The Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore is delighted to present the heartwarming film "Sauvages" as part of this year’s Francophonie Film Festival. This stop-motion animated film, conceptualized by Swiss director Claude Barras, competed at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and premiered in the Young Audiences section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Bring the whole family to watch this touching film at the Alliance Française de Singapour on March 29 at 5:00 pm:
In Borneo, near the tropical forest, young Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria's cousin Selaï comes to live with them seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies. Kéria, Selaï and the little orangutang, now named Oshi, embark on a fight to protect their forest from destruction. But for Kéria, this battle also leads to a deeper revelation about her own origins.
Location: Alliance Française de Singapour, 1 Sarkies Road Singapore 258130
The Embassy is pleased to present VR_I Cie Gilles Jobin and Artanim at Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) from May 28th to 30th at The Arts House.
Gilles Jobin has created the first ever choreographic work in immersive virtual reality. With VR_I, the choreographer invites the audience for a unique sensory experience. Equipped with virtual reality headsets, five visitors at a time freely navigate a real world inhabited by virtual dancers.
The Embassy is pleased to present ELDORADO by Markus Imhoof at the 29th European Union Film Festival on May 17th at 7pm at the National Gallery.
Throughout history, there have always been refugees. They used to come from places closer to home: In the lean years of WW II and its direct aftermath, the family of Swiss director Markus Imhoof, a small boy of four years at the time, took in Giovanna, an undernourished eight-year-old Italian girl as part of a limited-term program for children. After the end of her stay, she had to go back to Italy.
“Forty years separate these two exceptional musicians, but everything brings them together in music: Lindemann's energetics, lyricism and inventiveness, the sense of melodic phrasing and great instrumental technique in the young and incredible virtuoso Jeanlou Treboux. The taste that these two musicians have in common for beautiful melodies, whether from the pen of Lindemann, Jeanlou, Chick Corea or Gary Burton, make this duo a sound alchemy, poetic or energetic, which carries the listener in a dreamlike and colourful musical journey.” JazzTimes
Location: Alliance française de Singapour, 1 Sarkies Road, Singapore 258130
The Embassy of Switzerland is pleased to present at the National Design Centre (NDC) a selection of objects created by international students graduated from the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne.
Location: National Design Centre, Design Gallery 1, Level 1, 111 Middle Road, Singapore 188969
For the first time the Embassy of Switzerland will be organizing the “Swiss Week 2019” (15 - 21 April) .
A weeklong festival that aims to promote Swiss-made, Swiss excellence, Swiss expertise, innovation, timeless architecture and design!
Many events for the public to enjoy and discover Switzerland.
The Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore takes note of the publication of the Singapore Prison Service's (SPS) annual statistics for 2018, and notes with concern the worrying increase in the number of judicial executions, which have risen from 8 in 2017 to 13 in 2018. The Embassy further notes that a majority of the cases (11) are related to drugs offences.
The Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore calls on the Singapore authorities to halt the execution of Mr. Micheal Anak Garing, to commute his sentence to a non-capital sentence and to adopt a moratorium on all executions.
Today, more than two thirds of the countries of the world have become abolitionist in law or practice which confirms a global trend towards abolition of the death penalty. Switzerland holds a principled position against the death penalty and is opposed to the use of capital punishment under any circumstances. No compelling evidence exists to show that the death penalty serves as a deterrent to crime more efficient than imprisonment. Furthermore, any errors - inevitable in any legal system - are irreversible. Switzerland will continue supporting the universal trend towards the eradication of the death penalty.
The Embassy of Switzerland is pleased to co-present with the Alliance Française, “L’Opéra”, a documentary by Jean-Stéphane Bron about The Paris Opera. Best Documentary Film 2018, Swiss Film Award 2018.
Location: Alliance française de Singapour, 1 Sarkies Road, Singapore 258130
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics will soon permeate every domain in our society and every aspect in our daily life, bringing new relationships between humans and technology. The advance of AI in domains such as autonomous driving, facial identification or healthcare and the developments of humanoid robots with autonomous behaviours and maybe soon emotions bring key interrogations and ethical issues for research, economic implementation or societal impact of AI and robotics.
Location: Alliance française de Singapour, 1 Sarkies Road, Singapore 258130
WY-TO Connects is a series of short presentations by multidisciplinary experts from the wider architecture and design industry, as well as businesses that employ design as a strategic tool. This 4th edition aims at creating new avenues of discussion in co-curation with G8A Architecture & Urban Planning, which has an international presence in Singapore, Vietnam and Switzerland.
Location: Singapore, WY-TO @ Block 34 Upper Cross Street
The Swiss School in Singapore (SSiS) is one of the pillars of the Swiss Community and supports families in providing a high-quality Swiss education. SSiS has recently announced that a French stream will start in August 2019 further broadening our reach and commitment to French-speaking families in Singapore.
Location: Swiss School in Singapore, 38 Swiss Club Rd, Singapore 288140
