Overview
- The 21st edition launches after a management buyout led by director Christian Jungen, with NZZ sold out of ownership but remaining a key partner for three years.
- The newly introduced Film Finance Forum brings roughly 20–30 Swiss bankers and investors together with international producers for closed-door financing talks.
- The Zurich Summit gathers more than 100 executives from companies such as Neon, Sony Pictures Classics, CAA, WME and UTA to tackle AI, financing, distribution, politics in entertainment and social media.
- Neon CEO Tom Quinn receives the Summit’s Game Changer Award as organizers position Zurich as a discreet hub for reliable private capital from banks and family offices.
- The festival opens with Splitsville featuring Golden Eye honoree Dakota Johnson, with awards and appearances from Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Wagner Moura and a tribute to Noah Baumbach as ZFF builds its awards-season profile.