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The 13th
Zurich Film Festival has awarded their Golden Eyes to
POP AYE by Kirsten Tan from Singapore for International Feature Film;
MACHINES by Rahul Jain from India, Germany and Finland for International Documentary Film; and
BLUE MY MIND by Lisa Brühlmann from Switzerland for Focus: Switzerland, Germany, Austria.
The Emerging Swiss Talent Award for a Swiss film went to
AVANT LA FIN DE L’ÉTÉ / BEFORE SUMMER ENDS by Maryam Goormaghtigh (Switzerland, France) and the Critics’ Choice Award goes to BLUE MY MIND by Lisa Brühlmann (Switzerland).
The Audience Award went to
A RIVER BELOW by Mark Grieco (Colombia, USA).
2017 Zurich Film Festival Awards
International Feature Film Competition
The 13th Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye for Best Film in the International Feature Film Competition category goes to:
POP AYE by Kirsten Tan (Singapore)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ku1ZPsWqM0
A Special Mention goes to:
JUSQU’À LA GARDE / CUSTODY by Xavier Legrand (France)
UNDER THE TREE / UNDIR TRÉNU by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson (Iceland, Denmark, Poland, Germany)
International Documentary Film Competition
The 13th Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye for Best Film in the International Documentary Film Competition category goes to:
MACHINES by Rahul Jain (India, Germany, Finland)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm0gxjao36E
A Special Mention goes to:
DIE GENTRIFIZIERUNG BIN ICH. BEICHTE EINES FINSTERLINGS / I AM GENTRIFICATION. CONFESSIONS OF A SCOUNDREL by Thomas Haemmerli (Switzerland)
AL OTRO LADO DEL MURO / THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL by Pau Ortiz (Spain, Mexico)
Focus: Switzerland, Germany, Austria
The 13th Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye for Best Film in the Focus: Switzerland, Germany, Austria Competition category goes to:
BLUE MY MIND by Lisa Brühlmann (Switzerland)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBijdXcd5hk
Emerging Swiss Talent Award
The Emerging Swiss Talent Award for Best Swiss Film in the Festival Programme goes to:
AVANT LA FIN DE L’ÉTÉ / BEFORE SUMMER ENDS by Maryam Goormaghtigh (Switzerland)
A Special Mention goes to:
TIERE / ANIMALS by Greg Zglinski (Switzerland, Austria, Poland)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIoHmGiSFvA
Critics’ Choice Award
The Swiss Association of Film Journalists (SVFJ) award their prize for Best Debut Feature Film in the Competition Section to:
BLUE MY MIND by Lisa Brühlmann (Switzerland)
Audience Award
Given to the best film from the three competition categories as chosen by viewers, the Audience Award goes to:
A RIVER BELOW by Mark Grieco (Colombia, USA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dm-P9Pi7gI
Kids Jury Award for Best Children’s Film
The Kids Jury gives their award to:
UP IN THE SKY / UPP I DET BLÅ by Peter Lennstrand (Sweden)
Audience Award for Best Children’s Film
The Audience Award for best film in the ZFF for Kids section as chosen by our young viewers goes to:
DIE HÄSCHENSCHULE – JAGD NACH DEM GOLDENEN EI / RABBIT SCHOOL – GUARDIANS OF THE GOLDEN EGG by Ute von Münchow-Pohl (Germany)
Treatment Competition Award
The Award for Best Treatment goes to:
Seraina Nyikos for the Project SECONDO (Switzerland)
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