News
Bye bye Bojan
For two years, Bojan Karan was the head of our back office: with his open and personable manner, he immediately built relationships with all our stakeholders and reliably ensured that everything ran smoothly behind the scenes. His appearance as a host for Isabella Rossellini on the Blue Carpet of the EFA 2024 in Luzern remains unforgettable. Now, with his Master's degree in Economics from the Uni Bern almost in the bag, he is moving on to explore the world.
Thank you very much, dear Bojan; we will miss you and wish you all the very best from the bottom of our hearts on your new path.
PS: We will report on Bojan's successor and further organisational developments in spring 2026.
Review
Action in the Canton of Schwyz
Filming for the action-comedy THE SPECIAL AGENTS took place in November. Shooting was carried out at various, partly high-profile locations in the Canton of Schwyz, including the town hall, government building and police station in Schwyz, the hospital in Einsiedeln and the Ameos Seeklinikum in Brunnen.
The collaboration between the production companies 89 Productions from Brunnen and Orisono from Luzern has already proven successful in previous film projects. While these were previously mainly international co-productions and service productions, this time they acted together as a service production on behalf of Sleeping Cat Productions from Zürich.
In this video clip, production manager Desmond Hudson talks about the shoot
Spot on
Here we introduce people, companies or organisations from the Central Swiss creative industry.
Today, we are pleased to introduce you to:
Benjamin Heisenberg, Filmmaker
The German-Swiss filmmaker, visual artist and novelist has lived in Luzern for 15 years. His latest film, the family comedy The Prank, won two awards at the ZFF and is currently running in cinemas.
Benjamin Heisenberg has recently joined the board of our governing body, the Verein Film & Fernsehen Luzern Zentralschweiz, and brings a filmmaker's perspective and an international network to our organisation.
You can find out more about Benjamin and his diverse activities on his website and in the profile recently published in the Schweizer Illustrierte.
Discover
From alpine to urban – and all in between: Central Switzerland boasts a great landscape diversity in a small area as well as unique locations. In every newsletter, we present one of them.
This time, it is a former Capuchin monastery in the Canton of Uri:
Kulturkloster Altdorf
The atmospheric ensemble, with its beautiful gardens and own vineyard, overlooks Altdorf and offers a fantastic view of the Uri mountains. Today, it is a culture and seminar house with atmospheric event rooms for seminars, concerts, exhibitions and private events, as well as inner courtyards, a monastery church and an open garden with a café.
Upcoming Events
The short film "Fuscht im Sack" by Luzern filmmaker Pablo Callisaya, which was shot on the original location at the peace court in the city of Luzern, will celebrate its premiere at the Solothurner Filmtage (21 – 28 January 2026). Warmest congratulations!
On a personal note
The Film Commission office will remain closed from 23 December to 4 January. For urgent matters, please send us an email to the address below.
From Monday, 5 January, we will be back with fresh energy for all your enquiries and look forward to meeting you and, of course, to exciting projects.
We wish you many wonderful moments at the end of the year and a good start to the New Year!
Warmest regards from Central Switzerland,
Niklaus, Lili and Bojan
