H.R. GIGER “NARCISSE” AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
International Competition
CHF 10’000.- given by the Ville de Neuchâtel
UNDER THE SHADOW – Babak Anvari, Jordanien/GB/Katar/Iran
Festival contact : The Festival Agency, FR, thefestivalageny.com
Awarded by the International Jury
Anurag Kashyap, Director, IN
Charlie Lyne, Director, UK
Luis Ospina, Director, CO
Joyce A. Nashawati, Director, LB
Consuelo Holtzer, Deputy Director of the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Fest, USA
HONOURABLE MENTION
THE LURE – Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Poland
World sales: WFDiF, PL, wfdif.com.pl
Awarded by the international jury
Anurag Kashyap, Director, IN
Charlie Lyne, Director, UK
Luis Ospina, Director, CO
Joyce A. Nashawati, Director, LB
Consuelo Holtzer, Deputy Director of the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Fest, USA
SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST EUROPEAN FANTASTIC FEATURE FILM
Nomination
PARENTS – Christian Tafdrup, Denmark
Distributor : Outside the Box, CH, outside-thebox.ch
Awarded by the Méliès Jury
Brigitte Häring, Journaliste (Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen – SRF), CH
Andrea Quiroz, Producer, MX
Frederik Peeters, Comic book artist, CH
The film is nominated for the Golden Méliès, which will be chosen on October 29th, at Fantastik Filmfest (Lund, Sweden).
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS AWARD
International Competition
Promotion
SWISS ARMY MAN – Daniel Scheinert & Dan Kwan, USA
Distributor : Ascot-Elite Entertainment Group, CH, ascot-elite.ch
Awarded by the NIFFF International Critics Jury
Pierce Conran, Screen Anarchy, CA
Cédric Delelée, Mad Movies, FR
Andrea Monili, Nocturno, IT
Luis Rosales, Scifiworld, SP
Nando Rohner, Deadline, DEAndrea Monili, Journalist, Italy, Nocturno (IT)
IMAGING THE FUTURE AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
International Competition
CHF 5’000.- offered by the Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM)
SWISS ARMY MAN – Daniel Scheinert & Dan Kwan, USA
Distributor : Ascot-Elite Entertainment Group, CH, ascot-elite.ch
Awarded by the International Jury
Michael Krummenacher, Director, CH
Alexandre Poncet, Director & Journalist, FR
Laura Sanchez Acosta, Producer, AR
David Cronenberg, Director, Writer, Canada Nosipho Dumisa, Director, South Africa
Chris Stapp, Director, Illustrator, New Zealand
RTS AUDIENCE AWARD
International and Asian Competitions
Broadcast
SWISS ARMY MAN – Daniel Scheinert & Dan Kwan, USA
Distributor : Ascot-Elite Entertainment Group, CH, ascot-elite.ch
Awarded by the audience
DENIS-DE-ROUGEMONT YOUTH AWARD
International Competition
An Hamilton watch
DETOUR – Christopher Smith, UK/South Africa
World sales : Bankside Films, UK, bankside-films.com
Awarded by the Denis-de-Rougemont High School Jury
Hafsa Ibrahim, Njarasoa Rumpf, Camila Schmalz P., Valentin Straub
BEST ASIAN FEATURE FILM
Asian Competition
Honorary
HONOR THY FATHER – Erik Matti, Philippines
World sales : Reality Ent., PH, reality.com.ph
Awarded by the audience
H.R. GIGER “NARCISSE” AWARD FOR BEST SWISS SHORT FILM
CHF 10’000.- offered by the SSA and Suissimage
IVAN’S NEED – Veronica Lingg, Manuela Leuenberger & Lukas Suter, Switzerland
Prod : Hochschule Luzern Design & Kunst, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen – animation@hslu.ch
Awarded by the SSA/Suissimage Jury
Anne Deluz, SSA/SUISSIMAGE Delegate, CH
Carmen Jaquier, Director, CH
Marie Klay, Programmer at Spoutnik, Administrative Director & Programmer at LUFF, CH
SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
Nomination
IVAN’S NEED – Veronica Lingg, Manuela Leuenberger & Lukas Suter, Switzerland
Prod : Hochschule Luzern Design & Kunst, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen – animation@hslu.ch
Awarded by the SSA/Suissimage Jury
Anne Deluz, SSA/SUISSIMAGE Delegate, CH
Carmen Jaquier, Director, CH
Marie Klay, Programmer at Spoutnik, Administrative Director & Programmer at LUFF, CH
The film is nominated for the Golden Méliès, which will be chosen on October 29th, at Fantastik Filmfest (Lund, Sweden).
TAURUS STUDIO AWARD FOR INNOVATION
Swiss Shorts Competition
CHF 2,000 worth of sound post production services
BELLE COMME UN COEUR – Gregory Casares, CH
Prod : École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne, Nadasdy Film Sarl – festival@nadasdyfilm.ch
Awarded by the Taurus Studio Jury
Claude Lander, Founder of Taurus Studio, CH
Marie-Thérèse Bonadonna, Cultural Delegate at Club 44, CH
Freddy Landry, Journalist & Producer, CH