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S U B S C R I B E
WRS stories about “film”
Wednesday, 19 August, 2009
The Exorcist and French Connection director William Friedkin—guest of honour and Leopard winner at this year’s Locarno Film Festival—gave a masterclass at the festival, where he discussed candidly some of the highlights of an incredible career. In today’s first installment he talks about some of the women who almost starred in The Exorcist.
Cinema Roundtable: Locarno’s place in the film world
Thursday, 13 August, 2009
Locarno is constantly battling to retain its place as one of the top international festivals, says festival president Marco Solari. To find out where it stands and how important that is to other players in the industry, WRS’s Conor Lennon brings to the table Dan Wechsler, film producer at Bord Cadre films, Christian Jungen, film critic at the Aargauer Zeitung newspaper and Doctor Martin Blaney from industry magazine Screen International.
Thursday, 13 August, 2009
Locarno is constantly battling to retain its place as one of the top international festivals, says festival president Marco Solari. To find out where it stands and how important that is to other players in the industry, WRS’s Conor Lennon brings to the table Dan Wechsler, film producer at Bord Cadre films, Christian Jungen, film critic at the Aargauer Zeitung newspaper and Doctor Martin Blaney from industry magazine Screen International.
Battle over movie ratings likely to have a sequel
Thursday, 13 August, 2009
How old should you be to watch the latest Harry Potter film? The answer varies from one canton to another, and that’s driving a lot of people up the wall. Leading the charge for change is Procinema, a group representing cinema owners and film distributors in Switzerland. It would like ratings to be set by the film industry—which would be cheaper, easier and coherent across the board. But many cantons cringe at this affront to their sovereignty, saying there is too much at stake to let others decide what’s good for their kids. Lucas Chambers has the story:
Thursday, 13 August, 2009
How old should you be to watch the latest Harry Potter film? The answer varies from one canton to another, and that’s driving a lot of people up the wall. Leading the charge for change is Procinema, a group representing cinema owners and film distributors in Switzerland. It would like ratings to be set by the film industry—which would be cheaper, easier and coherent across the board. But many cantons cringe at this affront to their sovereignty, saying there is too much at stake to let others decide what’s good for their kids. Lucas Chambers has the story:
Cinema Roundtable: Swiss film quality climbing
Wednesday, 12 August, 2009
Today is “Swiss Cinema Day” at the Locarno Film Festival and so we’re going to talk about Swiss cinema—the quality, the quantity, and how how hard is it for Swiss film-makers to get projects off the ground? WRS’s Conor Lennon brings to the table Nicolas Bideau, head of cinema at the Federal Culture Office, Michael Sennhauser, cinema editor for the German-language radio stations of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation and Christian Jüngen, film critic at the Mitteland Zeitung newspapers:
Wednesday, 12 August, 2009
Today is “Swiss Cinema Day” at the Locarno Film Festival and so we’re going to talk about Swiss cinema—the quality, the quantity, and how how hard is it for Swiss film-makers to get projects off the ground? WRS’s Conor Lennon brings to the table Nicolas Bideau, head of cinema at the Federal Culture Office, Michael Sennhauser, cinema editor for the German-language radio stations of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation and Christian Jüngen, film critic at the Mitteland Zeitung newspapers:
Live from Locarno
Thursday, 6 August, 2009
The Wrap’s Conor Lennon is broadcasting live from the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival this week, bringing us festival highlights, film discussions and a look at life on the sunny side of the Alps in canton Ticino.
Thursday, 6 August, 2009
The Wrap’s Conor Lennon is broadcasting live from the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival this week, bringing us festival highlights, film discussions and a look at life on the sunny side of the Alps in canton Ticino.
Movie Week
Sunday, 28 June, 2009
Sunday, 28 June, 2009
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Conor Lennon is joined by some of the biggest names from the world of film.
Tuesday, 16 June, 2009
As the third annual Geneva Labour Film Shorts festival gets underway on Tuesday, Susan Flory talks to Kristyne Peter of the International Metalworkers’ Federation, one of the festival’s founders.
Wednesday, 6 May, 2009
The media and CERN employees got a chance to see the Large Hadron Collider in action but only on the big screen at a special press debut in Geneva. The new film Angels and Demons is the sequel to The da Vinci Code and has some scenes shot at the European Organization for Nuclear Research just outside of Geneva. Reporter Alex Helmick went to the screening and has this review.
Wednesday, 21 January, 2009
Son of Rambow, which has been a smash hit on the indie film circuit, is now out in Swiss cinemas. WRS’s Marc Menichini recently caught up with director Garth Jennings.
