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Experience the World Premiere Experience of DOLPHINS: My Close Encounters at the Zurich Film Festival.

On Monday, September 28, DOLPHINS: My Close Encounters—a documentary offering a rare look into Angela Ziltener’s groundbreaking work with wild dolphins—will celebrate its World Premiere at the Zurich Film Festival.

The World Premiere Experience includes a ticket to the World Premiere, followed by an exclusive cocktail reception with a flying dinner at the iconic Barfussbar at the Frauenbadi in Zurich.

Join Angela Ziltener, together with Barny Revill and Keith Scholey of Silverback Films, for behind-the-scenes stories from the making of the film and insights into the work of the Dolphin Watch Alliance. Special guest Samih Sawiris, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the El Gouna Film Festival, will also be in attendance.

The ticket price of CHF 290 includes admission to the World Premiere and the exclusive reception, including food and drinks.

The World Premiere Experience is limited to just 200 guests on a first-come, first-served basis.

The event is expected to run from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Detailed information regarding the schedule and dress code will be sent after ticket purchase, once the official Zurich Film Festival program has been finalized.

Purchase Your Tickets Here

Dolphins fascinate like no other animal. They are highly intelligent, have an ego-consciousness, emotions and empathy.
 
However, the global population is continuously declining due to bycatch in fishing nets, overfishing, hunting, tourism, dolphinariums, underwater noise, marine pollution and ship collisions.
 
Our goal is to raise awareness of dolphins through research, conservation and education in order to protect them and their habitat and save them from extinction.

Learn more about our work

The Dolphin Watch Alliance is a non-profit organisation that supports international projects for the research and protection of wild dolphins. The association was founded out of enthusiasm for these animals and the will to actively contribute to their protection.

Thus, our association name means nothing else than that we want to observe dolphins together and take care of them. Our intention is to provide comprehensive information about dolphins in addition to research. In this way, we also propose suitable guidelines to the government that contribute to the protection of the animals.

About us

There are many ways to help the dolphins and support us. We work mainly with volunteers and rely on donations, which we use specifically for our projects. We deliberately keep our administrative apparatus small so that all the money goes to our projects.

We only support projects whose staff are known to us personally. In this way, we receive valuable background information and can rely on the correct use of the funds. Our work has a lot to do with personal passion and dedication.

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