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150 articles available in total starting from 12/11/2002. Last article published on 15/07/2025.

Visions du Réel announces its industry awards and impressive attendance record

Visions du Réel announces its industry awards and impressive attendance record

The prizes went to projects from Switzerland, France, Argentina, Belgium, Estonia, South Africa, the USA, Colombia, Brazil, Syria and India  

14/04/2022 | Visions du Réel 2022 | VdR-Industry/Awards

After a Revolution, Freda and Vera Dreams of the Sea emerge victorious at FIFDH

After a Revolution, Freda and Vera Dreams of the Sea emerge victorious at FIFDH

The works by Giovanni Buccomino, Gessica Généus and Kaltrina Krasniqi have received the Grand Prizes at the 20th edition of the Swiss festival  

14/03/2022 | FIFDH Geneva 2022 | Awards

Wet Sand, Pas de deux and Beautiful Minds win big at the Solothurn Film Festival

Wet Sand, Pas de deux and Beautiful Minds win big at the Solothurn Film Festival

Films by Elene Naveriani, Elie Aufseesser and Bernard Campan were chosen to represent the crème de la crème of Swiss cinema  

28/01/2022 | Solothurn 2022 | Awards

The GIFF rewards three singular personalities with nerves of steel

The GIFF rewards three singular personalities with nerves of steel

The film Costa Brava, Lebanon and the series Snow Angels reigned triumphant at this year’s festival which welcomed 140 works in different formats  

15/11/2021 | Geneva 2021 | Awards

The Zurich Film Festival honours three courageous portraits of women

The Zurich Film Festival honours three courageous portraits of women

A Chiara by Jonas Carpignano, Life of Ivanna by Renato Borrayo Serrano and The Fam by Fred Baillif each nab a Golden Eye  

04/10/2021 | Zurich 2021 | Awards

Indonesia’s Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash walks away with Locarno’s Golden Leopard

Indonesia’s Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash walks away with Locarno’s Golden Leopard

The Swiss festival’s leopard roars back to life with a welcome dose of irony, awarding its main award to Edwin’s new work  

17/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Awards

Lapsis and Tides dominate the winners’ list at the NIFFF

Lapsis and Tides dominate the winners’ list at the NIFFF

The champions of the festival’s hybrid edition include US director Noah Hutton’s work, the title by Switzerland’s Tim Fehlbaum, and Boys From County Hell by Ireland’s Chris Baugh  

12/07/2021 | NIFFF 2021 | Awards

Faya Dayi triumphs at the Visions du Réel Festival

Faya Dayi triumphs at the Visions du Réel Festival

The Mexican-Ethiopian director Jessica Beshir won over the jury of the International Feature Film Competition, which has also awarded Les Enfants terribles and 1970  

26/04/2021 | Visions du Réel 2021 | Awards

Three women directors - Andrea Štaka, Stefanie Klemm and Gitta Gsell – triumph at Solothurn Film Days

Three women directors - Andrea Štaka, Stefanie Klemm and Gitta Gsell – triumph at Solothurn Film Days

Fiction films also won big at this year’s edition of the festival which awarded its Prix de Soleure to Mare, its new First Work prize to Of Fish and Men and its Audience Award to Beyto  

28/01/2021 | Solothurn 2021 | Awards

Zurich sets its Golden Eyes on Identifying Features and Why Not You

Zurich sets its Golden Eyes on Identifying Features and Why Not You

Female directors have come out on top as Evi Romen’s film was named the winner of the Focus Competition, with Fernanda Valadez’s flick dominating the Feature Film Competition  

05/10/2020 | Zurich 2020 | Awards

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