A record 92 countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th Academy Awards®! Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal and Syria are first-time entrants. Among the […]
Zeitgeist Films is proud to present the Los Angeles theatrical release of THE DIVINE ORDER, a film by Petra Volpe. Switzerland’s submission for the 2018 Academy Awards – Best Foreign Language Film, and winner of […]
The best new German, Austrian, and Swiss Cinema will once again be celebrated at the American Cinematheque, during the 11th Annual GERMAN CURRENTS FILM FESTIVAL from Friday, October 13th – Monday, Oct 16th, 2017 at […]
Deutsche Welle reports that emergency services are searching for people from Germany, Austria and Switzerland near the Italian-Switzerland border. Several small villages were struck by a massive landslide on August 23, 2017. Eight people remain […]
A small hotel in the Swiss Alps is facing a barrage of criticism after it put up a sign asking “Jewish guests” to shower before swimming in the hotel pool, Deutsche Welle reports. Israel described […]
Join the United Swiss Societies of Southern California at their Swiss Fair to celebrate Swiss National Day! There will be Swiss food and fun in the shade of the Big Tent. There will be live […]
On Sunday, May 21st at 4 p.m., the Swiss Singing Society Harmonie will present their spring concert entitled “There is Always Romance” followed by a dinner reception. The choir brings to the public the songs […]
Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards®. Eighty-five films had originally been considered in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical […]
Did you know that there is a connection between the famous German musician Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Sherlock Holmes, the fictitious master detective? Sherlock Holmes’ faithful companion, John Watson, was a great lover of Mendelssohn’s […]
Since 1891, the first of August has been celebrated as Swiss National Day. The date refers to a historic alliance concluded in 1291 by the three cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden. This alliance was […]
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