Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2011» - the nominations
Nominations 2011
Best Fiction Film – each nomination CHF 25,000 Cosa voglio di più Silvio Soldini / Vega Film Der Sandmann Peter Luisi / Spotlight Media Productions La petite chambre Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond / Vega Film Sennentuntschi Michael Steiner / Kontraproduktion Stationspiraten Michael Schaerer / Zodiac Pictures
Best Documentary Film – each nomination CHF 25,000 Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza) Nicolas Wadimoff / Akka Films Cleveland Versus Wallstreet Jean-Stéphane Bron / Saga Production GURU – Bhagwan, His Secretary & Sabine Gisiger, Beat Häner / His Bodyquard Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke Roman d’ados 2002-2008 Béatrice Bakhti / Troubadour Films Unser Garten Eden Mano Khalil / Mano Khalil
Best Short Film – each nomination CHF 10,000 Die Praktikantin Peter Luisi / Spotlight Media Productions Le miroir Ramon & Pedro / IDIP Films Little Fighters Ivana Lalovic / ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste Mak Géraldine Zosso / ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste Yuri Lennon’s Landing On Alpha 46 Anthony Vouardoux / Oliwood Productions
Best Animation Film – each nomination CHF 10,000 Feu sacré Zoltán Horváth / Nadasdy Film Heimatland Andrea Schneider, Loretta Arnold, Marius Portmann, Fabio Friedli / HSLU Hochschule Luzern, Design & Kunst Land Of The Heads Claude Barras, Cédric Louis / Hélium Films Miramare Michaela Müller / Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb Schlaf Claudius Gentinetta, Frank Braun / Gentinettafilm
Best Screenplay – each nomination CHF 5,000 Silvio Soldini Cosa voglio di più (Vega Film) Peter Luisi Der Sandmann (Spotlight Media Productions) Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond La petite chambre (Vega Film)
Best Actress – each nomination CHF 5,000 Isabelle Caillat in «All That Remains» by Pierre-Adrian Irlé, Valentin Rotelli (Jump Cut Production) Sabine Timoteo in «Sommervögel» by Paul Riniker (Hugofilm Productions) Linda Olsansky in «Zu zweit» by Barbara Kulcsar (Plan B Film)
Best Actor – each nomination CHF 5,000 Fabian Krüger in «Der Sandmann» by Peter Luisi (Spotlight Media Productions) Andrea Zogg in «Sennentuntschi» by Michael Steiner (Kontraproduktion) Scherwin Amini in «Stationspiraten» by Michael Schaerer (Zodiac Pictures)
1 Best Performance in a Supporting Role – each nomination CHF 5,000 Carla Juri in «180°» by Cihan Inan (C-Films) Martin Hug in «How About Love» by Stefan Haupt (Triluna Film) Stefan Kurt in «Stationspiraten» by Michael Schaerer (Zodiac Pictures)
Best Film Score – each nomination CHF 5,000 Great Garbo for «180°» by Cihan Inan (C-Films) Marcel Vaid for «Goodnight Nobody» by Jacqueline Zünd (DOCMINE Productions) Adrian Frutiger for «Sennentuntschi» by Michael Steiner (Kontraproduktion)
2 Nominations «Best Fiction Film»
Cosa voglio di più (What More Do I Want) by Silvio Soldini Production: Vega Film Anna lives with Alessio. She is a clerk and no longer dreams of anything besides Helenastrasse 3 what she has. She meets Domenico, a married man. Theirs is a passion which CH – 8034 Zürich swells their hearts as well as their cities: each corner becomes paradise or hell, Phone +41/44/384 80 90 when love is clandestine. Then, suddenly, they are tempted to flee from their pre- Fax +41/44/384 80 99 carious situation. [email protected] A.o. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2010, Festival del film Locarno 2010, www.vegafilm.com Chicago International Film Festival 2010 Der Sandmann (The Sandman) by Peter Luisi Production: Spotlight Media Produc- One fine morning, Benno finds sand in his bed. While he tries to ignore this at first, tions he soon must accept that he is losing the sand. Day after day the sand increases Hohlstrasse 216 and his time literally starts running short. He is left no choice and must ask Sandra, CH – 8004 Zürich who runs a small coffee shop under his apartment, for help. Although Benno hates Phone +41/44/520 27 71 her with a passion, he has started dreaming of her every night. What could Sandra Fax +41/44/520 27 73 and the dreams have to do with the sand? [email protected] A.o. