Actress Diane Kruger will receive the Golden Eye at Zurich Film Festival for her “outstanding career and great versatility” and will present her most recent movie Visions by Yann Gozlan as an international premiere.
Zurich Film Festival
The Zurich Film Festival provides a platform for the most promising filmmakers from around the globe. It aims to promote exchange between emerging directors, successful film workers, the film industry and the general public. Every autumn, the ZFF presents the year’s greatest discoveries and most anticipated films.
Zurich Film Festival started in 2005 and takes place in Zurich, Switzerland
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Diane Kruger to Receive Golden Eye Award + Premiere ‘Visions’ at Zurich Film Festival
Diane Kruger at 2022 Zurich Film Festival © Titin Emans
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2022 Zurich Film Festival Award: STUNTWOMEN, LOS REYES DEL MUNDO and SAM NOW Win Golden Eye Prizes
Cascadeuses (Stuntwomen) by Elena Avdija The 18th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) presented the main Golden Eye prizes in the three competition categories to Cascadeuses by Elena Avdija, Los Reyes del Mundo by Laura Mora Ortega and Sam Now by Reed Harkness.
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Sir Ben Kingsley to Receive Golden Icon Award + Premiere DALÍLAND at Zurich Film Festival
Sir Ben Kingsley in Dalíland © Rekha Garton and Marcel Zyskind British actor Sir Ben Kingsley will be honored at the 18th Zurich Film Festival with the Golden Icon Award and present the European premiere of his latest movie Dalíland, in which he portrays the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí. In addition, Sir Ben Kingsley will speak about his career in a ZFF Masters.
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Eddie Redmayne will Receive Golden Eye + Premiere THE GOOD NURSE at Zurich Film Festival
Eddie Redmayne with Jessica Chastain in THE GOOD NURSE © JoJo Whilden / Netflix Academy Award®-winner Eddie Redmayne will be awarded a Golden Eye for his career achievements at the 18th Zurich Film Festival taking place September 22 – October 2, 2022. Redmayne will receive the award prior to presenting the European premiere of Tobias Lindholm’s thriller The Good Nurse, in which he plays a nurse who poses a deadly threat to his patients. He will also participate in a ZFF Masters session.
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Luca Guadagnino to Receive A Tribute to… Award and Premiere BONES AND ALL at Zurich Film Festival
Luca Guadagnino © Anoush Abrar for Zurich Film Festival The 18th Zurich Film Festival will honor Italian director and screenwriter Luca Guadagnino with the A Tribute to… Award for his cinematic work. Luca Guadagnino will accept the honorary award during the Gala Premiere of his latest film Bones and All and will also hold a public ZFF Masters.
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Zurich Film Festival Launches New ‘Sounds’ Section Featuring Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘TAURUS’
Machine Gun Kelly in Taurus Rapper Machine Gun Kelly presents the drama Taurus, in which he himself embodies a music star, and executive producer Roland Emmerich’s team will present the world premiere of the modern Mozart film adaptation The Magic Flute in the new “Sounds” section of the 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22 – Oct 2) screening music films and events with musicians.
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Sally El Hosaini’s Syrian Refugee Drama THE SWIMMERS Opens 18th Zurich Film Festival
The Swimmers directed by Sally El Hosaini The European Premiere of Sally El Hosaini’s drama The Swimmers based on the inspirational true-life story of the Mardini sisters’ will open the 18th Zurich Film Festival on September 22, 2022.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg to Receive Golden Eye and Premiere THE ALMOND AND THE SEAHORSE at Zurich Film Festival
Charlotte Gainsbourg Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg will be honored with the prestigious Golden Eye award for her outstanding career and versatility, and present her new film The Almond and the Seahorse as a world premiere at the 18th Zurich Film Festival.
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Zurich Film Festival Hashtag Section Showcases Films Under #MyReligion
Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown in Honk For Jesus, Save Your Soul by Adamma Ebo. photo by Alan Gwizdowski. Last year it was about sex, and this year’s Zurich Film Festival hashtag section screens films under the title #MyReligion dealing with questions of faith, euphoria and modern deities. The “Hashtag” section showcases a hot topic that is also trending on social media.
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Zurich Film Festival 2022 Announces Gala Premieres incl. BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonagh Zurich Film Festival announced the first seven titles in Gala Premieres section at the upcoming 18th edition, including the star-studded drama The Banshees of Inisherin by Oscar-winning director Martin McDonagh, the European premiere of the German film adaptation All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger as well as the world premieres of Der Nachname by Sönke Wortmann and Die Goldenen Jahre by Barbara Kulcsar.
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A CHIARA, THE FAM and LIFE OF IVANNA Win Zurich Film Festival 2021 Golden Eye Awards
A Chiara directed by Jonas Carpignano The prizes of the 17th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) were presented during the Award Night with the Golden Eye prizes going to The Fam (La Mif) by Fred Baillif in Focus Competition, A Chiara by Jonas Carpignano won the Golden Eye for Best Feature Film, and Life Of Ivanna by Renato Borrayo Serrano won the Golden Eye for Best Documentary Film. The ZFF Children’s Jury presented the Little Golden Eye to The Wolf and the Lion (Le loup et le lion).
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Paul Schrader to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Zurich Film Festival
Paul Schrader © Franck Ferville Each year, the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) presents honorary awards to celebrated filmmaker, director and screenwriter Paul Schrader will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his life’s work. Paul Schrader will accept the award in person on Friday, October 1 before presenting his new film The Card Counter, which he wrote and directed; and give insights into his career at a ZFF Masters.