Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2012» – the winners

«Best Fiction Film»

Summer Games by Rolando Colla

Filmstill: Copyright © Peacock Film

Synopsis: The story of an adult and a teenage couple during a brief summer holiday by the sea. While Nic’s parents remain trapped in a precarious mutual dependency despite repeated attempts at reconciliation, their 12 year-old son tries to come to terms with his father’s traumatising violent out-bursts in games with other children. He tries to teach Marie, who is of his age and suffers from her own relationship with her father, to feel nothing. In fact, both of them are transformed by their experi-ence of the joys and pains of first love. A film about the first steps towards a life of one’s own. http://www.summergamesthefilm.com/ Festivals and awards: A.o. U.a. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica 2011, TIFF Toronto International Film Festival 2011, Busan International Film Festival 2011, Mostra Internacional del Cin-ema de Sao Paulo 2011, Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2011, Zürcher Filmpreis 2011, Film-festival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2012 Production: Peacock Film, Classic, RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Arte Producer (I): Amedeo Pagani Distributor: Look Now!, Filmverleih, Gasometerstrasse 9, 8005 Zürich

T 044/440 25 44, F 044/440 26 52, info@looknow.ch, www.looknow.ch World Sales: Peacock Film Screenplay: Rolando Colla, Pilar Anguita-MacKay, Roberto Scarpetti, Olivier Lorelle Cinematography: Lorenz Merz Editing: Rolando Colla, Didier Ranz Sound: Jürg Lempen, Michael Duss, Sébastien Ariaux Music: Bernd Schurer, Nikolaj Grandjean Art Direction: Paola Genni, Martino Sulmoni, Andi Schrämli Costumes: Daniela Verdenelli, Sara Facchini Casting: Massimiliano D'Agostino, Annette Trumel, Susan Müller, Amel Soudani Cast: Armando Condolucci, Fiorella Campanella, Alessia Barela, Antonio Merone,

Francesco Huang, Chiara Scolari, Marco D'Orazi, Roberta Fossile, Aaron Hitz Original version: Italian, colour, 35mm, 101 min., Dolby SRD, 16:9

Coproduction CH / I Producer (CH): Elena Pedrazzoli Production: Peacock Film Mühlebachstrasse 113 CH - 8008 Zürich Phone +41/44/422 47 70 Fax +41/44/422 90 40 info@peacock.ch www.peacock.ch

«Best Documentary Film»

Vol spécial by Fernand Melgar

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Synopsis: In Switzerland, more than 200’000 illegal immigrants live in fear: at any moment they risk being arrested without committing any crime. They can be tied up, handcuffed, gagged and returned to their native land by force on a special rendition flight. These people have a built a new life and started a family, yet Swiss officials can expel them from the country overnight. Why? Because they do not have any means of identification. Thousands of men and women find themselves in one of the 33 administrative detention centres in the country and could be incarcerated for up to 24 months. The filmmaker has chosen to immerse himself in the Frambois prison in Geneva, capital of human rights. http://www.volspecial.ch/ Festivals and awards: A.o. Festival del film Locarno 2011 (Prix du Jury Oecuménique, Premier Prix du Jury des Jeunes), Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm 2011, RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal 2011, Festival dei Popoli Firenze 2011, Watch Docs Human Rights International Film Festival 2011 (Grand Prix); Solothurn Film Festival 2012 (Prix de Soleure), One World International Human Rights Film Festival Prague 2012, Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2012, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente 2012 Production: Climage, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse; SRG SSR; ARTE Distributor: Look Now!, Filmverleih, Gasometerstrasse 9, 8005 Zürich T 044/440 25 44, F 044/440 26 52, M 079/300 13 69, info@looknow.ch,

www.looknow.ch World Sales: Climage, 8, rue du Maupas, 1004 Lausanne T 021/648 35 61, F 021/646 27 87, climage@climage.ch, www.climage.ch Screenplay: Fernand Melgar Cinematography: Denis Jutzeler Editing: Karine Sudan, Prune Jaillet Sound: Christophe Giovannoni, Jürg Lempen, Gabriel Hafner, François Musy Music: Wandifa Njie Original version: French/German/English, colour, 35mm, 103 min., Dolby Digital, 1:1.85

