MAD HEIDI Updates
Mad Invest Launch at Zurich Film Festival
We have launched Mad Invest at Zurich Film Festival. if you missed the live stream, you can watch...
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Mad Invest Pre-Launch
The pre-launch for MAD INVEST is now open! Sign up on invest.madheidi.com to get early...
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Mad Talk with Tero Kaukomaa
The producer of Mad Heidi talks about iron Sky and how to revolutionize the film...
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The Mad Invest Game
The revolution begins on September 29. To explain how Mad Invest works, we created a...
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Swissploitation Films presents...
This is Swissploitation Films, our new studio behind MAD HEIDI! Last weekend, we have presented...
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Producers Blog - from Iron Sky to Mad Heidi
Our producer Tero Kaukomaa (Iron Sky) has a few words to say about the future...
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A message from the director
Since launching the MAD HEIDI crowdfunding campaign, we have been overwhelmed by the passion and...
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Mad Talk – German-speaking Edition #1
In the first german-speaking episode of our Mad Talk Podcast (English subtitles available), MAD HEIDI...
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Happy Swiss National Day
My fellow Swiss citizens, You may remember me as the cute little girl who...
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Get ready for Mad Summer Sale!
As a thank you to all the people who have supported us this far, we...
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Mad Talk Podcast Episode #1
The first Episode of our Mad Talk Podcast is now available on Spotify and YouTube (more...
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Trent Haaga joins MAD HEIDI
The COVID cloud had us all locked down, and that meant even MAD HEIDI has...
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Mad Masks are here!
We're proud to present the winning design of our COVID-19 Fan Art Contest! This design...
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Fan Art Contest: The nominees
Last week, we have announced a COVID-19 Fan Art Contest and asked our...
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COVID-19 Fan Art Contest
It's a challenging time for everyone, trying to stay safe and healthy – but why...
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We're hiring! Digital marketing expert wanted!
Are you familiar with Google Ads, Facebook, Reddit, etc.? Do you know how to get...
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Heidi vs. The State: The Groundbreaking Verdict
The administrative court of the Canton of Zurich has made a clear decision in favor...
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Script Meeting with the Fans
We had a great time meeting our top fans at the Fan Script Meeting.
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Get your piece of the cheese
Our production department has developed a new and revolutionary funding tool that will enable us...
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Mad Friday – up to 40% off!
It's MAD FRIDAY again, and we offer discounted prices on ALL products! Up to 40%...
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Mad Cuckoo Clock
We're proud to present to you the amazing MAD CUCKOO CLOCK design by Bodilpunk Artworks....
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Herofest 2019
Visit MAD HEIDI at HeroFest – the Festival for gaming, esports, and cosplay! This weekend...
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Crowdfunding Updates 11/19
Although it has been a bit quieter around MAD HEIDI lately, behind the scenes, we've...
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Join the Street Team and make money!
Become an ambassador for MAD HEIDI and get a 10% commission on every sale!
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Bodilpunk Collaboration
We're excited to announce our latest artist collaboration: Indonesian Artist Rahadil Hermana with his label Bodilpunk...
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Heimatfilm Recommendations
ROCKSTAR Magazine asked us to put together a list of our Top 5 Swiss "Heimatfilm" movies....
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MAD HEIDI at NIFFF
Thank you, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, for giving us the opportunity to present the...
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150'000 Heidi Bonds!
YOU MADE IT! Thanks to the tireless support of YOU, our loyal Heidi Warriors, we...
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Swiss Weapons of Mass Destruction
We teamed up with Ultra Trash, a german clothing brand for grindhouse, trash and horror movie inspired...
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Heidi vs. The State
BREAKING NEWS: Our co-writer lost his day job because of MAD HEIDI! Now we need...
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Ultra Trash Collaboration
MAD HEIDI is teaming up with ULTRA TRASH grindhouse apparel from Germany! Ultra Trash was...
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Soldier Split Artwork
We're thrilled to present our latest mad artwork: The notorious soldier split scene from the...
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Mad Coffee Mug
Remember the winning design from our first fan art contest? Because we love this design by...
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Martin Hager Collaboration
We're happy to announce our latest collaboration: German artist Martin Hager from MOTOR-GRAFIK will design a...
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Heidi's Battle Map
We're happy to announce a cool new feature on madheidi.com: The Heidi Warriors ranking and...
