Film Act (FiA)
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Art. 1 Aim
This Act is intended to promote the diversity and quality of the films on offer and the creation of films and to aid the development of film culture.
Art. 2 Definitions
1 A film is defined as any sequence of structured images, with or without a soundtrack, intended for reproduction, which when viewed, gives the impression of movement, irrespective of the technical procedure for shooting, recording or playback chosen. 2 A Swiss film is defined as a film that: a. has to a substantial extent been created by an author of Swiss nationality or who is domiciled in Switzerland; b. has been produced by a natural person who is domiciled in Switzerland or a company with registered office in Switzerland in which the equity and borrowed capital as well as the management is predominantly held and controlled respectively by persons with domicile in Switzerland; and c. which was produced, insofar as possible, using performers and technicians who are of Swiss nationality or domiciled in Switzerland and by technical cinematographic companies in Switzerland.