COMING NEXT FROM SWITZERLAND
Supported by SRG SSR in collaboration with SWISS FILMS
SVEN WÄLTI
Head of Film SRG SSR sven.waelti@srgssr.ch
BAPTISTE PLANCHE Head of Fiction SRF baptiste.planche@srf.ch
ROMINA ORTEGA Consulting First Feature & New Markets SWISS FILMS rortega@swissfilms.ch
FRANÇOISE MAYOR Head of Fiction RTS francoise.mayor@rts.ch
Head of Doc & Fiction RSI alessandro.marcionni@rsi.ch
ALESSANDRO MARCIONNI
EXPECTED FALL 2026
DETCEPXE
BLIND
created by Plinio Bachmann directed by Christian Johannes Koch, Barbara Kulcsar
Nathaniel, a blind bartender, bursts into a police station covered in blood, insisting a pregnant woman has been kidnapped from his bar. Named the prime suspect, he teams up with journalist Milla to prove his innocence, uncovering a web of lies and a dangerous conspiracy. Based on Christine Brand’s bestseller.
WORLD SALES:
OneGate Media, Hamburg www.onegate.de
LOOKING FOR: Broadcasters Streamers
CONTACT: Jessica Hefti
Zodiac Pictures jessica@zodiacpictures.com
SWITZERLAND
Fiction, 6 × 52 min.
Thriller
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Swiss-German CAST:
Lia von Blarer, Sven Schelker, Nicola Perot, Deleila Piasko, Manuel Rubey, Isabelle Barth PRODUCTION:
Zodiac Pictures Ltd, Zurich / SRF
PRODUCERS: Jessica Hefti, Reto Schaerli, Lukas Hobi
PRODUCER:
JESSICA HEFTI has been a producer at Zodiac Pictures since 2018 and became a partner and board member in 2024. She focuses on series, producing three seasons of the drama NEW HEIGHTS, available on Netflix. She is currently producing the young adult series SUPERIOR for Amazon Prime and developing the second season of BLIND
FALL 2026
PLACÉE
THE ONES LEFTBEHIND
created by Léa Fazer, Mathilde Henzelin, Sébastien Meier directed by Léa Fazer
Series inspired by real events. Struggling with postpartum depression, Tania decides to reconnect with her mother Christine, a former foster child with a painful past. Together, they delve into social services archives and discover that Rose, Christine’s mother, died under suspicious circumstances. What was supposed to be a quest for identity turns into a perilous investigation. Who was Rose really? Why was her death covered up?
SWISS PRODUCERS:
PAULINE GYGAX and MAX KARLI cofounded Rita Productions in 2003. They have coproduced series, fiction films and documentaries which were selected at Cannes, Venice, Locarno and Berlin, as well as for the Oscars – MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (2016) – and the Césars. Their films are always international coproductions. ENDANGER SPECIES (2024) and THE ONES LEFT BEHIND are recent series which they produced.
SWITZERLAND / BELGIUM / FRANCE
Fiction, 6 × 45 min. Crime drama
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French
CAST:
Isabelle Carré, Danae Dario, Farid Bentoumi, Christian Mukuna, Roland Vouilloz
PRODUCTION:
Rita Productions, Geneva / Sequel Prod, Brussels / Behive, Brussels / Kidam, Paris / RTS
SWISS PRODUCERS: Pauline Gygax, Max Karli
WORLD SALES: France tv distribution, Paris www.francetvdistribution.com
LOOKING FOR: Broadcasters Streamers
CONTACT: Pauline Gygax / Max Karli
Rita Productions rita@ritaproductions.com
Julia Schulte
France tv distribution julia.schulte@francetv.fr
SPRING 2027
DETCEPXE EXPECTED
LUGANO CONNECTION
created by Tommaso Matano & Fulvio Bernasconi directed by Fulvio Bernasconi
1980s, Lugano. Anti-narcotics commissioner Maurizio “Mao” Cavadini uncovers that the world’s largest cocaine trafficker is using the quiet Swiss city as a key hub for drugs and money. Driven by justice and ambition, Mao teams up with a young prosecutor to become Switzerland’s first undercover agent, infiltrating Roberto Suárez’s cartel and its shadowy European allies. Based on true events.
WORLD SALES:
Mediawan Rights, Paris rights.mediawan.com/worldcatalogue
LOOKING FOR: Broadcasters Streamers
CONTACT: Elena Tatti
Box Productions elena.tatti@boxproductions.ch
SWITZERLAND
Fiction, 6 x 52 min.
Crime, thriller
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Italian PRODUCTION:
Box Productions, Lausanne / RSI
PRODUCER:
Elena Tatti
PRODUCER:
ELENA TATTI founded Box Productions in 2004. After an early success with Ursula Meier’s HOME (Cannes 2008), she has produced and co-produced films and series premiering at major festivals, building a strong presence on the international market. Recent titles include LAST DANCE (Audience Award, Piazza Grande Locarno 2022) and SILENT REBELLION (Venice 2025). Several film and series are currently in development or financing.
