The Swiss Film Awards (, , , ; also known as the Swiss Film Prize) are national film awards awarded in several categories of Switzerland, first given out in 1998.
History Between 1998 and 2008 the prize was given during the Solothurn Film Festival in the Konzertsaal/Reithalle in Solothurn. From 2009 to 2012 it was held in Lucerne, and since then it has been held in a different city each year, apart from 2020, when it had to be cancelled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. In that year, the winners were announced in a special programme and are supposed to be presented as part of the annual Locarno Film Festival in August.
From 2009 onwards the festival has hosted the "Night of Nominations" announcement. Since then, every nomination film receives a cash prize. Also since 2009, the ceremony has been moved to March in a more glamorous atmosphere and with a broadcasting on television. 2009 was the last year where the jury was composed of people from the Swiss state and the Federal Office of Culture. Until that year, the award was called "Viewfinder" and changed its appearance every year with different designers being approached to give it a distinctive look. Since 2009 the prize awarded is a Cristal-like statue, designed by Alfredo Häberli, called "The Quartz".
From 2010 the prizes were awarded by the Swiss Film Academy. , they are awarded by the Federal Office of Culture.
Categories In 2024, an honorary award was awarded to producer Robert Boner, who has produced more than 50 films, including Les petites fugues (1979) by Yves Yersin, films by Christine Pascal and Lionel Baier, and many documentaries and animated films.
Current Best Actor Best Actress Best Animation Film Best Documentary Film Best Fiction Film Best Short Film Best Performance in a Supporting Role Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Film Score Special Jury Prize
Retired awards Best Performance in a Leading Role (2004-2007) Best Emerging Actor or Actress (2008-2010)
Ceremonies Edition Date Host(s) Venue Best Film1st 21 January 1998 Konzertsaal, Solothurnex-aequo: The Silence of Men & Waalo Fendo - Là où la terre gèle 2nd 27 January 1999 Monika SchärerFögi Is a Bastard3rd 19 January 2000 Florence HeinigerSet Me Free4th 24 January 2001 Monika Schärer & Thierry RomanensAzzurro5th 16 January 2002 Rythalle, SolothurnUtopia Blues6th 22 January 2003 Florence Heiniger & Max Rüdlinger On dirait le sud7h 21 January 2004 Florence Heiniger & Polo HoferMein Name ist Bach8th 26 January 2005 Esther Gemsch & Massimo Lorenzi One Long Winter Without Fire9th 18 January 2006 Massimo Lorenzi & Eva Wannemacher Rascals on the Road10th 24 January 2007 Gilles Tschudi Konzertsaal, Solothurn Vitus11th23 January 2008 Susanne KunzCIS Sportscenter, Solothurn The Friend12th7 March 2009KKL Lucerne Home13th6 March 2010 Cœur animal14th12 March 2011 The Little Bedroom15th17 March 2012 Summer Games16th23 March 2013 Fabienne Hadorn & Alain Croubalian Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva Sister17th21 March 2014Maria Victoria Haas Schiffbau, Zurich I Am the Keeper18th13 March 2015 Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva The Circle19th21 March 2016 Schiffbau, Zurich 20th24 March 2017 Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva My Life as a Courgette21st23 March 2018 Monika SchärerHalle 622, Oerlikon, Zurich Blue My Mind22nd22 March 2019Maria Victoria HaasBâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva Ceux qui travaillent23rd24 March 2020 Locarno Film Festival Le milieu de l’horizon24th26 March 2021 Online Event My Little Sister25th25 March 2022 Zurich Olga26th24 March 2023 Geneva Drii Winter27th22 March 2024 Zurich Blackbird blackberry
See also Austrian Film Award German Film Award
References
External links Official site All-time winners