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2011 (Audience Award), www.spotlightmedia.ch Solothurn Film Festival 2011 La petite chambre (The Little Room) by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond Production: Vega Film This is a story of the heart. Edmond's is no longer strong. But it still beats with an Helenastrasse 3 independence which fights against the very idea of entering a retirement home, CH – 8034 Zürich while at the same time refusing help from Rose, his home carer. Nonetheless she Phone +41/44/384 80 90 stands up to him. She knows the tumult that a heart undergoes when it is forced to Fax +41/44/384 80 99 accept the unacceptable. Hers hasn't yet healed. One day however, a bad fall [email protected] forces Edmond to accept Rose's support. www.vegafilm.com A.o. Festival des films du monde Montréal 2010, Festival del film Locarno 2010, Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2010, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2011 Sennentuntschi by Michael Steiner Production: Kontraproduktion The Swiss Alps in 1975: in a remote mountain village, a woman of wild beauty Bertastrasse 1 appears as if from nowhere. The village policeman Reusch is the only one who CH – 8003 Zürich openly approaches the mute woman in an attempt to find out who she is. It be- Phone +41/43/817 25 02 comes apparent that she has travelled from Höhenalp, where Alpine herdsmen do [email protected] unimaginable things to attract female company and thus combat their solitude. An www.kontra.ch affliction that would rather have remained undiscovered gradually comes to light. Zurich Film Festival 2010 Stationspiraten by Michael Schaerer Production: Zodiac Pictures The lives of five teenagers intersect in a hospital. Four of the five have cancer, one Pilatusstrasse 24 is waiting for his diagnosis. Each reacts to the situation in a different manner: al- CH – 6003 Luzern though Benji battles the constant pain in his leg, he keeps the station in good spir- Phone +41/41/211 22 02 its. Michi is waiting for his leg prosthesis, aiming to be out on the football pitch Fax +41/41/211 22 03 again soon. Kevin discovers newfound courage thanks to Laura on the 7th floor. [email protected] Jonas' passion for flying is stronger than any medicine he’s taken. And Sascha www.zodiacpictures.com learns how to be a true friend. Together the five «station pirates” confront the fatal illness head on. Together they seize life. A.o. Zurich Film Festival 2010 (Audience Award), Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken 2011 (Preis der Schülerjury)
3 Nominations «Best Documentary Film»
Aisheen (Still Alive In Gaza) by Nicolas Wadimoff Production: Akka Films «Where's the ghost town? », asked the little boy to the theme park attendant. 4, rue des Marbriers «It's there, right there. But it has been bombed… Do you want to see it? » It is CH – 1204 Genève with these words that the film begins - an impressionist journey through a Phone +41/22/345 11 70 devastated Gaza after the war. The ghost town? Gaza is the ghost town. Fax +41/22/345 12 79 A.o. Internationales Forum des Jungen Films Berlin 2010 (Preis der Öku- [email protected] menischen Jury), Visions du Réel - Festival international de cinéma www.akkafilms.ch Nyon 2010 (Prix «Buyens-Chagoll»), Festival del film Locarno 2010 Cleveland Versus Wall Street by Jean-Stéphane Bron Production: Saga Production On January 11th, 2008, hired by the City of Cleveland, lawyer Josh Cohen Chemin de Montelly 46 and his team filed a lawsuit against 21 banks, which they held accountable for CH – 1007 Lausanne the wave of foreclosures that had left their city in ruins. Since then, the bank- Phone +41/21/311 95 70 ers on Wall Street have been fighting by with all available means to avoid Fax +41/21/311 95 72 going to court. The film is the story of that trial. A film about a trial that may [email protected] never be held but in which the facts, the participants and their testimonies are www.sagaproduction.ch all real. A trial for the sake of example, a universal fable