Schweizer Filmpreis 2013 (Swiss Film Awards) – nominations

This evening the Federal Office of Culture announced the contenders for the 16th Annual Schweizer Filmpreis (Swiss Film Award). This official ceremony, known as “Nominations Night”, was held in Solothurn concert hall as part of the Solothurn Film Festival, and signals the countdown to the Swiss Film Award ceremony, which will take place on 23 March 2013 in the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva. The guest speakers at the gala event were Federal Councillor Alain Berset, Charles Beer, President of the Executive Council of the canton of Geneva and President of the Association “Quartz” Genève Zürich, and Christian Frei, President of the Swiss Film Academy.

Marcel Gisler's Rosie took the lead with six nominations. It picked up nominations for Best Fiction Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Sibylle Brunner), Best Actor (Fabian Krüger), and Best Performance in a Supporting Role for both Judith Hofmann and Sebastian Ledesma.

Also nominated for Best Fiction Film were Il comandante e la cicogna (The Commander and the Stork) by Silvio Soldini, Opération Libertad (Operation Freedom) by Nicolas Wadimoff, Sister by Ursula Meier, and Verliebte Feinde (Enemies In Love) by Werner Schweizer.

The Swiss-Canadian co-produced documentary The End of Time by Peter Mettler picked up three nominations. It was recognized in the Best Documentary Film, Best Film Score and Best Cinematography categories.

The 2013 Schweizer Filmpreis ceremony will take place on 23 March 2013. The venue for this gala event, which honours the outstanding achievements of the Swiss film industry, will be the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, a former water works moored in the middle of the River Rhone in downtown Geneva.


Complete nominations for the 16th Annual Schweizer Filmpreis

Best Fiction Film – each nominee will receive CHF 25,000
Il comandante e la cicogna (The Commander and the Stork), Silvio Soldini, ventura film
Opération Libertad (Operation Freedom), Nicolas Wadimoff, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Rosie, Marcel Gisler, Cobra Film
Sister, Ursula Meier, Vega Film
Verliebte Feinde (Enemies In Love), Werner Schweizer, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

Best Documentary Film – each nominee will receive CHF 25,000
Forbidden Voices, Barbara Miller, Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke
Hiver nomade (Winter Nomads), Manuel von Stürler, Louise Productions
More Than Honey, Markus Imhoof, Thelma Film
The End of Time, Peter Mettler, maximage
Thorberg, Dieter Fahrer, Balzli & Fahrer

Best Short Film – each nominee will receive CHF 10,000
Déposer les enfants (Drop the Kids Off), Antoine Jaccoud, Bettina Oberli, Rita Productions
Du Contrat Social (The Social Contract), Frédéric Mermoud, Rita Productions
Einspruch VI (Objection VI), Rolando Colla, Peacock Film
Goal, Fulvio Bernasconi, Rita Productions
Os Vivos Tambem Choram (The Living Also Cry), Basil Da Cunha, Box Productions

Best Animation Film – each nominee will receive CHF 10,000
Au coeur de l'hiver (Heart of Winter), Isabelle Favez, Swiss Effects Film
Bon Voyage, Fabio Friedli, HSLU
Chambre 69, Claude Barras, Hélium Films
Der kleine Vogel und das Blatt (The Little Bird and the Leaf), Lena von Döhren, Swiss Effects Film
La Nuit de L'Ours (The Night of the Bears), Frédéric Guillaume, Samuel Guillaume, Etilem Films Productions

Best Screenplay – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Nicolas Wadimoff, Jacob Berger, Opération Libertad (Operation Freedom)
Marcel Gisler, Rudolf Nadler, Rosie
Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud, Sister

Best Actress – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Sibylle Brunner, Rosie
Mona Petri, Verliebte Feinde (Enemies In Love)
Sabine Timoteo, Cyanure (Cyanide)

Best Actor – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Fabian Krüger, Rosie
Fabian Krüger, Verliebte Feinde (Enemies In Love)
Kacey Mottet Klein, Sister

Best Performance in a Supporting Role – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Antonio Buil, Opération Libertad (Operation Freedom)
Judith Hofmann, Rosie
Sebastian Ledesma, Rosie

Best Film Score – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Olivia Pedroli, Hiver nomade (Winter Nomads)
Peter Scherer, More Than Honey
Gabriel Scotti, Vincent Hänni, The End of Time

Best Cinematography – each nominee will receive CHF 5,000
Camille Cottagnoud, Hiver nomade (Winter Nomads)
Peter Mettler, The End of Time
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