The short film collection Collection Lockdown by Swiss Filmmakers was created when COVID 19 drastically changed the lives of all of us. Many industries were blocked, nobody knew what to do next. The project began as a competition and called on all Swiss filmmakers to submit their idea for a short film. Despite the short submission deadline of less than a week, more than 80 film ideas were received from German-speaking Switzerland, French-speaking Switzerland, Ticino and Grisons. 33 filmmakers were selected and created 33 short films in the next 16 days on schedule with their existing resources.