Heimatland
Wonderland
10 young Swiss filmmakers have made a film together about the state
of their own country. The feature film Wonderland, which is also shown in the Competition of the festival this year, is thus
also a fitting start for this year’s section CINEMA NEXT EUROPE, which explores the state of Europe from the multifaceted
perspective of young filmmakers. In Wonderland Switzerland is threatened by a violent and apocalyptic storm cloud. What happens
to the country, when anger from above breaks out on this apparent paradise, this island in the midst of Europe, this small
wonderland? The film poster for Wonderland already anticipates an answer: “La Suisse n’existe plus” is written above the film
title. Switzerland no longer exists. This raises the question: What was it before? Wonderland is a cinematic experiment carried
out by a young generation on their own lives, their own feelings, in the country that is supposed to be their homeland. (Dominik
Tschütscher)
Director's Biography
Wonderland premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival
in 2015. The feature film comprises ten Swiss filmmakers’ episodes: LISA BLATTER (born 1979), GREGOR FREI (born 1984), JAN
GASSMANN (born 1983), BENNY JABERG (born 1981), CARMENJAQUIER (born 1985), MICHAEL KRUMMENACHER (born 1985), JONAS MEIER (born1978),
TOBIAS NÖLLE (born 1976), LIONEL RUPP (born 1983), MIKE SCHEIWILLER (born1978). It received the Award for Best Feature Film
at the Berner Filmpreis Festival 2015.
Competition Fiction · Cinema Next Europe
2016
Lisa
Blatter, Gregor Frei, Jan Gassmann, Benny Jasberg, Carmen Jaquier, Michael Krummenacher, Jonas Meier, Tobias Nölle, Lionel
Rupp, Mike Scheiwiller
Switzerland / Germany
2015
color
99 minutes
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay
Lisa Blatter, Gregor Frei, Jan Gassmann, Benny Jaberg, Carmen Jaquier, Michael Krummenacher, Jonas Meier, Tobias Nölle, Lionel
Rupp, Mike Scheiwiller
Cinematography
Simon Guy Fässler, Gaëtan Varone, Denis D. Lüthi
Editing
Kaya Inan
Sound/Sounddesign Maurizius Staerkle Drux
Music Dominik Blumer
With
Peter Jecklin, Michèle Schaub-Jackson, Liana Hangartner, Nicolas Bachmann, Morgane Ferru, Viola von Scarpatetti, Dashmir Ristemi,
Julia Glaus, Florin Schmidig, Egon Betschart, Roberto Garieri, Issaka Sawadogo
Producer(s) Stefan Eichenberger, Ivan Madeo (Contrast Film, CH), Julia Tal (2:1
Film, CH), Passanten Filmproduktion (DE)
Production
Contrast
Film Sandrainstrasse 3 3007 Bern Switzerland info@contrastfilm.ch www.contrastfilm.ch
Weltpremiere / World Premiere
Locarno International Film Festival 2015
Locarno International Film Festival 2015
Premierenstatus
/ Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
siehe auch / see also
Competition Fiction
Austrian Premiere
siehe auch / see also
Competition Fiction