Best Swiss animation movies
A curated collection of popular animation movies from Switzerland.
The Germans (2019)
The Germans (2019)
Living through the air raids of the German Luftwaffe in 1940, a little boy, Paul, tries to explain to himself what’s happening to the city during the nights he’s taking shelter down in the London Underground.
Ruben Leaves (2015)
Ruben Leaves (2015)
It should have been just another day, but Ruben’s scheduled meeting with Dave is making him nervous. Fearful imaginings haunt his morning. He forgets to lock his door, misses the bus and when he enters the office he sees a deer waiting for him.
Ivan's Need (2015)
Ivan's Need (2015)
Ivan is in heaven. At work in a bakery, his hands knead the white dough with abandon and will soon do the same to a woman’s plump breasts. Her hunger is as limitless as his, and she possesses his body and soul.
Intimity (2017)
Intimity (2017)
As she is showering, dressing, putting on her make-up, a woman bares her soul.
OS Love (2016)
OS Love (2016)
Click, click. Tip, tip, tip… Tip, tip. A young woman seeks spirituality and tranquility in the web. Bit by bit she dives into the absurd realm of screensavers and desktop backgrounds until merging with the uncanny operating system named “OS Love”.
Sabbath (1991)
Sabbath (1991)
A dream-like version of the Sabbath in the Middle Ages: one night at full moon, the women leave home to meet with the devil in the woods. Several orgiastic ceremonies later, they all return home at cockcrow. All except for one, the youngest, who is under an evil spell.
Salmon Men (2020)
Salmon Men (2020)
The salmon want to reproduce. While the salmon men swim upstream in a testosterone-driven race, the women indulge in a fertility dance at the source of the river. But the roles aren't as clearly defined as the men expect.
Über den Tag hinaus (1994)
Über den Tag hinaus (1994)
A stop-motion short about death.
Honour (2018)
Honour (2018)
On a planet far away, a primeval creature gets banished by the chief of its tribe. Exiled and with the burden of a disgraced honour, it sets foot into the unknown land beyond its home, where it finds an intriguing alien concept to take vengeance.
Matta and Matto (2023)
Matta and Matto (2023)
In a dystopian world where touch is forbidden, Matta and Matto offer refuge to the lonely at Hotel Vaip. In the deceptive labyrinth of mind-bending rooms at their transient hotel, deepest desires are fulfilled and surpassed, but this comes at a price.
Titeuf (2011)
Titeuf (2011)
Titeuf is a comic series created by Swiss draughtsman Zep (real name Philippe Chapuis) depicting the life of a young boy (the title's namesake Titeuf, "Tootuff" in the English translation) and his vision of the adult world & themes such as love, sex, seduction and mysteries about the girls. In this film, Titeuf (Donald Reignoux) is off on a new comedic adventure! Things get complicated when Nadia (Melanie Bernier) doesn’t invite Titeuf to her birthday party, which is surely the most horrible moment of his life. Before long, Titeuf’s whole life is turned upside down when his parents are nearly deported. Everything continues to spiral out of control even in the midst of Titeuf’s exhaustive attempts to make matters right.
Moonstruck (2012)
Moonstruck (2012)
The love story begins when a young prince hunting in the forest chases a squirrel to a beautiful princess.
The Bridge over the River (2016)
The Bridge over the River (2016)
A man on a bridge, separated from the love of his life. Wanting to be with her one last time, he decides to go and seek her in the hereafter.
The Ravishing of Frank N. Stein (1982)
The Ravishing of Frank N. Stein (1982)
The slow construction of an image, to the rhythm of steps, ends when the monster meets his Bride.
The Ride to the Abyss (1992)
The Ride to the Abyss (1992)
‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz.
La chanson du pharmacien (2003)
La chanson du pharmacien (2003)
A young girl, cutting her bread, cuts herself. She runs to the chemist but he has just been murdered.
The Record (2022)
The Record (2022)
A traveller gives an antiques dealer a magic vinyl record: "It reads your mind and plays your lost memories". Obsessed by this endless record, he listens to it again and again.
Jean-Claude des Alpes (1992)
Jean-Claude des Alpes (1992)
An endless, joyful dance between various animated characters.
Monsieur l'assassin X (2013)
Monsieur l'assassin X (2013)
Linda is a little girl rejected by other children and by her family. She lives in a small town where a serial killer is prowling. But one day, she sees a strange character on the street carrying a bag with an arm hanging out of it.
Death and the Winemaker (2021)
Death and the Winemaker (2021)
In a fairy tale world, a winemaker creates the most exquisite wine in the world. When Death herself wants to taste the wine, he discovers that his bride is next on Death list.
Pingu: Chillin' with Pingu (2004)
Pingu: Chillin' with Pingu (2004)
Who is Pingu? He's a charming and cheeky young penguin who lives in the snow and ice of the South Pole. Often finding himself in tricky and comical situations, the mischievous penguin meets the challenges of life head on, as he grows into a cooler and wiser penguin along the way. The award-winning, stop-frame calymation show appeals to millions of fans worldwide. Pingu has fun chillin' with his family and friends at their Arctic home, but that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cool adventures of this humorous penguin. Penguins have feelings too, and Pingu experiences the joys and frustrations of kids everywhere in these fun-filled stories. But sometimes things get out of hand as the mischievous little penguin goes from one "ice-capade" to another!
Colorbirds (2018)
Colorbirds (2018)
In a large forest where single-coloured birds live, everyone has found his place in a tree that looks like him. But what happens when a bird has two colours?
Pingu at the Wedding Party (1997)
Pingu at the Wedding Party (1997)
It's excitement all round when a wedding invitation arrives and the Pingu family make their way to the gathering. However things do not go quite as planned with an absentee groom, a new arrival and the havoc wreaked by a damaged gift.
Pulcinella e il pesce magico (1981)
Pulcinella e il pesce magico (1981)
Pulcinella is poor and tormented by his wife. But one day a magical fish bites his line and promises to satisfy his every desire if he lets him live. From that moment all the couple's dreams come true. Until due to too much greed...
Nowhere (2024)
Nowhere (2024)
Three different epochs through the gaze of three children: Zelinda, who loses her mother to the Spanish Flu during World War I and sees the specter of Nazism loom; Assunta, who lives during the Nazi occupation between bombings, raids, and executions; Icaro, who abandons the countryside during the Years of Lead (“Anni di Piombo”) and accepts a new life. A story across the difficulties and the troubles of the 20th century between memories, affection, nostalgia, and gratitude.
Erlking (2015)
Erlking (2015)
A father is riding with his son through the forest. The sick child thinks he sees the Erlking, who both charms and frightens him. Based on Goethe's poem "Erlkönig" and the music of Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt.
Timber (2014)
Timber (2014)
A group of logs is about to freeze to death in a cold, icy desert. When they realize only themselves are possible fuel for a warming fire things start heating up.