Once a year, the ZFF brings Hollywood to Zurich. Then, the curtain rises on around 100 curated films, inspiring discoveries as well as World and European premieres. For eleven days, audiences have the unique opportunity to experience today's and tomorrow's big cinema stars up close and personal. A special highlight: with the ZFF taking place in autumn, you can see the films that will win Oscars six months later.

The ZFF is committed to promoting young filmmakers and offers up-and-coming filmmakers the opportunity to network with established stars of the international film industry. Our goal: to bring top-class cinema experiences even closer to the audience, to inspire even more people - and to become the home of talent for the stars of tomorrow's stars. 

The Zurich Film Festival was held for the first time in October 2005. Until 2019, the founders Karl Spoerri and Nadja Schildknecht acted as co-directors. Today, the Zurich Film Festival is headed by Festival Director Christian Jungen and Deputy Director Reta Guetg. Spoundation Picture AG's management team includes Managing Director Alessandro Monsurrò and Operations Director Marco Misuraca. The relatively young festival is now the second largest in the German-speaking world and was named one of the ten coolest film festivals in Europe by «The Guardian».