Hello Betty

Join us October 8-10 for FILM|NEU 2026, Washington’s annual festival of contemporary cinema from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Discover award-winning films and exciting new voices from across the German-speaking world.

All German-language films will be screened with English subtitles.

SWISS FILM | October 10, 2026

On October 10, the Embassy of Switzerland in the U.S. will host a screening of the 2025 Swiss film Hello Betty (Hallo Betty), directed by Pierre Monnard.

HELLO BETTY (HALLO BETTY)

Dir. Pierre Monnard
Starring Sarah Spale, Martin Vischer, Rabea Egg, Viviana Zappa, Cyril Metzger, Ueli Jäggi, Morgane Ferru, Magdalena Neuhaus, Esther Gemsch, Thomas Douglas, Leonardo Nigro, Pablo Caprez, Dominique Müller
Switzerland, 2025
110 min
Production: C-Films AG
Swiss-German with English subtitles

About the film:
Set in 1956, Hello Betty tells the story of Emmi Creola, a talented copywriter who defies a male-dominated workplace by inventing “Betty Bossi”, a fictional housewife who becomes Switzerland’s culinary icon. As Betty’s popularity skyrockets, Emmi is thrust into the spotlight and struggles to balance the expectations of her public persona with her role as a wife, mother, and professional. A warm and humorous portrait of the 1950s, the film explores female ambition, identity, and the timeless tension between public image and private life.

Screening will begin promptly at 2:00pm.

About Film|Neu

Film|NEU is brought to you by the Goethe-Institut, the Austrian Cultural Forum Washington, and the Embassy of Switzerland in the United States, with generous support from DC Shorts International Film Festival, German Films, and the German Film Office.