Tereza Fischer becomes new president of the Swiss Film Journalists
At its annual general meeting in Zurich on Friday, the Swiss Association of Film Journalists (SVFJ) elected film scholar and film critic Tereza Fischer as its new president. She succeeds Christian Jungen, who is stepping down after six years as president.
Tereza Fischer studied journalism and film studies at the University of Zurich and received her doctorate on the topic of focus shifting. Afterwards, she researched and taught at the University of Zurich for ten years. At the same time, she was co-publisher and editor of the journal Jahrbuch Cinema. Since 2014, she has been editor-in-chief of the journal Filmbulletin. She has been a board member of SVFJ since 2015.
Following the resignations of Philippa de Roten, Rolf Niederer and Christian Jungen, the SVFJ General Meeting also elected Raphaële Bouchet (Geneva), Madeleine Hirsiger (Zurich), Denise Bucher (Zurich) and Marco Zucchi (Lugano) as new members of the Board. Stephane Gobbo (Pully), Philipp Portmann (Wettingen) and Beat Glur (Bern) were confirmed as board members.
The Swiss Association of Film Journalists (SVFJ) is an interest group that aims to promote competent film criticism, cultivate a lively film culture and safeguard the interests of the art of film. The SVFJ currently has 174 members. It is a member of the International Federation of Film Journalists FIPRESCI.
