Like an Island: A look back at the festivals
Tizian Büchi’s first feature Like an Island is in theaters, let’s recap its festival run:
In 2022, the film moved the jury at Visions du Réel 2022 in the International Features Competition, where it won the Grand Prix. The film was then selected in many international festival such as Karlovy Vary IFF 2022 (Special Screenings), DMZ Docs, FIFIB, Mostra International de Saõ Paolo, or Porto Post Doc and was also awarded at Corsica Doc and Frontdoc Aosta (special mention). In Switzerland the film was presented at Locarno Film Festival 2022 in the Panorama Suisse selection, and the Solothurner Filmtage 2022 in the feature films selection.
Finally, Like an Island was nominated for Best Documentary at Swiss Film Award in 2023.
If you didn’t have a chance to see the film yet, have a look at the official website for all the screening dates.
Reviews
“Questioning the surveillance society through the 106 minutes film, Büchi brilliantly blurs the lines between fiction – the guards’ mission – and real life.”
– Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 13.04.22
“With his first full-length film, Tizian Buchi gives us a moment of suspended life, a daydream in which nature, represented by the Vuachère, unconsciously insinuates itself into the intimacy of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, a mysterious and untamed presence that does not intend to step aside.”
– Muriel Del Don, Cineuropa, 13.04.22
“a film that dips into strange and wonderful phantasmagoria.”
– Mark Adams, Business Doc Europe, 11.04.22
Hybrid Documentary ‘Like an Island’ Wins Top Award at Visions du Réel
– Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16.04.22
Festivals list
Visions du Réel 2022 – Nyon International Film Festival, International Features competition
Karlovy Vary Internation Film Festival 2022, Special screenings selection
Locarno Film Festival 2022, Panorama Suisse selection
Solothurner Filmtage 2022, Feature Films selection
Swiss Film Award 2022, nominated for Best Documentary
Dokufest 2022 – International Documentary and
Short Film Festival Prizren, International Feature Dox competitionFIFIB 2022 – Bordeaux International Independant Film Festival, International Feature competition
Port/Post/Doc 2022 – Porto Film & Media Festival, New Talents selection
46th Mostra Internacional de Cinema em Saõ Polo (2022), New Directors competition
14th DMZ Docs – International Documentary Film Festival, Global Vision selection
16th Corsica Doc – Documentary Film Festival Ajaccio 2022, Nouveaux talents competition, Corsica CCAS award
Aosta Frontdoc 2022, Special Mention Grand Jury
Le Festival du Sud 2023 – Association Passion Cinema Neuchâtel