Federal government pigeonholes film festivals
On the occasion of the Locarno Film Festival, the Federal Office of Culture (BAK) provided information about its future film festival policy. Festivals supported by the federal government will now be divided into so-called «A» festivals and the subcategories «Un certain regard« and “Un nouveau regard.”.
On the occasion of the Locarno Film Festival, the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) provided information on its future film festival policy. The festivals supported by the federal government will now be divided into so-called A-festivals and secondary categories "Un certain regard" and "Un nouveau regard". The A-festivals include those festivals that have proven to have a broad national and international appeal: The Locarno International Film Festival, the Visions de réel in Nyon, which is dedicated to documentary films, and the Solothurn Film Festival. The federal government's press release puts the total annual contributions to these three events at two million francs; 1.35 million francs go to Locarno, Nyon receives 400,000 francs and Solothurn is supported with 330,000 francs.
The "Un certain regard" category includes the four biggest small ones: The Fantoche Animation Film Festival in Baden (75,000 francs), the International Fantastic Film Festival in Neuchâtel, (75,000 francs), the International Short Film Festival in Winterthur (50,000) and the Zurich Film Festival (50,000). The Fribourg International Film Festival, which is currently restructuring its organization and positioning, will receive an annual subsidy of CHF 100,000 for the 2008 edition.
Un nouveau regard" covers small, highly specialized film festivals. These make an important contribution to film culture, according to the federal government's press release. The expert commission deemed the creative and focused perspectives of Videoex (Zurich), Talent Screen (Zurich), Black Movie (Geneva) and the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival to be worthy of support. All of them will receive sponsorship of CHF 25,000 per year.
The "Un certain regard" category includes the four biggest small ones: The Fantoche Animation Film Festival in Baden (75,000 francs), the International Fantastic Film Festival in Neuchâtel, (75,000 francs), the International Short Film Festival in Winterthur (50,000) and the Zurich Film Festival (50,000). The Fribourg International Film Festival, which is currently restructuring its organization and positioning, will receive an annual subsidy of CHF 100,000 for the 2008 edition.
Un nouveau regard" covers small, highly specialized film festivals. These make an important contribution to film culture, according to the federal government's press release. The expert commission deemed the creative and focused perspectives of Videoex (Zurich), Talent Screen (Zurich), Black Movie (Geneva) and the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival to be worthy of support. All of them will receive sponsorship of CHF 25,000 per year.
