12/12/2003

The Soleure screenings, an event that features this year’s Swiss productions, will be the venue for the ceremony of the Swiss Film Awards, as has been the case since 1998. There are 15 films and 6 actors on the shortlist for the 2004 edition, which wil lbe taking place on January 21, 2004.

The films on the shortlist for the Best Film of the year are Ready Steady , Charlie! by Mike Eschmann (a strong contender, having been seen by an audience of more than 500,000), Au Sud des nuages by Jean-François Amiguet, Strong Shoulders by Ursula Meier, Little Girl Blue [+see also:
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film profile] by Anna Luif and My Name is Bach by Dominique de Rivaz, a co-production between Germany and Switzerland starring the German actors Vadim Glowna & Jürgen Vogel.

The contenders for the Best Documentary prize are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - Faire face à la mort by Stefan Haupt, Mais im Bundeshuus - Le génie helvétique by Jean-Stéphane Bron, Mission en enfer by Frédéric Gonseth, Skinhead Attitude by Daniel Schweizer and Viaggio a Misterbianco by Paolo Poloni. Finally there’ll be a new special prize for significant artistic contribution introduced at this edition of the awards, as well as the prizes for acting and best short film. The jury for this 7th edition of the Swiss Film Awards will be led by the musician and singer, Stephan Eicher.

(Translated from French)