Fringe Events
Film Music Competition
Experience the world-premiere performance of the five finalists’ compositions and the thrilling James Bond-themed Film Music Concert that follows at the new and distinctly urban Tonhalle Maag. An appearance by the Swiss musician and film composer Fabian Römer will round off the evening.
189 composers from 38 countries took part in this year’s competition to score for symphony orchestra Erhan Yürük’s five-minute short film TAMAH. The five best entries will now be premiered by the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich in the presence of the finalists, before the jury chooses the winner of the Golden Eye for „Best International Film Music 2017“, an award endowed with a CHF 10’000 cash prize.
Thrilling Film Music Concert: a tribute to James Bond – the hunt for 007
The second half of the evening sees the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under the baton of Frank Strobel, and the exceptionally talented singer Tertia Botha, perform soundtrack highlights from the James Bond films. Nobody readily forgets the name „Bond…James Bond“! Equally unforgettable is the music that his name evokes. With title tracks, villain motifs and funky fanfares from such films as „Goldfinger“, „Licence to Kill“, „Casino Royale“ and „Skyfall“ igniting musical memories since the 1960s, it’s high time we paid homage to the agent with a license to kill!
The evening will also see a guest appearance by Swiss film music composer Fabian Römer, who will present a compilation of film excerpts and music from his score to the film GOTTHARD (2016).
The International Film Music Competition is organised by the Zurich Film Festival and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich in collaboration with the Forum Filmmusik.
News:
> Italian composer Giuseppe Onofrietti is the winner of the 6th International Film Music Competition
ZFF Masters
The ZFF MASTERS are chaired discussions with greats from the international film industry. Experience renowned actors, directors and producers up-close and use this opportunity to ask them questions.
Tickets for the ZFF Masters are available online and at all ZFF pre-sale ticket outlets. (For industry accredited cardholders there is a contingency reserve of tickets at the industry desk).
ALICIA VIKANDER
She’s not even 30 years old and Alicia Vikander has already taken Hollywood by storm. This extraordinarily talented Swedish actress first attracted international acclaim for her role in the period drama A ROYAL AFFAIR and then stunned with her performance in THE DANISH GIRL, for which she earned the Academy Award for best supporting actress. In her ZFF Masters session, Alicia Vikander will present her most recent movie EUPHORIA, and discuss her role as both producer and actress.
Friday, September 29, 2017, 15.30 – 16.30 Uhr, Filmpodium, Language: Englisch
ROB REINER
Been there, done that – Rob Reiner seems indeed to have done it all. If there were a hit list of cult movies, then he would be right up there at the top. He has directed such masterpieces as the mockumentary THIS IS SPINAL TAP, the Academy Award-nominated A FEW GOOD MEN and one of the most legendary romcoms of all time WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… Reiner more recently played Jordan Belfort’s father in THE WOLF OF WALLSTREET.
Saturday, September 30, 2017, 15.15 – 16.15 Uhr, Filmpodium, Language: Englisch
GLENN CLOSE
Regarded as one of the most famous actresses of her generation, the Grand Dame of Hollywood has spent a successful 40 years working in the film business. Her roles in FATAL ATTRACTION, DANGEROUS LIAISONS and, more recently, ALBERT NOBBS are unforgettable. But the multitalented Close is also a celebrated and successful screenwriter and producer with a highly respectable six Academy Award nominations to her name. Younger audiences will know Close for her award-winning portrayal in the TV series DAMAGES. Glenn Close will discuss her work in this ZFF Masters session.
Monday, October 2, 2017, 17.00 – 18.00 Uhr, Filmpodium, Language: Englisch
ANDY SERKIS
With his legendary portrayal of Gollum in the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, Serkis raised motion-capture acting to a completely new level. A computer-animated character filled with so much life had never been seen before. He went on to use his talent for playing unusual characters when he embodied Caesar in the PLANET OF THE APES remake. For his latest project, Serkis went behind the camera to direct the film BREATHE. We look forward to an exciting ZFF Masters session.
Saturday, October 7, 2017, 14.30 – 15.30 Uhr, Filmpodium, Language: Englisch
ZFF Talks
With film as its focus, the "ZFF Talks" series offers experts from various sectors the opportunity to explore controversial issues currently affecting the fields of culture, science and politics. Free entry.
Producers – Get trained, stay connected!
