Café Zentrum

2020 | Documentary | 20.5 min | BA Film

Directed by Fabienne Steiner

Collection: Degree Films 2020

In the small swiss town of St.Gallen there is a café for seniors that hasn’t changed in over 27 years. The calming background music is as inviting as the extraordinary decoration. Being a one man operation, the host Ernst Vogel doesn’t only offer coffee and cake, also blood pressure monitors can be ordered over the counter. Soon Vogel will retire and his aging guests will lose their cosy café. One last time Vogel will sing carols and celebrate christmas with his regulars.

Runtime20.5 min
Year of Production2020
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatProRes, DCP
Aspect Ratio16:9
Audio FormatStereo, 5.1
Shot onSony
Shooting FormatXAVC
Spoken LanguageSwiss German
Available SubtitlesGerman, English
Director, Cinematography, Production Manager Fabienne Steiner
Editor Fabienne Steiner
Lukas Fuhrimann
Leading ActorsErnst Vogel
Location Sound Engineer Fabienne Steiner
Sound Design Nicole Doppmann
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Digital Colorist Fabienne Steiner, Ralph Wetli
Graphic Artist Fabienne Steiner
Technical Support Equipment Gian Courtin
Technical Support Postproduction Norbert Kottmann, Yasmin Joerg

Project Supervision Sabine Gisiger
Project Mentoring Sabine Gisiger, Barbara Weber

Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Programme Director Sabine Boss