Events

SWAN believes organising events is essential to raising awareness, have important conversations and connecting women of the industry. Here is the list of events:

04.09.2021

SWAN General Assembly 2021

Save the date for the annual general assembly of SWAN! We are looking forward to share with you all the information about SWAN's activities this year. Important news will be announced. We hope you can attend in person or at least via Zoom!

08.08.2021

SWAN Locarno Networking Breakfast 2021

Come to meet and mingle with SWAN members and friends at our annual Locarno Networking Breakfast in Sport Café - within the respect of the COVID measures, of course! Enjoy a drink and a brioche, network, and hear from SWAN's special guests about StepIn 2021 - Locarno Pro's interdisciplinary and international think tank, discover the latest data around gender equality in the Swiss film industry, and celebrate the 50 year anniversary of women suffrage in Switzerland with Filmstern für diCH!

13.06.2021

Film.Pionierinnen – Panel

Panel discussion at 57 Solothurn Film Festival as part of the exhibition Women.Rights at the National Museum Zurich, moderated by Solothurn Film Festival director Anita Hugi and National Museum Zurich director Denise Tonella, featuring directors Anka Schmid and Marianne Pletscher, historian Elisabeth Joris, and film director and SWAN co-president Gabriel Baur.

13.06.2021

Film.Pionierinnen – Her Story Box

“Her Story Box” is a series of filmed interviews of women who have shaped Swiss film since the 1970s. What was the driving force behind their artistic creation and their cinematic activity? Have women filmmakers identified with the New Women's Movement?

20.03.2021

Women's Power in Film @45. Schweizer Jugendfilmtage

Part of the "Achterbahn #connect" @45. Schweizer Jugendfilmtage, this conference is about women in the audiovisual sector who are still fighting for their rights and their visibility in the industry. Join the discussion with other women about their experiences. Let’s discuss, laugh and network together in the digital world. (GE/EN)

25.01.2021

Sophie Maintigneux Masterclass

A talk with experienced French director of photography Sophie Maintigneux.

25.01.2021

Match-making event

One-to-one curated meetings between selected participants and well-established producers, directors and DOPs.