Catpics Coproductions

Catpics Ltd. was founded in 1984. From the very start the goal was to produce high-quality films with a big box-office potential. With Black Tanner (1986, directed by Xavier Koller), The Saltmen of Tibet (1997, doc by Ulrike Koch), Gripsholm (2000, Xavier Koller) and Late Bloomers (2006, Bettina Oberli), Catpics Ltd. represented Switzerland in the Oscar competition. The coproduction Set Me Free (2000, Léa Pool) was the official Canadian entry for the Academy Awards, and the film was shown in competition at the Berlinale. Journey of Hope by Xavier Koller won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1991.The feature film Late Bloomers reached 600'000 admissions. The documentary Mani Matter - why are you so sad? (2002, directed by Friedrich Kappeler) sold 150'000 tickets. These two Catpics titles are the two most successful Swiss productions of the last 30 years.