Host: Lucie Bader (Cinébulletin), Language: German
Friday, 29.9., 14.00 – 15.00, Festival Center
An overview of the EU MEDIA Programme’s international training opportunities with testimonials by Swiss producers: which seminar is suitable for whom? A discussion with Corinna Marschall (Executive Manager MEDIA Desk Suisse), Mauro Mueller (Fidelio Films), Rajko Jazbec (Cognito Films), Dario Schoch (Cognito Films) and Franziska Sonder (Dschoint Ventschr).
In collaboration with MEDIA Desk Suisse and Cinébulletin.
Junge Talente.ch at Zurich Film Festival
Meet & Greet
Friday, 29.9., 15.00 – 16.00, Festival Center
Come to this meet & greet with Swiss cinema’s future screen greats and get to know the successful support and promotion project „Junge Talente.ch“. The anthology film RIEN NE VA PLUS presents six emerging Swiss actors/actresses who may soon be playing a role in your next film project.
In collaboration with Junge Talente.ch and Glaus Casting
Can crimes be predicted?
PRE-CRIME by Matthias Heeder and Monika Hielscher
Saturday, 30.9., 17.30 – 18.30, NZZ Festival lounge
Big Data analysis allows us to examine large amounts of data to uncover hidden patterns and thus soon to predict crimes. The documentary PRE-CRIME takes a look behind the scenes of analytical software designed to detect crime. Experts discuss the issues of a digitally monitored society. A discussion with Dr. Ivo Wallimann-Helmer ("Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics“, University Zurich) and Karin Frick (Head of Research, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institut)
Host: Jürg Bünzli | Language: German.
Presented by Entrepreneurs' Organization
Science, Research and Film
Host: Daniel Saraga (Swiss National Science Foundation), Language: English
Saturday, 30.9., 17.30 – 18.30, Folium Sihlcity
Films arouse emotions, science provides clarity and understanding. But what influence does science have on the film world? And how does science profit from the film industry? We get to the bottom of these questions with Massimiano Bucchi (Professor of Sociology of Science and Communication in Trento).
Presented by Eye On Science and Swiss National Science Foundation
Mobile Films: From Smartphone to Star
Host: Sandeep Abraham, Director of Photography, Language: German.
Sunday, 1.10., 13.30 – 14.30, Festival Center
Today’s Smartphone is a ubiquitous all-rounder. The film technology currently found in Smartphones is so far advanced that it produces a quality of video suitable for making entire film productions, so-called mobile films. In this ZFF Talk, Sandeep Abraham, film producer and director of photography, discusses his national and international experiences with mobile filming.
Presented by UPC and Samsung
What values are important to us?
IMPREZA – DAS FEST by Alexandra Wesolowski
Monday, 2.10., 16.00 – 17.00, Festival Center
The documentary film DAS FEST sees Alexandra, who lives in Germany, confronted with the conservative views of her relatives, who live in Warsaw. A profound conflict develops. Can there be such a thing as a common consensus on values in a globalised world? Experts from the fields of film and politics discuss how to deal with traditions, values and changing values.
Host: Dr. Béatrice Acklin, Language: German.
In collaboration with Paulus Akademie
AIDS: Between Death, Normality and Healing
120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE by Robin Campillo
Tuesday, 3.10., 16.00 – 17.00, Festival Center
The film 120 battements par minute is set in Paris in the 1990s. The activist group Act Up is attempting to inject dynamism in and create more political discussion around the topic of AIDS through awareness raising initiatives. Has the virus been hushed up for too long and therefore hardly researched? Where do we stand today? Experts discuss with the public.
Host: Monika Schärer, Language: German.
Presented by Eye On Science and Life Science Zürich
Hot Debate on Climate Change
AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER by Al Gore
Friday, 6.10., 16.00–17.00, Festival Center
Al Gore attends the ZFF 2017 with his most recent film. But are we really on the verge of a global energy revolution? How long will it be before there are no more glaciers in Switzerland? And what influence does the climate have on our life and health? Researchers from the ETH and University of Zurich clarify and explain where climate research interests are focussed.
Host: Beat Glogger, Language: German.
