Spotlight
ZHdK Filme an den 59. Solothurner Filmtagen
Worldpremiere of Bachelor Diplomafilm REMEMEBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO in Locarno
Worldpremiere of Master Diplomafilm in San Sebastián AND THE WIND WEEPS
Degree Films 2023
Remeber, broken crayons colour too
Urša Kastelic and Shannet Clemmings | 2023 | Documentary, LGBTQIA | 13.5 min
Shannet shares her journey of healing the wounds caused by transphobia.
On my Way Home
Konstantin Shishkin | 2023 | Coming of Age, Drama | 14.5 min
I’m on my way. It leads me through my memories. All the way to home.
To The Sun
Ivan Avramović | 2023 | Comedy | 21 min
Can homeless Nia escape her predicament?
Nowrooz
M. Reza Jafari | 2023 | Experimental, Drama | 17.5 min
Thorns turn into flowers through love.
Electric Fields
Lisa Gertsch | 2023 | Drama | 80 min
An inexplicable shift in the rules of the world brings to light people’s forgotten dreams.
Of Animals and Humans
Lisa Jödicke | 2023 | Documentary | 23.5 min
Petting mice, styling dogs, killing cows.
A Monster called Love
Sophia Lara Nimue Schweizer | 2023 | Experimental, Fantasy, Horror, LGBTQIA, Dance | 13 min
Once upon a time O. wakes up from a nightmare...
Eyes Shut
Angela Kuhn | 2023 | Drama, Coming of Age | 11 min
The bond between two siblings suffers the burden of domestic violence.
Hemmli
Achille Lietha | 2019 | Fantasy | 9 min
A lonely artist is called by a disembodied voice.
The Value of Things
Tobias Luchsinger | 2023 | 69 min
Three people, a film crew, one goal. They want to make a sustainable change in society.
Where the Wild Bees Are
Pascal Kohler | 2023 | Documentary | 9.5 min
Wild Bees are being displaced from their habitat by farmed honey bees.
Without Reason
Vanessa Blättler | 2023 | Drama | 25 min
Frida goes through a rollercoaster of emotions, told in a surprising and multilayered way.
And the wind weeps
Aulona Selmani | 2023 | 24.5 min
An untold war story
Theory of Change
Dennis Stauffer | 2023 | Documentary | 72 min
A political hero's journey without a happy ending
Mr. Karlsen
Basil Burger | 2023 | Drama, Coming of Age | 15 min
Book antiquarian Karlsen can not get away from his store.
Klemens - For the love of things
Tobias Wanner | 2023 | Documentary | 20 min
The restless collector Klemens is alone with his vision, he has to clear his storerooms.
Heimisch
Zoë Bayer | 2023 | Experimental, Drama | 7.5 min
A night on an empty campsite turns into a nightmare for three young camp leaders.
Showcase
Millimeterle
Pascal Reinmann | 2016 | Drama, Coming of Age | 15 min
Swimming. Night. Adolescents. A dangerous balancing act between game and reality.
Dark Black Eyes
Franziska Schlienger | 2010 | Documentary | 51 min
Paul Haller led a life of yearning for the absolute truth.
Balazher
Lesia Kordonets | 2013 | Documentary, Road Movie | 29.5 min
A Ukrainian bus, old in years and kilometers.
Making of: Die Unerträglichkeit der Schärfe
Martin Arpagaus and Norbert Kottmann | 2013 | Making Of | 14 min
Video zum 4K–Forschungsprojekt
Tauchä
Dominik Locher | 2013 | Drama | 14 min
Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"
The Kids are alright
Rafael Kistler | 2014 | Coming of Age, Road Movie | 9.5 min
Luka is clattering through the night with his Piaggio Ciao until he met a little boy..
Warum Kurt sich in den Schrank sperrt...
Patrick Karpiczenko | 2008 | Comedy | 9 min
Kurt locked himself in the closet and refuses to come out.
Aufhellungen im Laufe des Tages
Anna-Lydia Florin | 2001 | Experimental | 14 min
A round of inconspicuous events.
Ölmeye Yatmak
Esen Isik | 1997 | Drama | 23.5 min
Zeynep, a turkish women, is about to be deported
Ein Prinzessinnen-Film
Lisa Gertsch | 2016 | Experimental, Fantasy, Children | 7 min
Hylas und die Nymphen
Lisa Brühlmann | 2013 | Fantasy, Thriller | 11 min
Lolita goes anarchy.
