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DIE BESTATTERINNEN, the German synchronised version of CROQUE-MORT AU FEMININ (52′), airs on Swiss German TV SRF1  on Nov. 24  (Sendung: SRF Kultur/Sternstunde) . To access the film on Vimeo, please e-mail Thin Line to obtain the password.  Diffusion le 24 novembre…

Swiss public television broadcasts CROQUE-MORT AU FEMININ (52′) on Oct. 31. THIN LINE’s latest documentary film focuses on the “return” of women undertakers, who are rapidly changing the profession’s face. The film will also be shown during the Toussaint’s Festival on…

“Il Piacere è Donna”, the Italian version of THIN LINE’s documentary film CAP SUR LE PLAISIR  airs Sept. 4 on Sky Italia. VOD Link (English version) Sky Italia diffuse la version italienne de CAP SUR LE PLAISIR le 4 septembre.  Lien VOD (titre anglais: FEMININE…

THIN LINE’s Marc Wolfensberger comments on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s offer for Iran talks (Swiss TV link, evening news programme) Réaction de Marc Wolfensberger/THIN LINE sur la RTS suite à la proposition du secrétaire d’Etat américain Mike Pompeo…

ALZHEIMER’S, THE HUMAN FACE OF THE DISEASE airs on Canada’s ICI-RDI on March 29 (“Les Grands reportages”, 8pm) .     La chaine canadienne ICI-RDI diffuse la version française d’ALZHEIMER A VISAGE HUMAIN le 29 mars (“Les Grands reportages”, 20h).

OIL ROCKS – CITY ABOVE THE SEA, a THIN LINE documentary about the world’s oldest, biggest and most chaotic oil platform (Caspian Sea), screens at Anthology Film Archives in New York on March 25 as well as at the Tilburg Architecture Film Festival in the…

  CROQUE-MORT AU FEMININ (52′), THIN LINE Productions’ latest documentary film project focusing on women undertakers enters editing stage. In coproduction with Swiss public television RTS/ Temps Présent. Expected release: early 2019. Editor: Chloé…

Swiss television approves THIN LINE’s documentary film project AVIS DE POURSUITES. This new feature film will follow debt collectors over time at the Office of Public Prosecutions in Lausanne. Priority broadcast: Temps Présent/RTS.  Le projet de film AVIS DE…

  France Culture broadcasts a programme on the economic future of the South Caucasus after the oil boom. Audio excerpt from THIN LINE’s documentary film OIL ROCKS – CITY ABOVE THE SEA. Radio link France Culture consacre un reportage…

Swiss filmmaker Marcel Schüpbach publishes his first novel called “SECOND LIFE”. Schüpbach tells the revival story of 47-year old Wanda, who undergoes a heart transplant. Author interview (in French) on Swiss national radio. THIN LINE produced…

THIN LINE’s Marc Wolfensberger comments ahead of the South-North Korean border summit ( Swiss TV link ) as well as on Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear treaty  (link) Commentaires sur la détente en cours entre la Corée du Sud et du…

  Swiss television approves THIN LINE Productions’ latest film project focusing on women undertakers (CROQUE-MORT AU FEMININ, working title). Expected release: 2019. Priority broadcast: Temps Présent /RTS RTS Radio Télévision Suisse entre en co-production…

Marcel Schüpbach‘s SECOND BREATH will air on Oct. 5 (RTS1/Temps Présent, 8:15pm). Twelve years after filming a rare heart transplant with a 5-year old girl, the Swiss filmmaker returns to Lyon to picture how her life has evolved since. Not a fairy tale, but a…

IM LAND DES VERGESSENS – VOM LEBEN MIT ALZHEIMER (52’), the German version of ALZHEIMER A VISAGE HUMAIN, airs again on SRF1 on Alzheimer Day – film presentation and author interview SRF1 rediffuse la version allemande de ALZHEIMER A VISAGE HUMAIN à…

DIE SCHULDENFALLE – UND WENN ES MICH TRIFFT? Swiss German TV SRF broadcasts the German version of SURENDETTES, ET SI DEMAIN C’ETAIT VOUS? (52′). By Claudio Tonetti and Marc Wolfensberger, camera: Olivier Kunz, sound: Blaise Gabioud, editing: Chloé…

