Reaching New Heights! The Zurich Film Festival enables eight emerging sales and distribution executives to learn from Hollywood's finest.

The fifth edition of the three-day talent promotion program, ZFF Summit Climber, takes place from September 25 to September 28, 2026, 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 will receive partial travel cost support from their respective organisation.

The application for the ZFF Summit Climber 2026 is already closed.