Spotlight on Switzerland

This year’s country focus at the Animation Production Days (APD) and the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) 2025 shines a spotlight on Switzerland. The collaboration puts the Swiss animation industry centre stage, tying together a range of programme elements to form a cohesive experience that foregrounds sustainability, innovation and linguistic diversity. 

Four Swiss projects are participating in this year’s APD:

Luise Hüsler and producer Frances McStea from Asako Film will present their animated documentary project PAPIERSCHLOSS. Clémence Pun (Hélium Films) and Claude Barras will introduce their children’s animated docu-series CACA BOUDIN, and producer Seraina Gabathuler (Roundabout Film) and director Celina Escher will present ARMADA LIBERTAD. In addition, producer Nicolas Burlet (Nadasdy Film) and filmmaker Elodie Dermange will showcase CORPS ACROBATES.

More information on the country focus and programme details can be found via the filter function in the calendar on the ITFS website.

The close connection between the APD co-production market and the ITFS festival is of particular interest to Swiss participants, as it offers the opportunity to showcase the broad range of talent, expertise and cultural diversity found in the Swiss animation scene, as represented in the trailer: