As its name indicates, www.swissdvdshop.ch aims to provide a list of Swiss DVD output (both shorts and feature films from all different categories) and offer them for sale via the Internet in Switzerland and abroad.
How does it work?
Each DVD producer/distributor wishing to sell his movies through swissdvdshop.ch can contact the site and send in films together with accompanying information. DVDs are put on sale by the authors themselves, who set the prices. As soon as the DVDs come in, they are placed on line, available for sale all over the world!
Advantages for producers/distributors/directors
- A single or complementary sales outlet;
- Sales both in Switzerland and abroad;
- Less accounting and fewer trips to the post office.
For the general public
- All Swiss DVDs available with a single click;
- A wealth of information on Swiss films, links to Web pages for films and film-making firms;
- Available the world over in English, French and German;
For Switzerland
- A consistent, high-profile and professional image of Swiss film-making;
- A direct link for Swiss living abroad or for international film buffs eager to discover Swiss culture and the Swiss film-making world.
The operator
AV Distri is a new distributor that is very active in the Swiss audiovisual world and belongs to AV World, a group of companies offering a wide range of services tied to DVD production and distribution.
The team has more than 12 years' experience with video distribution in Switzerland. Over the years, it has built up a solid network both in hypermarkets and specialized channels. Its associates all have a foot in the Swiss audiovisual world and have for the past three years offered a different picture of Swiss cinema, in particular by producing and distributing compilations of Swiss shorts (Label Short Cross 03) and numerous Swiss films (Alain Tanner, Laurent Nègre, Lionel Charlet,...). 