about capitalism. A.o. Quinzaine des Réalisateurs Cannes 2010, RIDM Rencontres interna- tionales du documentaire de Montréal 2010, Solothurn Film Festival 2011 (Prix de Soleure) GURU – Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard by Sabine Gisiger and Beat Häner Production: Das Kollektiv für audiovisuel- At the beginning of the 1970s Hugh Milne listens to a cassette of the spiritual le Werke teacher, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and makes a trip from England to India in Zentralstrasse 156 a search to find himself. Sheela Patel is taken by her father to meet the char- CH – 8003 Zürich ismatic guru. Bhagwan urges his disciples to practice meditation and tantric Phone +41/43/811 50 50 sexuality. Hugh accompanies the rise of the guru while acting as his body- [email protected] guard. Sheela becomes the head of the model commune that springs to life in www.daskollektiv.ch the 1980s in the mountains of Oregon. The dream ends as a nightmare, for Hugh in a nervous breakdown and for Sheela in prison. But the journey is not yet over. A.o. Festival del film Locarno 2010, Visions du Réel - Festival interna- tional de cinéma Nyon, Competition 2010 Roman d’ados 2002-2008 by Béatrice Bakhti Production: Troubadour Films This collection of four documentary films explores the 7-year development of 12, route des Acacias seven teenagers from the age of twelve to eighteen years. It is an unprece- CH – 1227 Les Acacias dented immersion into the usually secret world of adolescence. With rare Phone +41/22/343 63 36 spontaneity, Aurélie, Jordann, Mélanie, Thys, Rachel, Xavier and Virginie Fax +41/22/343 65 14 share their reflections, joys, sorrows, hopes and disappointments with the [email protected] audience. Through them and their parents, this series not only paints the www.troubadour-films.com picture of the fragile and distraught contemporary family, but also of an in- creasingly disorientated society. The disclosures are often amusing, some- times cruel, but always apt and sincere. A.o. Festival del film Locarno 2010, Visions du Réel - Festival interna- tional de cinéma Nyon 2010 Unser Garten Eden (Our Garden Of Eden) by Mano Khalil Production: Mano Khalil People from 20 different nations use the 148 plots in the allotment gardens in Olivenweg 5 Bern. With their love for Mother Earth, they form a microcosm filled with 3018 Bern dreams, seclusion, homesickness, joy and conflicts. Although the Swiss con- Phone +41 31 992 88 93 cept of order comes up against the foreign talent for improvisation, all the [email protected] garden lovers enjoy what has become most precious in our society: time, www.mano.cms4people.de attention and space. Their variegated coexistence concomitantly illustrates changes in the society. The allotment garden, a former palladium of the proper Swiss bourgeois way of life, has become a mosaic of Swiss society. Solothurn Film Festival 2011, Berner Filmpreis 2010
4 Nominations «Best Short Film»
Die Praktikantin (The Apprentice) by Peter Luisi Production: Spotlight Media Productions Before beginning her studies as a nurse, Lina has to pass a Hohlstrasse 216 practical test in a hospital. An undertaking with an unforesee- CH – 8004 Zürich able outcome. Phone +41/44/520 27 71 Solothurn Film Festival 2011 Fax +41/44/520 27 73 [email protected] www.spotlightmedia.ch Le miroir (The Mirror) by Ramon & Pedro Production: IDIP Films A man's life, from early childhood to old age, in the time it takes 41B, Route des Jeunes to freshen up. CH – 1227 Carouge GE A.o. Festival del film Locarno 2010, International Short Film Phone +41/22/800 21 08 Festival Winterthur 2010, Solothurn Film Festival 2011 [email protected] www.idipfilms.com Little Fighters by Ivana Lalovic Production: ZHdK In the outskirts of a town during the war, two brothers, Almen Departement Darstellende Künste und Film and Harun, pass their time by scanning the surrounding coun- Limmatstrasse 65 tryside for any changes. Their little sister is dreadfully afraid of Postfach shellfire, so they tell her that it’s not the enemy hiding out there CH – 8031 Zürich in the hills, but rather the Indians from her comic books. When Phone +41/43/446 31 12 Selma begins to believe the stories, however, she soon places Fax +41/43/446 45 65 herself unknowingly in danger. [email protected] A.o. International Short Film Festival Winterthur 2010, Solo- www.zhdk.ch thurn Film Festival 2011
