1960s
1960
“Der Film” exhibition at Zurich’s Kungstgewerbemuseum
At the Locarno Festival, the Cinémathèque suisse organises a screening of The Blue
Angel (1930) in the presence of Marlene Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg
1961
Several newspapers accuse Freddy Buache of communist propaganda
1962
Federal Cinema Act
1963
First federal subsidy, on top of those from other cantons
Together with the Cinémathèque française, the Cinémathèque suisse leaves FIAF, rejoining in 1972
Third International Congress of Independent Cinema (CICI) in Lausanne, after the one in La Sarraz (1929) and the one in Brussels (1930)
1964
Numerous screenings organised by the Cinémathèque suisse at the Swiss National Exhibition
Construction of a film depository in Lausanne’s La Borde district
1965
First official deposit of film copies granted by an American company : 20th Century Fox
1966
Frieda Pittet-Beck takes over from Blanche Cheseaux as secretary
Beginning of fortnightly screenings at the Collège de Béthusy Aula
1967
Freddy Buache becomes co-director of the Locarno Festival alongside Sandro Bianconi
Albert Mermoud elected president of “Cinémathèque suisse”
1969
Premises set up in Le Maupas, Lausanne, to store films, photos and posters