“Golden Eyes” was again presented at a large awards ceremony at the Zurich Opera House. As always, the main prizes were drawn in three different nominations.
In addition to the gala premieres, which are always the biggest buzz at ZFF, there are many more films that compete for the main prizes of the festival. There are three different competitions in which Golden Eyes can be won: a feature film competition with international entries, a focus film competition with films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and a documentary film competition. In all categories, the focus should be on up-and-coming directors competing with their first, second or third directorial effort.
One of the main prizes will remain in Switzerland. Documentation Cascades, which shows the lives of three stuntmen, was able to assert itself against the background of local competitors, as well as competitors from Germany and Austria. FROM fudre Another Swiss entry in this category received an honorable mention from the jury. The Colombian film won the feature film competition. los reyes del mundo, in which a group of teenagers make their way to their inherited residence. Among the documentary films, the film in which the road trip plays an important role also won. By US Post By myself talks about a young man’s search for his mother, who disappeared many years ago.
A brief overview of all the winners of the 18th Zurich Film Festival.
Competition of feature films “Golden Eye”:
los reyes del mundo – Laura Mora Ortega
Our film review
Competition “Golden focus”:
Cascades – Elena Avdia
Our film review
Documentary Film Competition “Golden Eye”:
By myself – Reid Harkness
ZFF for Children – Jury Prize:
Lucy is now a gangster – Till Endemann
Our film review
ZFF for Children – Audience Award:
My robot brother – Frederik Meldal Norgaard
People’s Choice Award:
Become Julia
Science Film Awards:
Territory
Emerging Swiss Talent Award (critics award):
fudre – Carmen Jacquiere
Our film review
Zurich Church Film Awards:
fudre – Carmen Jacquiere
Our film review
Best International Film Music:
Robert Eiserinhuisen
You can find full coverage of ZFF 2022 in our dossier.
Dossier: 18th Zurich Film Festival 2022
Source: Outnow
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