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- Two happy families, a quiet beach and a house above the Sea. It could be so perfect. But when teenager Finn has a breakdown it brings turmoil not only to the friendship between the families but also to the relationship between his parents.
- The story of a poor Turkish family who try to emigrate illegally to Switzerland.
- A high school teacher's double life begins to come apart at the seams when well-hidden secrets gradually emerge.
- School of Champions tells the story of a freshman class at Austria's most renowned and prestigious ski-academy. There is only a thin line between love and jealousy, loyalty and betrayal, ambition and frustration....
- The Bubble examines often-surreal senior citizen life within The Villages, America's largest retirement community. Retired life beneath the Floridian sunshine however, is not perhaps as idyllic, or as welcomed, as one may imagine.
- Centers around four older ladies from the Emmental region. When four older women decide to turn the local corner shop into a chic lingerie store, the whole community is thrown into disarray.
- Over the course of five years THE DRIVEN ONES follows tomorrow's business elite: from their studies in the best master's program worldwide through to the first years of their careers.
- When Jessy tells David she's pregnant, his fears of inadequacy as a man take hold. Frantic, he resorts to steroids. Within a short time, David becomes a threat to Jessy and the unborn child.
- The summerly adventures of Kurt (Tucholsky) and girl friend staying in a Swedish castle whilst the political changes in Germany in the thirties.
- Rival families of farmers disagree about which is the most suitable crop to plant.
- An Indian filmmaker returns to his homeland during the national elections. With voting spread over a period of six long weeks, he starts travelling the country, turning the camera towards his family.
- A tragic yet humorous depiction of several miners as they search for a new self-image, set against the background of our epoch's social transformations.
- This tragicomedy is the story of a marriage of many years that is actually nothing but routine. It is the story of a mother-daughter relationship and it is the story of a new beginning.
- With an IQ of 149+, 13-year old Maximilian Janisch is Switzerlands most famous highly gifted child. After passing the final secondary-school examinations in Mathematics at just 9 years old, Maximilian has jumped forward 3 grades and is now attending Mathematical courses at University level. The film follows Maximilian and his parents through their high energy daily life and reflects on what it means to be a child prodigy.
- Amine Diare Conde fled from Guinea to Europe at the age of 15. He is the initiator of "Food for all", a free food distribution for all those who have too little food during the corona pandemic. His voluntary work has made the 22-year-old the best-known asylum seeker in Switzerland. In the little time he has left outside of the project, the rejected asylum seeker fights for his right to stay in Switzerland.
- Most women in prison are mothers. When a mother is imprisoned, her newborn or her young child can remain with her in prison or they can be separated and taken in by a family member or by the State. These situations aren't without risk for the child. The film takes the child's point of view and its goal is to cast a light on them: too often they are forgotten, invisible and bare scars for their entire life. The filmmaker follows the daily lives of some of these kids in Bolivia, Nepal, New York and Montreal.
- NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. James, a young journalist on his first deployment abroad, is faced with the absurd reality of news production and is forced to choose between his career and his moral code.
- An intimate documentary about the life and work of swiss poet and liedermacher Mani Matter (1936-1972).
- ANOTHER REALITY tells the story of young people who live in Germany in so-called parallel societies and criminal family clans and questions themselves and their reality of life.
- Alberto and Susana, married for 60 years, have lived their daily lives in Tepoztlán. There seems to be no trace of love any more. One last project unites the two: on their anniversary they want to climb "their" mountain once again.
- In Tibet's Changtang region, nomads harvest salt to buy barley. A clan prepares four of its men for an annual trek to Lake Tsento, where they rake salt from shoals into piles, then into bags, and onto their yaks to return, 90-days in all. After picking an auspicious day to depart, they feast, sing, tell stories, and race horses. Women are forbidden on this sacred trip. All is ritualized: Margen cooks, Pargen prepares burnt offerings and distributes meat, Zopon cares for the caravan of 160 yaks, Bopsa bends his strong back to arduous work. To each other they speak the secret language of saltmen; they pray and observe exemplary behavior. The goddess of the lake smiles upon them.
- A fish gets lost in a tidal pool and must win over the sea creatures that dwell there. A fart creates goodwill, and a strong community quickly develops. An underwater adventure painted with the colors and sounds of the sea.
- Residents of a shared apartment discuss buying a new vacuum cleaner. A real film about group dynamics and everyday life in common, where banality, poetry and humor mingle.
