Presentation

Developing a personal cinematographic vision, understanding the filmmaking process and apprehending the stakes of production so as to pave the way for graduates to smoothly join professional circles – such are the main objectives of this programme. This Master course, which is unique in Europe, is aimed at the holders of a Bachelor’s degree, or with equivalent experience, wishing to further their knowledge in one of the following fields: direction scriptwriting, editing, sound or production.

Through courses and workshops provided by renowned lecturers in each field, the students develop a personal project throughout the curriculum. For their master project, they are involved in the production (direction scriptwriting, editing, sound or production) of a short, medium or feature length film (fiction, documentary, TV series, art-house, transmedia…). Several films gain international visibility through renowned festivals or/and TV broadcasting.

This Master programme relies on a partnership between ECAL and HEAD/Geneva University of Art and Design and on collaborations with Lausanne University (UNIL), Zurich University (UZH), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK), the Swiss National Film Archive in Lausanne, Swiss National Broadcasting RTS, and la Manufacture (school of performing arts) in Lausanne, University of Music Lausanne and Swiss Literature Institute in Bienne.

Language

French & English

Qualification issued

Master of Arts HES-SO in Film, major in Direction, Scenario, Editing, Sound or Production

Yearly fees (materials included)

Fees detail

Length

4 semesters

Credits

120 ECTS

Useful links

Admissions Contact

Equipments & infrastructures

Cinema Studio Sound Studio

Learning Objectives

First year
Vuk Vukmanović, student in Master cinema - major Sound, on the set of "Red Jungle" by Juan José Lozano and Zoltán Horváth, 2019 (prod. Intermezzo Films; Dolce Vita Films; Nadasdy Films & Tchack)
Workshop Danielle Lessovitz

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  • Deepen your knowledge of technical tools relating to image, writing, production and sound, depending on the major: filming in studio sets; direct sound recording and mixing; developing skills in software for sound and editing (ProTools, Avid); script dialogue; exercises on reading sheets; preparation of a shooting plan; etc.
  • Carry out workshop projects supervised by international professionals: research and approaches to documentary or fiction, sound creation, editing creation, work on directing actors.
  • Develop a personal project (concept, writing, production) accompanied by a tutor.
  • Produce and direct a commissioned film (writing and presentation of the project to the commissioning body; shooting in a small team, editing).
  • Participate in the“Grand Voyage”: film shooting abroad during a trip lasting 3 weeks in collaboration with filmmakers and film professionals from the country visited (in the past Bela Tarr in Sarajevo, Alain Gomis in Dakar, Kaltrina Krasniqi and Dokufest in Kosovo, ...).
  • Enhance your knowledge through theory courses in collaboration with the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the University of Zurich (UZH), the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK) and the Università Svizzera Italiana (USI): film history, screenplay and criticism; media economics, film archiving; methodological and practical approach to film restoration.
  • Meet personalities from the film industry and other artistic disciplines in masterclasses.
Second year
The Jury with Lionel Baier, Head of Cinema dept. ECAL; Nicolas Wadimoff, Head of Cinema Dept. HEAD; Jasmin Basic, coordinator Master ECAL/HEAD; Alice Riva, assistant Master
Diploma 2020

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  • Benefit from professional internships in Switzerland or abroad.
  • Participate and collaborate with national and international film festivals.
  • Immerse yourself in cross-disciplinary courses and workshops in collaboration with the Swiss Film Archive in Lausanne, RTS/RRS, La Manufacture/University of Performing Arts in Western Switzerland in Lausanne, Haute Ecole de Musique in Lausanne, the Swiss Literary Institute in Biel and La Fémis in Paris.
  • Write a thesis based on the knowledge acquired throughout the course.
  • Put into practice the know-how acquired in a graduation work, depending on the chosen major: directing, screenplay, editing, sound or production.

