Thursday 5 November, 15:00

Paradoxes: Reinventing Fiction Production

Booking Required

Pierre Zandrowicz, Emilie Valentin, Oriane Hurard and Marianne Levy-Leblond present Paradoxes, a case study developed by creators Maxime Donzel, Emilie Valentin and Pierre Zandrowicz. Their work examines how a series can be conceived and produced through a hybrid process combining live-action footage and generative AI tools.

The session explores the creative choices behind this audiovisual experiment, revealing how fiction is being rethought through new workflows, narrative forms and production methods. It addresses the implications of mixing human creativity with emerging technologies in contemporary series-making.

Rue de Carouge 52,
1205 Genève

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Thursday 5 November, 18:30

Gérard Haddad: Psychoanalysis Facing Genocide

Lectures & Workshops

ICAM – l'Olivier

Gérard Haddad presents a book that extends his research on the Cain complex and examines the role of the Double in hatred of the other and in madness. Drawing on psychoanalysis and political philosophy, he investigates how this complex resurfaces on the political stage and what it reveals about contemporary violence. Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and essayist, Haddad studied with Jacques Lacan and has long worked at the intersection of clinical thought and political reflection.

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Thursday 5 November, 18:30

En regardant vers l’Est

Lectures & Workshops

Librairie Delphica

Dóra Kiss and Sonia Zoran come together in a moderated conversation that traces memory, migration and the search for belonging through literature. Drawing on their novels En beaux caractères and La Fille de sel, the two authors reflect on immigration, cultural dislocation and the desire to reconnect with family roots. Their personal journeys — one returning to Hungary with her elderly father, the other travelling through Dalmatia after her father’s death — open a nuanced discussion on origins, traces and inner anchor points.

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2 – 6 November

Wright Colloquium 2026

Lectures & Workshops

Uni Dufour

Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.

In French and in English.

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22 September – 15 December

Worlds in Contact: Circulation and Exchange in Antiquity

Lectures & Workshops

Uni Dufour

The Department of Ancient Studies at the Faculty of Humanities (UNIGE) is offering a series of public lectures dedicated to interactions, exchanges, and cultural dynamics in the ancient world. Faculty members and researchers will explore diplomatic relations, the movement of objects, religious and linguistic influences, and issues of identity at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and the ancient Near East.

In French.

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Thursday 5 November, 16:45

Local Stories, Global Audiences

Lectures & Workshops

Théâtre Pitoëff

Swiss producer Philippe Coeytaux, together with Etienne Daudin and Albin Lewi, joins this panel on the international potential of Swiss series. The discussion examines how local fiction and documentary projects can travel beyond Switzerland, drawing on industry perspectives from production, distribution, and market development.

It explores the role of strong IP, coproduction, financing, partnerships, and audience reach in building export-ready series. The session also introduces a new partnership around the SWISS SERIES label, designed to connect Swiss rights holders with international series professionals.

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Thursday 5 November, 12:30

Elisa Shua Dusapin – Sauf la Frontière

Lectures & Workshops

Société de lecture

Author Elisa Shua Dusapin presents a reflective talk based on her book Sauf la frontière, which recounts encounters across Lebanon and Jordan and reflections sparked by events near the Israel border. Free from moral simplifications, she examines violence, memory and movement with a luminous yet somber voice. The discussion explores how personal travel and literary inquiry illuminate complex regional realities and ethical ambiguity.

In French.

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