Nest (2025 film)

Nest
Promotional poster
Directed byStefania Burla
Screenplay by
  • Johannes Jordan
  • Fabiana Seitz
  • Stefania Burla
Produced byFabiana Seitz
Starring
  • Anouk Petri
  • Sarah Juliana Bahmou
  • Aira Venzi
  • Keira Jöhr
CinematographyBalz Auf der Maur
Edited byLaura Rodríguez Pérez
Music by
  • Ksenia Ignatenko
  • Yanick Herzog
Production
company
Distributed byLights On
Release date
  • 15 August 2025 (2025-08-15) (Locarno)
Running time
20 minutes
Country
  • Switzerland
LanguageSwiss German

Nest is a 2025 Swiss short drama film, co-written and directed by Stefania Burla. Starring Anouk Petri, the film follows fifteen-year-old Selma, who feels crushed by her mother's expectations, by those of the Catholic village in the Swiss mountains where she lives, and ultimately by her own.[1][2]

The film had its world premiere in the Concorso Nazionale of the Pardi di Domani competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, where it was nominated for the Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best Swiss Short Film.[3]

Cast

  • Anouk Petri as Selma
  • Sarah Juliana Bahmou as Luisa
  • Aira Venzi as Michelle
  • Keira Jöhr as Olivia
  • Ruben Otth as Tobias
  • Nicolas De Peri as Ramon
  • Barbara Terpoorten as Marianne

Release

Nest had its World Premiere at the Concorso Nazionale portion of the Pardi di Domani competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, and compete for the Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best Swiss Short Film.[4]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
Locarno Film Festival 16 August 2025 Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best Swiss Short Film Nest Pending [5]

References

  1. ^ "Nest". Locarno Film Festival. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Nest". Swiss Films. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ^ Georg Szalai (1 July 2025). "Locarno Unveils Lineup for Pardi di Domani Section, Its "Breeding Ground for Experimentation"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Amber (1 July 2025). "Locarno announces Pardi di Domani". Eye For Film. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  5. ^ Ntim, Zac (1 July 2025). "Locarno Sets Short & Medium Length Competition Titles, Neo Sora & Salvatore Mereu To Debut New Works". Deadline. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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