Projects

This section contains a selection of emblematic or recent projects related to the disciplines taught in the Master's degree.
See all projects

Studio projects

Kosovo Grand Voyage workshop

FILM STUDIES

Kosovo Grand Voyage workshop

with Kaltrina Krasniqi

Each year, students of the Master's program undertake a "Great Trip" to discover the territory of a filmmaker. In 2022, they went to Kosovo with the director and screenwriter Kaltrina Krasniqi.

Directing workshop with Yann Gonzalez

FILM STUDIES

Directing workshop with Yann Gonzalez

with Yann Gonzalez

In partnership with La Manufacture, the Master Cinema ECAL/HEAD  invited director Yann Gonzalez to take part in a directing workshop.

Actors' Direction Workshop

FILM STUDIES

Actors' Direction Workshop

with Fulvio Bernasconi

Actors' Direction Workshop, led by the Swiss filmmaker Fulvio Bernasconi, in collaboration with the acting students of Les Teintureries, theatre school in Lausanne.

O Signore Stracciarolo

FILM STUDIES

O Signore Stracciarolo

with Jean Perret, Gianfranco Rosi

Outcast amongst outcasts. From boredom to religious devotion, we get a glimpse into the lives of a gypsy couple in the suburbs of Rome.

Ponte 5

FILM STUDIES

Ponte 5

with Jean Perret, Gianfranco Rosi

One man. One bridge. Nowhere to go. Antonio is an aging man who must live on a bridge in the rough neighborhood of Laurentino 38, in the suburbs of Rome.

Ruth

FILM STUDIES

Ruth

with Lionel Baier, Emmanuel Salinger

Ruth leads a peaceful life in her elaborately decorated apartment. Until one day, when a mysterious gift is about to turn her world upside down.

Il movimento

FILM STUDIES

Il movimento

with Lionel Baier, Thomas Isler

The “habitués” of the bar “Il Movimento” meet regularly to discuss, drink and to forget their worries. This tiny bar is particularly cosy with a warm and charming ambience...

Cotonov Vanished

FILM STUDIES

Cotonov Vanished

with Jean-Louis Comolli, José Michel Bühler, Claudio Pazienza

A way of approaching the exercise of portrait, Cotonov Vanished returns to the dazzling career of a young and brilliant Russian interpreter embarked in the Cold War who, one day, mysteriously disappeared...

Workshops

Paleo Workshop - Screening at Visions du Réel 2024

FILM STUDIES

Paleo Workshop - Screening at Visions du Réel 2024

by Loris Ciaburri, Jonathan Daza Ospina, Loïs de Goumoëns, Sara Dutch, Fei Fan, Pablo Guscetti, Anna Joos, Saleh Kashefi, Theofanis Papadopoulos, Valentina Parati, Antoine Scalese

Students in the Master Film Studies ECAL/HEAD produced documentary vignettes for the Paléo Festival, which were shown for the first time at Visions du Réel in April 2024.

Directing workshop with Alejo Moguillansky

FILM STUDIES

Directing workshop with Alejo Moguillansky

with Alejo Moguillansky

A 1 week filmmaking workshop led by the Argentinian director, screenwriter and producer Alejo Moguillansky with the students of the Master in Film - major direction.

Filmmaking workshop

FILM STUDIES

Filmmaking workshop

with Danielle Lessovitz

A 2-weeks filmmaking workshop led by the American director and scriptwriter Danielle Lessovitz with the students of the Master in Film - major direction and scriptwriting.

Master Cinema - Major in Sound

FILM STUDIES

Master Cinema - Major in Sound

with Felix Blume

Sound creation workshop for the Master Cinema students - Major in Sound - directed by Felix Blume, sound artist and sound engineer.

Sound performance

FILM STUDIES

Sound performance

Creation by Ensemble Vide, with the Master Cinema students, in coproduction with Ensemble Contrechamps, Geneva.

Workshop Rousseau mandate

FILM STUDIES

Workshop Rousseau mandate

Study trip of the Master in Film students in Val de Travers, on the footsteps of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, to work on the first stages of the Mandate proposed by the MLR - Maison Rousseau et Littérature, Geneva.

