Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Ensemble Film combines creative competence in all artistic and practical aspects of film production. We stand for documentary and fictional auteur films with their own signature. We are convinced that in our fast-paced times, well-told, cinematically realized stories have a lasting impact on audiences. Together with our talents we constitute a dedicated ensemble.
Ensemble Film is run by producer Franziska Sonder and Maurizius Staerkle Drux, funded in 2018 with filmmaker Eva Vitija.
The Hearing celebrates its world premiere in the International Competition of CPH:DOX in 2023 and is awarded, among other prizes, the Swiss Film Award for Best Documentary in 2024. Loving Highsmith opens the 2022 Solothurn Film Festival and is sold to over 20 countries, a.o. The Art of Silence releases at the HotDocs Toronto Film Festival and in competition for the Max Ophüls Prize 2022. Caves celebrates its world premiere at the 78th Biennale di Venezia in 2021, and The Game also starts its international journey at the 77th Biennale di Venezia in 2020, winning international Film Awards and screening at over 100 international film festivals.