H.R. GIGER “NARCISSE” AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
International Competition
CHF 10’000.- given by the City of Neuchâtel
CLIMAX – GASPAR NOÉ, FR
World sales: Wild Bunch (FR)
Distributor: Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH(CH)
Awarded by the International Jury
Stéphanie Argerich, Director, Switzerland Lene Børglum, Producer, Denmark
David Cronenberg, Director, Writer, Canada Nosipho Dumisa, Director, South Africa
Chris Stapp, Director, Illustrator, New Zealand
SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST EUROPEAN FANTASTIC FEATURE FILM
Nomination
CLIMAX – GASPAR NOÉ, FR
World sales: Wild Bunch (FR)
Distributor: Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH(CH))
Awarded by the Méliès Jury
Joel Basman, Actor, Switzerland
Marie-Christine Fontaine, Producer, France Olivier Müller, manager at Teleclub, Switzerland
The film is nominated for the Golden Méliès, which will be chosen in October 2018 at the Sitges Film Festival by the European Fantastic Film Festival Federation (EFFFF).
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS AWARD
International Competition
Promotion
PIERCING – NICOLAS PESCE, US
World sales: Memento Films Int. (FR)
Awarded by the NIFFF International Critics Jury
Christopher O’Keefe, Journalist, Canada, Screen Anarchy (CA) Germaine Paulus, Journalist, Germany, Deadline (DE) Jean-Baptiste Herment, Journalist, France, Mad Movies (FR) Ignacio López Vaca, Journalist, Spain, Scifiworld (ES)
Andrea Monili, Journalist, Italy, Nocturno (IT)
IMAGING THE FUTURE AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
International Competition
CHF 5’000.- offered by the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM)
PIERCING – NICOLAS PESCE, US
World sales: Memento Films Int. (FR)
Awarded by the International Jury
Stéphanie Argerich, Director, Switzerland
Lene Børglum, Producer, Denmark
David Cronenberg, Director, Writer, Canada Nosipho Dumisa, Director, South Africa
Chris Stapp, Director, Illustrator, New Zealand
DENIS-DE-ROUGEMONT YOUTH AWARD
International Competition
A Hamilton watch
UNDER THE SILVER LAKE – DAVID ROBERT MITCHELL, US
Distributor: Ascot Elite Entertainment (CH)
Awarded by the Denis-de-Rougemont High School Jury
Rosa Arrivé, Tim Engel, Carlo Rossel, Daniel Alves, Nathan Glardon
BEST ASIAN FEATURE FILM
Asian Competition
Honorary
BAD GENIUS – NATTAWUT POONPIRIYA, TH
World sales: GDH 559 Co. (TH)
Awarded by the audience
RTS AUDIENCE AWARD
International and Asian Competitions
Broadcast
KASANE – SATÔ YÛICHI, JAPAN
World sales: Pony Canyon (JP)
Awarded by the audience
H.R. GIGER “NARCISSE” AWARD FOR BEST SWISS SHORT FILM
CHF 10’000.- offered by the SSA and Suissimage
CREPUSCULE – PAULINE JEANBOURQUIN, SWITZERLAND
Prod: Ecole cantonale d’Art de Lausanne – Département cinéma (CH), Nouvelles Tribu (CH) – ecal@ecal.ch
Awarded by the SSA/Suissimage Jury
Stéphane Goël, Director SSA/SUISSIMAGE Delegate, Switzerland
Bruno Quiblier, Shorts Programmer, Locarno Festival & Base-Court, Switzerland Stefan Jäger, Producer, Switzerland
SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM
Nomination
CREPUSCULE – PAULINE JEANBOURQUIN, SWITZERLAND
Prod: Ecole cantonale d’Art de Lausanne – Département cinéma (CH), Nouvelles Tribu (CH) – ecal@ecal.ch
Awarded by the SSA/Suissimage Jury
Stéphane Goël, Director SSA/SUISSIMAGE Delegate, Switzerland
Bruno Quiblier, Shorts Programmer, Locarno Festival & Base-Court, Switzerland
Stefan Jäger, Producer, Switzerland
The film is nominated for the Golden Méliès, which will be chosen in October 2018 at the Sitges Film Festival by the European Fantastic Film Festival Federation (EFFFF).
TAURUS STUDIO AWARD FOR INNOVATION
Swiss Shorts Competition
CHF 2,000 worth of sound post production services
DAS MÄDCHEN IM SCHNEE – DENNIS LEDERGERBER, SWITZERLAND
Prod : Visual Arts GmbH – info@cut-up.tv
Awarded by the Taurus Studio Jury
Jonas Follonier, Editor in Chief, Le Regard libre, Switzerland Claude Lander, Taurus Studio Founder, Switzerland
Francine Pickel, Financial Director, Lanterne Magique, Switzerland
OUTSIDE THE BOX AWARD
National distribution
CÓMPRAME UN REVÓLVER – JULIO HERNÁNDEZ CORDON, MEXICO / COLOMBIA
Distributor: Outside The Box (CH)