"I Dreamed of El Zahir"

FILM STUDIES

"I Dreamed of El Zahir"

by Vuk Vukmanovic

"I Dreamed of El Zahir" , sound work by Vuk Vukmanovic, student of Master Cinéma - major Sound, during the Grand Voyage in Dakar, Senegal. Inspired by the short story "El Zahir" by Jorge Luis Borges.

Workshop casting and acting with Guillaume Brac

FILM STUDIES

Workshop casting and acting with Guillaume Brac

with Guillaume Brac

Workshop casting and acting with Guillaume Brac, filmmaker, Julia Perazzini and Antonin Schopfer, actors

Cinema Master - major Sound

FILM STUDIES

Cinema Master - major Sound

Vuk Vukmanović, student in Master cinema - major Sound, on the set of "Red Jungle" by Juan José Lozano and Zoltán Horváth, 2019 (prod. Intermezzo Films; Dolce Vita Films; Nadasdy Films & Tchack)

Master Cinema at the Clermont Film Festival

FILM STUDIES

Master Cinema at the Clermont Film Festival

Master cinéma dans Le Temps

FILM STUDIES

Master cinéma dans Le Temps

Article du 8 janvier 2018 dans Le Temps sur la place du scénario en Suisse.

Mumbai Grand Voyage workshop

FILM STUDIES

Mumbai Grand Voyage workshop

Each year, students of the Master's program undertake a "Great Trip" to discover the territory of a filmmaker. In 2016, they went to Mumbai with the director and producer Anurag Kashyap.

Diplomas

Saleh Kashefi – Overture

FILM STUDIES

Saleh Kashefi – Overture

by Saleh Kashefi

Beneath all the noise lays silence. Overture is a cinematic journey which tries to illustrate how silence can be covered with noise through telling a typical story of a human being and their way of coping with life’s suffering in the modern world.

Antoine Scalese – Hypersex

FILM STUDIES

Antoine Scalese – Hypersex

by Antoine Scalese

My diploma project is a screenplay for a feature film titled Hypersex, exploring the fantasy romance genre. It tells the story of Alfa, a young man who lends his appearance to a model of a sex android and manages to divert one sample in hopes of restoring lost intimacy with his elusive partner. Quickly, by substituting it for himself, he loses control of the situation and finds himself confronted with intense affects. This screenplay uses sexuality as a fully-fledged dramatic force within the overall narrative dynamic. Intertwined with this, the narrative rhetoric of love's return offers a queer perspective to the film, portraying the complex relationship between two male characters who, despite their selfish behaviors, choose not to give up on each other.

Sara Dutch – Mife et Miso vont en bateau

FILM STUDIES

Sara Dutch – Mife et Miso vont en bateau

by Sara Dutch

In the near future, Xzir, a woman in her thirties, finds herself faced with an unwanted pregnancy. In the ultra-digital, techno-authoritarian society in which she lives, pregnancies are automatically entered in a national register and monitored by the state, abortions are banned. Xzir is going to take the illegal path of the DarkWeb to her pregnancy, whatever the cost.

Anna Joos – Niederurnen, GL

FILM STUDIES

Anna Joos – Niederurnen, GL

by Anna Joos

Once called ‘the magic material', asbestos has become an invisible evil. In a forgotten valley of Switzerland, death, carried by the wind, forever and ever accompanies the everyday lives of the Italian asbestos factory workers. They are silenced by the Swiss industrial state. But the insides of their bodies bear witness to their story: their asbestos-injured lungs breathe in and out, intermingling with the repetitive industrial sounds, like heartbeats, in which they were once immersed. The binary rhythm of the Tarantella, a southern Italian ritual, once had the power to counter an invisible evil.

