“Chrigu” and “Heimatklänge” awarded at the Berlinale
18.02.2007
The two Swiss documentary films “Chrigu” by Christian Ziörjen and Jan Gassmann, as well as “Heimatklänge” by Stefan Schwietert won prizes bestowed by two independent juries at the 57th Berlinale. Both films were shown as part of the International Forum of Young Cinema. Presided over by Swiss citizen Charles Martig, the Ecumenical Jury awarded “Chrigu” with a prize worth 2,500 Euro. “Heimatklänge” received the CICAE prize of the International Film Art Theatre Association as well as the 3,000 Euro “Tagesspiegel” readers’ prize, which was bestowed for the first time.
The Ecumenical Jury, which awards prizes that bring awareness to the audience on spiritual, human, and social values, justified its decision by noting that the film ”documents the process of dying as part of life and life as part of dying.”
Member of the CICAE jury are movie theatre operators from various European countries, while the readers’ jury of the “Tagesspiegel” is comprised of nine members who viewed the entirety of films presented in the Forum.
Along with “Chrigu” and “Heimatklänge”, three additional Swiss films premiered at this year’s Forum of Young Cinema: “Pas douce” by Jeanne Waltz, “I Was a Swiss Banker” by Thomas Imbach, and the Swiss-German co-production “Madonnas” by Maria Speth.
Zurich, February 18, 2007
Member of the CICAE jury are movie theatre operators from various European countries, while the readers’ jury of the “Tagesspiegel” is comprised of nine members who viewed the entirety of films presented in the Forum.
Along with “Chrigu” and “Heimatklänge”, three additional Swiss films premiered at this year’s Forum of Young Cinema: “Pas douce” by Jeanne Waltz, “I Was a Swiss Banker” by Thomas Imbach, and the Swiss-German co-production “Madonnas” by Maria Speth.
Zurich, February 18, 2007