More More Locarno 74: The return of the big screen, big time This content was published on Aug 3, 2021 Aug 3, 2021 The Locarno Film Festival opens on Wednesday with a selection of 209 films scattered across ten days. We look at the highlights - and there are many.
More More On the trail of photographer and Oscar winner Ernst A. Heiniger This content was published on Aug 2, 2021 Aug 2, 2021 Almost 30 years after his death, Swiss photographer and filmmaker Ernst A. Heiniger is making a comeback in a major retrospective.
More More Vespa: The scooter with a sting This content was published on Jul 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Vespa has been a nifty means of transport since 1946, synonymous with freedom and a fashionable lifestyle in Switzerland and internationally.
More More Swiss beech forests added to World Heritage List This content was published on Jul 29, 2021 Jul 29, 2021 The ancient beech forests on the Bettlachstock in the Solothurn Jura and in the Val di Lodano in Ticino are now World Heritage sites.
More More Manager of Swiss national football team in talks with French club This content was published on Jul 26, 2021 Jul 26, 2021 The Swiss Football Association says French club Bordeaux is trying to poach its coach, Vladimir Petkovic.
More More ‘From what remains and is left behind, you can reach many conclusions’ This content was published on Jul 25, 2021 Jul 25, 2021 Mäddel Fuchs is one of the few street photographers to have made a name in Switzerland.
More More The museum of the future is brewing in the oldest Swiss collection This content was published on Jul 24, 2021 Jul 24, 2021 The prolific curator and art critic Marc-Olivier Wahler explains his radical experiments to expand the museum beyond its four walls.
More More Swiss hurdler loses doping ban appeal on eve of Olympics This content was published on Jul 23, 2021 Jul 23, 2021 Swiss athlete Kariem Hussein fails to overturn a doping ban on the eve of the Olympic Games.
More More Swiss not (fully) converted to virtual concerts and events This content was published on Jul 22, 2021 Jul 22, 2021 Physical concerts and events remain much more popular in Switzerland than digital alternatives. But people are willing to fork out for online shows.
More More Petition lodged to slow the shelving of FM radio This content was published on Jul 21, 2021 Jul 21, 2021 Over 60,000 petitioners want the government to rethink plans to begin phasing out FM radio next year. Private radio entrepreneur Roger Schawinski,...
More More Daily dispatches from the 74th Locarno Film Festival This content was published on Jul 20, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 On August 4, 2021, the Locarno Film Festival opens for the 74th time. We'll be there to bring you insights and behind-the-scenes exclusives.
More More Hear Swiss stories for the world on our podcast This content was published on Jul 20, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 Meet a Swiss woman so passionate about open water swimming that she wants to export the concept abroad.
More More Shares in Picasso painting go up for grabs in blockchain sale This content was published on Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 Fans of Pablo Picasso will soon be able to own a share in one of his paintings for less than $6,000.
More More Belgian named director of Kunsthaus Zurich This content was published on Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 Ann Demeester is the new director of the Kunsthaus Zurich. She will take up her post on January 1, 2023.
More More Federer tennis gear nets CHF4.3 million at auction This content was published on Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 Tennis rackets, shoes and other equipment belonging to Roger Federer have raised £3.4 million ($4.7 million) at auction.
More More Lausanne to host new global body to promote women in sport This content was published on Jul 9, 2021 Jul 9, 2021 The western Swiss city of Lausanne has been chosen to set up an international observatory for the promotion of gender equality in sport.
More More Safe Olympics is ‘number one goal’, says games director This content was published on Jul 9, 2021 Jul 9, 2021 Participating athletes will face drastic safety measures in Japan, says Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi.
More More Swiss court sentences French comedian for anti-semitic sketch This content was published on Jul 8, 2021 Jul 8, 2021 Dieudonné M’bala M’bala was found guilty of using racist content in shows performed in Switzerland, including denying the existence of Nazi gas...
More More Covid boosts TV consumption among Swiss This content was published on Jul 5, 2021 Jul 5, 2021 Statistics show television viewing increased slightly in Switzerland during the Covid-19 pandemic last year – the first time in more than a decade.
More More Press heaps praise on ‘heroic’ Swiss Euro 2020 campaign This content was published on Jul 3, 2021 Jul 3, 2021 After a spirited Euro 2020 quarter-final defeat to Spain, Swiss newspapers and ministers are full of plaudits for the national football team.