- To Make a Comedy Is No Fun: Jirí Menzel.
- A retiree's instrument inexplicably goes mute in the days leading up to a long-awaited performance.
- Biography of the artist Willy Guggenheim, also known as Varlin.
- Dani is determined to attend the renowned Gastein Ski Academy because she is passionate about skiing and wants to escape a future on her parents' farm. She even tricks her sister, who is actually the better skier, into taking her place.
- The admission race shows where the strengths and weaknesses of the young ski talents lie: Bavarian Georg is an outstanding athlete, but his family is not there for him. That stresses him out. The talented Swiss Nawal, on the other hand, doesn't leave her worried mother Sarah's side, which Nawal doesn't like. During the recording race, Nawal falls badly and injures himself. How does she convince her mother to let her stay at the academy? The local Dani can only make up for her lower talent through double effort. The cheeky Nikki Auer embarrasses his father, headmaster Mark, in front of local celebrities. Does Nikki have a future at school? Head coach Franziska, Mark and Chairman Schiesstl ask themselves: Who is the new year?
- Nikki is a promising ski talent, but what he lacks is the discipline to get to the top. He got into the academy easily, and not just because his father is the principal. Skiing is in Nikki's blood, but what he is really looking for is his place in life. He wants to rebel against his father, but also wants to reconcile with him after moving to Switzerland with his mother following his parents' divorce. At school, he learns about the deceased pupil Paul, a boy who Nikki's father allegedly drove to suicide. Between the first attempts to get closer to Nawal and Dani, Nikki has to avoid the hostility in the village and get to the bottom of it.
- Luca has spent his entire life in the mountains of South Tyrol and grew up with his mother, who struggles to survive financially as a ski hut tenant. With his idiosyncratic skiing style, he conquers every slope and every mountain at record speed. As an absolutely exceptional talent, he makes it to school, although he obviously has social deficits. He wants to ski professionally in order to provide a secure existence for his mother and himself, but as his social obligations increase, he becomes a ticking time bomb. In an attempt to market the new pupils, Luca and Dani are sent on a promotional tour with heli-skiing. Luca once again goes his own way and puts his life in danger in the process.
- Former World Cup winner and current head coach Franziska implements her vision of top-class sport at the school. She wants athletes who think for themselves and do not follow blind discipline. She goes head to head with the new co-head coach Veighofer, who, on the other hand, inspires with his tough training methods. Luca's escapades on the mountain scare his mother Laura. Will the school management kick him out? Mark Auer hopes that his ex-wife and now head of the Slope ski sports company, Edda Auer, can help the school out of its financial difficulties. Unfortunately, Edda sets the bar of minimum ecological standards very high for Academy President Schiesstl.
- Now it's out: Steffi has found out about her sister Dani. Dani had stolen her place at the ski academy and taken it away from her sister. Father Karl turns up at the ski academy, only honesty counts ... Georg is frustrated: He can never please coach Veighofer, indeed, he humiliates him in front of everyone. When Nikki tells him a bad story about Veighofer, Georg loses his nerve. Nawal also makes a mistake and has a problem with Veighofer. Her initial enthusiasm gives way to sheer horror ... The mother of the deceased Paul Zeiler increases the pressure on the ski academy and principal Mark Auer. Nikki wants to find out the truth and investigates on his own.
- For Georg Stoiber, nothing stands in the way of reaching the top; no one trains with as much discipline as he does. The main reason behind this is his desire for recognition - from his father and his coach Veighofer alike. But both give him the cold shoulder. The frustration has a dramatic effect on Georg. Nawal is also outraged by Veighofer: she knows why he left her off the starting list for the big final race and confronts him ... Luca finally has new skis, which he immediately tries out in the snow-covered forest. There he makes a discovery that sets the story of Paul Zeiler's mysterious death in motion ... Academy boss Schiesstl has to contend with Slope manager Edda.
- The day of the big final race for the new class has arrived. During the break, Dani learns from her parents that her sister Steffi has disappeared without a trace. On the way to the start of the second race, Dani receives a disturbing voice message. Now she has to make a decision: Should she race for victory or set off in search of her sister? ... Luca's ski find triggers an avalanche of events that lead to the uncovering of the truth about Paul Zeiler's death. Led by Nikki and Dani, the whole story takes a new turn. The person you would least expect is obviously to blame.