Marcel Schüpbach‘s SECOND BREATH to be shown at the Jardin de la Photographie on Aug. 17.  Twelve years after filming a rare heart transplant with a 5-year old girl, the Swiss filmmaker returns to Lyon to picture how her life has evolved since. Producer: THIN…

GEOPOLITIS (RTS/TV5) broadcasts THIN LINE report clip on North Korea’s Masik ski resort. Live interview with author Marc Wolfensberger on the current U.S.-North Korea crisis. Geopolitis  link.   Full ski resort  report (France24/SRF). GEOPOLITIS (RTS/TV5)…

CAP SUR LE PLAISIR  (THIN LINE, RTS, 52min) is now available with English subtitles. VOD Link (FEMININE PLEASURE – A NEW FRONTIER?) CAP SUR LE PLAISIR est désormais disponible avec sous-titrage en anglais.  Lien VOD (titre anglais: FEMININE PLEASURE – A…

THIN LINE Productions’ Marc Wolfensberger in Tehran Feb. 5-17 for a series of TV reports. Links: Swiss Firms Facing the Eldorado + Iran’s Ski Potential, Iran’s Startup Culture, 38th Islamic Revolution Anniversary Series de reportages à…

OIL ROCKS – CITY ABOVE THE SEA, a THIN LINE documentary about the world’s oldest, biggest and most chaotic oil platform (Caspian Sea), will be shown at Palais de Rumine in Lausanne on Feb. 5 (full details). Introductory words by Jon Björgvinsson, the…

DEEPLY IN DEBT – Swiss tv RTS broadcasts the portrait of five Swiss facing crippling debts on Jan. 19. In a country where money plays a central role, the recovery path is far from easy. Film link (52′). By Claudio Tonetti and Marc Wolfensberger Diffusion…

SECOND BREATH – 12 years after filming a rare heart transplant with a 5-year old girl, Swiss filmmaker Marcel Schüpbach returns to Lyon to picture how her life has evolved since. Expected release: RTS Temps Présent, Spring 2017 (26′). Producer: THIN LINE…

Belgium Television RTBF broadcasts CAP SUR LE PLAISIR on Dec. 14. Short film review in cultural magazine Focus VIF  La RTBF (LaUne) diffuse CAP SUR LE PLAISIR mercredi 14 décembre sous un nouveau titre: PLAISIR FEMININ, LES NOUVELLES EXPLORATRICES. Brève critique de…

DEEPLY IN DEBT – Swiss people facing crippling debts are more and more common. And they are not the ones you may think. Five of them have agreed to speak of their experience – and guilt – in front of Temps Présent‘s camera. By Claudio Tonetti…

Most films produced by THIN LINE are now available through Vimeo’s VOD platform – Our VOD Page La plupart des films produits par THIN LINE sont désormais accessibles via la plateforme VOD de Vimeo  – Notre page VOD

One-hour Interview on Radio Suisse Romande La Première with THIN LINE’s Marc Wolfensberger about how it all came about, from his first reporting trips to the company start. In the interviewer’s seat: Anne Gillot – link (in French)…

Temps Present, Swiss television RTS’s main current affairs programme, broadcasts CAP SUR LE PLAISIR on June 30 at 8:15 pm. Full details on the film’s page. Audience results: 36.1%. Press reviews, including in the NZZ Am Sonntag Diffusion de  CAP SUR LE…

CAP SUR LE PLAISIR , THIN LINE Productions’ latest documentary film focusing on the state of women’s sexual liberation 45 years after the Sexual Revolution, enters final editing stage. Expected release: mid-2016. In coproduction with Swiss public television RTS/Temps…

ALZHEIMER’S – THE HUMAN FACE OF THE DISEASE (by Marc Wolfensberger, THIN LINE Productions/RTS, 52’) selected at Belgium’s Festival ImagéSanté in Liège (March 14-19)   ALZHEIMER A VISAGE HUMAIN (THIN LINE Productions/RTS, 52’) est sélectionné au Festival du…

THIN LINE’s Marc Wolfensberger comments on North Korea’s nuclear test, Swiss TV link Plateau RTS avec Romaine Morard suite au dernier essai nucléaire de Pyongyang