Theofanis Papadopoulos – Firelight

FILM STUDIES

Theofanis Papadopoulos – Firelight

by Theofanis Papadopoulos

Firelight explores my fear of non-existence after death and that of imagining to no longer interact with an environment. It confronts the characters with the lies they tell themselves, in order to be able to survive in this absurd situation. It is about an awareness and the point of no return, where, confronted with reality, we also become aware of the fact to vainly create meaning in our lives, to make them livable. Thus, we hide from the mortal misery that awaits us every day, as in every room of the mansion. We create meanings and explanations to comfort ourselves, except that being aware of it and accepting this absurdity is equivalent to no longer being afraid of it.

Valentina Parati – Acciaio

FILM STUDIES

Valentina Parati – Acciaio

by Valentina Parati

A lullaby of engines and love, this short movie is an emotional and hypersensorial journey into the deep world of mechanophilia.

Loïs de Goumoëns – Rase Campagne

FILM STUDIES

Loïs de Goumoëns – Rase Campagne

by Loïs de Goumoëns

Rase Campagne is a feature-length comedy screenplay project. It tells the story of Elia, a helpful and polite young woman from Vaud, Switzerland, who lives in fear of disturbing... or even worse, of disappointing. One day, a ZAD arrives in her quiet region and through an unfortunate combination of circumstances, we believe she is one of the ZADists! Elia will try to prove the opposite but the adventure will prove difficult when the different forces present try to rally her to their cause. In this story, I am interested in probing Swiss “neutrality” and the consequences of refusing commitment, whether emotional or political. The project is at the V1 stage and is therefore under development.

Jonathan Daza Ospina – Silencio

FILM STUDIES

Jonathan Daza Ospina – Silencio

by Jonathan Daza Ospina

Silencio is a hybrid film that narrates the story of a sound recorder from a big city in Colombia who goes to the jungles in the pacific coast, in search of the sounds from a past that is still haunting the present. A personal journey where she meets local activists of different generations engaged with the preservation of memory, and where music and oral traditions enact as liminal spaces in which mourning invokes and shakes the ghosts of a colonial heritage before the promises of the future. It is a film that traces a cartography of sound and archives the ecological present from a historical perspective, examining sensorially the embodiments of resistance in contexts of armed conflict in the west of Colombia.

Fei Fan – Fenni in Wonderland

FILM STUDIES

Fei Fan – Fenni in Wonderland

by Fei Fan

Fenni in Wonderland is a short fiction film in which I also use a documentary approach. In this film, the boundary between reality and dream is blurred by magical realism in order to represent the Chinese immigrant community in Paris through my personal point of view.

Pablo Guscetti – Chi ch'ien piü chiö

FILM STUDIES

Pablo Guscetti – Chi ch'ien piü chiö

by Pablo Guscetti

Nena, 40, lives in the valley in Ticino where she grew up. Giulia, an urbanite in her thirties, is visiting her family's village for the first time in order to conduct field research for her post-doctorate. Nena reluctantly acts as Giulia's research guide. Animosity grows quickly between the two. The protagonists discover that mysterious and murderous attacks are ravaging the valley they left behind. Panic-stricken, the two women head for a high-altitude refuge. But this respite is quickly replaced by heartbreak. The storm is close, and so are the and monsters. Giulia and Nena face each other in the midst of horror.

Loris Ciaburri – Lux Vitae

FILM STUDIES

Loris Ciaburri – Lux Vitae

by Loris Ciaburri

Lux Vitae is a feature-length screenplay developed over two years as part of the ECAL/HEAD Master of Cinema program. The project was built from a synopsis, through various treatment versions to a V1 screenplay. Anne Brouillet supervised the writing process throughout. Lux Vitae is a film set in La Chaux-de-Fonds, incorporating the local socio-historical context. The film follows the story of Anica, a polyamorous, pansexual watchmaker who, following an accident, becomes a paraplegic. Her sex life is limited, so she decides to seek assisted suicide and meets Max, an EXIT counsellor. These two people, totally opposed in their sexuality, come together and bond intimately.

Antoine Scalese – Open Countryside (Screenplay)

FILM STUDIES

Antoine Scalese – Open Countryside (Screenplay)

with Anne Brouillet

This is the first draft of a feature film script, written over the two years of the MA programme.

