2008 Zurich Film Festival ran from September 25 to October 5 , 2008 . Actor Peter Fonda will act as prexy of the feature film jury . The festival introduced a new section this year , Panorama D , dedicated to German-language film from Germany , Austria and Switzerland . The showcase opened with the Nicolette Krebitz-directed psychological drama , '' Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald '' ( The Heart Is a Dark Forest ) . Highlights of the festival included Toronto and Venice Film Festival hits such as the Coen brothers ' '' Burn After Reading '' , and the psychological Iraq war thriller , '' The Hurt Locker '' directed by Kathryn Bigelow , as well as '' Religulous '' , featuring Bill Maher and lensed by Larry Charles . Also screening is a documentary about filmmaker Roman Polanski directed by Marina Zenovich , '' Roman Polanski : Wanted and Desired '' . Two films at the festival featured the work of actor Ben Kingsley , '' Elegy '' directed by Isabel Coixet and '' The Wackness '' helmed by Jonathan Levine
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2008 Zurich Film Festival