{"id":91577,"date":"2021-03-25T19:01:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/nellannus-horribilis-del-cinema-si-salvano-i-film-svizzeri\/"},"modified":"2021-05-25T16:03:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:03:43","slug":"in-the-annus-horribilis-of-cinema-swiss-films-save-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/in-the-annus-horribilis-of-cinema-swiss-films-save-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"In the annus horribilis of cinema, Swiss films save themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the annus horribilis of cinema, Swiss films save themselves<\/h1>\n

Swiss cinemas suffered greatly during the pandemic: screenings halved and admissions reduced by a third, but local productions dominated the scene<\/h3>\n

Compared to the previous year, in 2020 there were huge contractions in practically all areas of the Swiss film scene: the supply of new films (-43 percent), the number of screenings (-49 percent) and admissions (-65 percent) as well as income from ticket sales (-65 percent).
\nA reassuring factor for the Swiss film industry, however, is the good performance of indigenous works in 2020, both in relative and absolute figures.<\/p>\n

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Traditional paper cinema tickets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Seventh Art analyzed in depth between 2014 and 2019<\/p>\n

In addition to this selection of final results of the 2020 film and cinema statistics carried out by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the publication (in French and German) dedicated to film festivals, cinema and home cinema 2014-2019 is also coming out, illustrating the degree of popularity of the different channels for watching films among various population groups.<\/p>\n

Filmfestivals, Kinos und Heimkino 2014-2019 (German)<\/a><\/strong>
\nFestivals de films, cin\u00e9mas et home cinema 2014-2019 (French)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2020, 4.3 million admissions were counted and 67 million francs in ticket sales were generated, which is about one third of the admissions and revenues of the previous year (2019: 12.5 million admissions, 193 million francs in revenues).
\nThe decline in cinema admissions was enormous in all language regions: in German-speaking Switzerland it was -62 percent, in French and Italian even around -70 percent.<\/p>\n

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‘Ciak, si gira’ was the most classic phrase in the history of cinema<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fewer films in theaters, particularly American films<\/h3>\n

With 283 new films in theaters in 2020, theatrical premieres marked a 43 percent decline from the previous year. The sharpest decline, at 56 percent, was in films from the United States.
\nLast year, Swiss productions, of which 51 films were released in theatres, fell by half as much as American films (28 per cent). In the same period, the number of European film premieres fell by 43 percent to 148 films.<\/p>\n

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The traditional stylized projector of a cinema<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swiss films do well: great success for “Platzspitzbaby”<\/h3>\n

In 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the market share of Swiss films reached a record 14 percent. The lack of attractive American productions is one reason for this high market share of domestic productions, but not the only one.
\nWith around 600,000 admissions, in fact, Swiss films also performed very well in absolute figures. The lion’s share of this success was achieved by the film “Platzspitzbaby”, with over 320,000 admissions.
\nThe film, which was released in cinemas in German-speaking Switzerland back in January, made a major contribution to the high market share (17%) of Swiss films in this language region.<\/p>\n