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21/01/2022 - Based on Patricia Highsmith’s diaries and notes, as well as touching testimonials from friends, lovers and relatives, Eva Vitija’s documentary is a deeply moving work

A new Swiss documentary about the controversial writer will open the 2022 Solothurn Film Festival, and another one is currently in production.

A new Swiss documentary about the controversial writer will open the 2022 Solothurn Film Festival, and another one is currently in production.

Visions du Réel Prizes 'Faya Dayi,' '1970,' 'Les Enfants Terribles' John Hopewell, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Jessica Beshir’s mesmeric Sundance hit “Faya Dayi” won big at Visions du Réel on Saturday, scooping both its top Grand Jury Prize as well as a Fipresci International Critics Award. The prize – and Beshir’s surprised but ecstatic acceptance via Zoom from New York – brought to a climax a festival which, as director Emile Bujes pointed out at the closing ceremony, was one of the first to go completely online in 2020. This year, she noted, it became one of the first t...

Swiss Docs Range Far and Wide as They Question Received Opinion Variety 1 hr ago In Europe, only Russia and its “big five” powers produced more features in 2019 than Switzerland’s 119. Few have a more pronounced documentary output. Twenty-six Swiss titles play at Swiss doc fest Visions du Réel this year, from “The Bubble” and “Ostrov” in main International Competition to 12 in a National Competition. Five more projects, near completion, mostly from directors who have already made their mark, screened via excerpts at a Swiss Films Previews showcase on Sunday. They say a lot ab...