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EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Eldorado, Markus Imhoof's documentary that has been chosen by Switzerland to represent the country in this year’s Foreign Language Oscar race. Imhoff was Oscar-nominated in 1981 for his drama The Boat Is Full — like Eldorado its focus was the plight of…

In the final two games of Round 16 of the World Cup, Sweden will face off against Switzerland while Colombia will go toe-to-toe (literally) against England. As we inch closer to the Fourth of July, many will be celebrating the holiday by watching these matches live Tuesday. The Sweden vs. Switzerland match takes place…

Getting its bid in early, Switzerland has selected The Divine Order to represent it in the Foreign Language Oscar race. Directed by Petra Volpe, the period drama about the fight for equal rights for women has sold more than 300,000 tickets at home. In April, it played the Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the…

Nearly five years in the making, director Samir’s 2 1/2 hour-plus feature documentary Iraqi Odyssey puts his multi-generational family under the lens as they’ve relocated around the world. While many Iraqis have dreamed about building a modern society after their independence in the 1950s, they’ve encountered…

Based on a new report on the impact of unauthorized downloads, Switzerland seems to be saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The study, released by the Federal Department of Justice and Police, has concluded that piracy doesn't have a negative economic impact on the nation and contends that the current…

LOS ANGELES – District Attorney Steve Cooley said today that although Switzerland refused to return Roman Polanski to California for sentencing, extradition will be sought if the fugitive is arrested elsewhere. "I am deeply disappointed that the Swiss authorities denied the request to extradite Roman Polanski,"…

Swiss Reject U.S. Extradition Of Polanski UPDATE: Roman Polanski is on his way back to France. The AP is reporting from Bern, Switzerland, that the Swiss government declared Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski a free man today after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977…

The 76-year-old director of The Ghost Writer has been under house arrest in his Swiss chalet since December last year. The US wants him to face sentencing for a case dating back to 1977. The Polish director is wanted in the US over a conviction for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. Switzerland says that Roman…