Producer : Fernand Melgar Executive producers: Stéphane Goël / Elise Shubs Production: Climage 8, rue du Maupas CH - 1004 Lausanne Phone +41/21/648 35 61 Fax +41/21/646 27 87 climage@climage.ch www.climage.ch

«Best Short Film»

Du&Ich by Esen Isik

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Synopsis: Different cultural backgrounds and the sterile apartment building in the suburbs are not Linda and Sevilay’s problem. The problem for these two 15-year-old friends is their messed up par-ents. What the two teenagers really want to do is run away. Things come to a head on Linda’s birth-day. Festivals and awards: Solothurn Film Festival 2012 Production: maximage GmbH, Neugasse 6, 8005 Zürich

T 044/274 88 66, info@maximage.ch, www.maximage.ch Distributor/ World Sales: maximage GmbH, Neugasse 6, 8005 Zürich

T 044/274 88 66, info@maximage.ch, www.maximage.ch Screenplay: Esen Isik Cinematography: Gabriel Sandru Sound: Bernhard Zitz, Darko Linder, Peter Bräker Editing: Kaya Inan Music: Marcel Vaid Art direction/costumes: Karin Oyewusi Cast: Karin Oyewusi Original version: Swiss German, Turkish, German, English, colour, HD CAM, 23 min, 16:9

Prod ucer : Brigitte Hofer Production: maximage Neugasse 6 CH - 8005 Zürich Phone +41/44/274 88 66 info@maximage.ch www.maximage.ch

«Best Screenplay»

Rolando Colla, Pilar Anguita-MacKay for «Summer Games»

Foto: Copyright © Alberto Venzago/ Filmstill: Copyright © Peacock Film

Rolando Colla: Born in 1957 in Schaffhausen. Joint Swiss and Italian citizenship. Since 1978 lives and works in Zurich. Professional activities include screenwriting, acting and production management. Since 1983 screenwriter and director for commissioned films. 1984 Founds Peacock Film AG. 1985 Receives degree in German studies and Romance languages from the University of Zurich. Since 2002 Lecturer at the EICT (Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television) in San Antonio de los Baños, Havana, Cuba. Filmography: 2012 «Einspruch VI» (short film) / 2011 «Summer Games» / 2007 «L'autre moitié» / 2007 «Einspruch V» (short film) / 2007 «Marameo»/ 2004 «Einspruch IV» (short film) / 2004 «Opera-zione Stradivari» / 2002 «Einspruch III» (short film) / 2002 «Oltre il confine» / 2000 «Einspruch II» (short film) / 1999 «Einspruch» (short film) / 1998 «Le monde à l'envers» / 1994 «Jagdzeit» (short film) Pilar Anguita-MacKay: Born in 1966 in Santiago, Chile. 1991 Receives Master in Graphic Design, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile. 1998 Receives degree in Film Directing from the ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne). 2001 Receives Master in Screenwriting from University of Southern California. Filmography: 1993 «Raimunda» (short film) / 1994 «Luz» (short film) / 1994 «Le ritual» (short film) / 1994 «Los Umbrales» (short film) / 1995 «Auprès de moi» (short film) / 1995 «L'impair» (short film) / 1997 «Ich spreche Deutsch» (documentary) / 1998 «L'heure de l'étoile» (short film) / 2002 «Voyages ONOMA» (documentary) / 2006 «La mémoire des autres»

«Best Actress»

Carla Juri as Annemarie in «Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari» by Xavier Koller

Foto: Copyright © Felix von Muralt / Filmstill «Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari»: Copyright © Catpics

Biography: Carla Juri grew up bilingual in Ambrì (Ticino). After completing grammar school, she stud-ied acting at the New York Film Academy, followed by theatre engagements and training in various acting studios, including the Actors Center in London. Carla Juri won the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011» straightaway for her first film role in «180º.» As a polyglot actress she plays in Germany, Eng-land and Italy. www.carlajuri.com

