TV is experiencing a new golden age thanks to creative, innovative series and mini series featuring top-class casts. The 10th Zurich Film Festival will remain abreast of this new development by introducing the out-of-competition ZFF TVision section, which will present on the big screen productions that signal new trends and/or have garnered attention from the global TV world.
The programme will be revealed on September 12, 2014. Tickets are available from September 16. Innovative new beginnings with global impact The late 1990s signalled the start of a new chapter in US television history: SEINFELD, THE SOPRANOS and a whole host of other titles came to represent a genus of serial fiction that blurred the formal lines between auteur/studio film and (quality) television. The result of this seminal and innovative emergence is a new golden age of television entertainment, which not only avails itself of edgy characters to tell complex tales in a gripping, often provocative manner, but also sees itself as a vehicle for the analysis of both society and current times.
A signal highly appreciated by artistic personnel, given that it allows them more freedom than the largely conventional blockbuster/sequel model currently offered to authors and directors by the big Hollywood companies. It comes as no surprise then, that such virtuosos as Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, Oliver Stone, Tom Hanks and a whole plethora of outstanding character actors and actresses are taking a shine to this previously shunned medium. Public demand has also grown - so much so that remakes of erstwhile successes are giving way to mini-series adaptations of such classics as PSYCHO (under the title BATES MOTEL), HANNIBAL, FARGO, ROSEMARY’S BABY, GHOST, ROBIN HOOD and OUTBREAK. This development is by no means restricted to the Motherland of the TV series. Europe and Asia, where South Korea in particular is stirring up the markets with its close-to-reality series, are also experiencing the boom. The third season of SHERLOCK will be aired by the BBC; Agnieszka Holland’s historical drama BURNING BUSH by Czech TV; Italy’s RAI is planning the 6-part series THE NAME OF THE ROSE after Umberto Eco’s novel and Denmark, the series wonderland responsible for the now cult series BORGEN and the no-less successful productions ARVINGERNE – THE LEGACY and 1864, is currently working on the multinationally-financed, eight-part crime thriller THE TEAM, featuring Swiss-born Carlos Leal. ZFF TVision presents the international trends Zurich Film Festival intends to stay abreast of this image media convergence and will, for its 10th anniversary, install into its programme the out-of-competition section ZFF TVision. ZFF TVision will present on the big screen series and mini series that have already garnered attention from the global TV world or are close to a breakthrough. In doing so, ZFF also allows audiences insight into the latest home entertainment trends. The programme will be revealed on September 12, 2014.
Tickets are available from September 16. About the Zurich Film Festival Celebrating its special milestone 10th anniversary, the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) has established itself as one of the world’s top Films Festivals, discovering and promoting independent voices and talent from around the world, showcasing a diverse array of international films and serving as the setting for many World and European premieres.
The aim of the Zurich Film Festival is to offer audiences an insight into the work of young, upcoming filmmakers from around the globe and to promote the exchange of ideas between established film workers, young talent and the public. ZFF is organized by Spoundation Motion Picture GmbH, based in Zurich, in cooperation with local institutions and sponsors. The Zurich Film Festival cooperates with numerous distributors and producers from Switzerland and abroad.
The idea to found a festival in Zurich came from Karl Spoerri and Nadja Schildknecht, who serve as Directors of the Festival.
The Zurich Film Festival is generously supported by its main sponsors: Credit Suisse, upc cablecom, Die Schweizerische Post and Audi. For more information please visit www.zff.com Das 10. Zurich Film Festival findet vom 25. September bis 5. Oktober 2014 statt. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.zff.com Herzlichen Dank an die Hauptsponsoren des ZFF 2014: Credit Suisse, upc cablecom, Die Schweizerische Post, Audi