on arriving in zurich it was clear that the film festival had captured the imaginations of the entire city. a ‘turbulent’ turn in events wasn’t going to stop locals, film fanatics and renowned guests alike from enjoying the best in international features, documentaries and german language films.

onedotzero were thrilled to be back for the fifth year and it was standing room only at the opening night of onedotzero screenings. the weekend kicked off early on thrusdya night with onedotzero_ch – a local talent programme dedicated to celebrating short films, music videos and commercial work produced by swiss creatives. 14 of the shorts went head to head in competition, judged by the audience who voted via text message. the winning film, “dixie trixi” by gian klainguti and oliver conrad, had been created in just 48 hours at Stuttgart’s Festival of Animated Film 2008. the lucky directors won a trip for two to london to visit onedotzero_adventures in motion 2010 festival, 3000 CHF worth of sound production work on their next film and a healthy supply of striker beer. watch the winning film:

DIXIE TRIXI – Animated Horse Racing in German – Watch more Funny Videos

the event continued long in to the night with a onedotzero_ch party, with a backdrop of stunning visuals courtesy of universal everything’s advanced beauty and onedotzero’s terrain 09 programme. the seefeld-razzia provided the perfect venue – an old theatre converted into an intimate bar and cinema. people flocked back on friday evening for a fix of off-beat international music videos from wavelength 09, and the dedicated returned on saturday for a double-bill of eclectic shorts from wow+flutter 09 and extended play 09.