Mak by Géraldine Zosso Production: ZHdK In a photo booth, a baby is crying. Ilinka tries to calm him down Departement Darstellende Künste und Film with sweet Moldovan words. The photos appear with a teenage Limmatstrasse 65 girl and a baby being cuddled. Ilinka is 14 years old and has Postfach been living in Switzerland for a year with her mother and her CH – 8031 Zürich aunt. She has just given birth to a boy but Ilinka's mother de- Phone +41/43/446 31 12 cides its best not to keep the infant. She has heard about a box Fax +41/43/446 45 65 where babies can be deposited. [email protected] A.o. Festival del film Locarno 2010, International Short Film www.zhdk.ch Festival Winterthur 2010 (special mention), International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011 Yuri Lennon’s Landing On Alpha 46 by Anthony Vouardoux Production: Oliwood Productions After landing on Alpha 46, the astronaut Yuri Lennon is con- Häldelistrasse 19 fronted with a problem, one that can only be confronted with on CH – 8712 Stäfa Alpha 46. Or vice versa. Mobile +49/174/332 66 90 [email protected] A.o. Festival del film Locarno 2010 (pardino d’argento & Prix «Cinema e Gioventù» for the best Swiss short film), International Short Film Festival Winterthur 2010 (Swiss Cinematography Award), Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2011
5 Nominations «Best Animation Film»
Feu sacré (Fired Up) by Zoltan Horvath Production: Nadasdy Film The wax museum closes and tranquillity descends upon the hall 4, rue du Beulet with the Hollywood stars. A stark contrast to the previous pan- CH – 1203 Genève demonium that was triggered when Marlon Brando’s display of Phone +41/22/300 20 54 motorcycles had crashed to the floor. But this is, in fact, the [email protected] calm before the storm. An homage to the rebellious, excessive www.nadasdyfilm.ch actor. Solothurn Film Festival 2011
Heimatland by Andrea Schneider, Loretta Arnold, Marius Portmann, Fabio Friedli Production: Hochschule Luzern Hausi, a Swiss patriot, leads an ordered and happy life in his Design & Kunst, Studienbereich Animation humble home. Everything seems to be peaceful until the day a Baselstrasse 61 foreigner moves in next door and turns his world upside down. CH – 6003 Luzern A.o. Fantoche – International Animation Film Festival Ba- Phone +41/41/228 79 35 den 2010 (Audience Award), International Short Film Festi- Fax +41/41/228 79 36 val Winterthur 2010 (Audience Award), Solothurn Film [email protected] Festival 2011 http://animation.hslu.ch Land Of The Heads by Claude Barras, Cédric Louis Production: Hélium Films A vampire is forced to go out every night to decapitate from Chemin de Montelly 48 bis their heads. The reason? His vain wife wants to replace her CH – 1007 Lausanne wrinkled head with one that is young and pretty. How awful! Phone +41/21/311 95 70 Especially since the lady of the house is never satisfied and the [email protected] heads keep piling up on the floor. How will our reluctant vampire ever stop this vicious cycle? A.o. Festival des films du monde Montréal 2009, Fantoche – International Animation Film Festival Baden 2009, Interna- tional Animation Film Festival Animateka 2009 (Audience Award)
Miramare by Michaela Müller Production: Academy of Fine Arts A look at life on the mediterranean borders of Europe, where University of Zagreb tourists try to relax while «illegal» immigrants struggle for a Ilica 85 chance to a better life. Breaking out of a strictly confined tourist HR – 10000 Zagreb zone, two children of a Swiss family rapidly experience that Phone 00385/1/377 73 00 reality here has very little to do with the posh life in the camping alu@alu-hr site. Then a storm hits the shore and washes away almost all www.alu.hr distinctions between rich and poor. A.o. Cinéfondation de Cannes 2010, Festival Internacional de Animação do Brasil «Anima Mundi» Rio de Janeiro 2010, Animafest World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb 2010, Fantoche – International Animation Film Festival Baden 2010 (Best Swiss)
