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154 articles available in total starting from 12/11/2002. Last article published on 06/10/2025.

Liechti picks up Grand Prize at Montreal

At the 12th Montreal International Documentary Film Meetings (November 11-21), Swiss director Peter Liechti received the highest honour, the Camera-Stylo Grand Prize, for The Sound of Insects....  

25/11/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

Swiss docs honoured in Eastern Europe

Vadim Jendreyko’s documentary The Woman with the 5 Elephants won the DEFA Sponsoring Prize (worth €4,000) at Germany’s 52nd DOK Leipzig - International Documentary and Animated Film Festival...  

03/11/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

Mermoud’s Partners honoured in Chicago

At the 45th Chicago International Film Festival (October 8-22), Swiss director Frédéric Mermoud’s debut feature Partners won the Gold Plaque in the New Directors competition. Partners deals with...  

20/10/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

The Fortress honoured in Japan

Fernand Melgar’s subtle documentary The Fortress, which takes a critical look at the treatment of refugees in Switzerland, received an Award of Excellence at the 11th Yamagata International...  

16/10/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

Double honours for Hillside Crowd at Namur

At the Namur International Francophone Film Festival in Belgium, Swiss director Berni Goldblat’s The Hillside Crowd picked up two accolades: the Special Jury Prize (worth €10,000 in...  

13/10/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

Zurich’s Golden Eye goes to Swiss documentary

Although overshadowed by the arrest of Roman Polanski on his arrival in Switzerland where he was set to receive “A Tribute to…” for Lifetime Achievement, the 5th Zurich Film Festival (September...  

08/10/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

Will You Marry Us? scoops Golden Lion at Hachenburg

The Grand Prize at the 3rd Hachenburg Film Festival (September 6-12) was awarded to Micha Lewinsky’s Swiss film Will You Marry Us?. This is the talented director-screenwriter’s second feature,...  

17/09/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

Hugo In Africa honoured at Venice

At the 66th Venice International Film Festival, Swiss-Italian director Stefano Knuchel’s documentary Hugo In Africa was awarded the Golden Bisato for Best Director by the independent jury of film...  

14/09/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

Marie Leuenberger picks up award at Montreal

The Best Actress award at the 33rd World Film Festival (August 27 – September 7) has gone to Marie Leuenberger. In Will you marry us?, a comedy on marriage scripted by Micha Lewinsky and produced...  

08/09/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

Home strikes gold at Torun

At the 7th Tofifest International Film Festival in Torun (Poland), which closed on July 3, Ursula Meier’s Home won the Golden Angel Grand Prize, worth €5,000. Selected in international competition...  

06/07/2009 | Awards | Switzerland

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