Presented by Eye On Science and Life Science Zürich
ZFF VR Lab
September 29 – October 8 (exception: closed on October 4)
Flux Laboratory
Our virtual reality laboratory invites the audience to discover most recent VR movies. The three film programmes present new means of artistic expression and a different approach to immersive entertainment. The ZFF VR Lab is a collaboration between Flux Laboratory, We Are Cinema and ZFF. Tickets are free of charge but need to be reserved in advance at the Festival Centre.
REAL VISION
In this section acclaimed 360° VR documentaries are shown. Get overwhelmed by impressive nature or feel like an inmate in a high-security prison. Films:
BASHIR’S DREAM by Angel Manuel Soto
I SAW THE FUTURE by François Vautier
MELTING ICE by Danfung Dennis
STEP TO THE LINE by Ricardo Laganaro
Daily (except 4.10.), 12.15
FAMILY AFFAIRS
ASHES TO ASHES by Ingejan Ligthart Schenk, Jamille van Wijngaarden, Steye Hallema
THE DREAM COLLECTOR by Li Mi
KINOSCOPE by Philippe A. Collin, Clément Léotard
Daily (except 4.10.), 15.15
BEYOND REALITY
Experience poetic, surreal and fantastic travels through virtual worlds. Under water, in outer space or to the breath-taking spectacle of “Cirque du Soleil” – there are no limits in VR. Films:
I PHILIP by Pierre Sandrowicz
DREAM OF “O” by Francois Blouin, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël
ORBITAL VANITAS by Shaun Gladwell
PLANET by Momoko Seto
Daily (except 4.10.), 18.15
Nightlife & Special Offers
DAILY OFFERS
Daily 11.00 - 00.00
Festival Centre @ Sechseläutenplatz
Ticket sales, information, shop, accreditation, bar & lounge.
Enjoy the festival vibe with a delicious drink inside the ZFF Festival Centre at Sechseläutenplatz.
Daily from early till late
Food Lounge @ Globus am Bellevue
Festival-Special:
Various wraps with truffle chips from CHF 14.-
ZFF Special Tartar CHF 32.–
Tue - Sat, 22.00 – 02.00
ZFF @ Widder Garage Late Night & Drinks
Celebrate the Zurich Film Festival with a trendy cocktail and late night music at the fashionable Widder Garage.
NIGHTLIFE
Friday, 29.09., from 19.00
ZFF Silverscreen Night @ Globus
DJ ZsuZsu
Entry: CHF 15,- / accreditation free (with Kinoticket Welcome Drink incl.)
Tickets: on the door or via ticketfrog.ch/SilverscreenNight
Friday, 29.09., from 19.00
Uf Dä Kippi @ Club Bellevue
DJs: Ronny Grauer, Phil z’Viel, Nici Faerber
Entry: CHF 25.-
Saturday, 30.09., from 19.00
Saturday Night Fever @ Festival Centre
DJ Ujo
Free entry
Saturday, 30.09., from 23.00
The Bellevue Suspects @ Club Bellevue
DJs: Muri, Jovi
Entry: CHF 25.–
Monday, 02.10., from 17.00
Monday French Kiss @ Urbano Bar Four Points
Music: Saint Germain
All you can eat tarte flambée: CHF 25.–
The fitting French film, JEUNE FEMME, screens at 19.00 at Arena Sihlcity.
Free entry
Wednesday, 04.10., from 22.00
Talent Night @ Widder Garage
International DJ: DJ-Cruz
Street-graffiti-artist: Joel
Illusionist: Josh
Free entry
Thursday, 05.10., von 19.00 - 02.00
Sushi Loves Movies Party @Yooji’s Dreikönig
Thursdays Afterwork with Live DJ’s and sushi snacks.
Special Music Act: DJ ZSUZSU
Details at: yoojis.com
Free entry (incl. welcome saki)
Friday, 06.10., from 23.45
ZFF 72 Award Party @ Folium Sihlcity
Entry: CHF 10.–
Tickets: zff72.com, starticket.ch, folium.ch
Friday, 06.10., from 23.00
Bellevue Night @ Club Bellevue
Entry: CHF 25.–
Saturday, 07.10., from 22.00
Saturday Night Fever @ Festival Centre
DJ Muri
Free entry
Saturday, 07.10., from 23.00
Afterparty Overground @ Club Bellevue
Entry: CHF 25.–
SPECIAL OFFERS
Tuesday, 03.10., from 18.00
Movie Cruise
Round trip with sumptuous flying dinner, drinks à discretion and captivating film music on the beautiful Lake of Zurich, followed by a trip to the cinema to see the Austrian comedy and ZFF highlight DIE MIGRANTIGEN.
