Vinzenz Hediger becomes new director of the Cinémathèque suisse

Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Hediger will become Director of the Cinémathèque suisse in Lausanne from January 2026. The Cinémathèque suisse has been preserving, restoring and promoting Swiss and international film heritage since 1948. It is recognized by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) as one of the ten most important cinematheques in the world – due to the size, diversity and quality of its collections.

Hediger succeeds Frédéric Maire and takes over a position for which he was already earmarked in 2008. As the fifth director of the Cinémathèque suisse, he will strengthen its public presence, safeguard the collections and drive forward its strategic development.

Vinzenz Hediger has been Professor of Film Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt since 2011 and is considered an expert in film and archive research in particular. During his time at Goethe University, Hediger led several interdisciplinary research projects on film and archives, was co-speaker of the research initiative ConTrust and Principal Investigator at the Research Centre Normative Orders, with which he organized the film and lecture series Lecture and Film at the DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, among others.