22/10/2003

The Swiss director Romed Wyder has just finished shooting on his second feature length film, Absolut, filmed in Geneva and the Valais canton between August 27 and September 27. Once again there’s an air of mystery in this political thriller starring Vincent Bonillo, Irene Godel, François Nadin and Delphine Lanza. The budget, which was deliberately kept low (a reduced crew, minimal support and just 5 weeks of filming), is €840,000. The film is produced by Blow-up Film Productions and Xavier Grin from P.S. Productions, in a co-production with the French-speaking Swiss TV broadcaster (TSR) and Almaz Film Productions. Public funding for the film has been provided by the OFC (Federal Office of Culture), the city of Geneva and the regional fund. Absolut will be distributed in Switzerland by Frenetic Films.

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In 2000, Romed Wyder’s first feature length film, Pas de café, pas de télé, pas de sexe, was given an for quality from the state of Geneva, and it also won the Cannes Junior Prize at the Bratislava festival. The film also received nominations for the Swiss film prizes as Best Film and Best Actress (Alexandra Tiedemann). It was distributed in Switzerland, France, Belgium and Germany.

(Translated from French)