Round trip from 18.00 - 19.30 + Film screening 20.00 - 22.00
CHF 159.–, Tickets: moviecruise.ch
Friday, 06.10., from 18.30
Movie Cruise
Thrilling ZFF film drama NUMÉRO UNE followed by an exclusive round trip on Lake Zurich, with sumptuous flying dinner, drinks à discretion and captivating film music.
Film screening 18.30 - 20.30 + Round trip from 21.00 – 22.35
CHF 159.–, Tickets: moviecruise.ch
Saturday, 07.10., from 18.00
Exklusive Pre-Award Night Dinner @ Pier 7
Reception at 18.00 followed by dinner & ZFF After Party at Zurich Opera House. Four-course meal incl. drinks à discretion,
Price: CHF 147.–
Bookings: [email protected]
or tel.: 044 261 70 55
BMW Shuttle Service
Benefit from the free BMW shuttle service at Sechseläutenplatz and Shilcity Utoplatz or drive by yourself (driver's licence required)! Details at your local BMW team at Festival Centre or Sihlcity.
Standorte: Festivalzentrum Sechseläutenplatz & Sihlcity Utoplatz
30.09. / 07.10. Saturday, 16.00 – 21.00
01.10. / 08.10. Sunday, 16.00 – 21.00
Get the Festival Look
The official festival beauty lounge by Valentino & Dior
Beauty Villa Valentino, Bellerivestrasse 15, Zürich
From 28.9. to 7.10. Mon – Sat 11 – 19 Uhr
Reservation: 044 388 60 35
Complete festival look CHF 100.– / make-up only CHF 50.– / hairs only CHF 50.–
Exhibition: Framing [Science]
Scientific Image Exhibition, Folium Sihlcity
Opening/talk: Saturday, 30.09., 17.00 – 20.00
Opening times: Sunday, 01.10., 15.00 – 18.00
Opening times: Monday, 02.10. until Saturday, 07.10., 11.00 – 14.00
Free entry
(© Tobias Günther, ETH)
Whether it’s an eye, a nanoparticle or a cell structure: the exhibition Framing [Science] invites you into a fascinating visual world. Curated by Eye on Science, this exhibition presents a selection of photographs and illustrations from the SNSF Scientific Image Competition.
Presented by Eye On Science and Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
ZFF 72
ZFF 72 is Switzerland’s biggest filmmaking contest organised by the Zurich Film Festival. The competition is open to all film enthusiasts. ZFF 72 gives filmmakers 72 hours to produce a film clip based on a given theme lasting no longer than 72 seconds. Entrants are free to choose the genre of their film: from fiction and documentary to CGI and stop motion - everything is allowed. Up for grabs is a Jury Award chosen by a panel of experts and a Viewers Award chosen by the online voting community. Find more information and register on www.zff72.com
Green Carpet
Once again, this year’s ZFF red Carpet is green and leads from the Festival Centre at Sechseläutenplatz to the entrance of the cinema Corso. Enjoy the atmosphere when celebrated personalities from the film business pose for fans and photographs as they make their way to the cinema.
