«Leading FeMales in Film» stellt am ZFF inspirierende Frauen in den Mittelpunkt, welche über ihren Werdegang berichten und die unterschiedlichen Herausforderungen in der Filmbranche aufzeigen. 2024 widmete sich das Panel der Rolle von Regisseurinnen. Mit BARBIE von Greta Gerwig kam im Jahr 2023 einer der erfolgreichste Film von einer Frau. Doch die…

Im Rahmen der ZFF Masters findet sich unser Publikum in einem Kinosaal ein, um Talks mit Schauspielern, Regisseurinnen, Drehbuchautorinnen oder anderen Filmschaffenden zu verfolgen. In dieser Folge ist Sebastian Stan zu Gast. Internationale Bekanntheit erlangte er durch seine Rollen in der Serie GOSSIP GIRL (2007-2010) und im Film BLACK SWAN (2010)…

Im Rahmen der ZFF Masters findet sich unser Publikum in einem Kinosaal ein, um Talks mit Schauspielern, Regisseurinnen, Drehbuchautorinnen oder anderen Filmschaffenden zu verfolgen. In dieser Folge ist Kate Winslet zu Gast – eine wahre Ikone des Kinos, die durch ihre Wandelbarkeit in grossen Studio-Blockbustern, aber auch in keinen Indie-Produktion…

In dieser Folge spricht ZFF Artistic Director Christian Jungen mit Redaktorin Vivien Sasso über seine Highlights unter den 107 Filmen des diesjährigen Programms. Er erzählt, welcher Film ihn am meisten zum Lachen gebracht hat, das grösste Diskussionspotential bietet, die schönsten Bilder auf die Leinwand bringt und den besten Soundtrack beinhaltet.…

One of cinema's most versatile character actresses, German-born Diane Kruger is regarded as a star both in France and Hollywood. Her international breakthrough came when she played Helen in Wolfgang Peterson's historical drama TROY (2004). She garnered numerous awards for her role as Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's INGLOURIOUS BASTER…

Im Mai 2024 feiert unser Artistic Director Christian Jungen sein 5-jähriges Jubiläum beim Zurich Film Festival. Im Interview mit der ZFF-Redaktorin Vivien Sasso lässt er die letzten Jahre Revue passieren, spricht über die grössten Herausforderungen und Highlights seines Berufs und erzählt von seinem Werdegang und seiner Leidenschaft fürs Kino und d…

Mads Mikkelsen has established himself as an irresistible character actor. On one hand, through his appearances in Danish auteur films such as PUSHER by Nicolas Winding Refn, ADAM'S APPLES by Anders Thomas Jensen and THE HUNT by Thomas Vinterberg. But he has also made a name for himself in Hollywood and has inspired a wide audience - including in S…

Unfortunately, we had some technical problems during the recording of this episode, but we don't want to withhold it from you: Ethan Hawke has achieved worldwide renown as an actor and shone with his performances across a wide variety of genres. He first attracted significant attention in Peter Weir's coming-of-age drama DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989). …

Margarethe von Trotta ist die Grande Dame des deutschen Kinos und schuf sich einen Namen als Regisseurin, Drehbuchautorin und Schauspielerin. Sie erlangte vor allem durch Rollen in Filmen von Rainer Werner Fassbinder oder Volker Schlöndorff Bekanntheit als Schauspielerin. Ab dem Ende der 1970er Jahre stand sie selbst hinter der Kamera und avanciert…

Der grosse #Barbenheimer Sommer, Streik in Hollywood und 150 Filme, die am ZFF liefen: Hinter uns liegt ein aufregendes Kinojahr 2023. Der ZFF Artistic Director Christian Jungen und die beiden ZFF Heads of Programme Reta Guetg und Anja Fröhner lassen die letzten Monate Revue passieren und erzählen von ihren Highlights aus der Kinowelt. Zudem lassen…

Im Rahmen von «ZFF für Kinder» bietet das Zurich Film Festival unter dem Jahr mehrere Workshoptage an. In verschiedenen Kursen können Kinder von 8 bis 13 Jahren in die Filmwelt eintauchen und dabei von Profis lernen. Die ZFF-Redaktorin Vivien Sasso hat einen dieser Workshoptage besucht und die mitwirkenden Filmemacherinnen und Filmemacher interview…

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 Ver…

Mit der Eröffnung des Kinos Frame an der Zürcher Europaallee, bekommt das Zurich Film Festival ein ganzjähriges Zuhause. Betrieben wird das Frame von der Vermarktungsfirma des ZFF, der Spoundation Motion Picture AG (SMP). Jennifer Somm ist Managing Director der SMP und erzählt in diesem Podcast, wie es dazu kam, dass das ZFF ein eigenes Kino eröffn…

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 üb…

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) earne…

She is one of the most versatile actresses in European cinema: Two-time César winner Charlotte Gainsbourg also proved her talent in international productions like JANE EYRE (1996) and I'M NOT THERE (2007). She enjoys a long-standing collaborative relationship with Lars von Trier: She received the Award for Best Actress at Cannes for ANTICHRIST (200…

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.Door Zurich Film Festival

Das 17. Zurich Film Festival 2021 steht vor der Tür! Das Programm ist online und der Teppich (fast) ausgerollt. Was das Führungsduo Christian Jungen und Elke Mayer eine Woche for Festivalbeginn auf Trab hält und auf was sie sich freuen, erzählen sie im neuen ZFF Podcast.

