Three Swiss films at Filmfest Hamburg
09.10.2006
The Swiss movie hit “Mein Name ist Eugen/Rascals on the Road” by Michael Steiner (Kontraproduktion, Zurich) was the opening film of the “Children’s Filmfest” at the 14th Filmfest Hamburg on October 6th (October 5-12, 2006). The film was synchronously translated into German, and competed along with seven films in this competition section. In the main competition section “Agenda 06”, the Swiss co-produced Tajikistan film “To get to Heaven First You Have to Die” by Djamshed Usmonov will be presented. Further, the Swiss feature film “” by Pilar Anguita-Mackay will be screened in the parallel section “Voila”.
The Filmfest Hamburg is one of the largest audience festivals in Germany, with more than 140 films from 34 countries featured. For “Rascals on the Road”, the festival counts as an important pre-premiere ahead of the film’s theatrical release, which is planned for January 4th, 2007, with 150 copies to be distributed throughout Germany (Distribution Germany: MFA + Film Distribution). In addition to director Michael Steiner, the two main actors Janic Halioua (Wrigley) and Alex Niederhäuser (Eduard) were in attendance in Hamburg.
Zurich, October 9, 2006
Zurich, October 9, 2006