Swiss director to be honoured
Wednesday, 10 December, 2008
Alain Tanner was a leading figure in Switzerland’s New Wave of directors in the ’60s and ’70s and is still making movies into his eighth decade. Early next year, in his 80th year, Cinématheque of France and Switzerland will hold major retrospectives of Tanner’s work. WRS’s Conor Lennon met up with professor Maria Tortajada, who lectures in film at Lausanne University and specialises in Tanner’s work.
Wednesday, 10 December, 2008
Alain Tanner was a leading figure in Switzerland’s New Wave of directors in the ’60s and ’70s and is still making movies into his eighth decade. Early next year, in his 80th year, Cinématheque of France and Switzerland will hold major retrospectives of Tanner’s work. WRS’s Conor Lennon met up with professor Maria Tortajada, who lectures in film at Lausanne University and specialises in Tanner’s work.
Wednesday, 3 December, 2008
What does “new” Swiss cinema look like? The people who dole out the grants have their idea: popular with a Swiss twist. The makers of Opération Casablanca, which is shooting in locations across the country, think their film fits into this category. WRS’s Conor Lennon went down to the film set to see the crew in action and got the chance to speak to the director, Laurent Nègre, and producer Dan Wechsler from Bord Cadre films.
Where are the Swiss blockbusters?
Wednesday, 26 November, 2008
Fewer people are going to watch Swiss films, which is a cause of concern for the authorities who fund them. Is it because they aren’t any good? Or is it, as we are told, because the country is split along linguistic lines, with different tastes for each region? One man who should know is Swiss film producer Gérald Morin. Conor Lennon spoke to him about the state of the Swiss film industry.
Wednesday, 26 November, 2008
Fewer people are going to watch Swiss films, which is a cause of concern for the authorities who fund them. Is it because they aren’t any good? Or is it, as we are told, because the country is split along linguistic lines, with different tastes for each region? One man who should know is Swiss film producer Gérald Morin. Conor Lennon spoke to him about the state of the Swiss film industry.
Swiss film flops
Wednesday, 26 November, 2008
Forty feature films a year is a pretty good haul for a country the size of Switzerland. It’s even more impressive when you take into account the different languages and cultures that make up the potential audience. However, this year there have been significantly fewer bums on seats when Swiss films are in the cinemas. The man from the culture ministry says he’s “disappointed”. Conor Lennon spoke to Sylvain Vaucher from Swiss Film, the organisation responsible for promoting homegrown cinema.
Wednesday, 26 November, 2008
Forty feature films a year is a pretty good haul for a country the size of Switzerland. It’s even more impressive when you take into account the different languages and cultures that make up the potential audience. However, this year there have been significantly fewer bums on seats when Swiss films are in the cinemas. The man from the culture ministry says he’s “disappointed”. Conor Lennon spoke to Sylvain Vaucher from Swiss Film, the organisation responsible for promoting homegrown cinema.
Uruguay the muse for Swiss filmmaker
Wednesday, 12 November, 2008
With the Latin American Film Festival underway in venues across the West of Switzerland, WRS’s Conor Lennon spoke to some of the featured filmmakers. To start, he asked Swiss director Stefano Tononi how he came to be making films in Uruguay.
Wednesday, 12 November, 2008
With the Latin American Film Festival underway in venues across the West of Switzerland, WRS’s Conor Lennon spoke to some of the featured filmmakers. To start, he asked Swiss director Stefano Tononi how he came to be making films in Uruguay.
Genevois director takes us to 'Nomad's Land'
Thursday, 11 September, 2008
Nomad’s Land is a lyrical, literary trip through the wilds of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan in the company of Genevan filmmaker Gaël Motraz, which came about Swiss traveller and writer Nicolas Bouvier’s L’Usage du Monde inspired him to recreate that journey from Geneva to Iran and Pakistan some 50 years on. However, it didn’t quite work out like that. Mr. Motraz dropped by our studios and Conor Lennon asked if he started making up the film as he went along…
Thursday, 11 September, 2008
Nomad’s Land is a lyrical, literary trip through the wilds of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan in the company of Genevan filmmaker Gaël Motraz, which came about Swiss traveller and writer Nicolas Bouvier’s L’Usage du Monde inspired him to recreate that journey from Geneva to Iran and Pakistan some 50 years on. However, it didn’t quite work out like that. Mr. Motraz dropped by our studios and Conor Lennon asked if he started making up the film as he went along…
