparisons to J.K. Rowling, Dickens and Dostoyevsky. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130121/swiss-american-teen-strikes-gold-with-debut-novel Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:33:00 +0100 swiss-american-teen-strikes-gold-with-debut-novel