Swiss Film Prize
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The Swiss Film Prize is the national film award of Switzerland
, first given out in 1998.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, first given out in 1998.
- 1998 to 2008 : the Prize was given in during the Solothurn Film FestivalSolothurn Film FestivalThe Solothurn Film Festival is the most important festival for Swiss film productions. Every year since 1966 it has presented a representative selection of current Swiss feature, documentary and short films in the “Swiss Forum” programme...
. - 2009 : the nomination night happened in Solothurn during January. Each film nominated received a cash-prize. During the beginning of March, a "glamour" ceremony, the first one of its kind, was organised in LucerneLucerneLucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
. The prize awarded is a Cristal-like statue, called "The Quartz". 2009 was the last year where the Jury was composed of people from the Swiss state and the Federal Office of Culture. - 2010 : Nomination in Solothurn again, during the Solothurn Film Festival during January. Ceremony in Lucerne in March. The prizes have been awarded for the first time by the Swiss Film Academy, created in 2008. It was the first time that no state intervention occurred.
Categories
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Animation Film
- Best Documentary Film
- Best Fiction Film
- Best Short Film
- Best Emerging Actor or Actress
- Best Screenplay
- Best Film Score
- Special Jury Prize