No river in Kazakhstan reaches the ocean, but the voices of the women along the river merge into a sea of voices in River Dreams.

We are delighted that RIVER DREAMS by Kristina Mikhailova will celebrate its world premiere at the Berlinale Forum. The director immerses herself in the emotional landscape of Kazakhstan with radical tenderness and follows the voices of women along the river. They have all just turned 30: an age when it becomes clear that no one is coming to save you. A debut film that combines poetry and political urgency.

The world premiere will take place on February 18 at 1:00 p.m. at Zoo Palast 2, followed by a second screening on February 19 at 9:00 p.m. at Delphi Filmpalast.

We look forward to seeing you at the Berlinale!

We are delighted to be presenting two documentaries at this year's 61st Solothurn Film Festival!

ON THE BORDER by Igor Hauzenberger and Gabriela Schild – previously shown at IDFA, CPH:DOX, and DOK.fest Munich, among others – will celebrate its Swiss premiere on

• Saturday, January 24, at 5:45 p.m., Kino Canva, in the presence of the director

• Tuesday, January 27, at 8:15 p.m., Kino Palace, in the presence of the director

After a successful world premiere in Locarno, FLYING SCENTS by Antshi von Moos will now be shown in German-speaking part of Switzerland for the first time in Solothurn on

• Saturday, January 24, at 9:30 a.m., Landhaus, in the presence of the director and protagonists

• Monday, January 26, at 8:30 p.m., Kino Palace, in the presence of the director and protagonists

Special tip fare cinema Die fröhliche Wissenschaft Monday, 26 January at 10:15 a.m., Gasthaus Kreuz. Antshi von Moos will be participating in the panel discussion.

We congratulate everyone involved and look forward to inspiring festival moments.

We are happy to announce that Christina Zimmermann's THE TRUE FILM has won the Best User Experience award at the XR Awards in Brussels.

The XR Awards are among the most prestigious international awards in the field of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality. Every year, they honor innovative projects that set new standards for creative use, technological excellence, and user-centricity. Being recognized in this environment is a great honor for us and confirms the intensive development work that went into THE TRUE FILM.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to the funding institutions that made this project possible with their support. Without them, this success would not have been possible.

The VR project was developed in collaboration with INVR.Space, ZHdK, and HSLU.

We are delighted that Christina Zimmermann's VR experience THE TRUE FILM has been nominated in six categories at this year's XR Awards.

The nominations recognize the creative achievement and technical implementation of the project in the field of extended reality (XR). The award ceremony will take place on December 9 in Brussels as part of UnitedXR Europe.

THE TRUE FILM revives significant situations in the life of Siegfried Kracauer. While a historian digitizes his archive – Kracauer and his wife Elisabeth come to life as avatars and begin to manipulate their own story in the past. A journey through time to memory, identity, and the power of storytelling.

We congratulate the entire team and thank our co-production partner INVR.SPACE for this recognition!