Un dia y nada
Lorenz Merz | 2008 | Drama | 21 min
An abandoned tourist resort at the end of the world.
Fascht e Dokfilm
Marco Arrigoni | 2016 | Comedy | 26 min
Labyrinth
Diego Hauenstein | 2016 | Drama | 19 min
Carnival
Teneriffa
Hannes Baumgartner | 2012 | Drama, Adventure | 21 min
A story from the swiss backcountry.
Gran Canaria
Samuel Ammann | 2001 | Drama | 25 min
Maria represses her loneliness by sacrificingly caring for other people's problems.
Cafe Gilberte
Maria Sigrist | 2010 | Drama | 5 min
It’s a normal day in a coffee shop of a small American town. Suddenly the oxygen runs out.
Aujourd'hui, il ne pleut pas en Suisse
Lara Stoll | 2015 | Comedy | 10.5 min
An homage to the unspectacular.
Echo
Jelena Pavlovic | 2018 | Experimental, Coming of Age | 18 min
A journey into the depths of the subconscious.
Digital Immigrants
Dennis Stauffer and Norbert Kottmann | 2016 | Documentary | 21 min
A group of seniors is trying to find their place in the digital age.
Sjeki Vatcsh!
Thomas Ott | 2001 | Fantasy, Horror | 15 min
An accountant dies and finds himself on the train that is supposed to take him to paradise
Fledermäuse im Bauch
Thomas Gerber | 2004 | Comedy, Fantasy | 18 min
Viktor is a vampire who feels like a failure because he has not managed to bite anyone.
Lothar
Luca Zuberbühler | 2013 | Comedy, Fantasy | 13 min
Forced to be alone: Whenever Lothar sneezes, nearby objects explode. To
Letzte Spuren
Norbert Kottmann and Oliver Rogers | 2013 | Doku-Animation | 7 min
Was passiert, wenn ein Leichnam über Tage oder Wochen unentdeckt bleibt?
Where are we going
Cosima Frei | 2012 | Coming of Age | 20 min
Cem runs away from his family who want to ship him back to Turkey.
Bei Parish
Yaël Parish | 2003 | Documentary | 30 min
This film should have been about the former nannies of the director.
Floh!
Christine Wiederkehr | 2005 | Comedy | 16 min
The child prodigy Floh has a wild story to tel.
Sonnenhalb
Martina Fischbacher | 2006 | Documentary | 29 min
Toggenburg. Since the day I left the valley, I have missed it.
Peggys Parade
Bigna Tomschin | 2011 | Documentary | 15 min
Peggy fights for her womens group to be part of the parade called "Sechseläuten".
Als der Funke übersprang
Annette Brütsch | 2010 | Documentary | 16 min
Grüne Weihnacht
Thomas Hess | 1998 | Comedy | 7 min
A man goes into the forest to steal a Christmas tree to decorate his living room.
Supernova
Bettina Oberli | 2000 | Coming of Age | 14 min
Today is his best day, today is the supernova.
Le Dimanche en famille
Annie Gisler | 2013 | Documentary | 25 min
"Sunday with the familiy" is an intimate portrait of a family observed from the kitchen.
Cloud Rider
Manuela Rüegg | 2016 | Children, Drama | 18 min
Maximilian loves daydreaming, but his mother won’t let him.
Nightglow
Fabienne Andreoli | 2017 | Coming of Age | 15 min
Lea is in the middle of her preparation for an important figure skating competition.
Blue blue sky
Bigna Tomschin | 2014 | Children | 8 min
"In summer everyone goes on vacation, to the beach I guess."
Degree Films 2022
Belcanto
Ian Oggenfuss | 2022 | Drama | 17.5 min
The opera singer Enrico is confronted with his mothers death on the premiere night.
Bird's nest
Julie Olympia Cahannes | 2022 | Comedy | 13 min
A flat search through death notices
Sorry No Vacancy
Lars Wicki | 2022 | Comedy | 10 min
Mrs. Bünzli does not want to take in a refugee.
Ukopan
Andrea Popović | 2022 | Drama | 28 min
A story of belonging, melancholia and ripped roses.
Time Stranger
Lara Jacobs | 2022 | Drama | 9.5 min
An easily distracted young woman loses her grip on time.
Chagrin Valley
Nathalie Berger | 2022 | Documentary | 62 min
A journey to a crystallized past through the residents and workers of an elderly home.
