Switzerland‘s Swiss Federal Workplace of Tradition on Tuesday mentioned it has chosen writer-director Petra Volpe‘s drama Late Shift as the nation’s official entry for the 2026 Oscars within the Worldwide Function Movie race.
The information comes the identical day that Music Field Movies mentioned it has acquired North American distribution rights to the pic, which stars Leonie Benesch (The Lecturers’ Lounge, September 5). Late Shift had its world premiere on the Berlin Movie Pageant and facilities on Floria (Benesch), a nurse who navigates the relentless tempo on a surgical ward with unwavering dedication, infusing humanity and heat into her affected person care despite the fact that the shift is understaffed. Because the day intensifies, it transforms right into a gripping race towards time.
“Nobody must bone up on the intricacies of the Swiss well being care system earlier than seeing Late Shift as a result of Petra’s film is common, a grounded thriller that’s readily relatable to anybody who spends their working day on their toes,” mentioned Brian Andreotti, Head of Acquisitions at Music Field Movies. “Leonie’s excellent central efficiency is a feat of stamina that drives house the dignity and energy of nurses in every single place. The Swiss Oscar committee has chosen properly.”
Volpe’s earlier movies included The Divine Order, which was Switzerland’s Oscar entry in 2018. The nation has gained the Oscar within the class twice, for Harmful Strikes (1984) and Journey of Hope (1990), the final time it made it to the nomination stage.
Late Shift was No. 1 on the field workplace for 4 consecutive weeks throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland when it hit theaters there in February. TrustNordisk has bought the movie to greater than 50 international locations and brokered the U.S. cope with Music Field.
It’s produced by Reto Schaerli and Lukas Hobi from Zodiac Photos, in co-production with MMC Zodiac, Swiss Radio and Tv and SRG SSR. It had help from the Federal Workplace of Tradition, Zurcher Filmstiftung, German Federal Movie Board, Suissimage and the cantons of Aargau and Lucerne.
