7.11.2024, 16:30, Maxx 1, Free entry
EN UT + Q&A
Kurzfilmtage’s annual Swiss Film School Day is a showcase of Switzerland’s five major undergraduate degree programmes. Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL), the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD), the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), and the Lucerne School of Art and Design (Video/Animation) present a selection of their recent short films.
The jury of the Swiss competition conducts a Q&A with the students, gives them insights from the industry and awards the prize for the Best Swiss School Film.
Admission to the Swiss Film School Day is free – a great opportunity to get a first glimpse of Kurzfilmtage!

L’erbaccia
Anna Simonetti / Switzerland 2024 / 21'28" / colour / Italian / Fic

Two Point Five Stars
Sina Lerf /Dario Marti/ Dario Boger / Switzerland 2024 / 5'26" / colour / English/German / Ani
Robin is sitting at the reception desk of a hostel, as she does every day. She plays online chess to monotonous lobby music. However, the pleasure of playing chess doesn't last long as various guests gather in the lobby, causing increasingly bizarre situations. Just before Robin gets carried away by the absurdity, the break horse appears.

Unser Name ist Ausländer
Selin Besili / Switzerland 2024 / 20'52" / colour / Swiss German/Kurdish/Turkish / Doc
Hêlîn, Selin, Firat, and Serhat are siblings who grew up in a village in central Switzerland. They carry their family's living room out into public space: first the colourful carpet, then the couch, last of all, the hot Çay. A new story takes shape, where anger and resilience find their place alongside otherness and fear.

Gahts no lang?
Raul Bison/Sven Kristlbauer/Marion Zeder / Switzerland 2024 / 4'50" / colour / Swiss German / Ani
Nine-year-old Timo has been sitting in the car for what feels like ages. The only way to escape his parents' bickering is to escape into his fantasy world.