Cinema of Switzerland
| Cinema of Switzerland | |
|---|---|
Piazza Grande in Locarno during the Locarno Film Festival | |
| No. of screens | 615 (2024) |
| • Per capita | 6.8 per 100,000 (2024) |
| Main distributors | Warner Bros. Pictures 17.53% Walt Disney Studio (Schweiz) 15.54% Universal Pictures (Schweiz) 12.64% Elite 10.72% Sony Pictures 9.6% |
| Produced feature films (2024) | |
| Total | 95 (w/o co-productions) |
| Number of admissions (2024) | |
| Total | 10,646,422 |
| • Per capita | 1.19 (2024) |
| National films | 960,709 (9.02%) |
| Gross box office (2024) | |
| Total | CHF 171 million |
The Cinema of Switzerland encompasses the film industry and cinematography of Switzerland. The film industry based in Switzerland dates to the 1930s and is influenced by the neighboring countries of France, Germany and Italy, with which it shares languages. Before the mid-1960s Swiss films were often sentimental, but the French New Wave led to more experimental cinema. As of 2024, The Swissmakers (1978) is the highest grossing Swiss film of all time.
The Solothurn Film Festival was founded in 1966 with a declaration of showing the modern reality of Swiss Life. It is the most important festival for Swiss film productions. The Locarno Festival founded in 1946 is an annual film festival held every August in Locarno, Switzerland.