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MAD FRIDAY
Black Friday is history – here's MAD FRIDAY! Please check out our epic bundles, deals...
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The Smell of Cheese by Sam Mayle
U.K. artist Sam Mayle created this stunning Kommandant Knorr portrait. Now available as a fine art...
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Shooting the first teaser
We survived three epic shooting days for the first promo teaser. It was a three day...
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SWI: 「マッド・ハイジ」、時代遅れの映画業界に風穴を
"スイス生まれの物語「ハイジ」。その愛らしいアルプスの少女が血みどろの戦いを繰り広げる娯楽映画「Mad Heidi（マッド・ハイジ）」の制作がスイスで進む。型破りなのはストーリーだけではない。制作・公開までのプロセスも、だ。" By 宇田薫, Swiss Info read full article
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DECRYPT: The Swissploitation Movie Using Blockchain To Turn Fans Into Investors
One film producer has a vision for the future of the movies: turning fans into...
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SCREEN DAILY: NEWS ‘Mad Heidi’ team create fan investor model for ‘Swissploitation’ film
"The team behind upcoming feature Mad Heidi has launched a crowdfunding initiative for fans to...
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RABE: Fans First - Neue art der filmfinanzierung
"Derzeit findet die 16. Ausgabe des Zurich Film Festival statt. Trotz Corona werden diverse Kinos bespielt und...
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SWI: "Mad Heidi" opens the door to the outdated film industry
"The Swiss-born story "Heidi". The entertainment movie " Mad Heidi ", in which the adorable...
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ECD: COMUNICADO: Mad Heidi, la primera película de Swissploitation con un revolucionario modelo de financiación cinematográfica
"Valentin Greutert comenzó a trabajar en el negocio del cine en 2000 después de graduarse...
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TAGANZEIGER: Entlassung von Polizei-Mitarbeiter wegen «Mad Heidi» war unzulässig
"Die Zürcher Kantonspolizei hat einen Mitarbeiter nach 13 Jahren wegen seiner Beteiligung an einem Splatter-Film...
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RADIO CENTRAL: Entlassung von Zürcher Polizist wegen Splatter-Film war unzulässig
"Ein Kadermitglied der Kantonspolizei Zürich ist unrechtmässig entlassen worden. Zu diesem Schluss kam das Bundesgericht....
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20 MINUTEN: «Mad Heidi»-Autor ist erleichtert über Bundesgerichtsentscheid
"Die fristlose Kündigung für Gregory Widmer im März 2019 sorgte für Empörung. Er hatte 13 Jahre...
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STARBURST: Following the success of the Iron Sky, you’d have wondered what could come next
"Following the success and popularity of the Iron Sky movies, you’d have wondered what could come next....
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DREAD CENTRAL: Trailer: Children’s Lit Character Getting R-Rated “Swissploitation” Reimagining in MAD HEIDI
"The little girl from the Alps is back…with a vengeance! Heidi is a work of children’s fiction...
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YAHOO!: Trent Haaga Joins Mad Heidi, the World's First Swissploitation Film
"The team behind the world's first Swissploitation movie today announced that cult US screenwriter, actor,...
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POPCORN HORROR: Trent Haaga joins Mad Heidi, the world’s first Swissploitation film
"The team behind the world’s first Swissploitation movie today announced that cult US screenwriter, actor,...
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SCREEN ANARCHY: MAD HEIDI: 68 KILL's Trent Haaga Joins Swissploitation Film's Writing Team
"A couple years ago we first reported about a crowdfunding campaign launched to support the creation of Mad...
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AF ACROFAN: Trent Hagga participates in the world's first Swissploitation
"【チューリヒ2020年7月14日PR Newswire＝共同通信JBN】世界初のスイス・プロイテーション映画のチームは14日、米国の脚本家・俳優・監督・プロデューサーのトレント・ハッガ（Trent Haaga）氏が「Mad Heidi」（マッド・ハイジ）の脚本チームに加わったと発表した。受賞歴のあるハッガ氏は、時に物議を醸す長い経歴の中で、100本以上の映画に関わってきた。..." Read full article
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EL PRIMO: Mad Heidi – Heidi, Nazis Y Mucho Gore
"El cine de explotación fue un subgénero muy popular surgido a principios de los años...
