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Zurich Film Festival Kicks Off 20th Edition With Tighter Lineup, New Digs, Gala Premiere of ‘The Order’


Opening the Zurich Film Festival will be Justin Kurzel’s neo-Nazi thriller 'The Order,' starring Jude Law.

In addition to an impressive roster of international stars, including Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Richard Gere and Pamela Anderson, the event offers a deep dive into some of the most pressing issues facing the industry at its annual Zurich Summit Conference. Participants at this year’s summit, which takes place Oct. 5, include Searchlight Pictures’ Rebecca Kearey; Neon’s Tom Quinn; AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford; UTA’s Alex Brunner and Theresa Peters; Fremantle’s Christian Vesper; Mediawan’s Elisabeth d’Arvieu; Film4’s Stefanie Fahrion; Anton’s Sébastien Raybaud; 30West’s Maren Olson; and Artist International Group’s David Unger. Zurich also boasts a best-of selection of the year’s festival hits along with world premieres, among them Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump pic “The Apprentice”; Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door”; Richard Gray’s western “The Unholy Trinity”; “Queer,” by Luca Guadagnino; Edward Berger ’s “Conclave,” Halina Reijn’s “Babygirl”; Tim Fehlbaum’s “September 5”; Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl”; Steve McQueen’s “Blitz”; and Sean Baker’s Cannes winner “Anora.”

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