A documentary and animation filmmaker from Bern, Michele studied film at Zurich University of the Arts. He's been a swissinfo.ch video journalist since 2004 and has a special interest in developing new video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles.
From the age of 18 all able-bodied Swiss men are called up to do their military service. Recruits receive a rifle which they have to store at home after they’ve completed their basic training. But the tradition of keeping army weapons at home is facing mounting opposition. (2007 swissinfo, Michele Andina)
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The lack of clarity about the future of the army is currently casting its shadow on parliamentary debates about the basically uncontroversial 2010 armaments programme, which envisages a partial renewal of the aged air fleet. Defence Minister Ueli Maurer of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party said in spring 2009 that he wanted to make the…
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