Film parts (selection): 2011 «Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari», director: Xavier Koller / «Fossil», di-rector: Alex Walker / 2010 «Jump», director: Bindu de Stoppani / «L'uomo dei boschi», director: Enrico Oldoini / «Ho sposato uno sbirro», director: Andrea Barzini (both TV) / 2009 «180º», director: Cihan Inan / «Stationspiraten», director: Michael Schaerer / 2008 «Champions», director: Ricardo

Synopsis «Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari» (Production / World Rights: Catpics): Kari Tellenbach was born with a cleft palate. His mother takes care of him like a bird that has fallen out of the nest. As a young man Kari decides to become a barber and despite his handicap he wins the heart of Annemarie with his humour, charm and sensitivity. His happiness seems almost complete – but Annemarie’s middle class parents have already made other plans for their daughter. http://www.daellebachfilm.ch/ Festivals and awards: Solothurn Film Festival 2012

«Best Actor»

Max Hubacher as Max in «The Foster Boy» (Der Verdingbub) by Markus Imboden

Foto Copyright @ Yoshiko Kusano / Filmstill «Der Verdingbub»: Copyright © C-Films

Biography: Born in 1993 in Bern, Switzerland, Max Hubacher had a taste of theatre already at the age of seven, with his first performances in a children’s theatre awakening his passion for the stage. Since 2007 Hubacher has been a member of the „14+ Youth Theatre Club” affiliated with the Schlachthaus Theater in Bern. Max Hubacher’s first appearance before the camera was in 2009, star-ring in one of the leading roles as Michi, a cancer patient, in the motion picture «Stationspiraten» (di-rector: Michael Schaerer). His next leading role was not long in coming: Max was cast for the title role of the motion picture «The Foster Boy» (Der Verdingbub, director: Markus Imboden), in which he per-formed opposite Katja Riemann and Stefan Kurt and is selected as Shooting Star to the Berlinale. Max Hubacher has also been cast in a minor role in «Night Train to Lisbon» (director: Bille August), sched-uled for release in cinemas in 2013. Film parts: 2012 «Nachtzug nach Lissabon», director: Bille August / 2011 «Der Verdingbub», director: Markus Imboden / 2010 «Stationspiraten», director: Michael Schärer Synopsis «The Foster Boy» (Der Verdingbub) (Production: C-Films, distributor: Elite Film): Max is an orphan who has been hired out to a farmer’s family. His foster parents treat him like a work-horse while their son seizes every opportunity to humiliate him. Playing the accordion is the one thing that is entirely his. But when the new teacher stands up for Max, it only makes a bad situation much worse. The only thing preserving his will to survive is his friendship with Berteli, who was also taken on to work at the farm. Max dreams of Argentina with her: a fantasy world, where allegedly even hayforks are made of silver. http://www.verdingbub.ch/ Festivals and awards: Solothurn Film Festival 2012, EFM European Film Market Berlin 2012

«Best Performance in a Supporting Role»

Stefan Kurt as Bösiger in «The Foster Boy» (Der Verdingbub) by Markus Imboden

Foto Copyright©Peter Bour / Filmstill «Der Verdingbub»: Copyright © C-Films

Biography: Stefan Kurt, born in 1959 in Bern, completes his studies at the Conservatory for Music and Theater in Bern. From 1985 to 1993 he is a member of the ensemble at Hamburger Thalia Thea-ter. From now on he works with acclaimed directors as Robert Wilson and Jürgen Flimm. For his part in Flimm’s play «Der Diener zweier Herren» he is awarded with the Boy-Gobert-Preis. 1993 Stefan performs for the first time on camera for a TV-series. He makes his debut onscreen with «Marthas Garten» by Peter Liechti in 1997. In 1997 and 1999 he is honoured with the Adolf-Grimme-Award. He receives the Swissperform Award in 2006 and 2010, most recently for «Der letzte Weynfeldt», which also won the Swiss Television Award in 2011. He was nominated for the German Film Award in 2011 for his performance in «Dreileben – Eine Minute Dunkel». Film parts (selection): 2011 «Der Verdingbub», director: Markus Imboden / 2010 «Stationspiraten», director: Michael Schaerer / «Der letzte Weynfeldt», director: Alain Gsponer / 2009 «Giulias Ver-schwinden», director: Christoph Schaub / 2007 «Bis zum Ellenbogen», director: Justus von Dohnanyi / «Vier Minuten», director: Chris Kraus / «Mein Führer», director: Dani Levy / 1999 «Long Hello and Short Goodbye», director: Rainer Kaufmann / «Gegen Ende der Nacht», director: Oliver Storz / 1997 «Der Schattenmann», director: Dieter Wedel Synopsis «The Foster Boy» (Der Verdingbub) (Production: C-Films, distributor: Elite Film): Max is an orphan who has been hired out to a farmer’s family. His foster parents treat him like a work-horse while their son seizes every opportunity to humiliate him. Playing the accordion is the one thing that is entirely his. But when the new teacher stands up for Max, it only makes a bad situation much worse. The only thing preserving his will to survive is his friendship with Berteli, who was also taken on to work at the farm. Max dreams of Argentina with her: a fantasy world, where allegedly even hayforks are made of silver. http://www.verdingbub.ch/ Festivals and awards: Solothurn Film Festival 2012, EFM European Film Market Berlin 2012

