As part of our Country in Focus: A Celebration of Swiss Cinema, this dedicated day will highlight case studies of collaboration between Ireland and Switzerland as well as showcasing new opportunities. The programme this year features four new Swiss films and a retrospective of four films from acclaimed Swiss director Lionel Baier.

Hello Betty, Love Roulette, Don’t Let the Sun, Wolves, Safe House (2025), First Name: Matthew (2018), Another Man (2008), The Parade: Our History (2002)

Peter Reichenbach is the acclaimed producer of some of the most successful Swiss films of all time including Needle Park Baby, The Foster Boy, Night Train to Lisbon and Little Mountain Boy to name but a few. He will introduce the landscape of contemporary Swiss cinema as well as his impressive body of work. His most recent film, Hello Betty, receives its Irish Premiere at DIFF ‘26.

Zurich based Annina Wettstein is a DOK Leipzig and Rotterdam International Film Festival Programmer and will outline her insights on Swiss Cinema and how it fits into International Festival programming.

Swiss Cinema Day is sponsored by the Swiss Embassy and Swiss Films.