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Three movie nights in the Cinématte Berne with an introduction and a film talk after the screening.

In this cycle we learn about the vision of manipulation of reality and we question our reception of time. Is time a constant of our presence? How do we look back on time? Can we foresee the time? Or is all only an illusion?

Introduction an inputs of the two moderators and discussion with the participants.

24.2.2026, 18h: The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, Cris Jones, Australia, 2016, 84’, Eng/d/f.

10.3.2026, 18h: Riefenstahl, Andreas Veiel, Germany, 2024, 115’, D.

24.3.2026, 18h: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, John Ford, USA, 1962, 123', E/d

• Programm

The edition 2025 «Recht im Film - Le droit dans le cinéma - The law in the movies» at the University of Fribourg deals with the topic COURAGE / CIVIL COURAGE.

How is the law portrayed in film? The programme includes six screenings that invite you to discover more. Introduction by Lucie Bader, panel discussion with legal scholars and experts, moderated by Prof. Eva Maria Belser and Prof. Michel Heinzmann.

• Program (.pdf)
• Article Freiburger Nachrichten, 27.10.2025 (.pdf)
• Article in La Liberté, 18.10.2025 (.pdf)

An immersive, interactive art and science exhibition createt by sciArt brings biodiversity to life through images, sounds and a variety of special stories about water.

Directed by Prof. Dr. Jill Scott

Special exhibition at Papiliorama Kerzers, May 18th - August 10th 2025.

Laser Talk (Science Talk) with scientist and artists on Sunday, June 15, and Sunday, July 13.

Hike / Workshop with scientists for interested hikers: July 11th, 2025.

Watch the film WETLAND WORLDS - Workshop sciart here for free.

Further exhibitions and workshops are planned in 2026/27.

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• Biodiversität lebt hier (.pdf)
• Laser Talks
• Workshops / Hike (.pdf)

Two articles from Walter Stoffel and Lucie Bader about "Judgement at Nuremberg" and "God Exists, her Name is Petrunya", in Mathieu Perrin (Ed.)100 FILMS À VOIR (OU À REVOIR) LORSQUE L'ON EST JURISTE, 2025, Mare et Martin, pp. 93-95, 387-389.

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Movies mirror the views held in the society on law, directly or indirectly. The conference in Torino centres on the cinematic form and the content of the films and their relevance to law and the society.

• Publication LAW MEETS FILM - A TAXONOMY OF AN ENCOUNTER (.pdf)
• Conference Program (.pdf)
• Conference Review