«Best Film Score»

Balz Bachmann, Peter Bräker & George Vaine for «Day Is Done» by Thomas Imbach

Foto Bachmann/Bräker: © Alberto Venzago/ Foto: © George Vaine/ Filmstill: © Okofilm Productions

Balz Bachmann was born in 1971 in Zurich. He trained initially as a printer and then studied contra-bass at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern. Since 1997 he has composed primarily for fiction and docu-mentary films, art and television. Apart from being a composer, he is also a musician and music pro-ducer, performing in many concerts in Switzerland and abroad, as well as with Sophie Hunger and her band. Balz Bachmann was already nominated for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz» in 2009 for «Happy New Year» and 2010 for «Giulias Verschwinden». Peter Bräker was born in 1958 in Biasca. Initially a hairdresser, he launches his career as a sound engineering assistant for Swiss Television. Composer for fiction, documentary and advertising films for many years. Works as a sound designer, Foley artist and musician. Peter Bräker was nominated 2009 for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz» for «Happy New Year». George Vaine (aka Lukas Langenegger) was born in 1983 in Zürich. From childhood on he plays and sings in various bands and formations. 2008 his band Diebesbande breaks up, from now on Lan-genegger calls himself Vaine and sings in English. A trio of the same name performs live since 2010. His first album has been recorded and is to be released in 2012. Vaine performs many solo shows, among others as support band for Sophie Hunger, who introduces him to Balz Bachmann. «Day Is Done» is his first film score.

Film scores Bachmann/Bräker (selection): 2008 «Happy New Year», director: Christoph Schaub 2006 «Lenz», director: Thomas Imbach 2005 «Gambit», director: Sabine Gisiger 2004 «Jeune Homme», director: Christoph Schaub 2003 «Sternenberg», director: Christoph Schaub 2000 «DO IT», director: S.Gisiger und M.Zwingli

Synopsis «Day Is Done» (Production: Okofilm Productions, distributor: Pathé Films): A smokestack stubbornly pierces the sky. Trains rumble by down below. Lights come on in the build-ings as night falls. There is a man behind the camera, looking for an image – of himself? Of the world? Of society? By day and night, in rain and snow, he stands filming at the window of his studio. Periodi-cally we hear people leaving messages on his answering machine. They talk about the weather while on vacation and congratulate him on his birthday. His father dies, a child is born, and the young family begins to fall apart. Time passes. Slowly the cityscape morphs into the inner landscape of the man behind the camera. http://www.dayisdone.ch/ Festivals and awards : A.o. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2011, Buenos Aires Festival Interna-cional de Cine Independente 2011, Planete Doc Film Festival Warsaw 2011 (Honorable Mention of Millenium Award Jury), Melbourne International Film Festival 2011, Chicago International Film Festival 2011, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2011, Zürcher Filmpreis 2011

«Best Cinematography»

Lorenz Merz for «Summer Games»

