Young filmmaker movement

Youth organizations Two image spots celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Swiss Scout Movement. Directed by a 17-year-old, a 30-strong crew shot the two twelve-second cinema spots to give the anniversary of the Scout Movement a public face. The scouts from the municipality of Maur developed the concepts themselves and then filmed the commercials in Zurich's Balgrist school building and in a private house in Forch. The 17-year-old director Mark Bosshard, known in the scouts as Seismo, and a team of 14 to 20-year-olds are responsible for the film. A professional filmmaker and scout father supported the crew. The commercials can be seen in all major cinemas in Switzerland in June and are primarily aimed at an adult audience. They draw attention to the fact that the young people in the Scouts achieve great things - using all their strength. With sentences like "After every Whitsun camp it's the same, and that's been the case for 100 years. Sorry dear teachers, nature is hard", they apologize with a wink to teachers and parents for the consequences of the exhaustion that afflicts scouts after their outdoor activities.
Carole Scheidegger