Cinema of Switzerland

The film industry based in Switzerland dates to the 1930s. It is influenced by the neighboring countries of France, Germany and Italy, with which it shares languages. Before the mid-1960s Swiss films were often sentimental, but the French New Wave led to more experimental cinema.

The Solothurn Film Festival was founded in 1966 with a declaration of showing the modern reality of Swiss Life. It is the most important festival for Swiss film productions.

The Locarno Festival founded in 1946 is an annual film festival held every August in Locarno, Switzerland.

As of 2014, The Swissmakers (1978) (Die Schweizermacher) is the highest grossing Swiss film of all time.

In German-speaking cantons, French-language films usually have German subtitles. Likewise, in French-speaking cantons, German-language films usually have French subtitles. Adult-oriented films in foreign languages are often screened with original audio and double subtitles in German and French. Children-oriented films in foreign languages are usually dubbed.

Directors

 * Richard Dembo
 * Tim Fehlbaum
 * Marcel Gisler
 * Jean-Luc Godard
 * Claude Goretta
 * Xavier Koller
 * Markus Imhoof
 * Leopold Lindtberg
 * Fredi Murer
 * Dominique Othenin-Girard
 * Daniel Schmid
 * Franz Schnyder
 * Alain Tanner
 * Yves Yersin
 * Stefano Knuchel

Actors

 * Ursula Andress
 * Anne-Marie Blanc
 * Sibylle Blanc
 * Zarli Carigiet
 * Eliane Chappuis
 * Bruno Ganz
 * Heinrich Gretler
 * Emil Hegetschweiler
 * Max Haufler
 * Marthe Keller
 * Maximilian Schell
 * Ella Rumpf