American filmmaker Richard Linklater will be honoured at this year’s Zurich Film Festival with the Career Achievement Award for his life’s work, receiving the Golden Eye. He will accept the award in person on 28 September at the Filmpodium Zürich. “The ZFF pays tribute to Linklater as one of the most influential auteur filmmakers of … Read more
Martin Moszkowicz has been appointed president of the Zurich Film Festival with effect from 1 July 2026. Claudia Lässer and Sabine Boss will also join the Board of Directors, while current president Doris Fiala is stepping down. “Martin Moszkowicz is the ideal president for us because he comes from the creative side of the industry, … Read more
FilmNation Entertainment founder and CEO Glen Basner will receive the Game Changer Award at this year’s Zurich Summit, which takes place from 25-27 September 2026 in Switzerland. The Zurich Film Festival will honour Basner for his “outstanding achievements, excellent cinematic taste, and significant contributions within the film industry”. Basner is founder and chief executive officer … Read more
The Zurich Film Festival will honour Swiss director Petra Volpe with the Golden Eye Award for her film Late Shift. The award will be presented in Los Angeles on Monday 12 January, during an exclusive For Your Consideration screening of the film for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Late Shift … Read more
The Zurich Film Festival has confirmed its Golden Eyes for 2025, with Father by Tereza Nvotová triumphing in the Feature Film Competition and I Love You, I Leave You by Zurich-based Moris Freiburghaus victorious in the Documentary Film Competition. This marks the first time the Golden Eye in the Documentary Film Competition has been awarded … Read more
Zurich Film Festival has announced that it will honour Oscar-nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach with an A Tribute to … Award. Celebrating Baumbach’s “outstanding body of work”, ZFF will present the award on 26 September during the gala for his new film Jay Kelly at the Kongresshaus. In a press release, ZFF said: “Noah Baumbach has … Read more
Zurich Film Festival has announced that Dakota Johnson (Materialists) will open this year’s event, which takes place from 25 September to 5 October. Johnson will present her relationship comedy Splitsville with director, actor and producer Michael Angelo Covino at the festive Opening Night–a project she not only stars in but produced. The 35-year-old will also … Read more
Zurich entrepreneur and former National Councilor Doris Fiala has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) with immediate effect. In this role, she will represent the ZFF publicly and help further strengthen its ties with political and business sectors. She succeeds Roger Crotti, who has stepped down from … Read more
For the past ten years, the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) has been part of the NZZ Group. Now, a new ownership group led by Festival Director Christian Jungen is taking over the ZFF. The new owners include Vice Director Reta Guetg, entrepreneur and TV host Max Loong, long-time ZFF President Felix E. Müller, and finance … Read more
The main awards of the 20th Zurich Film Festival competitions presented at the Opera House. The Golden Eyes of the anniversary edition are awarded to the film ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL by Rungano Nyoni in the Feature Film Competition and BLACK BOX DIARIES by Shiori Itō in the Documentary Competition. The competition at the … Read more