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December 03, 2021

King of the Airs on SRF 1

Ivo Zen's documentary KING OF THE AIRS / ZAUNKÖNIG – TAGEBUCH EINER FREUNDSCHAFT will be broadcast on Sunday 5th of December at 11.45 p.m. on SRF 1 in the CH film scene. The film is already available worldwide here.

«Brave and violent portrait of an entire generation» – Cineuropa

March 19, 2019

KING OF THE AIRS at Tartu World Film Festival 2019

KING OF THE AIRS – ZAUNKÖNIG by Ivo Zen is invited at the Tartu World Film Festival 2019 and will be screened in the World Film hall of the Estonian National Museum on Tuesday, 19th of March at 15:30h.

February 16, 2018

KING OF THE AIRS at Lichtmess Kino Hamburg

On 23 March 2018 at 20:00, Zaunkönig - Diary of a Friendship will be shown at Lichtmess Kino  in Hamburg.

July 07, 2017

Zaunkönig am Festival „Der neue Heimatfilm“ Freistadt/AT 2017

Director Ivo Zen presents his film Zaunkönig - Diary of a Friendship in August at the festival "Der neue Heimatfilm" in Freistadt/AT, taking place from 23.08.2017 to 27.08.2017.

April 06, 2017

KING OF THE AIRS at dokKa Festival 2017

Zaunkönig - Diary of a Friendship will be shown at the end of May at the dokKa Festival in Karlsruhe.

April 06, 2017

Nomination for Documentary Film Music Award

We are very happy that Zaunkönig - Diary of a Friendship has been nominated for the Documentary Film Music Award at DOK.fest Munich 2017.

We wish Trixa Arnold and Ilja Komarov the good luck for the award ceremony on 6 May and hope that their impressive film music performance will be rewarded.

January 31, 2017

Swiss Preview

Previews in the presence of the director:

Zurich - 31 January 2017 - 12:15 - Arthouse Le Paris, Lunchkino Spezial

Chur - February 2, 2017 -18:30 - Apollo Cinema

Ilanz - 3rd February Cinema Sil Plaz

Basel - 5 February 11:00 a.m. Cult cinema

Lucerne - 9 February 18:00 Uhr Stattkino

Bern - 16 February 20:30 Cinema Rex

Winterthur - 18 February 20:15 Cameo

January 29, 2017

Award for best film music

We are happy that Zaunkönig – Tagebuch einer Freundschaft receives the award for best film music at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2017 

January 29, 2017

Award for best Film Music

We are happy to announce the award for Best Film Music at the film festival Max Ophüls Preis 2017 for KING OF THE AIRS by Ivo Zen.

January 06, 2017

Cinema Release in Switzerland

From 2 February 2017 in Swiss cinemas:

You will find all cinema screenings HERE

December 09, 2016

Solothurner Filmtage

After its premiere at Vision du Réel in Nyon in January 2017, Zaunkönig - Tagebuch einer Freundschaft will again be presented at a Swiss film festival.

  • Friday, 20 January, 12:15 pm, Palace
  • Tuesday, 24 January, 12:00 noon, country house

More information about the festival programme

December 09, 2016

Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis

We are delighted that Zaunkönig - Diary of a Friendship celebrates its international premiere at the Max Ophüls Preis 2017 film festival.

  • Wednesday, 25 January 2017 at 17.45 in CS 5
  • Thursday, 26 January 2017 12.30 noon at CS 2
  • Friday, 27 January 2017 19.45 hrs at CS 3
  • Saturday, 28 January 2017 17:45 at CS 5

More about the Festival