Das Programm des 16. Zurich Film Festival 2020 wurde bekanntgegeben. Dahinter stecken monatelange Arbeit und ein grosses Team von sogenannten "Programmern". Was macht eigentlich ein Festival-Programmer und wie kommen die Filme ans ZFF? Artistic Director Christian Jungen und Programmleiter Georg Bütler erzählen von ihrer Arbeit und stellen das neue …

This episode presents ‘A Conversation with’ Kristen Stewart – one of America’s most brilliant and talented young actresses. She plays the Nouvelle Vague icon Jean Seberg in her latest movie SEBERG that she presented at ZFF in 2019. In this talk you will learn more about Kristen Stewart’s acting career and how she overcame her shyness. She talks abo…

Oliver Stone is one of the most successful filmmakers of our time. The three-time Academy Award winner is recognized for his controversial takes on recent American History with films such as PLATOON, NATURAL BORN KILLERS and SNOWDEN. His presence and his films have been part of the Zurich Film Festival over and over since 2007. In 2019 he presided …

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 creativ…

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 hi…

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…

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 Ete…

This episode presents a 'ZFF Masters' with Johnny Depp, the Hollywood star known for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise and auteur films such as "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Finding Neverland". The three times Academy Award nominee visited the Zurich Film Festival in 2018 for the world premiere of his film "Richard Says Goodbye". He …

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 s…

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 co…

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with Glenn Close. She was a guest at the Zurich Film Festival in 2017 to receive the festival’s prestigious Golden Icon Award for having made a lasting artistic contribution to the art of cinema with films such as The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons and Albert Cobbs. Close is known for doing …

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with non other than the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger who was at the Zurich Film Festival in 2015 to receive the prestigious Golden Icon Award. His infamous phrase „I’ll be back“ in the 1984’s cult film The Terminator is known worldwide. However, Schwarzenegger is not only known as an actor but has also ma…

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with Austrian film director and screenwriter Michael Haneke, an icon of Austrian cinema having made widely recognized films such as Funny Games, The White Ribbon and Amour. During this interview, he lets us in on the secrets of his infamous sequence shots and reveals his opinion on mainstream cinema and the …

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, who sadly passed away at the beginning of 2018. In the following interview, Forman shares hilarious little on-set anecdotes from improvised scenes in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest and teaching a horse to walk through a paper wall for several months in the 1984’s film Amad…

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with Woody Harrelson who was a guest at the festival in 2016 to personally present his film LBJ. He talks about the incredibly bumpy beginning of his career in New York, from the struggles of finding an agent, to giving up and finally landing his first acting job. Harrelson shares several hilarious anecdotes…

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with Hans Zimmer, one of the most famous and successful film composers in the world, having been nominated for an Academy Award an incredible 11 times. In 2014, a selection of his works was performed at the International Film Music Concert when he visited Zurich to receive the festival’s prestigious Lifetime…

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with Danish director Susanne Bier, who gained world wide success with films such as After the Wedding in 2006 and 2010’s In A Better World. She visited the Zurich Film Festival in 2014 to preside over the International Feature Film Jury. During her „ZFF Masters“ she talks about her approach to filmmaking and…

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with Todd Haynes, who proves himself to be a true cinephile with an unconditional passion for film history. He talks about the 1967’ film The Graduate and what a huge impact the film and its main protagonist Benjamin had on him and his work. It is such a joy to listen to Haynes, who has been a pioneering fil…

Today’s podcast presents a „ZFF Masters“ with the one and only Sylvester Stallone. He was at the festival in 2008 to receive the prestigious Golden Icon Award. Mostly known as an action hero in films such as The Expendables, Rambo and the Rocky series, in this “ZFF Masters” Stallone gives a very inspiring insight into his incredible work as a scree…

Today’s podcast presents a “ZFF Masters” with Daniel Radcliffe. He was a guest at the Zurich Film Festival in 2016 to personally present his two films Swiss Army Man and Imperium. Radcliffe is without a doubt the most charming person you will ever encounter. In the most humorous and cordial way, he talks about the difficulties of playing a dead per…