Program

This section lists the detailed modules and courses for each semester of the programme.

Semester 1 2 3 4

Common Modules
  • Workshop pratique de mise en réalisation collective
    (8 ECTS)
  • Transversalités: rencontres et masterclasses
    (5 ECTS)
  • Théorie et méthodologie du cinéma I
    (6 ECTS)
Editing – Orientation Module
  • Inputs montage I
    (6 ECTS)
  • Formes filmiques et esthétique du montage contemporain
    (5 ECTS)
Production – Orientation Module
  • Inputs production I
    (6 ECTS)
  • Préparatifs du travail de Master I
    (5 ECTS)
Directing – Orientation Module
  • Inputs réalisation I
    (6 ECTS)
  • Préparatifs du travail de Master I
    (5 ECTS)
Scenario – Orientation Module
  • Inputs scénario : méthodologie et technique
    (6 ECTS)
  • Préparatifs du travail de Master I
    (5 ECTS)
Sound – Orientation Module
  • Inputs Son I
    (6 ECTS)
  • Pratique et professionnalisation I
    (5 ECTS)
Common Modules
  • Grand Voyage
    (10 ECTS)
  • Réalisation et production mandat externe
    (6 ECTS)
  • Théorie et méthodologie du cinéma II
    (4 ECTS)
Editing – Orientation Module
  • Workshop montage Fémis
    (5 ECTS)
  • Pratique et professionnalisation
    (5 ECTS)

Production – Orientation Module
  • Inputs production II
    (5 ECTS)
  • Pratique et professionnalisation
    (5 ECTS)
Directing – Orientation Module
  • Input réalisation II
    (5 ECTS)
  • Préparatifs du travail de Master II
    (5 ECTS)
Scenario – Orientation Module
  • Inputs écriture I
    (5 ECTS)
  • Préparatifs du travail de Master II
    (5 ECTS)
Sound – Orientation Module
  • Inputs Son II
    (5 ECTS)
  • Pratique et professionnalisation II
    (5 ECTS)
Common Modules
  • Mise en production
    (10 ECTS)
  • Travail de Master - mémoire
    (10 ECTS)
Editing – Orientation Module
  • Inputs montage II
    (5 ECTS)
  • Stage pratique
    (5 ECTS)
Production – Orientation Module
  • Festivals et Labs professionnels
    (5 ECTS)
  • Stage pratique
    (5 ECTS)
Directing – Orientation Module
  • Inputs réalisation III
    (5 ECTS)
  • Préparatifs du travail de Master III
    (5 ECTS)
Scenario – Orientation Module
  • Inputs écriture II
    (5 ECTS)
  • Stage pratique
    (5 ECTS)
Sound – Orientation Module
  • Inputs Son III
    (5 ECTS)
  • Stage pratique
    (5 ECTS)
Master Project – pratique
30 ECTS
Find all the programme documents below

Alumni

Carmen Jaquier
Fisnik Maxhuni
Raphaël Meyer
Klaudia Reynicke
Vuk Vukmanovic
Career Opportunities

Film director of documentaries or fiction, Director of photography, Editor, Sound mixer, Sound engineer, Scriptwriter, Producer, Teacher…

Other alumni

Rokhaya Marieme Balde, Jorge Cadena, Juliana Fanjul, Laurence Favre, Andreas Fontana, Carmen Jaquier, Kostas Makrinos, Fisnik Maxville, Michele Pennetta, Aurélie Pernet, Minna Prader, Maxime Rappaz, Andreea Vescan, Moïra Pitteloud, Vuk Vukmanović...