More More Swiss football team ‘sheds burden of history’ This content was published on Jun 29, 2021 Jun 29, 2021 Switzerland's European football championship success against France sparks scenes of jubilation.
More More Montreux forced to drop four unvaccinated British acts This content was published on Jun 25, 2021 Jun 25, 2021 It did this to comply with current conditions of entry into Switzerland from the UK for travellers who are not fully vaccinated.
More More Swiss culture sector far from a haven of equality This content was published on Jun 23, 2021 Jun 23, 2021 A study commissioned by Pro Helvetia finds women are lacking across much of the cultural sector, especially in music.
More More Accidental photographer Arnold Odermatt dies aged 96 This content was published on Jun 22, 2021 Jun 22, 2021 Former policeman and pioneering Swiss photographer Arnold Odermatt died on Saturday.
More More Swiss billionaire’s enforced art collection auction halted This content was published on Jun 21, 2021 Jun 21, 2021 The auction of a Swiss billionaire’s art collection has been cancelled at the last minute after a CHF6 million ($6.5 million) tax evasion penalty...
More More Patrouille des Glaciers’s future is guaranteed, say organisers This content was published on Jun 21, 2021 Jun 21, 2021 The Patrouille des Glaciers organisers have signed a “roadmap” to ensure the continuation of the biennial ski mountaineering race.
More More Hannah Villiger – pioneer of selfies with a Polaroid camera This content was published on Jun 19, 2021 Jun 19, 2021 A major exhibition on Swiss artist Hannah Villiger is being held at the Istituto Svizzero in Rome.
More More Swiss sculptor Schang Hutter dies This content was published on Jun 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 Schang Hutter, best known for artistic creations portraying human suffering in places like concentration camps, has died aged 86.
More More World basketball head steps aside amid sexual abuse investigation This content was published on Jun 14, 2021 Jun 14, 2021 The International Basketball Federation president has stepped aside during an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of women players.
More More Geneva voters turn down ‘City of Music’ project This content was published on Jun 14, 2021 Jun 14, 2021 Voters on Sunday narrowly rejected plans to build a new concert hall complex in the heart of so-called International Geneva.
More More A fly-on-the-wall view of Olafur Eliasson’s laboratory This content was published on Jun 14, 2021 Jun 14, 2021 Olafur Eliasson has removed the walls of the Beyeler Foundation in Basel and has let water, plants and animals into the museum.
More More Are hunters an endangered species in Switzerland? This content was published on Jun 14, 2021 Jun 14, 2021 Mario Theus, a forester, hunter and filmmaker, discusses his new film, which he hopes will open viewers’ eyes to a world “hardly anyone understands”.
More More Swiss Catholic Church extends victims’ compensation fund This content was published on Jun 11, 2021 Jun 11, 2021 A compensation fund for people who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church in Switzerland will be extended for another five years.
More More ‘Accessible diva’ Laetitia Casta wins Locarno excellence award This content was published on Jun 10, 2021 Jun 10, 2021 French model and actress Laetitia Casta will receive the Excellence Award Davide Campari 2021 from the Locarno Film Festival in southern Switzerland.
More More Patent Ochsner to become first Swiss band on MTV Unplugged This content was published on Jun 8, 2021 Jun 8, 2021 The Bernese band will be the first Swiss act to perform on MTV Unplugged, televised concerts where musicians play acoustic instruments.
More More Yesh! Film Festival explores a multitude of Jewish identities, including Palestinians This content was published on Jun 3, 2021 Jun 3, 2021 Zurich's Yesh! Film Festival brings a selection of 32 recent films revolving around the centenarian Jewish question(s).
More More Telling stories of the past and present This content was published on Jun 3, 2021 Jun 3, 2021 The Israeli film “The Dead of Jaffa” is screening as part of Yesh! Film Festival in Zurich.
More More Rag'n'Bone Man and Zucchero to headline Montreux Jazz Festival This content was published on Jun 1, 2021 Jun 1, 2021 A downsized Montreux Jazz Festival is set to go ahead in July thanks to the easing of Covid restrictions.
More More Cultural sector loses 5% of its workers in 2020 This content was published on Jun 1, 2021 Jun 1, 2021 The number of people working in the culture sector fell by almost 5% last year in Switzerland – a similar drop to that seen in the hotel and...
More More ‘Super happy’ Eurovision success returns to Switzerland This content was published on May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021 The bronze medallist at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is the first Swiss act to make the top three since Céline Dion won the event in 1988.