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LIMMATTATLER ZEITUNG: Termination of the screenwriter is null and void
According to the administrative court, “blatantly abusive” - termination for the screenwriter is null and...
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20MIN: Police officer wrongly fired because of “Mad Heidi” film
Because of his part-time job as a screenwriter, Gregory Widmer had lost his job with...
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BLUEWIN: Police's reputation damaged
Due to participation in splatter film: police officer wrongly fired
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NAU: The police didn't know what kind of film it was...
"Einem Kadermitglied der Kantonspolizei Zürich ist wegen seiner Mitarbeit beim Splatter-Film «Mad Heidi» gekündigt worden....
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WOZ: Fired over bloody Heidi
"The police, your friend and film critic: An airport security guard is fired for writing...
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TV SPIELFILM: Mad Heidi: The Swiss Icon As a Splatter Comedy
Article from TV SPIELFILM about MAD HEIDI and the wrongful termination of one of our script writers.
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LANKASARI: Sri Lanka newspaper writes about our co-writer losing his job over MAD HEIDI
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THE LOCAL: Zurich police dismiss employee for taking part in 'Swissploitation' horror film
Article in English about our co-writer getting fired from the Zurich police.
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20MIN: Police fires employee over “Mad Heidi” film
Article in "20 minutes" about the the wrongful dismissal of our co-writer.
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TAGESANZEIGER: Police fires employee because of a bloody film
Article in Tagesanzeiger about the dismissal of our co-writer by the Zurich police.
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“Schweiz am Wochenende”
“Schweiz am Wochenende” about Solothurn Film Festival, January 2019
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SHAKAL TODAY: Mad Heidi. The first swissploitation movie in the world!
Article in Russian from Belarus about MAD HEIDI
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Interview: Johannes Hartmann on the production of "Mad Heidi"
Neon Zombie had an interview with our director Johannes Hartmann.
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Interview with Nerdschule in Weekend of Hell
Interview about the Film | Weekend of Hell 2018 | Teaser Trailer
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NAU: Der Regisseur von Mad Heidi spricht über sein Passionsprojekt
Heidi ist erwachsen geworden. In seinem ersten Spielfilm zeigt Johannes Hartmann die beliebte Kinderbuch-Heldin als...
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NERD WIKI: MAD HEIDI is the Swissploitation film that we were still missing
German article in Nerd Wiki about MAD HEIDI
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FILM SCHOOL REJECTS: The Dawn of Swissploitation Is Upon Us
A great article from FILM SCHOOL REJECTS
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HORROR NEWS: MAD HEIDI – The First Swissploitation Film
MAD HEIDI is an action-adventure horror comedy from debut director Johannes Hartmann from Switzerland
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QUE!: Something smells rotten in the Alps | 'Mad Heidi' arrives, the most gore movie of recent times
Do you remember Heidi, that innocent girl who lived in the Alps with her grandfather...
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SCREEN DAILY: Iron Sky producer planning Swiss genre film ‘Mad Heidi’
Director Johannes Hartmann and producers Tero Kaukomaa of Blind Spot Zurich and Valentin Greutert of A...
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WATSON: Mond-Nazis waren gestern – hier kommen die SPLATTER-SCHWEIZER!
"jubelt! Die Macher von «Iron Sky» mischen bei einem Heidi-Splatter-Movie mit. Ja, ihr habt richtig...
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SCREENANARCHY: Switzerland Brings The Splatter With 'Swissploitation' Film MAD HEIDI
Things are getting weird in the Alps. All that pure mountain air is apparently turning...
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DER BUND: Blut, aber auch Hirn
Article in Der Bund (available in german only). "«Heidiland» wird von einer Schweiz der Zukunft...
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BLICK: Horror-Heidi kämpft gegen Nazi-Bundesrat
"Statt Milch und Schoggi soll in «Heidiland» das Kunstblut im Vordergrund stehen. Ein Berner Filmemacher will...
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WOZ DIE WOCHENZEITUNG: Horror im Heidiland
"Die Welt stürzt ins Chaos, Bürgerkrieg überall. Überall? Nein, mitten in Europa hält sich ein...
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We've been to Heidi Village with VICE
We've been to Heidi Village in Maienfeld (Graubünden, Switzerland) with VICE Switzerland. The article is...
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