Locarno Semaine de la Critique

Semaine de la Critique is an independent section, organised by Switzerland's National Association of Film Journalists, in cooperation with Locarno International Film Festival. It has its own jury which awards the Prix SRG SSR idée suisse worth 8000.– CHF and the Premio Zonta Club Locarno for a film with extraordinary social commitment. The Semaine de la Critique was first held in 1990. Since then it has reviewed state of the art documentary film-making annually with a selection of works chosen for their specific expressive value or essence. To date, a total of 137 films have been screened, including productions by Erroll Morris, Fredi M. Murer, Nicholas Philibert, Richard Dindo, J. van der Keuken, Zhang Yuan, Davide Ferrario, B.Z. Goldberg, Thomas Riedelsheimer or Samir, among others.