Spotlight
4 Filme am Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival!
Zwei Filme räumen am Max Ophüls Preis 2024 ab!
Bachelor Diplomfilm von Ursa Kastelic gewinnt Preis am renommierten SXSW!
Degree Films 2023
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.
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...
Where the Wild Bees Are
Pascal Kohler | 2023 | Documentary | 9.5 min
Wild Bees are being displaced from their habitat by farmed honey bees.
Nowrooz
M. Reza Jafari | 2023 | Experimental, Drama | 17.5 min
Thorns turn into flowers through love.
Of Animals and Humans
Lisa Jödicke | 2023 | Documentary | 23.5 min
Petting mice, styling dogs, killing cows.
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.
Mr. Karlsen
Basil Burger | 2023 | Drama, Coming of Age | 15 min
Book antiquarian Karlsen can not get away from his store.
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
Eyes Shut
Angela Kuhn | 2023 | Drama, Coming of Age | 11 min
The bond between two siblings suffers the burden of domestic violence.
To The Sun
Ivan Avramović | 2023 | Comedy | 21 min
Can homeless Nia escape her predicament?
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.
Electric Fields
Lisa Gertsch | 2023 | Drama | 80 min
An inexplicable shift in the rules of the world brings to light people’s forgotten dreams.
Theory of Change
Dennis Stauffer | 2023 | Documentary | 72 min
A political hero's journey without a happy ending
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.
Hemmli
Achille Lietha | 2019 | Fantasy | 9 min
A lonely artist is called by a disembodied voice.
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
Die Burg
Simon Jaquemet | 2005 | Drama, Coming of Age | 27 min
Antoine and Meier were best friends as teenagers.
Ölmeye Yatmak
Esen Isik | 1997 | Drama | 23.5 min
Zeynep, a turkish women, is about to be deported
Aufhellungen im Laufe des Tages
Anna-Lydia Florin | 2001 | Experimental | 14 min
A round of inconspicuous events.
Tauchä
Dominik Locher | 2013 | Drama | 14 min
Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"
Hylas und die Nymphen
Lisa Brühlmann | 2013 | Fantasy, Thriller | 11 min
Lolita goes anarchy.
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
Balazher
Lesia Kordonets | 2013 | Documentary, Road Movie | 29.5 min
A Ukrainian bus, old in years and kilometers.
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.
Labyrinth
Diego Hauenstein | 2016 | Drama | 19 min
Carnival
Peggys Parade
Bigna Tomschin | 2011 | Documentary | 15 min
Peggy fights for her womens group to be part of the parade called "Sechseläuten".
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.
Echo
Jelena Pavlovic | 2018 | Experimental, Coming of Age | 18 min
A journey into the depths of the subconscious.
Journey to Jerusalem
Monica Amgwerd | 2012 | Comedy | 10 min
Emma and Gloria are having coffee before work.
Meyers
Steven Hayes | 2003 | Comedy | 12 min
Married for 30 years, Ernst and Edna lead the usual life of couples their age.
Nightglow
Fabienne Andreoli | 2017 | Coming of Age | 15 min
Lea is in the middle of her preparation for an important figure skating competition.
Fascht e Dokfilm
Marco Arrigoni | 2016 | Comedy | 26 min
Apprentice
Aurelio Buchwalder | 2013 | Coming of Age | 11 min
The film is about a carpentry apprentice who is confronted with his craft and himself.
Warum Kurt sich in den Schrank sperrt...
Patrick Karpiczenko | 2008 | Comedy | 9 min
Kurt locked himself in the closet and refuses to come out.
Millimeterle
Pascal Reinmann | 2016 | Drama, Coming of Age | 15 min
Swimming. Night. Adolescents. A dangerous balancing act between game and reality.
Schonzeit
Irene Ledermann | 2009 | Drama | 20 min
The brothers Oli and Jan are confronted with the absence of their parents.
Paloma
Fanny Bräuning | 2001 | Documentary, Dance | 30 min
Choreographer Barbara Cleff places an advertisement and wakens many dreams.
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.
Floh!
Christine Wiederkehr | 2005 | Comedy | 16 min
The child prodigy Floh has a wild story to tel.
