Eight high profile composers and film directors at STZ 06
How to build a successful career in the film music industry? What makes music take on, or not, a central role in films and series? What are the keys to fostering a strong director–composer relationship while ensuring creative independence? These are some of the questions that renowned composers and directors will explore during STZ06.
Among the featured composers at STZ06 are the Academy Award, Bafta, and Golden Globe winner Hildur Guðnadóttir (JOKER), Academy Award winner Nicolas Becker (THE SOUND OF METAL), Swiss electronic music pioneer Bruno Spoerri (DER WÜRGER VOM TOWER), Swiss Film Score Award winner and 2025 ZFF Feature Composer Balz Bachmann (THE SPARROW IN THE CHIMNEY), Swiss composer Sandrine Rudaz (PARADiCE), and French composer Jérôme Rebotier (THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO). Joining them are the multi-award-winning director Christian Petzold (AFIRE) and Swiss film and TV director Denis Rabaglia (MY BELOVED ENEMY).
Wednesday 01 October 2025 · NZZ Lounge (Falkenstrasse 11)
10:30 – 11:30
Nicolas Becker
Case study: DANDELION's ODYSSEY
12:00 - 13:00
Bruno Spoerri
zum 90. Geburstag
Panel in German
14:30 - 15:30
Balz Bachmann
IFMW Feature Composer
16:00 - 17:00
Christian Petzold
"Ich liebe Musik und deshalb lasse ich sie weg"
Panel in German
Thursday 02 October 2025 · NZZ Lounge (Falkenstrasse 11)
12:00 - 13:00
Sandrine Rudaz (composer) and Denis Rabaglia
Case study: ON THE HIGH SEAS (TV Series RTS/ARTE)
14:30 – 15:30
Jérôme Rebotier
Case study: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Thursday 02 October 2025 · Frame 1 (Lagerstrasse 104)
16:00 – 17:00
Hildur Guðnadóttir
ZFF Masters · ZFF Career Achievement Award
