Animation.Ch: Vision and Versatility in Contemporary Swiss Animated Film

Swiss animated film is currently in one of its most productive, ambitious and successful historical periods. Never before have so many films been made and never before have these films enjoyed such international success. At the centre of animation.ch are conversations with 20 film-makers who represent the variety and uniqueness of Swiss animated film - from short author films to children's productions, from television series to feature film projects, not to mention art and commercial productions. animation.ch explores the development of Swiss animated film over the last 20 years, examines current trends and looks at what's to come in the future.

Contents:

- Preface by Prof. Dr. Gabriela Christen
- Introduction by Christian Gasser
- Soaring and Morphing!: Developments in and Prospects of the Swiss Animated Film
- Conversations: Georges Schwizgebel, Jonas Raeber, Yves Netzhammer, Ted Sieger and Sam & Fred Guillaume
- Lucerne Inbetweens by Prof. Jochen Ehmann
- Portraits: Anne Baillod, Claude Barras, François Chalet, Isabelle Favez, Adrian Flückiger, Maja Gehrig, Claudius Gentinetta, Zoltán Horváth, Jadwiga Kowalska, Claude Luyet, Dustin Rees, Izabela Rieben, Marina Rosset, Rafael Sommerhalder and Basil Vogt
- Assiduous Money Men and Hidden Wolves by Chritstian Gasser
- Applied and Commissioned Animated Film in Switzerland
- Glossary
- Bibliography