Lothar
Luca Zuberbühler | 2013 | Comedy, Fantasy | 13 min
Forced to be alone: Whenever Lothar sneezes, nearby objects explode. To
Making of: Die Unerträglichkeit der Schärfe
Martin Arpagaus and Norbert Kottmann | 2013 | Making Of | 14 min
Video zum 4K–Forschungsprojekt
Männer
Stefan Künzler | 2014 | Comedy | 15 min
The quest for happiness between hotdogs, free parking spaces, and self-assembly furniture.
Blue blue sky
Bigna Tomschin | 2014 | Children | 8 min
"In summer everyone goes on vacation, to the beach I guess."
Eddy
Matthias Frey | 2011 | Children, Commercial | 5.5 min
Eddy just wants to throw some baskets at his favorite basketball court.
Supernova
Bettina Oberli | 2000 | Coming of Age | 14 min
Today is his best day, today is the supernova.
King
Jan-Eric Mack | 2015 | Drama | 24 min
Ein frischer Blick auf Früh: Studenten interpretieren Frühs wichtigste Werke filmisch neu.
Ein Prinzessinnen-Film
Lisa Gertsch | 2016 | Experimental, Fantasy, Children | 7 min
Dark Black Eyes
Franziska Schlienger | 2010 | Documentary | 51 min
Paul Haller led a life of yearning for the absolute truth.
Blush
Barbara Kulcsar | 1999 | Drama | 11 min
Zurich Central Station. She is from Berlin, he is from New York. Their eyes meet...
Aujourd'hui, il ne pleut pas en Suisse
Lara Stoll | 2015 | Comedy | 10.5 min
An homage to the unspectacular.
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.
Als der Funke übersprang
Annette Brütsch | 2010 | Documentary | 16 min
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
Utopia
Michael Schwendinger | 2022 | Documentary, Experimental | 18 min
A visual study of the ambivalence of human needs.
Sorry No Vacancy
Lars Wicki | 2022 | Comedy | 10 min
Mrs. Bünzli does not want to take in a refugee.
Der Molchkongress
Matthias Sahli | 2022 | Experimental, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 15 min
Stop feeding the salamanders!
Chagrin Valley
Nathalie Berger | 2022 | Documentary | 62 min
A journey to a crystallized past through the residents and workers of an elderly home.
Time Stranger
Lara Jacobs | 2022 | Drama | 9.5 min
An easily distracted young woman loses her grip on time.
The true face
Emanuel Hänsenberger | 2022 | Drama | 16.5 min
A stormy concert. A winemaker. And her blind father who won't listen.
Half Conversations
Valentin Raeber | 2022 | Comedy | 8 min
A listless young man suffers from the expectations of those around him.
Motherland
Stefania Burla | 2022 | Drama | 15 min
Due to the current political state, a Polish grandma is asked to emigrate to her family.
Thing
Pascale Egli and Aurelio Ghirardelli | 2022 | Documentary | 23 min
Is love more than just a projection?
Ukopan
Andrea Popović | 2022 | Drama | 28 min
A story of belonging, melancholia and ripped roses.
Heart Fruit
Kim Allamand | 2022 | Drama, Comedy, LGBTQIA, Dance | 20 min
5 episodes about imperfection in relationships.
get up and go
Aurelio Ghirardelli | 2022 | Road Movie | 14 min
To feel the wall you are running against, it is necessary to move.
The Glasbox
Lena Imboden | 2022 | Drama | 19 min
Play becomes serious: a journey into the depths of repressed memories.
Motër
Dorentina Imeri | 2022 | Drama, Mobile | 12 min
So that the silken thread does not tear, the firstborn takes over the parental tasks.
Degree Films 2021
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.
Antes de Cenar
Manolo Zacate Lizárraga | 2017 | Fiction | 17 min
A portrait of a family is revealed through their dreams.
The Evil Witch
Valentin Räber | 2021 | Adventure | 11 min
In a medieval village, Valesquita discovers the sinister machinations of her mother.
Supernova
Rapahel Schulze-Schilddorf | 2021 | Essay | 18.5 min
Destruction is a part of us, we are part of it.
It must
Jumana Issa and Flavio Luca Marano | 2021 | Drama | 18.5 min
Silvia is going through a day of defeat.
Smoke Break
Alan Sahin | 2021 | Documentary | 9.5 min
Seven places where people are on a cigarette break.
