By Ivo Kummer, the film-in-chief of the Federal office for culture, would not have expected necessarily a Revolution. Most of the time it goes to insanely boring things such as the “selective support”. It is some of the fuss, therefore, when the “daily news” reported, the Federal government would be launching a Streaming Service called Swissflix, you can play Swiss feature films and documentaries one day free of charge.

Since then, grief appeased. “In the Federal office, no one calls the project “Swissflix”. A platform of the Covenant would also be no subscription service and would never have the scope of the offer of Netflix,” he said at the Solothurn film days. Conceivable is, for example, that one would be forwarded through the Website of the Cinémathèque Suisse, a Player with recent Swiss productions. Sure, the offer will not run on a different subscription service, so, for example, Swisscom TV. Prior to 2024 is not expected to be Offered. To make the cost of grief, no concrete information.

In view of grief has to the taxpayer that have already been paid for by the Federal government subsidized movies – so when Streaming, not to pay again. However, all the supported films only with the help of co-producers come in handy. This is to be expected that you be paid for it, if you have heavily influenced films will be offered online.

The national platform follow the “Trend of the free culture”.

in addition, The SRG, which promotes in a similar range to films like the Federal government, is planning a digital platform, from 2020 onwards, SRG programs, personalized services should be provided. Apparently there are to be also made feature films as Streams available. The people talking to each other?

At the Start of the Solothurn film festival, the Swiss Association of film producers sent a Communiqué in which he was “very surprised” that the Federal government intended to offer the movies for free. He has to follow the “Trend of the free culture”. No speech can be, says Ivo Kummer: “The films would only be applied, if the conventional evaluation is completed.”

criticism, there are also other Streaming project, which was presented on Friday to the film days: the Online Edition of Filmo. In the course of the year, switches from the club, on legally with the film days, around 40 Swiss film classics on platforms such as iTunes or tele club. Behind the project Engagement Migros, the funded the first three years – with a “substantial amount”.

lack of transparent procedure

From different sides criticised the lack of transparency of the Filmo. “The Filmo-people have not talked with us,” says Barbara Miller, President of the Association of film directing and screenwriting in Switzerland. Also the movie selection was “too tight”. “A wide range would be important. It is also unclear who is making the selection.” Filmo-project Manager Florian Leupin points to the information event in Solothurn: “We are open for any conversation.”

The selection is made by a number of film experts, only they are in their selection, apparently, not quite: According to Florian Leupin could it be that you get the right or not a film material, a Film in a reasonable time, you could recycle.

In Solothurn informed Ivo Kummer on another Plan. The compulsory levy of four per cent, the need to invest private TV providers already in the movie promoting should be to the online services expanded. Netflix to support Swiss film productions. Maybe you can call this service “Swissflix”.

filmo.ch (editor-in-Tamedia)

Created: 25.01.2019, 18:47 PM