FREELANCERS IN OUR TEAM

Even a strong team needs reinforcements sometimes. We rely on the expertise of proven freelancers and specialists so that we can offer our customers optimum performance at any time.   

DIANA BOLZONELLO GARNIER 
PR AND MEDIA WORK,
FRENCH-SPEAKING SWITZERLAND

Diana Bolzonello Garnier was marketing director for 20th Century Fox until 2001. Then she provided several film distributors in western Switzerland promotion and PR support for six years as a freelancer. Together with Eric Garnier she founded the PR agency Bolzonello Garnier Sàrl in 2008, specializing in film and cinema events in western Switzerland. Her clients included several large American and numerous independent distributors.

Over the course of her career, Diana Bolzonello Garnier has worked on major Hollywood productions as well as numerous Swiss films and documentary projects.

As a passionate comics reader she also supported the French comic book publishers Glénat with their PR and promotional activities in Switzerland.

JOHNNY SID FORRER

PROJECT MANAGER

Between 2008 and 2021, Johnny Forrer held various positions at The Walt Disney Company – from Product Manager to Deputy Head of Marketing. During this time, he was responsible for the release of almost 200 films in Swiss cinemas, including productions by studios Sony Pictures, Paramount, 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney with Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel. His biggest successes include 007 – Skyfall, 007 – Spectre, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Lion King, Avengers: Endgame and the Swiss films Heidi, Achtung, fertig, WK! and Papa Moll.

Today, he is an entrepreneur in the IT and software industry. Nevertheless, he is still as keen as ever to contributing his extensive experience and in-depth expertise to the local film industry. He supports Paterson on a project basis – such as “Cinema Family Land” at Zürifäscht 2023 and the big Sony films Garfield and Paddington in Peru, mainly in the area of strategic partnerships and promotions.

ROMI KOLLER
PR AND MEDIA WORK,
GERMAN-SPEAKING SWITZERLAND

Before she became professionally involved in the film world, Romi Koller studied Japanese and English in Paris (Université Paris VII). As a certified PR specialist she then worked for seven years for The Walt Disney Company as head of PR for cinema. She headed up the PR activities of the Swiss subsidiary and was responsible for designing and implementing events and trade promotions with a focus on media relations. In 2001, Romi Koller founded the PR agency RKPR Koller Varley + Co.

Over the course of her career Romi Koller supervised in PR both the major Bond premières in 2008 and 2012 as well as numerous cultural and media projects such as the Medientage (Media Days) for the movies BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX, SENNENTUNTSCHI and ANONYMOUS. Her manifold cultural activities included, among other things, events like Zermatt Unplugged and the Swiss Comedy Award.