2026
THE SHIFT
created by Romain Graf, Chloé Devicq directed by Romain Graf
When a mission goes badly wrong, a police officer is left fighting for his life after having been shot by an abusive husband. An internal investigation is mounted by the police watchdog, and his colleagues are forced to justify their actions. Did they follow the rules? When the police officers are interrogated, it affects them profoundly, and they are forced to ask themselves fundamental questions.
SWISS DIRECTOR:
ROMAIN GRAF wrote and directed the series HELVETICA (2019), an award-winning thriller in La Rochelle, STATION HORIZON (2015), a dramatic comedy selected at Séries Mania, and recently THE SHIFT, a crime drama. He is currently preparing the third season of BANKING DISTRICT.
SWITZERLAND / BELGIUM / KOSOVO
Fiction, 6 × 45 min. Police drama
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French CAST:
Kacey Mottet-Klein, Thibaut Evrard, Anna Pieri Zuercher, Luàna Bajrami ,Younès Boucif, Léonie Simaga, Jeremy Lewin PRODUCTION:
Alva Film, Geneva / RTS / Hélicotronc, Brussels / Ikonë Studio, Pristina PRODUCERS: Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin
WORLD SALES: Federation Studios, Paris www.federationstudios.com
LOOKING FOR: Broadcasters Streamers CONTACT: Guillaume Pommier Federation Studios guillaume.pommier@fedent.com
FALL 2026
DETCEPXE EXPECTED
TOXIC
created & directed by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
Following a mysterious contamination of Lake Geneva, a stubborn toxicologist tracks down an unknown virus while her husband, an impulsive cop, leads a complex investigation. In their private life, the couple struggle to have a baby. Will they resort to assisted reproduction? A family drama combined with an ecological investigation, the series questions our view of the future and our desire for parenthood in the current climate context.
WORLD SALES:
Wild Bunch TV, Paris tv.wildbunch.eu
LOOKING FOR: Broadcasters
Streamers
CONTACT: Diana Bartha
Morgane Bruna Wild Bunch TV dbartha@wildbunch.eu mbruna@wildbunch.eu
SWITZERLAND
Fiction, 6 × 40 min.
Drama ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French CAST:
Ophélia Kolb, Grégory Montel, Karim Barras, Camille Figuereo, Felipe Castro
PRODUCTION:
Akka Films, Geneva / Switch
Prod, Lausanne / Contrast
Film Zürich / RTS
PRODUCERS:
Philippe Coeytaux, Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond, Ivan Madeo, Anke Beining-Wellhausen
PRODUCER:
PHILIPPE COEYTAUX has held various positions in the film industry since 1998. As a senior producer at Akka Films since 2014, he has produced dramas and documentaries for cinema and television. After the series OFF SEASON (2022) and LOG OUT (2025), TOXIC (2026) is now in postproduction.
SPRING 2027
HEIDI
created by Valentina Brüning, Rainer Marquass
A few years have passed since Heidi's adventures in Frankfurt. Heidi is now twelve, but the radiant bundle of energy still boldly storms through life and sometimes rubs people up the wrong way in the Swiss mountain village of the late nineteenth century – fortunately with her best friend Peter, fourteen, always by her side. Heidi would prefer to leave everything as it is, but on her way to becoming a teenager, new feelings present her with unexpected challenges.
SWITZERLAND / GERMANY
Fiction, 6 × 45 min.
Family entertainment ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: Swiss-German, German PRODUCTION:
DCM Film Distribution (Schweiz) GmbH, Zurich / Gaumont GmbH, Cologne / SRF / RTL Deutschland
SWISS PRODUCER: Christoph Daniel
WORLD SALES: Gaumont International www.gaumont.fr
CONTACT:
Christoph Daniel DCM Schweiz gruezi@dcmteam.com
WINTER 2026/27
LES LIENS CACHÉS – L A SUISSE ET L’ESCLAVAGE
created & directed by Cyril Dépraz, Pierre Monnard
The series retraces the role of the Swiss Confederation and the Swiss people in slavery. This little-known chapter of history is still denied by political and economic authorities. It reveals a dark side of national history through the eyes of today's protagonists. A living history, told from the perspective of ordinary men and women.
WORLD RIGHTS:
Padrino Films, Thônex www.padrino-films.ch
LOOKING FOR: Broadcasters Streamers
CONTACT:
Thierry Tripod
Padrino Films thierry@padrino-films.ch
SWITZERLAND
Documentary, 6 × 30 min.
Historical documentary ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French PRODUCTION:
Padrino Films, Thônex / RTS / SRG SSR
PRODUCER: Thierry Tripod
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Published in March 2026
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