Swiss Director honoured in Dresden
26.04.2010
Swiss director Nicolas Steiner was honoured with the Saxon Minister of Fine Arts Promotion Prize, endowed with EUR 20,000, at the 22nd Filmfest Dresden (April 20-25, 2010) for his short film "Ich bin’s Helmut". Steiner had completed the short film at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg.
A total of 70 films from 20 countries participated in this year's competition of the Filmfest Dresden, which awards the highest prize money in Europe for a short film festival, amounting to a total of approximately EUR 59,000. The Minister of Fine Arts Promotion Prize, endowed with EUR 20,000 and sponsored by the Saxon Ministry of Science and the Fine Arts, went to a Swiss director for the first time: Nicolas Steiner for "Ich bin's Helmut". Swiss director Michael Koch had won the "Golden Horseman" award for his short fiction film "Polar" in Dresden last year.