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Swiss film producers and financiers Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani have been Sundance regulars for more than 15 years, but this edition is special. The pair, who were driving forces behind the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) up until 2019, are in Park City this year with Thelma, which is the first…

Is it possible to produce a serious awards contender on a budget of less than $5 million? That was one of the questions on the table in a panel at the Zurich Film Festival's industry-focused Zurich Summit this weekend. "There’s probably several different opinions on this matter but I think it’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Anonymous Content's Nick Shumaker and Vainglorious co-CEO Whitney Sudler-Smith came into the Deadline Studio in Zurich to talk about a slew of new projects the pair are collaborating on, including Penny Lane-directed documentary Mrs. America and a previously unannounced scripted project Family O…

The Zurich Summit returned for another year bringing together some of the top creatives in the industry. More than 100 film pros took part in the all-day session that drilled down into the state of the industry. Executives at the summit included Founder and CEO of NEON Tom Quinn, film producer Thomas Benski, Head of…

Writer-director Ethan Berger stepped into the Deadline Zurich Summit Studio on Saturday to talk about his debut feature The Line, which screened at the Zurich Film Festival this weekend.  The project is told from the viewpoint of Tom (Alex Wolff), a devoted "brother" from a fictional college…

It's been four years since ex-Constantin exec Fred Kogel established Leonine Studios in Germany and in that short time it's become one of the country’s biggest powerhouses, releasing between 20 and 25 films per year. It has since aligned itself with sister company Mediawan in France which, says Kogel…

As Hollywood writers head back to work after 148 days on strike, there is hope that there will be recovery in the marketplace but it's still a "sensitive time" for the independent film business according to CAA's Roeg Sutherland.  Stepping into Deadline's Zurich Summit Studio on Saturday, the CAA…

Leonine Studios founder and CEO Fred Kogel has said he does not expect his Germany-focused content group to expand much more in the near future, after four years of rapid and continuous growth. The veteran film and TV exec was talking about the journey around the creation of Leonine Studios in 2019…

The future of working with streamers was on the table at the Zurich Summit on Saturday amid talk that the content bubble has burst as key markets such as the U.S. reach saturation point. Watch the panel above. Responding to suggestions that streamers are pulling back in terms of investment, Netflix…

International execs from Unifrance, MK2 and TrustNordisk kicked off the annual Zurich Summit on Saturday to discuss the importance of film festivals when promoting a title and if fests are drifting away from what works in cinemas. You can watch the panel above. Speaking at the city's Dolder Grand…

Netherlands photographer and director Anton Corbijn has been named as president of the main feature film jury for the upcoming Zurich Film Festival. Oscar-winning producer Malte Grunert (All Quiet On The Western Front) will be the jury president for the Focus competition, reserved for first, second…

Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen will be honored with the Zurich Film Festival's Golden Eye Award for career achievement at the fest's upcoming 19th edition. Mikkelsen will receive the award on October 6 before presenting his new film, the Venice competition pic The Promised Land. In the film, directed by…