Miscellaneous The opening film in Solothurn reflects the entire festival week
The 60th Solothurn Film Festival begins on Wednesday evening (-29.1.). The retrospective puts Swiss filmmaking in the spotlight. Audiences can look forward to profound stories that deal with inheritance in many different ways.
22.01.2025, 04:31
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This includes the opening film, which kicks off the 60th Solothurn Film Festival on Wednesday evening: "The Legacy of Bruno Stefanini" by Thomas Haemmerli tells the story of Winterthur real estate owner and building contractor Bruno Stefanini. He was a collector and art lover who hoarded curious objects.
The film is characteristic of the films shown at the anniversary edition. This year, documentaries dominate. The festival also focuses on biographical films. And: many films are about inheritance and legacies, although this does not always refer to wealth.
At the Solothurn Film Festival, current Swiss filmmaking is honored with various awards. The most important is the "Prix de Soleure", which is aimed at socially critical and humanistic films. Among the six nominees, but also in the general showcase, there are a striking number of films that shed light on the burdens of life. These include political struggles, war, the forces of nature and relationship dynamics.
The Jura in the spotlight
A special feature this year is the "Imaginaires du Jura" retrospective, which highlights the Jura as a film backdrop. This is the first time that the Solothurn Film Festival has also visited the Solothurn Art Museum. There, the exhibition of the same name, which has been open to visitors since last week, shows the Jura landscape in the visual arts. Monica Rosenberg, operational director of the festival, said in December that the Jura had never received so much attention before. With the anniversary edition, the aim is not to celebrate itself, but to highlight the landscape in which the festival is at home.
Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider will also attend the opening on Wednesday evening and give a speech; she has the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) among her ranks.
