The Zurich Film Festival enables eight junior sales and distribution executives to learn from Hollywood's finest. The forth edition of the three-day talent promotion program, ZFF Summit Climber, takes place from September 26 to September 29, 2025, in conjunction with the Zurich Summit, the Zurich Film Festival's prestigious boutique conference, at The Dolder Grand hotel.

There are no participation or application fees for the program. Travel expenses to and from the event must be covered by the participants themselves. Members of Europa Distribution and Europa International will receive partial travel cost support from their respective organisation.

The deadline for applications is July, 27, 2025. Further information and the application form can be found further down on this page.

Find out more about our ZFF Summit Climbers and alumni of the past years!

All ZFF Summit Climber Alumni of the past years

Our ZFF Summit Climbers benefit from intimate breakout sessions from high-profile speakers. Roeg Sutherland, Tom Quinn and Kristen Figeroid, among others, have already passed on their expert knowledge to our participants.