The nominees for the 2024 Swiss Film Awards have been announced

The film BISONS by director Pierre Monnard (WILDER, NEUMATT, PLATZSPITZBABY) is in the running for the Swiss Film Award with six nominations, followed by BLACKBIRD, BLACKBIRD, BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani and LA VOIE ROYALE by Frédéric Mermoud with four nominations each. The three well-known actresses Ursina Lardi, Julia Jentsch and Ella Rumpf have been nominated for Best Actress.

The Swiss Film Awards ceremony will take place on March 22 at Halle 622 in Zurich. The award ceremony for local filmmaking is organized by the Federal Office of Culture FOC with its partners SRG SSR and the Association Quartz Genève Zurich and in collaboration with Swiss Films, the Swiss Film Academy and the Solothurn Film Festival.

A total of 115 films in 13 categories are eligible for the 2024 Swiss Film Awards. The films were viewed and judged by around 500 members of the Swiss Film Academy.

The nominees at a glance

Best Feature Film

• BISONS by Pierre Monnard (P.S. Productions Sàrl, Xavier Grin)
• BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani (Alva Film Sàrl, Thomas Reichlin, Britta Rindelaub)
• L'AMOUR DU MONDE by Jenna Hasse (Langfilm - Bernhard Lang AG, Olivier Zobrist, Anne-Catherine Lang)
• LA VOIE ROYALE by Frédéric Mermoud (Band à part Films Sàrl, Jean-Stephane Bron)
• LAISSEZ-MOI by Maxime Rappaz (GoldenEggProduction Sàrl, Gabriela Bussmann, Yan Decoppet)

Best Documentary Film

• DIE ANHÖRUNG by Lisa Gerig (Ensemble Film GmbH, Maurizius Staerkle Drux, Eva Vitija)
• LAS TORERAS by Jackie Brutsche (Recycled TV AG, Madeleine Corbat)
• PRISONERS OF FATE by Mehdi Sahebi (Sora Film GmbH, Aya Domenig)
• THE DRIVEN ONES by Piet Baumgartner (Catpics AG, Sarah Born, Philippe Grob)
• WHILE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS by Peter Mettler (maximage GmbH, Cornelia Seitler, Brigitte Hofer)

Best Short Film

• LA GRAVIDITÉ by Jela Hasler (Langfilm - Bernhard Lang AG, Olivier Zobrist, Anne-Catherine Lang)
• LE FILS DU CHASSEUR by Juliette Riccaboni (Akka Films Sàrl, Juliana Fanjul, Nicolas Wadimoff)
• NIGHT SHIFT by Kayije Kagame, Hugo Radi (Association Victor, Kayije Kagame, Donatien Roustant)
• TERRA MATER - MOTHER LAND by Kantarama Gahigiri (Kantarama Gahigiri)
• THE FUSE by Kevin Haefelin (Kumoshika Productions Sàrl, Youmi Haefelin-Roch)

Best Animated Film

• ARMAT by Élodie Dermange (Nadasdy Film Sàrl, Nicolas Burlet)
• CANARD by Elie Chapuis (Hélium Films Sàrl, Clémence Pun)
• THE CAR THAT CAME BACK FROM THE SEA by Jadwiga Kowalska (Jadwiga Kowalska - Animation & Illustration, Jadwiga Kowalska)

Best Screenplay

• BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY - Elene Naveriani
• BON SCHUUR TICINO - Peter Luisi, Beat Schlatter
• LA VOIE ROYALE - Frédéric Mermoud

Best actress

• Julia Jentsch (Helena) in 8 DAYS IN AUGUST
• Ursina Lardi (Anna) in THE NEIGHBORS FROM ABOVE
• Ella Rumpf (Marguerite) in LE THÉORÈME DE MARGUERITE

Best Actor

• Karim Barras (Joël) in BISONS
• Antonio Buíl (Juan Ali) in VOUS N'ÊTES PAS IVAN GALLATIN
• Maxime Valvini (Steve) in BISONS

Best performance in a supporting role

• Sarah Spale (Lisa) in THE NEIGHBORS FROM ABOVE
• Roland Vouilloz (JD) in VOUS N'ÊTES PAS IVAN GALLATIN
• Maud Wyler (Claire Fresnel) in LA VOIE ROYALE

Best Film Music

• BISONS - Nicolas Rabaeus
• RIVIÈRE - Nicolas Rabaeus
• THE LAND WITHIN - Nicolas Rabaeus

Best camera

• 2G - Patrick Tresch
• BISONS - Joseph Areddy
• RIVIÈRE - Joseph Areddy

Best assembly

• BISONS - Nicolas Hislaire
• BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY - Aurora Franco Vögeli
• LA VOIE ROYALE - Sarah Anderson

Best sound

• BERGFAHRT - Jacques Kieffer, Gina Keller
• BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY - Philippe Ciompi, Marc von Stürler
• LA CHIMERA - Xavier Lavorel

Best graduation film

• CHAGRIN VALLEY by Nathalie Berger (Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK)
• CREVETTE by Noémi Knobli, Elina Huber, Sven Bachmann, Jill Vágner (HSLU BA Animation Department)
• ELECTRIC FIELDS by Lisa Gertsch (Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK)

The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) selects a five-member commission from the members of the Swiss Film Academy. It makes its nominations based on the recommendations of the Academy's 500 or so members. The nomination committee is chaired by Annina Hasler, Head of the FOC Film Culture Service.

During the week of the awards ceremony from March 18 to 24, the Nominees' Week at the Cinémas du Grütli in Geneva and the Filmpodium Zurich will be dedicated to the nominated films.