Janus Metz (Director), Sverrir Gudnason (Cast), Ronnie Sandahl (Screenplay)
Thu, 28.09.17, 19:25, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Opening Night: BORG/MCENROE
Thomas Haemmerli (Director, Screenplay), Mirjam von Arx (Production)
Fri, 29.09.17, 17.20, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
International Documentary Film Competition: DIE GENTRIFIZIERUNG BIN ICH: BEICHTE EINES FINSTERLINGS
Juri Steinhart (Director, Screenplay), David Fonjallaz (Production)
Fri, 29.09.17, 17.30, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Special Screening: LASST DIE ALTEN STERBEN
Luca Guadagnino (Director), Marco Morabito (Production)
Fri, 29.09.17, 17.55, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Kaleo La Belle (Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Production), Emma Marxer (Production)
Fri, 29.09.17, 20.00, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria: FELL IN LOVE WITH A GIRL
Alicia Vikander (Cast), Lisa Langseth (Director, Screenplay), Frida Bargo (Production), Patrik Andersson (Production), Charles Dance (Cast), Mark Stanley (Cast)
Fri, 29.09.17, 20.20, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Special Gala: EUPHORIA
Ildikó Enyedi (Director, Screenplay), Alexandra Borbély (Cast)
Fri, 29.09.17, 21.00, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
New World View Hungary: ON BODY AND SOUL / TESTRÖL ÉS LÉLEKRÖL
Rob Reiner (Director, Production, Cast), Michele Reiner (Production), James Marsden (Cast)
Sat, 30.09.17, 17.45, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
A Tribute To ... Award
Gala Premiere: SHOCK AND AWE
Jaron Albertin (Director), Greg Shapiro (Production)
Sat, 30.09.17, 20.20, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
International Feature Film Competition: WEIGHTLESS
Andrew Haigh (Director, Screenplay), Charlie Plummer (Cast)
Sat, 30.09.17, 20.30, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: LEAN ON PETE
Özgür Yildirim (Director, Screenplay), Moritz Bleibtreu (Cast, Production), Kida Khodr Ramadan (Cast), Birgit Minichmayr (Cast), Edin Hasanovic (Cast), Christian Becker (Production), Matthias Bollinger (Cinematography), Sebastian Thümler (Editing)
Sun, 01.10.17, 17.30, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: NUR GOTT KANN MICH RICHTEN
Glenn Close (Cast), Björn Runge (Director), Annie Starke (Cast)
Sun, 01.10.17, 19.45, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Golden Icon Award for Glenn Close
Special Gala: THE WIFE
Alexandra Wesolowski (Director, Screenplay), Julian Anselmino (Production)
Sun, 01.10.17, 21.00, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria: IMPREZA / DAS FEST
Roman Polanski (Director), Emmanuelle Seigner (Cast), Wassim Béji (Production)
Mon, 02.10.17, 18.00, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: D’APRÈS UNE HISTOIRE VRAIE
Lisa Brühlmann (Director, Screenplay)
Mon, 02.10.17, 18.25, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria: BLUE MY MIND
Matt Ruskin (Director, Screenplay, Production), Colin Warner
Mon, 02.10.17, 20.15, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: CROWN HEIGHTS
Marc Forster (Director, Screenplay, Production)
Mon, 02.10.17, 20.25, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: ALL I SEE IS YOU
Michaël R. Roskam (Director)
Tue, 03.10.17, 17.45, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: LE FIDÈLE / RACER AND THE JAILBIRD
Jake Gyllenhaal (Cast)
Tue, 03.10.17, 20.15, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Golden Eye Award
Special Gala: STRONGER
Rolf Lyssy (Director), Cast
Wed, 04.10.17, 17.30, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Special Screenings: DIE LETZTE POINTE
Aaron Sorkin (Director, Screenplay)
Wed, 04.10.17, 20.20, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Career Achievement Award
Gala Premiere: MOLLY'S GAME
Léa Pool (Director, Screenplay)
Wed, 04.10.17, 20.45, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: ET AU PIRE, ON SE MARIERA / WORST CASE WE GET MARRIED
Simon Baker (Director, Producer, Cast)
Thu, 05.10.17, 17.40, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: BREATH
Rose-Marie Schneider (Production)
Thu, 05.10.17, 20.10, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Special Screening: GIRAFFEN MACHEN ES NICHT ANDERS - DIE VATER-SPUR
Ed Guiney (Production)
Thu, 05.10.17, 21.05, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
Jared Moshé (Director), Bill Pullman (Cast)
Fri, 06.10.17, 17.30, Festivalzentrum, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN
Tonie Marshall (Director, Screenplay, Production)
Fri, 06.10.17, 18.10, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: NUMÉRO UNE / NUMBER ONE
Andrew Garfield (Cast), Andy Serkis (Director), Claire Foy (Cast), Jonathan Cavendish (Production)
Fri, 06.10.17, 20.00, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Golden Eye Award for Andrew Garfield
Special Gala: BREATHE
Ruben Östlund (Director, Screenplay, Editing)
Sat, 07.10.17, 19.30, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: THE SQUARE
Valeria Golino (Cast)
Sat, 07.10.17, 20.00, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Gala Premiere: IL COLORE NASCOSTO DELLE COSE / EMMA
Al Gore (Cast)
Sun, 08.10.17, 20.30, Festival Centre, Sechseläutenplatz
Special Gala / Closing Film: AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER
