Industry Events

First implemented within the framework of the Zurich Film Festival 2010, the Film Finance Forum has developed into a major platform dealing with film financing, marketing and distribution in the German-speaking world. Now it forms the basis of the ZURICH SUMMIT. The third ZURICH SUMMIT will take place on September 24-25, 2016 at the *****hotel The Dolder Grand.

The Zurich Summit has its origin in the Film Finance Forum® presented by Winston Baker that is realised annually in Los Angeles, New York, Cannes, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. In 2010 it took place in Zurich for the first time. The event is organised by the Zurich Film Festival and Winston | Baker.

Zurich Summit is a hub for entrepreneurs, leading figures and creatives from the film, entertainment and media industries. With the realisation that these sectors are increasingly operating as one unit rather than individual enterprises, it is the aim of Zurich Summit to bring together their diversities.

Learning from other successful models, adapting them and allowing you to profit - that is the primary goal of Zurich Summit. It is about the exchange of new ideas, contacts and models. In addition to panels and round tables, the forum also offers one-on-one discussions with its speakers.

Further information can be found under: www.zurichsummit.com.

The ZFF MASTERS are chaired discussions with celebrated personalities from the international film industry. They offer the public a fascinating insight into the creative process and attitude to film of directors, screenwriters, producers and actors. These renowned experts are available for public question-and-answer sessions.

Former ZFF MASTERS speakers include:

Jean-Jacques Annaud, Todd Haynes, Mike Leigh, Frederick Wiseman, Susanne Bier, Fatih Akin, Hans Zimmer, Ulrich Seidl, Harvey Weinstein, Harrison Ford, Marc Forster, Michael Haneke, Tim Bevan, Markus Imhoof, Jerry Weintraub, Frank Darabont, Asghar Farhadi, Tom Tykwer, Charles Ferguson, Paul Haggis, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Milos Forman, Adrian Grenier, Morgan Freeman, Christian Frei, Tan Dun, Andreas Dresen, Peter Rommel, Sylvester Stallone and many more.

Click here to watch videos of ZFF MASTERS sessions.

The ZFF MASTERS will take place during the 12th Zurich Film Festival at Filmpodium. The 2016 programme will be available in mid September. The ZFF MASTERS are publicly accessible events aimed both at members of the film industry and festival visitors.

The ZFF MASTER CLASS facilitates networking between young, talented filmmakers and leading experts from the film industry and imparts creative filmmaking know-how. Participants are given the opportunity to interact with established industry role models who are themselves exceptional filmmakers. The ZFF MASTER CLASS serves as a source of motivation and inspiration for young filmmakers.

The ZFF MASTER CLASS first took place in 2006 and has grown ever since. Former ZFF MASTER CLASS speakers include:

Claire Denis, Sabine Boss, Hossein Amini, Christian Petzold, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Nadav Schirman, Stefan Arndt, Donald De Line, Greg Shapiro, Benh Zeitlin, Michael Shamberg, Pietro Scalia, David Flynn, Daniél Espinosa, Stefan Arsenijevic, John Battsek, Oliver Hermanus, Janine Jackowski, Christine Vachon, Jessica Hausner, Nenad Puhovski, Jennifer Fox, Vilmos Zsigmond, Barry Gifford, Jeremy Thomas, Brad Simpson, Terry Gilliam, Niki Reiser, Erwin Wagenhofer, Dale Launer, Michael Keaton, Randal Kleiser, Larry Charles, Ken Loach, Bent Hamer, Hervé Schneid, Peter Fonda, Costa-Gavras, Oliver Stone, Pavel Lungin, Stanislaw Mucha, Jim Stark, Quirin Berg, Al Ruddy, Bettina Oberli, Matthew Modine, Moritz Bleibtreu, Stephen Frears, Jan Harlan, Ueli Steiger, and many more.

ZFF MASTER CLASS (website)

The ZFF TALKS series presents the opportunity to speak with personalities from the film industry. International actors and film workers offer the public fascinating insight into the challenges they face both behind and in front of the camera. The ZFF TALKS take place in the Festival Centre at Sechseläutenplatz.

Detailed information on the 2016 ZFF TALKS will be released by September 2016.