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3 - 11 Jul 2026
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Perspectives: Genre films in development

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Imaging The Future

The presentation of three work-in-progress films will give an opportunity to directors and producers alike to exchange their views with professionals from the Swiss and European cinematographic industry, thus giving them a chance to benefit from those with experience and competence. Those professionals will evoke topics such as coproduction, funds research and diffusion in some specific cases of genre cinema.

Projects:


DEAD AGAIN, dark romantic comedy. Tom Gerber, director (CH), Tero Kaukomaa, producer (Blind Spot Pictures, FI).

DEAD BONES, western/horror. Olivier Beguin, director (CH), Annick Mahnert & Adán Martín, producers (Peliculas Bravas, CH).


EVE, by Kike Maillo (ES), science-fiction. Xavier Ruiz, producer (Tarantula Prod, CH).



Participants:


• Jean-Michel Cruchet, head of Fonds REGIO Film (CH)
• Abel Ferry, director (FR)
• Pascal Forney, director (CH)
• Arnaud Gantenbein, producer (Imaginastudio, CH)
• Valentin Greutert, producer (HesseGreutert Film, CH)
• Alexandre Iordachescu, director (CH)
• Barbara Karkin, film & series department (TSR, CH)
• Philippe Lux, distributor (Le Pacte, FR)
• Annick Mahnert, distributor (Frenetic Films, CH)
• Olivier Müller, head of selective support (OFC/BAK, CH)
• Christof Neracher, producer (Hugofilm, CH)
• Chahnaz Sibaï, head of promotion (REGIO Distrib, CH)
• Patrick Sobieski, producer (SE)
• Pascal Trächslin, producer (Cineworx Filmproduktion, CH)
• Dan Wechsler, producer (Bord Cadre Films, CH)
• Ruxandra Zenide, producer (Elefant Films, CH)


Moderation: Isabelle Gattiker, producer (Intermezzo Films, CH)



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