2012 Schweizer Filmpreis ‎(Swiss Film Awards) - winners

The Bundesamt für Kultur (Swiss Federal Office of Culture) and Schweizer Filmakademie (Swiss Film Academy) held their ceremony for their 15th Annual Schweizer Filmpreis ‎(Swiss Film Prizes) – known as the "Quartz" – Schweizer Filmpreis Quartz 2012 will be held in the KKL Luzern (Culture and Convention Centre).

The night's big winner was Rolando Colla's Summer Games. It won three awards for Best Fiction Film, Screenplay and Cinematography.

The films Der Verdingbub (The Foster Boy) by Markus Imboden and Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari (Someone like me – Dällebach Kari) by Xavier Koller had led with six nominations each. Der Verdingbub won Best Actor (Max Hubacher) and Performance in a Supporting Role (Stefan Kurt). Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari won the other acting award, Best Actress (Carla Juri).

The honourary Spezialpreis der Jury (Special Jury Prize) was presented to Writer-Director-Producer Rolf Lyssy.

Nominations for the 15th Annual Schweizer Filmpreis

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Winners for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2012»

Best Fiction Film – each nomination CHF 25,000
Summer Games, Rolando Colla, Peacock Film

Best Documentary Film – each nomination CHF 25,000
Vol Spécial (Special Flight), Fernand Melgar, Climage

Best Short Film – each nomination CHF 10,000
Du&Ich (You and I), Esen Isik, maximage

Best Screenplay – each nomination CHF 5,000
Summer Games, Rolando Colla, Pilar Anguita-McKay

Best Actress – each nomination CHF 5,000
Carla Juri (Annemarie Geiser), Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari (Someone like me – Dällebach Kari)

Best Actor – each nomination CHF 5,000
Max Hubacher (Max), Der Verdingbub (The Foster Boy)

Best Performance in a Supporting Role – each nomination CHF 5,000
Stefan Kurt (Bösiger), Der Verdingbub (The Foster Boy)

Best Film Score – each nomination CHF 5,000
Peter Bräker, Balz Bachmann, Day is Done

Best Cinematography – each nomination CHF 5,000
Lorenz Merz, Summer Games

Spezialpreis der Jury (Special Jury Prize)
Rolf Lyssy