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Swiss co-productions at Venice

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Two minority co-productions and one animated short will be flying the Swiss flag from tomorrow at the 64th Venice Film Festival (August 29-September 8).

International competition is hosting Nessuna qualità agli eroi [+see also:
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by Italian director Paolo Franchi, a co-production from Ticino outfit Ventura Films. Swiss actor Bruno Todeschini heads the bill.

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The second co-production is Dust. The documentary, which was directed by Germany’s Hartmut Bitomsky and jointly produced by Dschoint Ventschr (Zurich), has been selected in the Horizons category.

The third Swiss title at Venice, Dans la peau by Geneva-based animator Zoltán Horvath, will vie for the Lion for Best Short in the Corto Cortissimo section.

(Translated from French)

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