Foto: Copyright © Alberto Venzago/ Filmstill: Copyright © Peacock Film

Biography: Born in 1981 in Zurich. Trains as photographer and graphic designer. 2004-08 Studies at ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, formerly HGKZ), Film department. 2008 Receives degree from ZHdK. Works as film director and cameraman. Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2009», Best Short Film for «Un día y nada». Zürcher Filmpreis for the cinematography in «Summer Games» Filmography (selection): 2011 «Der Sandmann», director: Peter Luisi / 2010 «Goodnight Nobody», director: Jacqueline Zünd / 2008 «Un día y nada» (director / short film) / 2007 «The Little Samurai» (director) / 2003 «Bastri im Wunderland» (director / short film) / 2005 «Per lei e me» (director / short film) / 2004 «4*Poemas» (Co-director / short film) / 2002 «Beachball» (director / experimental film) / 2000 «Low Tide» (director / short film)

«Special Prize of the Academy»

Gion-Reto Killias for the outstanding editing of the three nominated films Abrir puertas y ventanas», «Day Is Done» and «Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari». Laudatio (German) Für drei Filme, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, hat Gion-Reto Killias mit seiner Schnittarbeit die richtige Sprache und den richtigen Rhythmus gefunden. Was seine Arbeit auszeichnet, ist sein sensibler Umgang mit Emotionen und das Zugänglichmachen und Eröffnen einer vielschichtigen Dra-maturgie.

Biography: Gion-Reto Killias was born in 1970 in Zurich and grew up in Rudolfstetten, where he made his first video film, already in the fifth grade in primary schol. Upon completing the intermediate diploma school, Killias attended the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) between 1994-1999 and ob-tained his degree in Film/Video. Since 1999 he has worked as an independent editor and video cam-eraman. Filmografie (selection): 2012 «Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari», director: Xavier Koller 2011 «Day Is Done», director: Thomas Imbach «Abrir puertas y ventanas», director: Milagros Mumenthaler 2010 «Der letzte Weynfeldt», director: Alain Gsponer 2009 «Pepperminta», director: Pipilotti Rist 2006 «Das Fräulein», director: Andrea Štaka 2005 «Havarie» (TV), director: Xavier Koller «Grounding», director: Michael Steiner (co-editor) 2004 «La Fidanzata» (Short), director: Petra Volpe 2003 «Bei Parish» (documentary), director: Yael Parish 2002 «Mutter» (documentary), director: Miklós Gimes

Honorary Award for Rolf Lyssy

Photo © Elia Lyssy

Film director and author Rolf Lyssy receives the Honorary Award for his extraordinary contribution to filmmaking. His film “Die Schweizermacher” (1978) has remained the most successful Swiss film pro-duction of the past 50 years. His career began in 1964, working on films by Reni Mertens and Walter Marti as well as by Alain Tanner. His current film “Ursula – Leben in Anderswo” (2011) takes up Mertens’ and Marti’s film “Ursula oder das unwerte Leben” (1966). His initial recognition as a director and author was in 1975 with “Konfrontation,” the story of an NSDAP group leader who was assassi-nated in Davos. His 40-year creative phase has resulted in a multifaceted oeuvre with fiction and documentary films. In his book “Swiss Paradise,” Lyssy processed the life crisis he experienced as a filmmaker at the end of the 1990s. A number of fiction films followed his memorable film “Die Schweiz-ermacher,” including “Teddy Bär” (1983) and “Leo Sonnyboy” (1989). His documentary films include the following films: “Schreiben gegen den Tod” (2002); “Wäg vo de Gass!” (2004); “Die Vitusmacher” (2005); and “Hard(ys) Life” (2009). 1968 Eugen heisst wohlgeboren (fiction) 1971 Vita Parcoeur (short film) 1974 Konfrontation (fiction) 1978 Die Schweizermacher (fiction) 1981 Kassettenliebe (fiction) 1983 Teddy Bär (fiction) 1989 Leo Sonnyboy (fiction) 1992 Ein Trommler in der Wüste (documentary) 1994 Ein klarer Fall (fiction) 1999 Leo Sternbach (documentary) 2002 Schreiben gegen den Tod (documentary) 2004 Wäg vo de Gass! (documentary) 2006 Die Vitusmacher (documentary) 2009 Hard(ys) Life – Blicke ins Leben eines MundHandwerkers (documentary) 2011 Ursula – Leben in Anderswo (documentary) More information: www.swissfilms.ch

Jury Special Prize of the Academy 2012 President: Christian Frei (director, producer, president of the Swiss Film Academy)

Myriam Flury (film editor)

Pierre Monnard (director)

Chris Niemeyer (director and producer)

Stéphane Kuthy (cinematographer)

Andrea Zogg (actor)

Election of the winners

Some 300 members of the Film Academy select the winners of the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011». A

jury comprised of Academy members also awards the «Special Prize of» honouring an outstanding

technical and artistic achievement.