Schlaf (Sleep) by Claudius Gentinetta, Frank Braun Production: Gentinettafilm Full breath ahead into the final sleep. A lullaby with closed eyes Hermetschloostrasse 70 for a silent decline. CH – 8048 Zürich A.o. Festival del film Locarno 2010, International Short Film Phone +41/44/271 44 55 Festival Winterthur 2010, Festival international du court Mobile +41/77/414 89 48 métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2011, International Animation [email protected] Festival Hiroshima 2011, Festival des films du monde Mon- www.gentinettafilm.ch tréal 2010
6 Nominations «Best Screenplay»
Cosa voglio di più (What Screenplay: Silvio Soldini More Do I Want) Production: Vega Film Born in 1958 in Milan, Italy. Joint Swiss and Italian citizenship. 1980-81 Helenastrasse 3 Attends New York University, cinema studies. 1984 Founds the Monoga- CH – 8034 Zürich tori srl cinematographic production society, Milan. His feature films cele- Phone +41/44/384 80 90 Fax +41/44/384 80 99 brate international success and have been honoured with numerous [email protected] awards. In 2000 «Pane e tulipani» was honoured with nine David di Do- www.vegafilm.com natello Awards, the Italian counterpart to the Oscar, and received in Silver Ribbons from the Association of Italian Film Critics. His film «Agata e la tempesta» received eight nominations for the David di Donatello in 2005.
A.o. 2010 «Cosa voglio di più» / 2007 «Giorni e nuvole» / 2004 «Agata e la tempesta» / 2002 «Brucio nel vento» / 2000 «Pane e tulipani» / 1997 «Le acrobate»
Der Sandmann (The Screenplay: Peter Luisi Sandman) Production: Spotlight Media Born in 1975 in Zurich. Joint Swiss and American citizenship. 1994-96 Productions Attends the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. 1996-98 Studies Hohlstrasse 216 film production at the University of California, Santa Cruz. 1998-99 Works CH – 8004 Zürich Phone +41/44/520 27 71 as video editor for Techo Video und Film, Wirz and Fraefel Productions. Fax +41/44/520 27 73 1999 Founds Spotlight Media Productions AG. 2000-02 Directs commis- [email protected] sioned and advertising films. Works as independent screenwriter and di- www.spotlightmedia.ch rector since 2003.
A.o. 2011 «Der Sandmann» / 2010 «Die Praktikantin» (short film) / 2006 «Love Made Easy» / 2004 «Verflixt verliebt» / 1998 «Mr. Raindrop» (Short film)
La petite chambre (The Sreenplay: Stéphane Chuat, Véronique Reymond Little Room) Production: Vega Film Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond born in 1970 and 1971, respec- Helenastrasse 3 tively, have known one another since their schooldays and work as a duo CH – 8034 Zürich in both theatre and film. Both have an acting degree and have worked on Phone +41/44/384 80 90 Fax +41/44/384 80 99 numerous theatre productions in Switzerland and abroad. They have writ- [email protected] ten and directed different short films for the cinema. «La petite chambre» www.vegafilm.com is their first feature film.
A.o. 2010 «La petite chambre»(screenplay and codirection) / 2009 «Buffo, Button & Howard» (documentary) / 2009 «Sciences Suisses – portrait sur Martine Rahier»(documentary) / 2005 «Gymnase du soir, petites histoires, grandes études» (documentary) / 2004 «Berlin Backstage» (short film) / 2002 «Trains de vie» and «Appel d’air» (both short films)/ 2001 «Travail- ler c’est trop dur» (short film)
7 Nominations «Best Actress»
Isabelle Caillat in «All That Remains» by Pierre-Adrian Irlé, Valentin Rotelli Isabelle Caillat was born in New York of Swiss and Haitian descent, she growa up in Geneva where she takes her first acting classes with Claude Delon. In 2001 she moves to New York, and graduates from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in 2003; she then performs in several NY productions (plays and short films), and stretches west to Los Angeles for a cinema seminar at the Ron Bur- rus Studio. She moves back to Geneva in 2005 and can be seen in various films and plays in Switzerland and abroad.