Staff

Heads of department

Paolo Moretti (ECAL)
Anita Hugi (HEAD)

Coordination

Artistic deputy
Jasmin Basic

Assistants
Yasmine Bahechar (HEAD)
Anouk Chambaz (ECAL)

Production & distribution
Jean-Guillaume Sonnier (ECAL)

Professors, visiting lecturers, masterclasses

Elsa Amiel
Claire Atherton
Lionel Baier
Stéphane Batut
Joëlle Bertossa
Yaël Bitton
Jean-­Stéphane Bron
Claire Burger
Joel Coen
Abdel Raouf Dafri
Thierry de Peretti
Philippe Faucon
Abel Ferrara
Emmanuel Finkiel
Amos Gitaï
Delphine Gleize
Jean­-Luc Godard
Alain Gomis
Yann Gonzalez
Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Mikhaël Hers
Mike Hoolboom
Carlos Ibañez­-Diaz
Kaya Inan
Antoine Jaccoud
Agnès Jaoui
Simon Jaquemet
Tom Kalin
Anurag Kashyap
Alanté Kavaïté
Marthe Keller
Gion Reto Killias
Stéphane Kuthy
Julien Lacheray
Nadine Lamari
Rachel Lang


Danielle Lessovitz
Sébastien Lifshitz
Noémie Lvovsky
Vincent Macaigne
Ursula Meier
Peter Mettler
Valérie Mréjen
François Musy
Bettina Oberli
Jeanne Oberson
Ruben Östlund
Jean­-Gabriel Périot
Vasco Pimentel
Pedro Pinho
Nicolas Philibert
Katell Quillévéré
Charlotte Rampling
Joao Pedro Rodrigues
Antoine Russbach
Emmanuel Salinger
Stefano Savona
Eyal Sivan
Michel Spinosa
Béla Tarr
Marianne Tardieu
Jeremy Thomas
Gus Van Sant
Virgil Vernier
Nathalie Vidal
Teresa Villaverde
Marc Von Stürler
Alice Winocour
Frederick Wiseman
Katharina Wyss
Jacqueline Zünd
Andreï Zviaguintsev

évènements

screening of diplomas films 2024,12.11.2024,Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne

PROJECTION

screening of diplomas films 2024,
12.11.2024,
Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne

On Tuesday November 12, the ECAL presents the graduation films of the Bachelor Cinema at the Cinémathèque Suisse.

ECAL MASTERCLASS - KLAUDIA REYNICKE,22.10.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

ECAL MASTERCLASS - KLAUDIA REYNICKE,
22.10.2024,
Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

ECAL Cinema department welcomes Swiss-Peruvian director Klaudia Reynicke for a masterclass moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of Bachelor & Master Cinéma.

MASTERCLASS ECAL - URSULA MEIER,19.09.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

MASTERCLASS ECAL - URSULA MEIER,
19.09.2024,
Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

ECAL's Cinema department welcomes Franco-Swiss director Ursula Meier for a lecture moderated by director Anouk Chambaz.

ECAL at Locarno Film Festival,07–17.08.2024,Locarno

PROJECTION

ECAL at Locarno Film Festival,
07–17.08.2024,
Locarno

On the occasion of the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, many graduates of ECAL will present movies

ECAL at NIFFF,05–12.07.2024,Neuchâtel

PROJECTION

ECAL at NIFFF,
05–12.07.2024,
Neuchâtel

ECAL graduates and students showcase their talent and creativity at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2024 (NIFFF)

ECAL MASTERCLASS- JESSICA HAUSNER,21.06.2024,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

ECAL MASTERCLASS- JESSICA HAUSNER,
21.06.2024,
IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

ECAL's Cinema department welcomes filmmaker Jessica Hausner for a lecture moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of the Bachelor & Master Cinéma program.

ECAL MASTERCLASS - Diego Marcon,04.06.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

ECAL MASTERCLASS - Diego Marcon,
04.06.2024,
Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

Diego Marcon in conversation with Stéphanie Moisdon, head of the Visual Arts Master's program, and Paolo Moretti, head of the Bachelor & Master Cinema program at ECAL.

Paléo, une odyssée 1976-2022,29.05.2024, 18:30,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

PROJECTION

Paléo, une odyssée 1976-2022,
29.05.2024, 18:30,
IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

Screening of the Paléo Nyon Festival documentary series produced by students of the ECAL/HEAD Master's in Cinema

Masterclass ECAL – Angeliki Papoulia,13.03.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

Masterclass ECAL – Angeliki Papoulia,
13.03.2024,
Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

On the occasion of the 7th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, the ECAL welcomes Greek actress Angeliki Papoulia for a masterclass on Wednesday March 13, 2024.