Thing
Pascale Egli and Aurelio Ghirardelli | 2022 | Documentary | 23 min
Is love more than just a projection?
Utopia
Michael Schwendinger | 2022 | Documentary, Experimental | 18 min
A visual study of the ambivalence of human needs.
The true face
Emanuel Hänsenberger | 2022 | Drama | 16.5 min
A stormy concert. A winemaker. And her blind father who won't listen.
The Glasbox
Lena Imboden | 2022 | Drama | 19 min
Play becomes serious: a journey into the depths of repressed memories.
Heart Fruit
Kim Allamand | 2022 | Drama, Comedy, LGBTQIA, Dance | 20 min
5 episodes about imperfection in relationships.
Der Molchkongress
Matthias Sahli | 2022 | Experimental, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 15 min
Stop feeding the salamanders!
Motherland
Stefania Burla | 2022 | Drama | 15 min
Due to the current political state, a Polish grandma is asked to emigrate to her family.
Motër
Dorentina Imeri | 2022 | Drama, Mobile | 12 min
So that the silken thread does not tear, the firstborn takes over the parental tasks.
get up and go
Aurelio Ghirardelli | 2022 | Road Movie | 14 min
To feel the wall you are running against, it is necessary to move.
Half Conversations
Valentin Raeber | 2022 | Comedy | 8 min
A listless young man suffers from the expectations of those around him.
Degree Films 2021
Antes de Cenar
Manolo Zacate Lizárraga | 2017 | Fiction | 17 min
A portrait of a family is revealed through their dreams.
Domiz 2
Shafa Semo | 2021 | Documentary | 22 min
It seems all difficult for the family. But the hope is still there.
Forget me not
Lea Gygli | 2021 | Fiction | 22 min
In the care of the forest Yuna finds acceptance for the cycle of life.
Phlegm
Jan-David Bolt | 2021 | Fantasy, Horror, Comedy | 6 min
Crush. Crush. Crash.
Onur Calling
Annik Faivre | 2021 | Documentary, LGBTQIA | 37 min
Onur leads the filmmaker to the gay prides in lstanbul and Zurich.
The Evil Witch
Valentin Räber | 2021 | Adventure | 11 min
In a medieval village, Valesquita discovers the sinister machinations of her mother.
It must
Jumana Issa and Flavio Luca Marano | 2021 | Drama | 18.5 min
Silvia is going through a day of defeat.
Supernova
Rapahel Schulze-Schilddorf | 2021 | Essay | 18.5 min
Destruction is a part of us, we are part of it.
L’autre côté de son âme
Kathrin Schweizer | 2021 | Coming of Age, Drama, Experimental, LGBTQIA | 23.5 min
The twins Lucie and Pierre believe they have switched bodies.
A town still standing
Marvin Meckes and Lukas Fuhrimann | 2021 | Documentary | 18.5 min
Everything ticks in Triberg, the birthplace of the cuckoo clock. Only time stands still.
Love will come later
Julia Furer | 2021 | Documentary | 81 min
A young Maroccan in search for love and a brighter future. What price will he pay for it?
Smoke Break
Alan Sahin | 2021 | Documentary | 9.5 min
Seven places where people are on a cigarette break.
Folly for Two
Nicole Doppmann | 2021 | Coming of Age, Drama, Experimental | 8 min
On her magical search for freedom, Mia also finds herself.
Talponi
Vanja Victor Kabir Tognola | 2021 | Fiction, Comedy | 15 min
Unable to afford a fancy holiday, a family hides at home to save their reputation.
So far, so good
Leon Schwitter | 2021 | Experimental, Comedy | 13.5
Four groups sweat without noticing that the water is up to their necks.
Fishfingers
Lars Mulle | 2021 | Comedy, Short, Drama | 8.5 min
Summer is over, it's hard to let it go.
Degree Films 2020
The sad Ballad of Isabell K.
Carlo Beer | 2020 | Satire, Black Comedy | 20.5 min
Unable to overcome the death of her dog, Isabell decides that no one should have a dog.
Café Zentrum
Fabienne Steiner | 2020 | Documentary | 20.5 min
The end of an era is near – for a generation as for the Café Zentrum
Oh my dear child
Seraina Scherini | 2020 | Drama | 22.5 min
Mother, daughter and cat are looking for love.
Deaf Samurai Apocalypse Ultra
Kenneth Gilomen | 2020 | Thriller, Western, Post-Apocalypse | 11.5 min
Only one will leave the inn alive.
