Inaugural prize awarded as part of the Zurich Film Festival.
Swiss directors Michael Steiner and Jan Gassmann have won the first-ever Filmmaker Award, presented by Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz at the Zurich Film Festival on Saturday (Sept 26).
The prize, set up by the Association for the Promotion of Film in Switzerland to support promising films, was open to Swiss filmmakers whose projects are currently in the late production or post-production phase.
Steiner’s project, Und Morgen Seid ihr Tot, received Chf 75,000 ($77,000) and Jan Gassmann’s project, Europe, She Loves, received Chf 25’000 ($26,000).
The two winners were chosen from a total of four nominated projects.
The presentation took place at Iwc gala dinner For the Love of Cinema, held as part of the 11th Zurich Film Festival, to which the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer had invited VIP guests from the worlds of film, media, politics and commerce.
Waltz, who headed the jury, said: “I am proud...
Swiss directors Michael Steiner and Jan Gassmann have won the first-ever Filmmaker Award, presented by Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz at the Zurich Film Festival on Saturday (Sept 26).
The prize, set up by the Association for the Promotion of Film in Switzerland to support promising films, was open to Swiss filmmakers whose projects are currently in the late production or post-production phase.
Steiner’s project, Und Morgen Seid ihr Tot, received Chf 75,000 ($77,000) and Jan Gassmann’s project, Europe, She Loves, received Chf 25’000 ($26,000).
The two winners were chosen from a total of four nominated projects.
The presentation took place at Iwc gala dinner For the Love of Cinema, held as part of the 11th Zurich Film Festival, to which the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer had invited VIP guests from the worlds of film, media, politics and commerce.
Waltz, who headed the jury, said: “I am proud...
- 9/27/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Oscar-winning actor will also hold a keynote conversation at the Zurich Summit and present a screening of Inglourious Basterds.
German-Austrian actor Christoph Waltz has been named as the president of the Swiss jury at the upcoming Zurich Film Festival (Sept 24 - Oct 4).
The two-time Academy Award winner will attend the festival on its opening day to and over the jury for the inaugural Filmmaker Award, which comes with a prize of more than $100,000 (100,000Chf) open to Swiss filmmakers whose projects are currently in the late production or post-production phase.
The star of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and upcoming James Bond movie Spectre will also take part in a keynote conversation at the Zurich Summit - the industry sidebar of the festival which runs Sept 26-27.
In addition, Waltz will walk Zurich’s green carpet before presenting a screening of Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, which proved his breakthrough performance and earned him a Best Supporting Actor at the...
German-Austrian actor Christoph Waltz has been named as the president of the Swiss jury at the upcoming Zurich Film Festival (Sept 24 - Oct 4).
The two-time Academy Award winner will attend the festival on its opening day to and over the jury for the inaugural Filmmaker Award, which comes with a prize of more than $100,000 (100,000Chf) open to Swiss filmmakers whose projects are currently in the late production or post-production phase.
The star of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and upcoming James Bond movie Spectre will also take part in a keynote conversation at the Zurich Summit - the industry sidebar of the festival which runs Sept 26-27.
In addition, Waltz will walk Zurich’s green carpet before presenting a screening of Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, which proved his breakthrough performance and earned him a Best Supporting Actor at the...
- 9/2/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
COLOGNE -- Iraqi-born Swiss director Samir's cross-cultural romance Snow White leads the nominations for this year's Swiss Film Prize, Switzerland's top film honor, with noms for best film, best actor (Carlos Leal) and best supporting actor (Zoe Miku), the Swiss selection jury announced Thursday. The film, about a troubled romance between a young, upper-class Swiss girl and a drug-dealing rapper from an immigrant family, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival earlier this year. Also nominated for the best film prize were Michael Steiner's family-friendly comedy Mein Name Ist Eugen (My Name Is Eugen); Ruxandra Zenide's coming-of-age drama Ryna; Fragile, from first-time director Laurent Negre; and Die Vogelpredigt (The Bird Sermon), Clemens Klopfenstein's satire on the Swiss film industry.
- 11/17/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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