Festival

The 17th edition of the International Short Film Festival Winterthur will take place from 5 to 10 November 2013.

With the award ceremony the International Short Film Festival Winterthur succesfully concluded it's 16th edition. Have a look back at the festival with this video by Ognjen Isailović and Fabian Kaiser.

Awards 2012

Federico Adorno has won the Grand Prize of the 16th International Short Film Festival Winterthur for his film «ISLA ALTA». The jury has awarded the Prize for the Best Swiss Film to «OS VIVOS TAMBEM CHORAM» from Basil Da Cunha.
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New Artistic Director

The end of the festival will also see the end of an era, as the festival’s current Artistic Director steps down. For family-related reasons, Reto Bühler has decided to pursue new goals. Over the past eight years, the 37-year-old has enriched the festival with his enormous short film expertise and his large network of contacts. We wish Reto Bühler all the best for his future!

We are pleased to welcome John Canciani as our new Artistic Director. Canciani, who hails from Winterthur, is a known face at the festival thanks to his many years as a team member and experienced curator of various programmes. Thanks to his work for the Swiss Youth Film Festival, Kurz&Knapp and the International Short Film Festival Winterthur, he is the ideal person to take up the job. We are looking forward to working with John Canciani as from mid-december 2012.

Successful Extension

This year, again, the International Short Film Festival Winterthur could prove that even artistically challenging films can find a broad audience. In six instead of five days the number of spectators increased to 16.000. The extension to six days was therefore a success.

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