Zurich Summit: Edward Berger, Robbie Brenner, Oliver Berben, Janine Jackowski, Martin Moszkowicz & More Join Swiss Conference Lineup — SkimNews
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- Zurich Summit (September 25–27) unveiled its second wave of speakers, adding Oscar winner Edward Berger (Conclave), Oscar nominee Robbie Brenner (Barbie), Constantin Film CEO Oliver Berben, Komplizen producer Janine Jackowski (Sentimental Value), AI filmmaker Zack London (Gossip Goblin), and Transcontinental/ZFF chief Martin Moszkowicz to the lineup.
- The newly announced speakers join previously confirmed panelists including Backrooms director Kane Parsons, AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer, Candle Media founder Kevin Mayer, Mediawan Pictures CEO Elisabeth d'Arvieu, and MUBI CEO Efe Cakarel.
- Summit panels will focus on the box office resurgence, AI, the creator economy, YouTube, and TikTok, with this edition's Game Changer Award going to producer Glen Basner.
- Edward Berger will moderate the Game Changer Award conversation with Basner, noting the two go back to Berger's first film industry job more than 30 years ago and later partnered on Conclave; Berger, a Swiss citizen, said returning to the Zurich Film Festival after screening three prior films there is 'especially meaningful.'
- CAA Media Finance's Roeg Sutherland called the Summit a 'pivotal' global film financing marketplace and praised Basner's ability to fuse 'world-class creative sensibility with sharp strategic thinking.'
- Deadline is the official media partner for the Summit, moderating panels, hosting the Deadline Studio for executive interviews, and providing on-the-ground reporting.
Why it matters: The Zurich Summit is now stacking its 2025 program with crossover talent spanning Oscar prestige (Berger, Brenner), AI-native creators (Zack London/Gossip Goblin), and major European and U.S. studio executives, signaling Zurich's pitch as a convergence point for traditional film financing and the next-wave creator economy. Berger personally moderating the Basner tribute — two industry veterans connected since the 1990s — gives the event a human anchor beyond deal-making panels.
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