03/10/2016 - The 12th edition of the Festival wraps up with awards for The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki, Mrs. B., A North Korean Woman and Hidden Reserves

Juho Kuosmanen, with his Golden Eye for The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki (© Zurich Film Festival)

The 12^th Zurich Film Festival has awarded The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki [+see also:
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interview: Juho Kuosmanen
film profile] by Finnish filmmaker Juho Kuosmanen (which won the Golden Eye in the International Feature Film section), Mrs. B., A North Korean Woman [+see also:
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film profile] by Korean filmmaker Jero Yun (which won the Golden Eye in the International Documentary Film section) and Hidden Reserves [+see also:
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interview: Valentin Hitz
film profile] by Austrian director Valentin Hitz (Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria section). Special mentions went to Israeili film Personal Affairs by Maha Haj, Two Lottery Tickets [+see also:
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interview: Paul Negoescu
film profile] by Romanian filmmaker Paul Negoescu, and Lady Macbeth [+see also:
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interview: William Oldroyd
film profile] by British director William Oldroyd in the International Feature Film section, to When Two Worlds Collide by Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel and A Family Affair [+see also:
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interview: Tom Fassaert
film profile] by Dutch director Tom Fassaert (the Netherlands/Belgium/Denmark) in the International Documentary Film section, and to Future Baby by Austrian director Maria Arlamovsky in the Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria section.

The Emerging Swiss Talent Award went to Europe, She Loves [+see also:
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interview: Jan Gassmann
film profile] by Jan Gassmann, which had its world premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival and won the DOK.fest München, FFF-Förderpreis. The Critics’ Choice Award instead went to When Worlds Collides by Brandenburg and Orzel. The multi-award-winning My Life as a Courgette [+see also:
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interview: Claude Barras
film profile] by Swiss filmmaker Claude Barras won the Kids Jury Award for Best Children’s Film.

The winners of the 2016 Zurich Film Festival:

Golden Eye for Best Film in the International Feature Film Competition
The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki [+see also:
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interview: Juho Kuosmanen
film profile] - Juho Kuosmanen (Finland/Germany/Sweden)
Special mention
Personal Affairs - Maha Haj (Israel)
Two Lottery Tickets [+see also:
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interview: Paul Negoescu
film profile] - Paul Negoescu (Romania)
Lady Macbeth [+see also:
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interview: William Oldroyd
film profile] - William Oldroyd (United Kingdom)

Golden Eye for Best Film in the International Documentary Film Competition
Mrs. B., A North Korean Woman [+see also:
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film profile] - Jero Yun (France/South Korea)
Special mention
When Two Worlds Collide - Heidi Brandenburg, Mathew Orzel (Peru, United State, United Kingdom)
A Family Affair [+see also:
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interview: Tom Fassaert
film profile] - Tom Fassaert (the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark)

Golden Eye for Best Film in the Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria competition
Hidden Reserves [+see also:
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interview: Valentin Hitz
film profile] - Valentin Hitz (Austria/Germany/Switzerland)
Special mention
Future Baby - Maria Arlamovsky (Austria)

Emerging Swiss Talent Award
Europe, She Loves [+see also:
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interview: Jan Gassmann
film profile] - Jan Gassmann (Switzerland/Germany)

Critics’ Choice Award for Best Debut Film
Lady Macbeth - William Oldroyd

Audience Award
When Two Worlds Collide - Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel

Kids Jury Award for Best Children’s Film
My Life as a Courgette [+see also:
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interview: Claude Barras
film profile] - Claude Barras (Switzerland/France)

Audience Award for Best Children’s Film
Code M. - Dennis Bots (the Netherlands)

Treatment Competition Award
Anna Schwingenschuh - Cold Turkey For Emergencies (Switzerland)

(Translated from Italian)