Film parts (selection): 2010 «All That Remains», director: Pierre-Adrian Irlé , Valentin Rotelli / 2009 «Verso», director: Xavier Ruiz / 2007 «Une journée», director: Jacob Berger / «961», director: Pierre-Adrian Irlé, Valentin Rotelli (short film) Copyright © Olivier Allard
Sabine Timoteo in «Sommervögel» by Paul Riniker Born 1975 in Berne. Following her training at the Swiss Professional Ballet School in Zurich (1991-93), after varying dance roles with Heinz Spoerli and Carlotta Ikeda, and an apprenticeship in cookery in Berne (1997–2000), Timoteo's career began as a film actress. For her first leading role in Philip Grön- ings «L'amour, l'argent, l'amour» Sabine Timoteo was awarded the Bronze Leop- ard in Locarno (2000) and the Swiss Film Prize 2001 as Best Actress. In 2003, she received the Grimme Award for «Die Freunde der Freunde». She has played alongside Jürgen Vogel and Daniel Brühl amongst others and has obtained roles throughout the German speaking countries. For «Ein Freund von mir» she is nominated for the German Film Award in the category «Best Performance in a supporting role». She is also awarded the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2008» for her part in «Nebenwirkungen». Copyright © Thomas Schweigert Film parts (selection): 2010 «Die Farbe des Ozeans», director: Maggie Peren / «Sommervögel», director: Paul Riniker / 2009 «Flug in die Nacht - Das Unglück von Überlingen», director: Till Endemann / 2008 «Pepperminta», director: Pippi- lotti Rist / «Räuberinnen», director: Carla Lia Monti / 2007 «Das Vaterspiel», director: Michael Glawogger / «Nebenwirkungen», director: Manuel Siebenmann / 2006 «Ein Freund von mir», director: Sebastian Schipper / 2004 «Der freie Wille», director: Matthias Glasner / «Gespenster», director: Christian Petzold
Linda Olsansky in «Zu zweit» by Barbara Kulcsar Born in 1974, of Czech descent, Linda Olsansky grew up in Switzerland. She graduated from the drama school «Ernst Busch» in Berlin. From 1999-2004 she was an ensemble member of the Schaubühne Berlin. From 2006-09 a member of the ensemble at Theater Basel. She performed as a guest at the Wiener Fest- wochen, the Schauspielhaus Zürich, Theater am Neumarkt, Theaterhaus Gess- nerallee. Worked among others with Thomas Ostermeier, Barbara Frey, Falk Richter, Jan Bosse, Matthias Hartmann, Sandra Strunz.
Film parts (selection): 2010 «Zu zweit», director: Barbara Kulcsar / 2004 «Woyzeck», director: Thomas Ostermeier / 2002 «Happy Too», director: Tho- mas Imbach / 2001 «Happiness Is A Warm Gun», director: Thomas Imbach
Copyright © Linda Olsansky
8 Nominations «Best Actor»
Fabian Krüger in «Der Sandmann» by Peter Luisi Born 1971. Grew up in Appenzell and Zurich’s Oberland. Graduated from the drama school Zurich. Member of the independent theatre collective 400 ASA. Varying engagements under Volker Hesse at the Gorki theatre in Berlin and under Matthias Hartmann in Bochum. 2005-09 ensemble member of the Schauspielhaus Zurich. Since 2009 he is an ensemble member of the Burgtheater Wien.
Film parts (selection): 2010 «Der Sandmann», director: Peter Luisi / 2006 «Knallhart», director: Detlev Buck / 2004 «Weil du die Sonne nicht sehen kannst», director: Ennio Cacciato
Foto Copyright © Fabian Krüger
Andrea Zogg in «Sennentuntschi» by Michael Steiner Born in 1957, Andrea Zogg was raised in Tamins, Grison. During his career he has performed in various feature films and TV productions as well as on- stage at Theatre Neumarkt in Zurich, Schauspielhaus Frankfurt, at Maxim Gorki Theatre Berlin and the Schauspielhaus Wien among many others. He has also collaborated on various international award winning feature films as «Reise der Hoffnung» (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1991), «Der Nebelläufer» (Max Ophüls Award 1996) and «Das Fräulein» (Golden Leopard & Heart of Sarajevo Award 2006). His authentic interpretation of the right-wing extremist Polo in «Mekong» (1995) left a lasting impression on the audience. Another important encounter in his career was his first collaboration with Mi- chael Steiner «Spital in Angst» (2001).
