📋 Tender Overview
Film is a cultural expression that sparks debate in societies and therefore contributes to Switzerland’s goals in its partner countries. SDC supports film festivals in order to strengthen film industry in the South and the East. The SDC contribution allows the film festivals Fribourg, Visions du Réel and Winterthur to invest in the exploration of film landscapes, to provide filmmakers with access to professional networks and to learn from each other. It also gives them more visibility in Switzerland, internationally and in their countries of origin.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Switzerland
Global
Culture / development awareness
Culture & recreation
Development awareness
01.11.2022 - 30.06.2027
CHF 2’210’000
The project in brief
Background Art and culture are important means of expression with a potential of reflection, interaction and social change. Therefore, a free culture scene is an important element for a society with freedom of expression. Arthouse-cinema often reflects different points of view about social and political aspects that inspire the thoughts of the public and contribute to a free opinion making.
In SDC’s policy for culture and development, an important pillar is to promote access for artists from the South and East to Swiss and international cultural markets. The SDC policy is a contribution to the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity (2005).
Objectives
The overall goal is to contribute to the strengthening and development of an independent filmsector in countries of the south and the east.
Target groups Filmmakers from the South and the East, indirectly also the independent film scene and their audience in SDC priority countries.
Medium-term outcomes
· The invited filmmakers increase their visibility and get better known internationally and in their own countries. · The participants get access to international contacts, opening up additional opportunities for co-production and financing of their projects. · The artistic, technical and strategic competencies of the filmmakers are strengthened.
Results Expected results:
· 316 Professionals of the film industry from the South and the East will be invited to participate at the festivals · approximately 442 films from the South and the East will be screened (on site / and online),
In addition, among other activities: virtual training courses, residencies, workshops for the development of film projects in all stages, residencies, specific coaching of projects are implemented.
Results from previous phases:
The previous phase (2019-2021) was marked by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; in particular, physical participation was not possible in the 2020 and 2021 editions. Nevertheless, the three festivals had presented 424 films from the South and the East (2019: 30% realized by women), invited 72 filmmakers S/E and a large number participated virtually in the festivals In addition, films o