Fishfingers
Lars Mulle | 2021 | Comedy, Short, Drama | 8.5 min
Summer is over, it's hard to let it go.
Phlegm
Jan-David Bolt | 2021 | Fantasy, Horror, Comedy | 6 min
Crush. Crush. Crash.
Forget me not
Lea Gygli | 2021 | Fiction | 22 min
In the care of the forest Yuna finds acceptance for the cycle of life.
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.
Domiz 2
Shafa Semo | 2021 | Documentary | 22 min
It seems all difficult for the family. But the hope is still there.
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.
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?
Onur Calling
Annik Faivre | 2021 | Documentary, LGBTQIA | 37 min
Onur leads the filmmaker to the gay prides in lstanbul and Zurich.
So far, so good
Leon Schwitter | 2021 | Experimental, Comedy | 13.5
Four groups sweat without noticing that the water is up to their necks.
Folly for Two
Nicole Doppmann | 2021 | Coming of Age, Drama, Experimental | 8 min
On her magical search for freedom, Mia also finds herself.
Degree Films 2020
Gaia
Flurina Gutmann | 2019 | Children | 9.5 min
Gaia lives alone in the forest. To save the planet, she needs to go to town.
Next
Beryl Guhl | 2020 | Drama | 16 min
Larissa, a young woman seeks recognition using socialplatforms as guidelines.
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.
Oh my dear child
Seraina Scherini | 2020 | Drama | 22.5 min
Mother, daughter and cat are looking for love.
we are fine.
Lukas Bösch | 2020 | Direct Cinema | 15 min
A digital shopping experience.
Arada
Jonas Schaffter | 2020 | Documentary | 83 min
Arada – displaced to a foreign homeland.
Die Kirche im Dorf
Isil Demircan | 2020 | Fiction | 18.5 min
Jesus loves you
Urs Berlinger | 2020 | Drama | 15.5
A father-son story about faith and heavy metal.
Das Ende der Unschuld
Daniel Best Arias | 2020 | Fiction | 69 min
Manuela erlebt auf dem Geburtstag ihrer Freundin Vanessa eine unvergessliche Nacht.
Pushing Boundaries
Lesia Kordonets | 2020 | Documentary | 100 min
A portrait of a country, being incapacitated by the war – it had lost its limbs.
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.
Deaf Samurai Apocalypse Ultra
Kenneth Gilomen | 2020 | Thriller, Western, Post-Apocalypse | 11.5 min
Only one will leave the inn alive.
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.
Bićemo Najbolji
Jelena Vujovic | 2020 | Drama | 20 min
A Romeo & Juliet story set in the Kosovo War 1998.
The Nitwits
Jan Linhart | 2020 | Comedy, Serie | 19 min
Hate your job? Don’t jump! Watch THE NITWITS instead.
Milk
Florian Hinder | 2020 | Drama | 29 min
A peasant couple loses everything, but they discover love.
Conversation at the end of life
Fabienne Koch | 2020 | Essay | 18.5 min
How does one stand growing old?
Café Zentrum
Fabienne Steiner | 2020 | Documentary | 20.5 min
The end of an era is near – for a generation as for the Café Zentrum
Mother
Daniel Grabherr | 2020 | Drama | 21 min
A mother is confronted with her son’s suicide.
Degree Films 2019
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.
Hand in Hand
2019 | Satire | 3 min
Two politicians shake hands. The situation gets out of hand.
Cru
2019 | Thriller, Drama | 10 min
Sweat, blood and tears go into making every dish.
Human Resources of Ugago
2019 | Comedy, Science Fiction | 13.5 min
Dave is the last human in an office full of hip robots.
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.
Things Falling Apart
2019 | Science Fiction | 25.5 min
In the future everyone has a brain implant from TEL that gives people telepathy.
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?
Mama
Marlene Maggi | 2019 | Drama | 6.5 min
13-year-old Emil fearfully awaits his mother’s arrival.
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.
Scherbenmosaik
Jonathan Hug | 2019 | Drama | 20 min
Fabrice is getting abused by his girlfriend, what is he going to do?
Fomo
2019 | Love Story, Thriller | 6 min
In search of a stranger, a young woman goes into her deepest dream world.
Therese
Fabiana Serpa | 2019 | BioPic | 29 min
Princess Therese of Bavaria, travels incognito to Brazil in 1888.
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