{{Infobox company |name = Lang Film |logo = |foundation = 1980 |location_city = Freienstein |location_country = Switzerland |location = <!--modifies "Headquarters" entry--> |locations = <!--# of locations--> |founder = Bernard Lang |key_people = Anne-Catherine Lang<br />{{ill|Olivier Zobrist|de}} |products = Film, TV |divisions = |subsid = |homepage = [http://www.langfilm.ch/en/ www.langfilm.ch] |intl = <!--Enter ''yes'' to change labels to international instead of US terminology--> }}
'''Lang Film''' is a film and TV production company based in Freienstein, Switzerland. The company produces documentary films, feature films and TV films. Lang Film is one of the most well-known Swiss film production companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.langfilm.ch/en/catalogue |title=Catalogue - Langfilm |website=www.langfilm.ch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213253/http://www.langfilm.ch/en/catalogue |archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref> The company also includes ''Langfilm Distribution''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.langfilm.ch/en/distribution |title=Distribution - Langfilm |website=www.langfilm.ch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811141656/http://www.langfilm.ch/en/distribution |archive-date=2013-08-11}}</ref> and the cinema ''neues KINO''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.neueskino.ch/ |title=Home |website=neueskino.ch}}</ref> in Freienstein.
== History== The company was founded in 1980 by Bernhard Lang, and has since produced a high number of films for cinema and TV, both fiction, documentary and animation. It is run by producers Anne-Catherine Lang and Olivier Zobrist, as well as junior producer Julia Schubiger.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivier Zobrist |url=https://www.swissfilms.ch/en/person/olivier-zobrist/cb1ebaa898614614a504afb3d1a33b15 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=swissfilms |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne-Catherine Lang |url=https://www.swissfilms.ch/en/person/anne-catherine-lang/d3877a159dc6464f82370121ada82775 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=swissfilms |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Julia Schubiger |url=https://www.swissfilms.ch/en/person/julia-schubiger/49b495a5058b40d1831e620d98f384b3 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=swissfilms |language=en}}</ref>
Langfilm is responsible for the production of Swiss film classics such as Höhenfeuer by Fredi M. Murer and The Mountain by Markus Imhoof.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/company/co0118003/?ref_=tt_dt_co {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> In recent years, they produced sereral films that were successfully placed at festivals, like the films by Swiss theater director Milo Rau that were shown at Locarno<ref>{{Cite web |title=70. Filmfestival Locarno - «Wir brauchen ein "Kongo-Tribunal" in der Schweiz» |url=https://www.srf.ch/kultur/film-serien/70-filmfestival-locarno-wir-brauchen-ein-kongo-tribunal-in-der-schweiz |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) |language=de}}</ref> and Venice Film Festival,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meza |first=Ed |date=2020-09-08 |title=Venice: Milo Rau on Revolutionary Jesus, Empowering People and Fighting Exploitation |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/venice-film-festival-the-new-gospel-milo-rau-1234762089/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> the first feature ''Longing for the world (L'amour du monde)'' by actress and director Jenna Hasse that was awarded a special mention in the Generation section at Berlinale,<ref>{{Cite web |title={{!}} Berlinale {{!}} Archiv {{!}} Programm {{!}} Programm |url=https://www.berlinale.de/de/2023/programm/202307686.html |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.berlinale.de |language=de}}</ref> or the short ''On Solid Ground (Über Wasser)'' which premiered at Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corvin |first=Ann-Marie |date=2021-07-09 |title=Born of Frustration: Jela Hasler on Her Critics' Week Short 'On Solid Ground' |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/jela-hasler-critics-week-on-solid-ground-1235015822/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
Their productions have received numerous awards, several of their films were awarded with the Swiss Film Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culture |first=© Federal Office of |title=Schweizer Filmpreis 2021: Quartz-Trophäen für «Schwesterlein» und «Das neue Evangelium» |url=https://www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch/awards/en/home/allgemeine-informationen/aktuelles/aktuelles-archiv/aktuelles-2021/film-sfp-2021.html |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/chfilmszene/video/average-happiness---gewinner-schweizer-filmpreis-2018?urn=urn%3Asrf%3Avideo%3A8e882f8d-a1f1-4f9a-900e-72cc1bad0747 |title=«Average Happiness» – Gewinner Schweizer Filmpreis 2018 - CH:Filmszene - Play SRF |access-date=2025-07-21 |via=www.srf.ch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Schweizer Filmpreis 2024 |url=https://www.news.admin.ch/de/nsb?id=100499}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
A selection<ref>{{Cite web |title=Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG |url=https://www.swissfilms.ch/de/company/langfilm-bernard-lang-ag/d20de4ebe798421481c1c3316cdebecd |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=swissfilms |language=de}}</ref>
* 1985: ''Höhenfeuer'' by Fredi M. Murer * 1990: ''The Mountain'' by Markus Imhoof * 1992: ''Benny's Video'' by Michael Haneke * 2007: ''The Friend'' by Micha Lewinsky * 2009: ''Will you marry us?'' by Micha Lewinsky * 2014: ''Electroboy'' by Marcel Gisler * 2017: ''The Congo Tribunal'' (Das Kongo-Tribunal) by Milo Rau * 2018: ''Monogamisch'' (Seitentriebe), TV Series, by Güzin Kar * 2019: ''Average Happiness'' by Maja Gehrig * 2020: ''The New Gospel'' (Das neue Evangelium) by Milo Rau * 2020: ''One-way to Moscow!'' (Moskau Einfach!) by Micha Lewinsky * 2023: ''Longing for the world'' (L'amour du monde) by Jenna Hasse * 2024: ''Brunaupark'' by Felix Hergert and Dominik Zietlow
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150212231510/http://langfilm.ch/en Lang Film webpage]
== References == <references/>
Category:Film production companies of Switzerland Category:Mass media companies established in 1980 Category:Swiss companies established in 1980
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