Previous Winners of the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz»

Best Fiction Film

2012 Summer Games Rolando Colla

2011 La petite chambre Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond

2010 Cœur animal Séverine Cornamusaz

2009 Home Ursula Meier

2008 Der Freund Micha Lewinsky

2007 Vitus Fredi M. Murer

2006 Mein Name ist Eugen Michael Steiner

2005 Tout un hiver sans feu Greg Zglinski

2004 Jagged Harmonies – Bach vs. Frederick II Dominique de Rivaz

2003 On dirait le sud Vincent Pluss

2002 Utopia Blues Stefan Haupt

2001 Azzurro Denis Rabaglia

2000 Emporte-moi (Set me free) Léa Pool

1999 F. est un salaud (F. is a bastard) Marcel Gisler

1998 Das Schweigen der Männer (ex aequo) Clemens Klopfenstein

(The silence of men)

1998 Waalo Fendo – Là où la terre gèle (ex aequo) Mohammed Soudani

(Waalo Fendo – where the earth freezes)

Best Documentary Film

2012 Vol special Fernand Melgar

2011 Cleveland Versus Wall Street Jean-Stéphane Bron

2010 The Woman with the 5 Elephants Vadim Jendreyko

2009 No More Smoke Signals Fanny Bräuning

2008 Echoes of Home Stefan Schwietert

2007 The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez Heidi Specogna

2006 Exit, The Right To Die Fernand Melgar

2005 Accordion Tribe Stefan Schwietert

2004 Corn in Parliament Jean-Stéphane Bron

2003 Shepherds’ Journey into the third Millennium Erich Langjahr

2002 Bashkim Vadim Jendreyko

2001 Do It Sabine Gisiger, Marcel Zwingli

2000 Schlagen und Abtun Norbert Wiedmer

1999 Die Regierung (The Government) Christian Davi

1998 Journal de Rivesaltes 1941-1942 Jaqueline Veuve

(The Diary of Rivesaltes 1941-1942)

Best Short Film 2012 Du&Ich Esen Isik

2011 Yuri Lennon’s Landing On Alpha 46 Anthony Vouardoux

2010 Las Pelotas Chris Niemeyer

2009 Un día y nada (One Day And Nothing) Lorenz Merz

2008 Auf der Strecke (On the Line) Reto Caffi

2007 Feierabend Alex E. Kleinberger

2006 Terra incognita Peter Volkart

2005 Chyenne Alexander Meier

2004 The Staircase Frédéric Mermoud

2003 Swapped Pierre Monnard

2002 La jeune fille et les nuages Georges Schwizgebel

2001 Summertime Anna Luif

2000 Babami Hirsizlar Caldi (Stolen Father) Esen Isik

1999 Pastry, Pain and Politics Stina Werenfels

1998 Angélique («Blind Date» collection of 12 short films) Samir

Best Animation Film

2011 Miramare Michaela Müller

2009 Tôt ou tard Jadwiga Kowalska

2007 Wolkenbruch Simon Eltz

2005 Un'altra città (Another City) Carlo Ippolito

New Categories since 2008:

Best Actress 2012 Carla Juri in «Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari» by Xavier Koller

2011 Isabelle Caillat in «All That Remains» by Pierre-Adrian Irlé, Valentin Rotelli

2010 Marie Leuenberger in «Die Standesbeamtin» by Micha Lewinsky

2009 Celine Bolomey in «The Noise in My Head» by Vincent Pluss

2008 Sabine Timoteo in «Nebenwirkungen» by Manuel Siebenmann

Best Actor 2012 Max Hubacher in «Der Verdingbub» (The Foster Boy) by Markus Imboden

