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Palmares 2016

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