Filmpodium Zürich

Translating the moving image into printed posters

The Cinema of Zurich (Filmpodium), operated by the city’s department of culture, is a significant contributor to the vibrancy of the local cinema landscape. Screening over three hundred films per year, it regards itself as a year-round festival of art house movie culture. Skala, alongside collaborators, took part in multiple poster competitions for individual movies, winning multiple awards. Approaching each poster as its own distinct project, the variety of Filmpodium’s offerings is reflected in the diverse selection of our posters.

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Hong Kong Kino

Dedicated to the golden years of the Cinema of Hong Kong, this poster brings the dynamism of Hong Kong’s neon-lit streets to Zurich. With an abundance of contrasting colors and Latin and Mandarin in chaotic harmony, it celebrates the blending of cultures.

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4th Arab Film Festival Zurich

Showcasing the world of Arab cinema, the Arab Film Festival Zurich aims at bringing cultures together. By respectfully employing techniques from the calligraphic ‘Thuluth’ tradition, this poster is a visual homage to the dialogue of cultures.

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Francois Truffaut

As one of his central themes, the series on Truffaut’s movies focuses on the topic of age. This poster emphasizes it by turning the title into a height chart and combining it with two portraits of a leading character in Truffaut’s movies, Antoine Doniel, in different ages.

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Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel is called the ‘father of surreal cinema’. To illustrate this, our poster brims with an abundance of stimuli. A series of exuberant illustrations of his movie’s key scenes form the name ‘Buñuel’, celebrating the experience of surrealism.