Lang Film
| Founded | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bernard Lang |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Anne-Catherine Lang Olivier Zobrist |
| Products | Film, TV |
| Website | www.langfilm.ch |
Lang Film is a film and TV production company based in Freienstein, Switzerland. The company produces documentary films, feature films and TV films. Lang Film is one of the most well-known Swiss film production companies.[1] The company also includes Langfilm Distribution[2] and the cinema neues KINO[3] in Freienstein.
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1980 by Bernhard Lang, and has since produced a high number of films for cinema and TV, both fiction, documentary and animation. It is run by producers Anne-Catherine Lang and Olivier Zobrist, as well as junior producer Julia Schubiger.[4][5][6]
Langfilm is responsible for the production of Swiss film classics such as Höhenfeuer by Fredi M. Murer and The Mountain by Markus Imhoof.[7] In recent years, they produced sereral films that were successfully placed at festivals, like the films by Swiss theater director Milo Rau that were shown at Locarno[8] and Venice Film Festival,[9] the first feature Longing for the world (L'amour du monde) by actress and director Jenna Hasse that was awarded a special mention in the Generation section at Berlinale,[10] or the short On Solid Ground (Über Wasser) which premiered at Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival.[11]
Their productions have received numerous awards, several of their films were awarded with the Swiss Film Award.[12][13][14]
Filmography
[edit]A selection[15]
- 1985: Höhenfeuer by Fredi M. Murer
- 1990: The Mountain by Markus Imhoof
- 1992: Benny's Video by Michael Haneke
- 2007: The Friend by Micha Lewinsky
- 2009: Will you marry us? by Micha Lewinsky
- 2014: Electroboy by Marcel Gisler
- 2017: The Congo Tribunal (Das Kongo-Tribunal) by Milo Rau
- 2018: Monogamisch (Seitentriebe), TV Series, by Güzin Kar
- 2019: Average Happiness by Maja Gehrig
- 2020: The New Gospel (Das neue Evangelium) by Milo Rau
- 2020: One-way to Moscow! (Moskau Einfach!) by Micha Lewinsky
- 2023: Longing for the world (L'amour du monde) by Jenna Hasse
- 2024: Brunaupark by Felix Hergert and Dominik Zietlow
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Catalogue - Langfilm". www.langfilm.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ↑ "Distribution - Langfilm". www.langfilm.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11.
- ↑ "Home". neueskino.ch.
- ↑ "Olivier Zobrist". swissfilms. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ "Anne-Catherine Lang". swissfilms. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ "Julia Schubiger". swissfilms. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/company/co0118003/?ref_=tt_dt_co [user-generated source]
- ↑ "70. Filmfestival Locarno - «Wir brauchen ein "Kongo-Tribunal" in der Schweiz»". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ Meza, Ed (2020-09-08). "Venice: Milo Rau on Revolutionary Jesus, Empowering People and Fighting Exploitation". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ "| Berlinale | Archiv | Programm | Programm". www.berlinale.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ Corvin, Ann-Marie (2021-07-09). "Born of Frustration: Jela Hasler on Her Critics' Week Short 'On Solid Ground'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ Culture, © Federal Office of. "Schweizer Filmpreis 2021: Quartz-Trophäen für «Schwesterlein» und «Das neue Evangelium»". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ «Average Happiness» – Gewinner Schweizer Filmpreis 2018 - CH:Filmszene - Play SRF. Retrieved 2025-07-21 – via www.srf.ch.
- ↑ "Schweizer Filmpreis 2024".
- ↑ "Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG". swissfilms (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
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