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The third annual '''2008 Zurich Film Festival''' runs from September 25 through October 5, 2008. Actor [[Peter Fonda]] will act as prexy of the feature film jury.<ref name="Variety">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992031.html Peter Fonda rides to Zurich, Variety, Sep. 11, 2008]</ref> The festival will introduce a new section this year, Panorama D, dedicated to German-language film from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The showcase opens with the [[Nicolette Krebitz]]-directed psychological drama, ''Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald'' (The Heart Is a Dark Forest).<ref name="Variety">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992031.html Peter Fonda rides to Zurich, Variety, Sep. 11, 2008]</ref>


Highlights of the festival include recent [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto]] and [[65th Venice International Film Festival|Venice Film Festival]] hits such as the Coen brothers' ''[[Burn After Reading]]'', and the psychological Iraq war thriller, ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'' directed by [[Kathryn Bigelow]], as well as the controversial film ''[[Religulous]]'', featuring [[Bill Maher]] and lensed by [[Larry Charles]]. Also screening is a documentary about iconic filmmaker [[Roman Polanski]] directed by Marina Zenovichm, ''[[Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]]''. <ref name="Variety">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992031.html Peter Fonda rides to Zurich, Variety, Sep. 11, 2008]</ref> Two films at the festival will feature the work of award-winning actor, the always compelling Sir [[Ben Kingsley]], ''[[Elegy]]'' directed by [[Isabel Coixet]] and ''[[The Wackness]]'' helmed by [[Jonathan Levine]].
The third annual '''2008 [[Zurich Film Festival]]''' ran from September 25 to October 5, 2008. Actor [[Peter Fonda]] will act as prexy of the feature film jury.<ref name="Variety">[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992031.html Peter Fonda rides to Zurich, Variety, Sep. 11, 2008]</ref> The festival introduced a new section this year, Panorama D, dedicated to German-language film from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The showcase opened with the [[Nicolette Krebitz]]-directed psychological drama ''{{Ill|The Heart Is a Dark Forest|de|Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald}}''.<ref name="Variety">[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992031.html Peter Fonda rides to Zurich, Variety, Sep. 11, 2008]</ref>

Highlights of the festival included [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto]] and [[65th Venice International Film Festival|Venice Film Festival]] hits such as the Coen brothers' ''[[Burn After Reading]]'', and the psychological Iraq war thriller, ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'' directed by [[Kathryn Bigelow]], as well as ''[[Religulous]]'', featuring [[Bill Maher]] and lensed by [[Larry Charles]]. Also screening is a documentary about filmmaker [[Roman Polanski]] directed by [[Marina Zenovich]], ''[[Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]]''. <ref name="Variety">[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992031.html Peter Fonda rides to Zurich, Variety, Sep. 11, 2008]</ref> Two films at the festival featured the work of actor [[Ben Kingsley]], ''[[Elegy (film)|Elegy]]'' directed by [[Isabel Coixet]] and ''[[The Wackness]]'' helmed by [[Jonathan Levine]].


==Festival Hits & Features: Out of Competition==
==Festival Hits & Features: Out of Competition==


*''[[Blindness (film)|Blindness]]'' - directed by [[Fernando Meirelles]]
*''[[Blindness (2008 film)|Blindness]]'' - directed by [[Fernando Meirelles]]
*''[[The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film)|The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ]]'' - directed by [[Mark Herman]]
*''[[The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film)|The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ]]'' - directed by [[Mark Herman]]
*''[[Burn After Reading]]'' - directed by the [[Joel Coen|Coen brothers]]
*''[[Burn After Reading]]'' - directed by the [[Joel Coen|Coen brothers]]
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*''Blood Appears'' - directed by Pablo Fendrik
*''Blood Appears'' - directed by Pablo Fendrik
*''Boogie'' - directed by Radu Muntean
*''Boogie'' - directed by Radu Muntean
*''Boy of Pigs'' directed by William Sten Olsson
*''[[An American Affair|Boy of Pigs]]'' directed by William Sten Olsson
*''Dr. Aleman'' - directed by Tom Schreiber
*''{{ill|Dr. Alemán|de}}'' - directed by Tom Schreiber
*''[[Dunya & Desie]]'' - directed by Dana Nechushtan
*''[[Dunya & Desie]]'' - directed by Dana Nechushtan
*''For a Moment, Freedom'' directed by Arash T. Riahi
*''For a Moment, Freedom'' directed by Arash T. Riahi
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*''Tulpan'' directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy
*''Tulpan'' directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy
*''[[The Wackness]]'' - directed by [[Jonathan Levine]]
*''[[The Wackness]]'' - directed by [[Jonathan Levine]]
*''[[The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner]]'' directed by Stephan Komandarev
*''[[The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner]]'' directed by [[Stephan Komandarev]]


==In Competition: Documentary==
==In Competition: Documentary==
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*''My Life Inside'' - directed by Lucia Gaja
*''My Life Inside'' - directed by Lucia Gaja
*''The Flower Bridge'' - directed by Thomas Ciulei
*''The Flower Bridge'' - directed by Thomas Ciulei
*''Suddenly Last Winter'' - directed by Gustav Hofer & Luca Ragazzi
*''[[Suddenly, Last Winter]]'' - directed by Gustav Hofer & Luca Ragazzi
*''Blind Loves'' - directed by Juraj Lehotsky
*''Blind Loves'' - directed by Juraj Lehotsky
*''The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins'' - directed by Pietra Brettkelly
*''The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins'' - directed by Pietra Brettkelly
*''[[Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]]'' - directed by Marina Zenovich
*''[[Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired]]'' - directed by [[Marina Zenovich]]
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294187/ Mr. Rakowski]'' - directed by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3138385/ Jan Diederen]
*''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294187/ Mr. Rakowski]'' - directed by [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3138385/ Jan Diederen]


==Jury==
==Jury==
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*[http://www.zurichfilmfestival.org/en/home/ Zurich Film Festival web site]
*[http://www.zurichfilmfestival.org/en/home/ Zurich Film Festival web site]


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Latest revision as of 20:27, 21 April 2024

The third annual 2008 Zurich Film Festival ran from September 25 to October 5, 2008. Actor Peter Fonda will act as prexy of the feature film jury.[1] The festival introduced a new section this year, Panorama D, dedicated to German-language film from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The showcase opened with the Nicolette Krebitz-directed psychological drama The Heart Is a Dark Forest [de].[1]

Highlights of the festival included Toronto and Venice Film Festival hits such as the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading, and the psychological Iraq war thriller, The Hurt Locker directed by Kathryn Bigelow, as well as Religulous, featuring Bill Maher and lensed by Larry Charles. Also screening is a documentary about filmmaker Roman Polanski directed by Marina Zenovich, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. [1] Two films at the festival featured the work of actor Ben Kingsley, Elegy directed by Isabel Coixet and The Wackness helmed by Jonathan Levine.

Festival Hits & Features: Out of Competition

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In Competition: Fiction

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In Competition: Documentary

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Jury

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Documentary Jury:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Peter Fonda rides to Zurich, Variety, Sep. 11, 2008
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