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“An der Schwelle”

Format: Hybrid Cinematic Documentary
Directed By: Fanny Bräuning
Screenplay: Fanny Bräuning
Production company: Fanny Bräuning Filmproduktion

Story

A group of women from many cultures. Wives, mothers, older, younger, alone, with children. A common fate: having experienced massive violence in their marriages and relationships. Their paths now cross in a women’s shelter somewhere in Switzerland. In the no-man’s land between the end and a new beginningthe women slowly regain an idea of inner and outer security.

DEVELOPMENT SINCE SUPPORT ON LEVEL I

In stage 1, I did intensive research in women’s shelters. Safety aspects were clarified with specialist agencies and psychosocial services. For reasons of protection, I decided to have the protagonists played by actresses. Stage 2 involves writing the script with in-depth research and workshops with protagonists and actresses.

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Der Engelmacher

Format: True Crime Series 5 × 45 Minutes
Directed By: Marina Klauser
Screenplay By: Marina Klauser
Production company: Tellfilm

Story

The true crime series “Der Engelmacher” tells the moving story of women who grew up in religious circles, experienced physical and psychological abuse, but then managed to escape their fate by joining forces.

DEVELOPMENT SINCE SUPPORT ON LEVEL I

After an intensive research phase and the search for possible protagonists, a selection of content was made and a first draft of the possible episode structure was developed.

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Papierschloss

Format: Full HD / DCP
Director: Luise Hüsler
Screenplay: Luise Hüsler
Production company: Asako Film GmbH

Story

Four inspiring young people without valid residence papers, caught between everyday teenage life and brutal reality.

DEVELOPMENT SINCE SUPPORT ON LEVEL I

The four protagonists were defined. In further discussions with them, the main topics emerged: the interface between belonging/not belonging and leading a double life. Initial visual research and tests were carried out, the treatment developed and the multimedia concept created.

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8 BIS 18

Format: Cinema Documentary, Documentary Series
Director: Cosima Frei
Screenplay: Cosima Frei
Production company: Filmgerberei GmbH
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Story

8 BIS 18 accompanies a family with two sons for ten years. This coming-of-age documentary shows how Caspar (6) and Philipp (8) are growing up. Philipp knows instinctively that he is a boy although his body has female features. Caspar feels comfortable with his assigned gender. An intimate film about parenting and growing up in the 2020s.

DEVELOPMENT SINCE SUPPORT ON LEVEL I

We developed a series format. The focus of the story is the interweaving of family, society, zeitgeist and trans identity and not just the person going through the transition process. Existing material was viewed and tried out in rough cuts. Sparring in the areas: dramaturgy, dealing with the public, psychological development.

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The Red Tape to Citizenship

Format: Computer Game
Directed By: Blindflug Studios
Screenplay: Blindflug Studios / Film Production Team Of “Die Wundersame Verwandlung Der Arbeiterklasse In Ausländer” (The Miraculous Transformation Of The Working Class Into Foreigners)
Production company: Blindflug Studios
Release Date: At The 2024 Locarno Film Festival, Cinema Release
In German-Speaking Switzerland: 5 September 2024 (Accompanying Launch Of The Feature Film “The Miraculous Transformation Of The Working Class Into Foreigners”)
Available: On the App Store and at Google Play

Story

As an interactive work, this project is intended to complement the film “Die wundersame Verwandlung der Arbeiterklasse in Ausländer” (The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class into Foreigners) and make the Swiss naturalisation process and its sometimes absurd arbitrariness tangible for the Swiss. The aim is to encourage the players to think and reflect on topics such as migration, integration and what it means to be Swiss.

DEVELOPMENT SINCE SUPPORT ON LEVEL I

The Level I funding enabled the creation of an initial prototype from a pool of different game ideas, which enabled the testing of the basic game concept, various game mechanics and their thematic impact.

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Johanna (working title)

Format: Feature-Length Hybrid Documentary
Direction: Céline Carridroit And Aline Suter
Screenplay: Céline Carridroit And Aline Suter
Production company: Aurélien Marsais (Earthling Productions)

    Story

    Summer in Geneva. Johanna, an operative in a luxury watch factory, spends her spare time working on her old 1970 Beetle. This summer, for the first time as a woman, she wants to take part in a speed race alongside other mechanics enthusiasts. But her Beetle seems about to give up on her …

    DEVELOPMENT SINCE SUPPORT ON LEVEL I

    The project is firmly established as a hybrid feature film. Shot with improvisations inspired by Johanna’s real life, we are integrating a second level of narration with her, allowing us to understand both her past life story, and the present-day invention of her character.