Gaia
Flurina Gutmann | 2019 | Children | 9.5 min
Gaia lives alone in the forest. To save the planet, she needs to go to town.
Arada
Jonas Schaffter | 2020 | Documentary | 83 min
Arada – displaced to a foreign homeland.
we are fine.
Lukas Bösch | 2020 | Direct Cinema | 15 min
A digital shopping experience.
The train station
Elias Jutzet | 2020 | Comedy, Fantasy | 13 min
Four strangers are waiting for a train in an remote train station.
The Film About The Propellerman
Johannes Bachmann | 2020 | Comedy, Short Film | 22.5 min
Josef wants to fly and Claudius wants to make his degree film.
Die Kirche im Dorf
Isil Demircan | 2020 | Fiction | 18.5 min
Pushing Boundaries
Lesia Kordonets | 2020 | Documentary | 100 min
A portrait of a country, being incapacitated by the war – it had lost its limbs.
The Nitwits
Jan Linhart | 2020 | Comedy, Serie | 19 min
Hate your job? Don’t jump! Watch THE NITWITS instead.
Bićemo Najbolji
Jelena Vujovic | 2020 | Drama | 20 min
A Romeo & Juliet story set in the Kosovo War 1998.
Human Resources of Ugago
Ennio Ruschetti and David Oesch | 2019 | Science Fiction, Comedy, Animation | 13.5 min
Dave is the last human in an office full of hip robots.
Jesus loves you
Urs Berlinger | 2020 | Drama | 15.5
A father-son story about faith and heavy metal.
Mother
Daniel Grabherr | 2020 | Drama | 21 min
A mother is confronted with her son’s suicide.
Das Ende der Unschuld
Daniel Best Arias | 2020 | Fiction | 69 min
Manuela erlebt auf dem Geburtstag ihrer Freundin Vanessa eine unvergessliche Nacht.
Conversation at the end of life
Fabienne Koch | 2020 | Essay | 18.5 min
How does one stand growing old?
Milk
Florian Hinder | 2020 | Drama | 29 min
A peasant couple loses everything, but they discover love.
Next
Beryl Guhl | 2020 | Drama | 16 min
Larissa, a young woman seeks recognition using socialplatforms as guidelines.
Degree Films 2019
Human Resources of Ugago
2019 | Comedy, Science Fiction | 13.5 min
Dave is the last human in an office full of hip robots.
Cru
2019 | Thriller, Drama | 10 min
Sweat, blood and tears go into making every dish.
I see you
Luca Ribler | 2019 | Kurzspielfilm | 20.5 min
Christina lässt zu das Joel Nacktfotos von ihr macht. Kann sie ihm damit vertrauen?
No Promised Land
Raphael Bondy | 2019 | Documentary | 52 min
Four young Ethiopian Jews struggle with racism against their community in Israel.
Fomo
2019 | Love Story, Thriller | 6 min
In search of a stranger, a young woman goes into her deepest dream world.
Anna Dongmu
Hae-Sup Sin | 2019 | Fantasy, Coming of Age | 18.5 min
A Swiss-Korean girl meets a mysterious North Korean man, who appears in her wardrobe.
Hand in Hand
2019 | Satire | 3 min
Two politicians shake hands. The situation gets out of hand.
Mama
Marlene Maggi | 2019 | Drama | 6.5 min
13-year-old Emil fearfully awaits his mother’s arrival.
Things Falling Apart
2019 | Science Fiction | 25.5 min
In the future everyone has a brain implant from TEL that gives people telepathy.
Make My Day
Kirstin Reppas | 2019 | Road movie | 23 min
Reto, who decidedly has enough troubles of his own, drives a teenage runaway home to Italy
Therese
Fabiana Serpa | 2019 | BioPic | 29 min
Princess Therese of Bavaria, travels incognito to Brazil in 1888.
Isola
Aurelio Buchwalder | 2019 | Documentary | 70 min
Dialogue with a penal colony.
Circles
Noah Frey | 2019 | Drama | 21 min
Are we shaped by our memories or are we shaping our memories?
Scherbenmosaik
Jonathan Hug | 2019 | Drama | 20 min
Fabrice is getting abused by his girlfriend, what is he going to do?
Midnight
Giorgi Sakhelashvili | 2017 | Drama, mystery | 7 min
During a night’s drive, Luca is caught up in his past and loses his sense of reality.