Lang Film

Lang Film
Founded1980
FounderBernard Lang
Headquarters
Freienstein
,
Switzerland
Key people
Anne-Catherine Lang
Olivier Zobrist
ProductsFilm, TV
Websitewww.langfilm.ch

Lang Film is a film and TV production company based in Freienstein, Switzerland. The company produces documentary films, feature films and TV films. Lang Film is one of the most well-known Swiss film production companies.[1] The company also includes Langfilm Distribution[2] and the cinema neues KINO[3] in Freienstein.

History

The company was founded in 1980 by Bernhard Lang, and has since produced a high number of films for cinema and TV, both fiction, documentary and animation. It is run by producers Anne-Catherine Lang and Olivier Zobrist, as well as junior producer Julia Schubiger.[4][5][6]

Langfilm is responsible for the production of Swiss film classics such as Höhenfeuer by Fredi M. Murer and The Mountain by Markus Imhoof.[7] In recent years, they produced sereral films that were successfully placed at festivals, like the films by Swiss theater director Milo Rau that were shown at Locarno[8] and Venice Film Festival[9], the first feature Longing for the world (L'amour du monde) by actress and director Jenna Hasse that was awarded a special mention in the Generation section at Berlinale[10], or the short On Solid Ground (Über Wasser) which premiered at Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival[11].

Their productions have received numerous awards, several of their films were awarded with the Swiss Film Award[12][13][14].

Filmography

A selection[15]

  • 1985: Höhenfeuer by Fredi M. Murer
  • 1990: The Mountain by Markus Imhoof
  • 1992: Benny's Video by Michael Haneke
  • 2007: The Friend by Micha Lewinsky
  • 2009: Will you marry us? by Micha Lewinsky
  • 2014: Electroboy by Marcel Gisler
  • 2017: The Congo Tribunal (Das Kongo-Tribunal) by Milo Rau
  • 2018: Monogamisch (Seitentriebe), TV Series, by Güzin Kar
  • 2019: Average Happiness by Maja Gehrig
  • 2020: The New Gospel (Das neue Evangelium) by Milo Rau
  • 2020: One-way to Moscow! (Moskau Einfach!) by Micha Lewinsky
  • 2023: Longing for the world (L'amour du monde) by Jenna Hasse
  • 2024: Brunaupark by Felix Hergert and Dominik Zietlow

References

  1. ^ "Catalogue - Langfilm". www.langfilm.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  2. ^ "Distribution - Langfilm". www.langfilm.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11.
  3. ^ "Home". neueskino.ch.
  4. ^ "Olivier Zobrist". swissfilms. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  5. ^ "Anne-Catherine Lang". swissfilms. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  6. ^ "Julia Schubiger". swissfilms. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  7. ^ https://www.imdb.com/company/co0118003/?ref_=tt_dt_co
  8. ^ "70. Filmfestival Locarno - «Wir brauchen ein ‹Kongo-Tribunal› in der Schweiz»". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  9. ^ Meza, Ed (2020-09-08). "Venice: Milo Rau on Revolutionary Jesus, Empowering People and Fighting Exploitation". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  10. ^ "| Berlinale | Archiv | Programm | Programm". www.berlinale.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  11. ^ Corvin, Ann-Marie (2021-07-09). "Born of Frustration: Jela Hasler on Her Critics' Week Short 'On Solid Ground'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  12. ^ Culture, © Federal Office of. "Schweizer Filmpreis 2021: Quartz-Trophäen für «Schwesterlein» und «Das neue Evangelium»". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  13. ^ «Average Happiness» – Gewinner Schweizer Filmpreis 2018 - CH:Filmszene - Play SRF. Retrieved 2025-07-21 – via www.srf.ch.
  14. ^ "Schweizer Filmpreis 2024".
  15. ^ "Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG". swissfilms (in German). Retrieved 2025-07-21.


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