Discover more about the impressive achievements and successes of former ZFF prize winners. You'll find an overview of all winners here.
Golden Icon Award, Jessica Chastain
A Tribute to ... Award, Todd Haynes
Lifetime Achievement Award, Volker Bertelmann
Career Achievement Award, Michel Merkt
Golden Eye Award, Mads Mikkelsen | Diane Kruger
Focus Competition, HOLLYWOODGATE, Ibrahim Nash'at, Germany, USA
Feature Film Competition, HESITATION WOUND, Selman Nacar, Turkey, Spain, Romania, France
Documentary Competition, IN THE REARVIEW, Maciek Pamela, Poland, France, Ukraine
Audience Award, QUEENDOM, Agniia Galdanova, USA, France
Kids' Jury Award, DANCING QUEEN, Aurora Gossé, Norway
Kids' Audience Award, CHECKER TOBI UND DIE REISE ZU DEN FLIEGENDEN FLÜSSEN, Johannes Honsell, Germany
Critics' Award, LAS TORERAS, Jackie Brutsche, Switzerland
Prize of the Churches of Zurich, LAS TORERAS, Jackie Brutsche, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Sir Ben Kingsley
A Tribute to ... Award, Luca Guadagnino
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Eddie Redmayne | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Rachel Portman
Focus Competition, CASCADEUSES, Elena Avdija, Switzerland, France
Feature Film Competition, LOS REYES DEL MUNDO, Laura Mora, Columbia, Spain, Norway, Luxemburg, Mexico, France
Documentary Competition, SAM NOW, Reed Harkness, USA
Audience Award, BECOMING GIULIA, Laura Kaehr, Switzerland
Kids' Jury Award, LUCY IST JETZT GANGSTER, Till Endemann, Germany, Netherlands
Kids' Audience Award, MY ROBOT BROTHER, Frederik Meldal Nørgaard, