We’re thrilled to share that Les Orages Magnétiques (Magnetic Storms), produced by Flavia Zanon, Close Up films, left Locarno with two awards from Alliance 4 Development, the co-development programme of Locarno Pro, held from 7 to 9 August 2026 during the 79th Locarno Film Festival.
The Masé Studios Post-Production Award shared with Cuore Matto a film by Tamer Ruggli.
The MIDPOINT Consulting Award
Alliance 4 Development brings together eleven feature projects from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland for three days of pitching sessions, one-on-one meetings, workshops and networking with international co-production partners. Magnetic Storms was one of two Swiss projects selected this year.
Our warmest thanks to Locarno Pro and the Alliance 4 Development team, to Masé Studios and the MIDPOINT Institute, and to everyone who met with us in Locarno. We can’t wait to bring this film to you.
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Les Orages Magnétiques has been selected for one of the three 2025 screenwriting residencies at Casa Pantrovà in Carona, Ticino, awarded by the City of Lugano together with the Ticino Film Commission, the Locarno Film Festival, Castellinaria and their partner institutions.
Four weeks in August in the house above Lugano writing, and a stay that overlaps with the Locarno Film Festival. Later this year Wendy will present Les Orages Magnétiques at the next edition of the Castellinaria Festival del cinema giovane.
Many thanks to the jury and all the partners for this valuable creative time and their trust.
Our film looking back at the terrible tsunami of 2004 and giving a voice to the people who lived the events at their heart is finally finished! It will be broadcast on Thursday December 5 at 20:10 on SRF1.
On December 26, 2004, Matthias Brefin is at home in Switzerland. He has given up his Christmas vacation in Thailand so that his daughter Mireille and his wife Rosette can extend their stay by the sea – giving Mireille the chance to recover from a difficult brain tumor surgery. When news of the devastating tsunami reaches Matthias, a period of fear and uncertainty begins: where are his daughter and his wife?
While Swiss band Ogmasun was working on the album Into The Void, they also recorded “Do Know Where The Fear Comes From” that unfolds like a soundscape. They asked Wendy Pillonel to make a music video for this piece.
The director used the soundtrack to make an experimental film inspired by our collective fears. A series of interviews lead< each member of the group to talk about their fears. For Wendy, images came up again and again: overconsumption, dehumanisation and destroyed ecosystems. Among others.
Here is the result of this collaboration, magnificent to watch and to listen to. A Pandora’s box that must be opened. Enjoy!
“LES NOUVELLES ÈVES” made in collaboration with Thais Odermatt, Annie Gisler, Anna Thommen, Jela Hasler, Camille Budin, Judith Lichtneckert and Lily Ott wins a Central Swiss Film Award!
COME AND WATCH ONLY FOR 5CHF in Lucerne: Saturday March 4th, 4pm – BOURBAKI 1 Sunday March 5th, 8pm – Stattkino
Un Monde Parfait and the ten episodes our collective series FUTURA celebrates their world premiere at Zurich Film Festival. Our films will be screened on Wednesday 28th of September at 18:00. See you there!
Our collective documentary will be available on VOD on Play Suissefrom June 14th 2022.
It also will be broadcasted on national TV on Sunday 19th of June at 23:30 on SRF1 and at 22:55 on RTS2.
One year after the national women’s strike, the issue of equality is far from settled. In the collective documentary LES NOUVELLES ÈVES, six filmmakers delve into the everyday lives of six women from different professions and explore what it means to be a woman in today’s Switzerland. Alternating glimpses into the lives of these “everyday heroines” show how the protagonists consciously resist role attributions and fight for their personal goals – even against social barriers. An exciting and illuminating look at a highly topical subject.
Our film will be screened in the Special Screenings section on:
– Tuesday 28th September at 21:00 in the Cinema Corso 4
– Wednesday 29th September at 20:45 in the Cinema Kosmos 4
– Saturday 2nd October at 13:45 in the Cinema Kosmos 5
What should have been the happiest day of their lives turns into a disaster. On October 12, 1944, 33 wedding guests are celebrating on Lake Lucerne when their boat collides with a transport barge. It’s a shipwreck and twenty people lose their lives. In the small village of Escholzmatt, 14 children become orphans.
