2016 Awards


International Competition Feature Films

SESTERCE D’OR LA MOBILIÈRE
Best feature film
CHF 20'000

Another Year
Shengze Zhu
China, 2016, 181’

PRIX DU JURY RÉGIONYON
Most innovative feature film
CHF 10'000

Liberation, the User’s Guide
Alexander Kuznetsov
France, 2016, 80’

Special mention

Tadmor
Monika Borgmann, Lokman Slim
Lebanon, Switzerland, France, 2016, 103'


International Competition Medium-length Films

SESTERCE D’OR GEORGE
Best medium-length film
CHF 10'000

Sit and Watch
Matthew Barton, Francisco Forbes
United Kingdom, 2016, 37’

PRIX DU JURY GEORGE
Most innovative medium-length film
CHF 5'000

Samir in the Dust
Mohamed Ouzine
France, Algeria, Qatar, 2015, 61’

Special mention

From the West
Juliane Henrich
Germany, 2016, 61’


International Competition Short Films

SESTERCE D’OR FONDATION GOBLET
Best short film
CHF 5'000

I’m Not from Here
Maite Alberdi, Giedré Žickyté
Chile, Lithuania, Denmark, 2016, 26’

PRIX DU JURY MÉMOIRE VIVE
Most innovative short film
CHF 2'500

The Rock
Hamid Jafari
Iran, 2015, 25’


Regard Neuf

SESTERCE D’ARGENT REGARD NEUF CANTON DE VAUD
Best first film
CHF 10'000

The Dazzling Light of Sunset
Salomé Jashi
Georgia, Germany, 2016, 74’

PRIX DU JURY REGARD NEUF
Most innovative first film
CHF 5'000

Not My Job
Denis Shabaev
Russia, 2015, 70’

Special mention

Triokala: The Three Gifts of Nature
Leandro Picarella
Italy, 2015, 75’


Cinéma Suisse

SESTERCE D’ARGENT SRG SSR
Best Swiss feature film, out of all competitive sections
CHF 15'000

Tadmor
Monika Borgmann, Lokman Slim
Lebanon, Switzerland, France, 2016, 103'

PRIX DU JURY SSA/SUISSIMAGE
Most innovative Swiss feature film, out of all competitive sections
CHF 10'000

Raving Iran
Susanne Regina Meures
Switzerland, 2016, 84’

Special mention

Calabria
Pierre-François Sauter
Switzerland, 2016, 116’


Young Audience Jury

PRIX SOCIÉTÉ DES HÔTELIERS DE LA CÔTE DU JEUNE PUBLIC
Best film of the Premiers Pas section
CHF 3'000

Tales of Rabassada
Ferrán Romeu
Spain, 2015, 28’

Special mention

Transit Zone
Frederik Subei
United Kingdom, 2015, 30’


Prix du Public for the Grand Angle section

SESTERCE D’ARGENT PRIX DU PUBLIC VILLE DE NYON
Best film of the Grand Angle section
CHF 10'000

Presenting Princess Shaw
Ido Haar
Israël, 2015, 80'


Maître du Réel

SESTERCE D'OR PRIX RAIFFEISEN MAÎTRE DU RÉEL
Career Award to Peter Greenaway 


Interreligious Award

PRIX INTERRELIGIEUX
Feature film of the International Competition that sheds light on existential, social or spiritual questions as well as human values
CHF 5'000

Liberation, the User’s Guide
Alexander Kuznetsov
France, 2016, 80’

Special mention

Looking Like my Mother
Dominique Margot
Switzerland, 2016, 78’

Special mention

Still Breathing
Anca Hirte
France, 2016, 89’


Buyens-Chagoll Award

PRIX BUYENS-CHAGOLL
Film of humanist dimension focusing on stories developing values that confer meaning to the future of mankind
CHF 5'000

Un Paese di Calabria
Shu Aiello, Catherine Catella
France, Switzerland, Italy, 2016, 90’


Doc Outlook – International Market

DOCM | PRIX DOCS IN PROGRESS
Best Docs in Progress Feature
Subtitles offered by Raggio Verde

Sanctuary
Ashley Sabin, David  Redmon
United Kingdom, Canada, United States, 72’

DOCM | PRIX RTS – PERSPECTIVES D'UN DOC
Best Romand Film Project
CHF 10'000 of development support

Echanges
Francis Reusser

DOCM | PRIX VISIONS SUD EST 
Best Chilean Film project
CHF 10'000

Poiesis
Carlos Klein
Chile, 90'/(52')

DOCM | HEAD – GENÈVE POSTPRODUCTION AWARD
Best Pitching du Réel Film project
Postproduction services

Between Dog and Wolf
Irene Gutiérrez
Cuba, Spain, 80’