Foto Copyright Film parts (selection): 2010 «Sennentuntschi», director:Michael Steiner / © René Tanner 2009 «Champions», director: Ricardo Signorell / 2006 «Das Fräulein», direc- tor: Andrea Staka / 2001 «Spital in Angst», director: Michael Steiner / «Me- kong», director: Bruno Moll / 1995 «Der Nebelläufer», director: Jörg Helbling / 1990 «Reise der Hoffung», director:Xavier J. Koller
Scherwin Amini in «Stationspiraten» by Michael Schaerer Scherwin Amini was born in 1992 and lives in Lucerne. From 2006 to 2009 he performs in three productions with the Jugendtheater Playstation, directed by Marcel Felder, at the Lucerne Theater. «Reinfall», a short film, which he pro- duced together with Peter Girsberger, is screened at the Schweizer Jugend- filmtage in 2009 and honoured with the Lucerne Young Filmmakers Award.
Film part: 2010 «Stationspiraten», director: Michael Schaerer
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9 Nominations «Best Performance in a Supporting Role»
Carla Juri in «180º» by Cihan Inan Born in 1985 in Locarno. Attends drama School at the New York Film Academy (2005-07). 2007-08 ensemble member of the Theatrical Arts Theatre Company, Los Angeles. Further training at Caravanserai Acting Studio and at The Actors Centre in London (2008-10). Carla Juri lives in London and Zurich.
Film parts (selection): 2010 «Uomo dei boschi», director: Enrico Oldo- ini / «Ho sposato uno sbirro», director: Carmine Elia (both TV) / 2010 «Jump», director: Bindu de Stoppani / 2010 «180º», director: Cihan Inan / 2010 «Stationspiraten», director: Michael Schaerer / 2008 «Champi- ons», director: Ricardo Signorell / 2008 «Tag und Nacht», director: Christ Niemeyer (TV) Foto Copyright © Tony Thornton
Martin Hug in «How About Love» by Stefan Haupt Born in 1961, grew up in Wetzikon. Studies at the Zurich School of Drama, with engagements thereafter in Wilhelmshaven, Wuppertal and the Theater des Westens Berlin, among others. 1993-96 a member of the ensemble at Schauspielhaus Zürich. 1996-2001 works independ- ently. Since 2001 a member of the ensemble at Theater Basel.
Film parts (selection): 2011 «Manipulation», director: Pascal Verdosci / 2010 «Sommervögel», director: Paul Riniker / «How About Love», direc- tor: Stefan Haupt / 2009 «Der Fürsorger», director: Lutz Konermann / 2008 «Jimmie», director: Tobias Ineichen / 2004 «Strähl», director: Manuel Flurin Hendry
Foto Copyright © Triluna Film Stefan Kurt in «Stationspiraten» by Michael Schaerer Stefan Kurt, born in 1959 in Bern, completes his studies at the Conser- vatory for Music and Theater in Bern. From 1985 to 1993 he is a mem- ber of the ensemble at Hamburger Thalia Theater. 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».
