Since 2018, the Zurich Film Festival’s “Hashtag” section shines a spotlight on a highly topical issue. The hashtag chosen for the 17th ZFF, #letSEXplore, is all about sex – uninhibited and in all its many forms.
Zurich Film Festival
The Zurich Film Festival provides a platform for the most promising filmmakers from around the globe. It aims to promote exchange between emerging directors, successful film workers, the film industry and the general public. Every autumn, the ZFF presents the year’s greatest discoveries and most anticipated films.
Zurich Film Festival started in 2005 and takes place in Zurich, Switzerland
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Zurich Film Festival Shines Spotlight on Sex in ‘Hashtag’ Section #letSEXplore
Pleasure directed by Ninja Thyberg
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JAMES BOND – NO TIME TO DIE to have its Swiss Premiere at Zurich Film Festival
James Bond (Daniel Craig) and Paloma (Ana de Armas) in No Time to Die, an EON Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios film Credit: Nicola Dove © 2021 Danjaq, LLC AND MGM. All Rights Reserved. Two days before its official Swiss theatrical release and on the same day of the world premiere in London, the new James Bond movie No Time to Die will premiere at the 17th Zurich Film Festival on Tuesday, September 28 accompanied by a retrospective of Daniel Craig’s Bond movies..
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Actress Sharon Stone to Receive Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival
Sharon Stone (Zurich Film Festival) Actress Sharon Stone will be honored for her acting career at the 17th Zurich Film Festival with the Festival’s highest accolade, the Golden Icon Award. Sharon Stone will be in Zurich to accept the award in person on Saturday, September 25. The award ceremony will be followed by a screening of Martin Scorsese’s thriller Casino, which earned the actress an Oscar nomination. Sharon Stone will also hold a ZFF Masters where she will offer the public insight into her creative process and remarkable career.
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Taliban Hostage Drama AND TOMORROW WE WILL BE DEAD Opens Zurich Film Festival
Sven Schelker and Morgane Ferru (front) in Michael Steiner’s And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead © Buena Vista International The world premiere of Michael Steiner’s hostage drama And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead (Und morgen seid ihr tot) about two Swiss Taliban hostages opens the 17th Zurich Film Festival on September 23, 2021.
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Zurich Film Festival Reveals First Gala Premieres including ‘The French Dispatch’ as Closing Film
The French Dispatch directed by Wes Anderson Eight of the most anticipated international auteur films will be presented in Zurich Film Festival’s “Gala Premieres” section including the world premiere of It’s Just a Phase, Honey (Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase) by Florian Gallenberger and Chasing the Line/Klammer by Andreas Schmied, as well as The French Dispatch by Wes Anderson.
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Paolo Sorrentino to Receive Prestigious A Tribute to… Award + Premiere THE HAND OF GOD at Zurich Film Festival
Paolo Sorrentino on the set of “The Hand of God” Photo by Gianni Fiorito Italian director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino will receive the prestigious A Tribute to… Award at the 17th Zurich Film Festival. Sorrentino will receive the honorary award on Wednesday, September 29, at the Gala Premiere of his new autobiographical film The Hand of God. The festival will also screen a retrospective of Sorrentino’s work.
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16th Zurich Film Festival Winners – HOCHWALD, SIN SEÑAS PARTICULARES and TIME Win Golden Eyes
Hochwald by Evi Romen Hochwald by Evi Romen (Austria, Belgium) is the winner of the Golden Eye of the 16th Zurich Film Festival for the best film in focus competition. The film tells the story of Mario, who breaks out of his South Tyrolean homeland with his childhood friend Lenz and visits a gay bar in Rome with him. When Lenz falls victim during an armed attack, Mario returns to his home village, where his life gradually falls apart.
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German Actor and Director Til Schweiger Received Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival
German Actor and Director Til Schweiger Receives Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival ©Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Zurich Film Festival German actor and director Til Schweiger was moved and visibly delighted as he received the Golden Eye Award at The Zurich Film Festival for his filmmaking, “It’s great to be here in Zurich – at last. I am overjoyed and moved to receive the Golden Eye Award tonight. Many thanks again to the festival, this award means a lot to me!”
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Maïwenn Receives A Tribute To… Award at Zurich Film Festival and Premieres her Film “DNA”
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 01: Maïwenn receives the Golden Eye Award during the 16th Zurich Film Festival at Arthouse Le Paris on October 01, 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images for ZFF) French filmmaker Maïwenn accepted the A Tribute To… Award at the 16th Zurich Film Festival. The festival’s most prestigious accolade for auteur filmmakers was presented to Maïwenn at the premiere of her most recent film ADN (DNA) at the Arthouse Le Paris cinema.
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Juliette Binoche Receives Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 30: Juliette Binoche poses with her ZFF Golden Icon Award ahead of the “La Bonne Epouse” premiere during the 16th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 30, 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF) Actress Juliette Binoche received the Golden Icon Award at the 16th Zurich Film Festival, becoming the first time in its history, the festival presented its most prestigious accolade for an actress to a star from France.
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Olivia Colman Receives Golden Eye Award and Premieres THE FATHER at Zurich Film Festival
Olivia Colman Olivia Colman, currently starring alongside Anthony Hopkins in the drama The Father, will be honored with the Golden Eye award at the 16th Zurich Film Festival.
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Zurich Film Festival Confirms 12 Gala Premiere Films -MISBEHAVIOUR, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
Misbehaviour starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw The 16th Zurich Film Festival confirmed twelve films including the spy thriller The Courier, the erotic drama Passion Simple and Misbehaviour starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, for its gala section. The festival presents auteur films with audience appeal in its gala section.