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Palmares 2018

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)