2011 Scherwin Amini in «Stationspiraten» by Michael Schaerer

2010 Antonio Buil in «Cœur animal» by Séverine Cornamusaz

2009 Dominique Jann in «Luftbusiness» by Dominique de Rivaz

2008 Bruno Cathomas in «Chicken Mexicaine» by Armin Biehler

Best Emerging Actor or Actress 2010 Uygar Tamer in «Dirty Money, l’infiltré»

2009 Kacey Mottet Klein in «Home» by Ursula Meier

2008 Philippe Graber in «Der Freund» by Micha Lewinsky

Categories 2004 - 2007:

Best Performance in a Leading Role 2007 Jean-Luc Bideau in «Mon frère se marie» by Jean-Stéphane Bron

2006 Carlos Leal in «Snow White» by Samir

2005 Roeland Wiesnekker in «Strähl» by Manuel Flurin Hendry

2004 Bettina Stucky in «Meier Marilyn» by Stina Werenfels

Best Performance in a Supporting Role 2007 Natacha Koutchoumov in «Pas de panique» by Denis Rabaglia

2006 Marthe Keller in «Fragile» by Laurent Nègre

2005 Johanna Bantzer in «Strähl» by Manuel Flurin Hendry

2004 Gilles Tschudi in «Jagged Harmonies – Bach vs. Frederick II» by Dominique de Rivaz

Categories till 2003:

Best Actress 2003 Mona Fueter in «Flash or Fervour» by Markus Fischer

2002 Andrea Guyer and Carol Schuler in «Lieber Brad» by Lutz Konermann (ex aequo)

2001 Sabine Timoteo in «L’amour, l’argent, l’amour» by Philipp Gröning

2000 Delphine Lanza in «Attention aux chiens» (Beware of the dogs) by François Christophe Marzal

Best Actor 2003 Mathias Gnädinger in «Big Deal» by Markus Fischer

2002 Michael Finger in «Utopia Blues» by Stefan Haupt

2001 Bruno Ganz in «Pane e tulipani» (Bread and Tulips) by Silvio Soldini

2000 Stefan Suske in «Grosse Gefühle» (Great Feelings) by Christof Schertenleib

New category since 2007:

Best Screenplay 2012 «Summer Games» by Rolando Colla, Pilar Anguita-MacKay

2011 «La petite chambre» by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond

2010 «Complices» by Frédéric Mermoud

2009 «Home» by Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud

2008 «Parting Shot» by Jeanne Waltz

2007 «Fraulein» by Andrea Štaka, Barbara Albert, Marie Kreutzer

New category since 2009:

Best Film Score 2012 Balz Bachmann, Peter Bräker, George Vaine for «Day Is Done»

2011 Marcel Vaid for «Goodnight Nobody»

2010 Norbert Möslang for «The Sound Of Insects – Record Of A Mummy»

2009 Marcel Vaid for «Zara»

New category since 2011:

Best performance in a supporting role 2012 Stefan Kurt in «Der Verdingbub» (The Foster Boy)

2011 Carla Juri in «180°» by Cihan Inan

Special Jury Prize 2011 Gerald Damovsky for his production design in «Sennentuntschi»

2010 Stéphane Kuthy for the cinematography in «Tannöd»

2009 Danilo Catti for his artistic and political engagement in «Giù le mani»

2008 Music of Moritz Schneider, Stress and Mich Gerber in «Breakout»

2007 Best Ensemble-Work in the film «Going Private»

2006 Filmkollektiv Zürich for the idea and the editing of the film «Klingenhof»

2005 Filip Zumbrunn for lighting and camera in «Strähl»

2004 Corinna Glaus for casting the film «Ready, Steady, Charlie!»

Honorary Award

2012 Rolf Lyssy

2011 Marcel Hoehn

2010 Claude Goretta

2005 Alain Tanner

New categories since 2012: Special Prize of the Academy

2012 Gion-Reto Killias for the outstanding editing of the three nominated films Abrir puertas y ven-

tanas», «Day Is Done» and «Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari».

Best Cinematography

2012 Lorenz Merz for «Summer Games» by Rolando Colla