Public meetings with Wes Anderson & Richard Ayoade, Joe Dante, Verena Paravel, Kelly Reichardt, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo and Fabrice Aragno.
ECAL Cinema Department welcomes several leading figures from the international film industry, in collaboration with Rencontres du 7e Art Lausanne, Cinemathèque Suisse and Visions du Réel.
Filmmaker and visual anthropologist, and collaborator at the Sensory Ethnography Lab (Harvard), Verena Paravel develops an immersive cinema at the intersection of documentary and experimentation. Her films (Leviathan, Caniba, De Humani Corporis Fabrica) have been showcased at major international festivals.
February 25, 2026 – 4pm
ECAL, IKEA Auditorium
Free admission
Swiss director and screenwriter, revealed at Locarno and Cannes, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo will present her career path, from her short films to her first feature À bras-le-corps (Venice 2025), nominated seven times for the 2026 Swiss Film Awards.
March 3, 2026 – 3pm
ECAL, Nussbaumer Auditorium
Free admission
Wes Anderson, a leading figure of contemporary cinema (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Asteroid City), will be in conversation with actor and screenwriter Richard Ayoade. An exceptional event, followed by a screening of The Phoenician Scheme.
March 10, 2026 – 8pm
Capitole, Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne
En collaboration avec les Rencontres du 7e Art Lausanne
Cult director of Gremlins, Joe Dante shaped 1980s fantasy cinema with a style blending satire, humor, and cinephile spirit. An exceptional conversation presented as part of the retrospective dedicated to him by the Cinémathèque suisse.
April 14, 2026 – 6pm
ECAL, IKEA Auditorium
Free admission
A major figure in American independent cinema, Kelly Reichardt creates subtle and politically resonant works (Wendy and Lucy, First Cow, Showing Up). She is the guest of honor at Visions du Réel 2026.
Also to discover at Visions du Réel:
Prochain arrêt: Fontenay
Film de Chadyne Genoud, ECAL Bachelor Cinéma
April 21, 2026 – 2pm
Visions du Réel, Nyon
En collaboration avec Visions du Réel, Nyon
Swiss filmmaker and visual artist, and a key collaborator of Jean-Luc Godard (Film Socialisme, Goodbye to Language, The Image Book), Fabrice Aragno explores the plastic possibilities of the image through experimentation and technological innovation.
March 23, 2026 – 3pm
ECAL, Nussbaumer Auditorium