Masterclass ECAL – Rebecca Zlotowski,11.03.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

Masterclass ECAL – Rebecca Zlotowski,
11.03.2024,
Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

On the occasion of the 7th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, the ECAL welcomes French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski for a masterclass on Monday March 11, 2024.

ECAL LECTURE – El Pampero Cine,24.01.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

ECAL LECTURE – El Pampero Cine,
24.01.2024,
Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

More than just a production company, El Pampero Cine was born in 2002 from the desire of a group of people to experiment and renew the procedures and practices of Argentine cinema. In conference at the ECAL, Wednesday 13 October 2024 at 6.00pm.

ECAL AT SOLOTHURN DAYS,17–24.01.2024

PROJECTION

ECAL AT SOLOTHURN DAYS,
17–24.01.2024

On the occasion of the 59th Solothurn Film Festival, ECAL Film Department presents several films by students and graduates.

Masterclass ECAL - Alejo Moguillansky,22.11.2023,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

Masterclass ECAL - Alejo Moguillansky,
22.11.2023,
Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL

Invited by ECAL's Cinema department, Argentine director Alejo Moguillansky presents a Masterclass on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.

screening of diplomas films 2023,07.11.2023,Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne

PROJECTION

screening of diplomas films 2023,
07.11.2023,
Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne

On Tuesday November 7, the ECAL presents the graduation films of the Bachelor Cinema at the Cinémathèque Suisse.

ECAL LECTURE – YERVANT GIANIKIAN,18.10.2023,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

LECTURES

ECAL LECTURE – YERVANT GIANIKIAN,
18.10.2023,
IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

As part of his programme at the Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, Italian filmmaker Yervant Gianikian will be giving a masterclass on Wednesday 18 October at 4pm at the ECAL.

ECAL STUDENTS AT DOKUFEST, INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL,04–12.08.2023,Kosovo

PROJECTION

ECAL STUDENTS AT DOKUFEST, INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL,
04–12.08.2023,
Kosovo

Six short films made by ECAL/HEAD Cinema Master's students at the 22nd DokuFest in Prizren.

ECAL GRADUATES AT LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL,02–12.08.2023,Locarno

PROJECTION

ECAL GRADUATES AT LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL,
02–12.08.2023,
Locarno

On the occasion of the 76th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, many graduates of ECAL will present movies

PROJECTION ECAL - LEVIATHAN,25.05.2023, 18:00,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

PROJECTION

PROJECTION ECAL - LEVIATHAN,
25.05.2023, 18:00,
IKEA Auditorium, ECAL

Filmed on a fishing boat off the coast of Boston, Leviathan pushes the boundaries of what can be filmed. The projection of this documentary that warns of the threats of intensive fishing as much as it reveals the stunning beauty of the ocean's entrails, will be followed by a meeting with its co-director, Verena Paravel.

ECAL AT VISIONS DU REEL: Masterclass and films,21–30.04.2023,Théâtre de Marens, Nyon

LECTURES

ECAL AT VISIONS DU REEL: Masterclass and films,
21–30.04.2023,
Théâtre de Marens, Nyon

As part of the film festival Visions du Réel (April 21 to 30) in Nyon, Lucrecia Martel will give a masterclass on Tuesday, April 25, organized in partnership with La Cinémathèque suisse. Four films from ECAL Cinema Department students and alumni will also be part of the programmation.

Lecture ECAL - Alain Guiraudie,18.04.2023,Auditorium Leenaards, ECAL

LECTURES

Lecture ECAL - Alain Guiraudie,
18.04.2023,
Auditorium Leenaards, ECAL

Invited by ECAL Cinema and Fine Arts departments, the French director and artist Alain Guiraudie will give a lecture on Tuesday April 18, 2023 at 6pm.