September 2015
1st Prize at the Gässli Film Festival
8. September 2015More informationThe small, but excellent Gässli Film Festival in Basel celebrates record attendance. Congratulations to Bigna Tomschin for winning 1st prize for her ZHdK degree film "Blue Blue Sky"!
Blue blue sky
by Bigna Tomschin
2015 German Talent Award - FIRST STEPS
1. September 2015More informationTwo MA degree films have been nominated at this year's German Talent Award FIRST STEPS. | Category Best Short Film: INLAND by Piet Baumgartner, 2015 MA graduate | Category Best Documentary Film: Familienbruchstück by Natalie Pfister, 2015 MA graduate
Inland
by Piet Baumgartner
Familienbruchstück
by Natalie Pfister
April 2015
1st Prize at the Swiss Youth Film Days
2. April 2015More informationOn 22 March 2015, Elena Brotschi was awarded 1st prize in the Category E ("Film School Students up to the age of 30") for her film "Von Faltbooten und Heringen".
Sparrows and Snorkels
by Elena Brotschi
March 2015
Elite wins award for Best Short Film
23. March 2015More informationAt this year's Landshut Short Film Festival, Piet Baumgartner was awarded 1st prize for the Best Short Feature Film.
Elite
by Piet Baumgartner
January 2015
Paveneh nominated for an Oscar
15. January 2015More informationTalkon Hamzavi's "Parvaneh" nominated for an Oscar | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated Talkhon Hamzavi's short film "Parvaneh" for an Oscar in the Category "Live Action Short Films".
Parvaneh
by Talkhon Hamzavi
November 2014
Best Short Film in Mainz
30. November 2014More informationOn the last weekend in November, Bigna Tomschin's "Blue Blue Sky" was awarded 1st prize for the Best Short Film at the Filmz German Cinema Festival in Mainz.
Blue blue sky
by Bigna Tomschin
Cadrage Zürich 2014 - Jan-Eric Mack wins award
25. November 2014More informationAt the 2014 Cadrage, Jan-Eric Mack's "Alfonso" has received the «Succès-Zürich» for the "Most Successful Short Film".
Alfonso
by Jan-Eric Mack
Parvaneh shortlisted for the 2015 Oscars
21. November 2014More information"Parvaneh" is one of the ten films in the Category "Live Action Short Films" selected by the Academy's Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee from 141 films for further selection for the 87th Academy Awards.
Parvaneh
by Talkhon Hamzavi
Blinder Passagier wins two prizes
1. November 2014Maria Brendle's BA degree film "Blinder Passagier" has received two awards at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival: Best Short Film of the Children's Jury and Best Short Film of the Adult Jury.
Blinder Passagier
by Maria Brendle
September 2014
Benny Jaberg wins the netzhdk Prize
23. September 2014More informationFormer film student Benny Jaberg has received the netzhdk Prize, awarded by the alumni organisation of Zurich University of the Arts, and endowed with the sum of CHF 10'000. The jury thus honours the work of a filmmaker reputed for his independence and clarity, his choice of themes, and his aesthetic and technical skills at bringing his concerns to the screen.
July 2014
NIFFF honours BA film "Lothar"
7. July 2014More informationLuca Zuberbühler's "Lothar" is awarded a Narcissus for the Best Swiss Short Film at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF).
Lothar
by Luca Zuberbühler
June 2014
Bigna Tomschin wins German Cinematography Award
25. June 2014More informationBigna Tomschin has been awarded the German Cinematography Award in the Category "Best Edited Young Talent Film" for her BA degree film "Blue Blue Sky"
Blue blue sky
by Bigna Tomschin
April 2014
Nomination for Basel Film Award
10. April 2014Caroline Feder's BA degree film "The Masterpiece" has been nominated for the 2014 Basel Film Award.
The Masterpiece
by Caroline Feder