Festival Opening with Dino Brandão
Kartell Mukanda – Concert and Performance Based on «I Love You, I Leave You»
For the opening of the 30th festival edition, we return to Theater Winterthur, where Dino Brandão and his crew reinterpret the award-winning documentary «I Love You, I Leave You» (Switzerland 2025) by Moris Freiburghaus in a music and dance performance. Kartell Mukanda is a celebration of connection – between different forms of expression and different people.
3 November 2026
Doors: 19:30, start: 20:15
Theater Winterthur, Theaterstrasse 6
Shorts at Your Doorstep
Outdoor Cinema in the Neighbourhood
From Alte Kaserne to Theater Winterthur to our current homebase at Lagerplatz – we’ve been calling Winterthur home for 30 years. To celebrate our bond with the city, we’re bringing short films into neighbourhoods. Join us for two screenings under the night sky and discover fascinating, gripping, and amusing gems from Zurich’s film scene.
In collaboration with Kino Nische.
«Heart Fruit» (Switzerland 2022) by Kim Allmand is screened at the outdoor cinema in Veltheim and Töss.
Veltheim
4 September 2026
Drinks and food: 19:00
Start: 20:15
Dorfplatz Veltheim, Felsenhofstrasse 1, 8400 Winterthur
Admission is free!
Töss
5 September 2026
Food and drinks: 19:00
Start: 20:15
Vitus-Areal, Klosterstrasse 22, 8406 Winterthur
Admission is free!
Shorts across Town!
A Wall Is a Screen in Zurich and Winterthur
We’re partnering with A Wall Is a Screen Hamburg for a cinematic stroll through town. A Wall Is a Screen transforms façades and other structures into screens, offering an original, thought-provoking, and entertaining new perspective on your hometown. Only the starting point is known in advance, whereas the films and other locations will be a surprise.
Zurich
25 September 2026
Meeting: from 19:30, start: 20:00
Starting point: Heimplatz Zurich
Information on accessibility will follow.
Admission is free!
In collaboration with Zurich Film Festival.