WINTER PALACE
Foreign French-speaking Competition – Over 20′ series
Saturday, September 14 at 11:30 a.m.
Cinéma Le Dragon – Room 2
The Swiss Alps, 1899. André Morel, an ambitious Swiss hotelier has a daring vision: a five star hotel that will stay open throughout the winter season. It’s never been done before. Can his risky idea survive extreme weather, untrained staff and demanding guests? This eight-part series, inspired by real events, depicts the birth of White-Winter holidays. It combines a lavish period drama with compelling, character- driven stories full of hidden desires, ambition and love, alongside flashes of modern music for a contemporary twist.
Casting: Cyril Metzger, Manon Clavel, Simon Ludders, Astrid Roos, Clive Standen, Axel Granberger, Astrid Whettnall, Vincent Heineine, Alix Hezelin, Henri Pettigrew
Production: Point Prod – David Rihs, Jean-Marc Fröhle, Vincent Gonet, Oble – Hugo Brisbois, Lydia Kali, Katia Sol
RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) – Françoise Mayor, Patrick Suhner
Production manager: Xavier Derigo, François Baumberger
Broadcast: RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse), Netflix
Direction: Pierre Monard
Second team direction: Christine Wiederkehr
Screenwriting: Lindsay Shapero, en collaboration avec Stéphane Mitchell
Direction of photography: Filip Zumbrunn
Music: Thylacine
Edition: Sophie Blöchlinger, Nicolas Hislaire, Adrien Barshovi
Production design: Marion Schramm
Sound engineering: Jürg Lempen
Format: 8×45′
Accessible on reservation through the ticket office and to accredited professionals.
Subject to availability