Film parts (selection): Foto Copyright 2011 «Der Verdingbub», director: Markus Imboden / 2010 «Stationspira- © Benno Kraehahn ten», director: Michael Schaerer / «Der letzte Weynfeldt», director: Alain Gsponer / 2009 «Giulias Verschwinden», director: Christoph Schaub / 2007 «Bis zum Ellenbogen», director: Justus von Dohnanyi / «Vier Minu- ten», director: Chris Kraus / «Mein Führer», director: Dani Levy / 1999 «Long Hello and Short Goodbye», director: Rainer Kaufmann / 1998 «Das Grosse Ding», director: Bernd Schadewald / «Gegen Ende der Nacht», director: Oliver Storz / 1997 «Der Schattenmann», Regie: Dieter Wedel
10 Nominations «Best Film Score»
180º Great Garbo - Nora, Diego and Lionel Vincent Baldenweg Film scores (selection): GREAT GARO music was founded in 2004 by Diego Baldenweg «180º» director: Cihan Inan (composer – born 1979), Nora Baldenweg (songwriter – born 1981) (2010) / «Marcello, Marcello», and Lionel Vincent Baldenweg (music producer - 1977). The three director: Denis Rabaglia (2008)/ Swiss/Australian siblings specialize in composing original music for «Cannabis», director: Niklaus international commercials and feature films. Hilber (2006)/ «Liebe und Most recently they completed an elaborate filmscore together with Wahn», director: Mike Huber (TV internationally acclaimed conductor David Zinman and the Tonhalle 2007)/ «Roger Federer - Re- Orchestra Zurich for the film «180°». Apart from composing film play» director: Christian Neu scores they produce custom made songs and compositions for in- (2005) / «Building the Gherkin», ternational agencies and brands like Braun, Canon, Carlsberg, director: Mirjam von Arx (2005) Mastercard, Orange, UBS and many more. In 2006 they were rewarded with the renowned Swiss EDI prize for «Best Music» twice and in 2010 they were honoured with the SUISA prize for «Best Film Music» at the International Film Festival Lo- carno.
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Goodnight Nobody Marcel Vaid Film scores (selection): Born in 1967. He works as an independent musician and composer «The Substance - The Story of for film and theatre in Zurich. He studied guitar at the Academy for LSD», Regie: Martin Witz (2011) Contemporary Music in Zurich and he is the head of the / «Ruhestörung», director: SUPERTERZ band, which became known in Switzerland and Robert Ralston (2011) / «Som- abroad for its electro-acoustic experimental music. 2003 he wins the mervögel», director: Paul Riniker «Prix de la meilleure creation musicale» at the 15th European Film (2010) / «Bon Appétit», director: Festival «Premiers Plans» in Angers for his music for the film David Pinillos (2010) / «Guru», «Joshua» by Andreas Müller. Marcel Vaid receives the Swiss Film director: Sabine Gisiger und Beat Prize «Quartz 2009» for the score of the film «Zara» (director: Ayten Häner (2010)«Die Standesbeam- Mutlu Saray) and in the same year the award for Best Film Score of tin», director: Micha Lewinsky the Suisa Foundation for the score to «Tandoori Love» (director: (2009) / «Tandoori Love», direc- Oliver Paulus). tor: Oliver Paulus (2008) / «Der Freund», director: Micha Lewin- www.marcelvaid.com sky (2008)
Sennentuntschi Adrian Frutiger Film scores (selection): Composer, born in 1971. While working as a trained set designer, he «Sennentuntschi», director: Mi- turned his passion into a profession and had the chance in 1996 to chael Steiner (2010)/ «Groun- also compose the film score for «Nacht der Gaukler», which gar- ding – die letzen Tage der nered him the prize of the International Film Music Biennale Bonn. Swissair», director: Michael Stei- Henceforth, he has composed scores for numerous feature and ner (2006)/ «Undercover», di- television films, including «Mein Name ist Eugen» and «Grounding – rector: Sabine Boss (2005)/ die letzten Tage der Swissair», as well as for particular documentary «Mein Name ist Eugen», direc- films for the cinema such as «Sieben Mulden und eine Leiche» or tor: Michael Steiner (2005) / «Al- «Seed Warriors». Apart from film scores, he also composes music les wird gut», director: Thomas for the theatre, multimedia installations and a number of advertising Hess (TV 2003)/ «Nacht der spots. Frutiger lives and works in Zurich. Gaukler», director: Michael Stei- ner, Pascal Walder (1996) www.adrianfrutiger.com
11 Previous Winners of the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz»
Best Fiction Film 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 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)
12 Best Short Film 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 2009 Tôt ou tard Jadwiga Kowalska 2007 Wolkenbruch Simon Eltz 2005 Un'altra città (Another City) Carlo Ippolito
New Categories since 2008: Best Actress 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 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
13 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 Categorie since 2007: Best Screenplay 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 Categorie since 2009: Best Film Score 2010 Norbert Möslang for «The Sound Of Insects – Record Of A Mummy» 2009 Marcel Vaid for «Zara»
14 Special Jury Prize 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 2010 Claude Goretta 2005 Alain Tanner
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