Videoex

VIDEOEX 2026 – Swiss Competition Awards
 
WINNERS:mosimann
World on a String — Yannick Mosimann
Through its seemingly minimalist yet profoundly compelling interplay of visual imagery, poetic language, and rhythm, World on a String by Yannick Mosimann may be read as a critique of notions of progress. At the same time, it subtly raises an immanent political question for viewers concerning their role in the sustainable co-creation and stewardship of the world.


Those Who Hear The Sun — Maurizius Staerkle Drux
Those Who Hear The Sun by Maurizius Staerkle Drux heightens our awareness of the profound significance of sensory perception to human existence. Drawing on the filmmaker’s own lived experience, it brings visibility to a community that too often remains unseen, offering audiences a rare and valuable glimpse into a world that is largely unfamiliar to many. Through powerful and innovative visual storytelling, it invites us to engage with the auditory world of deaf people in a striking and deeply affecting way. In doing so, it not only broadens our understanding of human experience but also makes a meaningful contribution to greater social inclusion.
 
Selected by our jury:
artist, Nicole Bachmann (Zürich, London) —
curator of VIDEO WINDOW, Bruno Z’Graggen (Zürich) —
former long-time director of Haus für Kunst Uri, Barbara Zürcher (Altdorf)

Congratulations to the awarded filmmakers – and a big thank-you to everyone who shared their work with us!

Videoex 28th Edition — 22. May –31. May 2026

DONT MISS ICELAND VII, TODAY! At 19:30h!!

“To be incoherent means to believe in cinema.” Katrín Ólafsdóttir in person at VIDEOEX.

Filmmaker Katrín Ólafsdóttir works according to the Incoherence Manifesto — a poetic commitment to a free, analogue, and radically personal cinema. Shot on expired film stock and created using only in-camera effects, driven by poetic disorientation.

For the first time ever, Katrín Ólafsdóttir’s works are being presented together in a larger context — exclusively at VIDEOEX.

World Premiere of “My Heart Beats In The World Of The Dead”. Featuring David Cronenberg.

With “Prehistoric Cabaret” and “Life and Death of Henry Darger” by

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SATURDAY 30.05. 19:30 Festivalkino Cinema Z3

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ICELAND VII: Katrín Ólafsdóttir program:

200 Slurpinn & Co. — Katrín Ólafsdóttir
IS 1998, 35mm, 13:00 min

Baby Bird Unborn — Katrín Ólafsdóttir
IS 2011, Super 8mm, 10:09 min

Life and Death of Henry Darger — Bertrand Mandico
FR/IS 2010, 16mm, 05:30 min

Elastcita — Katrín Ólafsdóttir
ES/IS 2011, Super 8mm, 10:00 min

Prehistoric Cabaret — Bertrand Mandico
FR/IS 2014, 10:00 min

In Death I Softly Sing — Katrín Ólafsdóttir
IS/ES 2014, 16mm, 11:50 min

Je m’aime — Katrín Ólafsdóttir
IS/FR/HK 2017, Super 16mm, 07:30 min

My Heart Beats in the World of the Dead — Katrín Ólafsdóttir
IS/UK 2026, MOV, 07:35 min

DAY SIX VIDEOEX2026

With the LIVE PERFORMANCE:
WIRREN / Ken Jacobs



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27.05.2026

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DAY FOUR VIDEOEX2026

With:

The Animation Film Workshop for Children

CAMERA INSULARIS: Iceland III:
Man and Factory
With Gústav Geir Bollason — .geir.bollason
curated by Sjón — .the.author

25.05.2026

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DAY FIVE VIDEOEX2026

With:

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 04 – Drifting


Maria Lang II
curated and presented by Ute Aurand

Kevin Jerome Everson I: On seeing and hearing

curated and presented by Greg de Cuir Jr —

26.05.2026

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DAY THREE VIDEOEX2026

With LIVE PERFORMANCE:
Ensemble Nist-Nah






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24.05.2026

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DAY THREE VIDEOEX2026

With:
DIY-Workshop mit Juana Robles

SPECIAL: Maria Lang I
curated and presented by Ute Aurand —

CAMERA INSULARIS: Iceland II: Forth and Back on the Ring Road
curated by Sjón — .the.author


24.05.2026

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DAY TWO VIDEOEX2026

With:
mosimann
Doris Schmid



From the CH-COMPETITION

Aurèle Ferrier Iferrier

Iceland IX: The Gold Diggers Sally Potterthe.author


22.05.2026

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DAY ONE VIDEOEX2026

With the SPECIAL: Nicole Bachmann & Johanna Kotlaris – MOVING WATER, BODIES & SOULS (VIDEO WINDOW)





22.05.2026

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