Nominees for Swiss Film Award 2013 announced
(Last modification 18.02.2013)
Bern, 30.01.2013 - This evening the Federal Office of Culture announced the contenders for the 2013 Swiss Film Award. This official ceremony, known as "Nominations Night", was held in Solothurn concert hall as part of the Solothurn Film Festival, and signals the countdown to the Swiss Film Award ceremony, which will take place on 23 March 2013 in the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva. The guest speakers at the gala event were Federal Councillor Alain Berset, Charles Beer, President of the Executive Council of the canton of Geneva and President of the Association "Quartz" Genève Zürich, and Christian Frei, President of the Swiss Film Academy.
The 2013 Swiss Film Award is divided into ten categories, with prize money totalling CHF 440,000. The official nominations ceremony, which was hosted by Geneva-based actor and director, Robin Harsch, also saw the unveiling of the new "Quartz" trophy, designed by Jean Maboulès, a French artist who has lived and worked in Solothurn and Paris since 1968. Not to be outdone, the official Swiss Film Award website www.swissfilmaward.ch has also undergone a major redesign.
Nominations – voting systemThe Federal Department of Home Affairs appoints a jury made up of Swiss Film Academy members who compile a shortlist of nominees based on recommendations submitted by the 280 members of the Swiss Film Academy. This year a total of 123 films were entered into competition. The members of the 2013 jury were: Ivo Kummer, Head of Film at the Federal Office of Culture (chairman of the jury); Erik Bernasconi, film director; Céline Bolomey, actress; Reto Bühler, co-director of programming at the Xenix cinema, Zurich; Stéphanie Chuat, film director; Stefan Jäger, film producer and director; Carla Lia Monti, author and film director; Seraina Rohrer, director of the Solothurn Film Festival; Martin Schmassmann, editor; Thomas Thümena, film producer and director.
Nominations for the 2013 Swiss Film Award
Best Fiction Film – each nominee will receive CHF 25,000
IL COMANDANTE E LA CICOGNA, Silvio Soldini, ventura film
OPÉRATION LIBERTAD, Nicolas Wadimoff, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
ROSIE, Marcel Gisler, Cobra Film
SISTER, Ursula Meier, Vega Film
VERLIEBTE FEINDE, Werner Swiss Schweizer, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Best Documentary Film – each nominee will receive CHF 25,000
FORBIDDEN VOICES, Barbara Miller, Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke
HIVER NOMADE, Manuel von Stürler, Louise Productions
MORE THAN HONEY, Markus Imhoof, Thelma Film
THE END OF TIME, Peter Mettler, maximage
THORBERG, Dieter Fahrer, Balzli & Fahrer
Best Short Film – each nominee will receive CHF 10,000
DÉPOSER LES ENFANTS, Antoine Jaccoud, Bettina Oberli, Rita Productions
DU CONTRAT SOCIAL, Frédéric Mermoud, Rita Productions
EINSPRUCH VI, Rolando Colla, Peacock Film
GOAL, Fulvio Bernasconi, Rita Productions, Cinédokké
OS VIVOS TAMBEM CHORAM, Basil Da Cunha, Box Productions
Best Animation Film – each nominee will receive CHF 10,000
AU COEUR DE L'HIVER, Isabelle Favez, Swiss Effects Film
BON VOYAGE, Fabio Friedli, HSLU
CHAMBRE 69, Claude Barras, Hélium Films
DER KLEINE VOGEL UND DAS BLATT, Lena von Döhren, Swiss Effects Film
LA NUIT DE L'OURS, Frédéric Guillaume, Samuel Guillaume, Etilem Films Productions
Best Screenplay – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Nicolas Wadimoff, Jacob Berger, OPÉRATION LIBERTAD
Marcel Gisler, ROSIE
Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud, SISTER
Best Actress – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Sibylle Brunner, ROSIE
Mona Petri, VERLIEBTE FEINDE
Sabine Timoteo, CYANURE
Best Actor – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Fabian Krüger, ROSIE
Fabian Krüger, VERLIEBTE FEINDE
Kacey Mottet Klein, SISTER Best Performance in a Supporting Role – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Antonio Buil, OPÉRATION LIBERTAD
Judith Hofmann, ROSIE
Sebastian Ledesma, ROSIE
Best Film Score – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Olivia Pedroli, HIVER NOMADE
Peter Scherer, MORE THAN HONEY
Gabriel Scotti, Vincent Hänni, THE END OF TIME
Best Cinematography – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Camille Cottagnoud, HIVER NOMADE
Peter Mettler, THE END OF TIME
Pietro Zuercher, TUTTI GIÙ
Winners of the 2013 Swiss Film – voting system
In February members of the Swiss Film Academy will begin voting for the winners of the 2013 Swiss Film Award. The Swiss Film Academy will also present its own award, the "Special Academy Award" for outstanding technical and artistic achievement.
The venue for the 16th Swiss Film Award ceremony, which will take place on 23 March 2013, will be the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva. This gala ceremony which officially recognises the work of the Swiss film industry is organised by the Federal Office of Culture in partnership with SRG SSR, the Association "Quartz" Genève Zürich, SWISS FILMS, the Swiss Film Academy, and the Solothurn Film Festival.
Press photos
From 9.30 pm on Nominations Night, press photos taken during the announcement ceremony will be published in the "Media Centre" of the official Swiss Film Award website. (www.schweizerfilmpreis.ch).
Speech of Federal Councillor Alain Berset at the Nominations Night: www.edi.admin.ch
Address for enquiries
Ivo Kummer, Head of the Film Department, Federal Office of Culture
079 251 22 40, ivo.kummer@bak.admin.ch
Susanne Goldschmid, deputy chief communications officer, Federal Office of Culture
079 593 70 73, susanne.goldschmid@bak.admin.ch
Christian Frei, President of the Swiss Film Academy
079 287 81 27
Links
Publisher
Federal Office of Cultural Affairs
http://www.bak.admin.ch
