animation.ch

Vision and Versatility in Swiss Animated Film

Swiss animated film is currently in one of its most productive, ambitious and successful historical periods. Never before have so many films been made and never before have these films enjoyed such international success. “animation.ch” explores the development of Swiss animated film over the last 20 years, examines current trends and looks at what’s to come in the future. The e-book takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by new multimedia, lending motion to the stills from the films mentioned in the text and adding interactive extras to the essays, portraits and interviews. A film by each of the film-makers, who all make extensive comments, is embedded in the e-book and can be viewed right on your e-reader. This addition of twenty films – three in excerpts – also makes “animation.ch” a best-of compilation of Swiss animation film from the past twenty years. Coupled with the extensive texts and films, numerous visuals, some in the form of slide shows, and other extras demonstrate the diversity and independence of Swiss animation film. With portraits of and movies by Anne Baillod, Claude Barras, François Chalet, Isabelle Favez, Adrian Flückiger, Maja Gehrig, Claudius Gentinetta, Samuel und Frédéric Guillaume, Zoltán Horváth, Jadwiga Kowalska, Claude Luyet, Yves Netzhammer, Jonas Raeber, Dustin Rees, Izabela Rieben, Marina Rosset, Georges Schwizgebel, Ted Sieger, Rafael Sommerhalder, Basil Vogt.