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For two years, Bojan Karan was the head of our back office: with his open and friendly manner, he immediately gained access to all our stakeholders and reliably ensured that everything ran smoothly behind the scenes. His appearance as Isabella Rossellini's escort on the Blue Carpet at the EFA 2024 in Lucerne remains unforgettable. Now he has almost completed his master's degree in economics at the University of Bern and is ready to move on to new horizons.
Thank you very much, Bojan. We will miss you and wish you all the best on your new path.
PS: We will report on Bojan's successor and further organizational developments in spring 2026.
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Review
Action in the canton of Schwyz
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© Desmond Hudson
In November, filming took place for the action comedy THE SPECIAL AGENTS. The film was shot at various locations in the canton of Schwyz, some of which are high-profile, 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 Lucerne has already proven successful in previous film projects. Whereas previous projects were mainly international co-productions and service productions, this time they worked together as a service production on behalf of Sleeping Cat Productions from Zurich.
► In this clip, production manager Desmond Hudson talks about the shoot.
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Spot on
Here we introduce people, companies, or organizations from the creative industry in Central Switzerland.
We are happy to introduce you to:
Benjamin Heisenberg, filmmaker
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Pic: Ernst Kehrli
The German-Swiss filmmaker, visual artist, and novelist has been living in Lucerne for 15 years. His latest film, the family comedy The Prank, won two awards at the ZFF and is currently showing in cinemas.
Benjamin Heisenberg is new to the board of our sponsoring organization, the Film & Television Lucerne Central Switzerland Association, and brings the perspective of a filmmaker and an international network to our organization.
You can find out more about Benjamin and his diverse activities on his website and in this article, which recently appeared in the Schweizer Illustrierte.
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Discover
From alpine to urban – and everything in between: Central Switzerland offers a wide variety of landscapes in a small area, as well as unique locations. In each newsletter, we present one of these locations.
This time, it is a former Capuchin monastery in the canton of Uri:
Kulturkloster Altdorf
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© Mathias Arnold
This atmospheric ensemble, with its beautiful gardens and its own vineyard, overlooks Altdorf and offers a fantastic view of the Uri mountains. Today, it is a cultural and seminar center with atmospheric event rooms for seminars, concerts, exhibitions, and private events, courtyards, a monastery church, and an open garden with a café.
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Upcoming events
The short film “Fuscht im Sack” by Lucerne filmmaker Pablo Callisaya, which was shot at the original location in the Friedensgericht (peace court) in the city of Lucerne, will celebrate its premiere at the Solothurn Film Festival (January 21 - 28, 2026). Congratulations!
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On a personal note
The Film Commission office will be closed from December 23 to January 4. If you have any urgent matters, please send us an email to the address below.
From Monday, January 5, we will be back with renewed energy to deal with all your requests and look forward to hearing from you, meeting you and, of course, working on exciting projects.
We wish you many wonderful moments at the end of the year and a good start to the new year!
Warm regards from Central Switzerland
Niklaus, Lili and Bojan
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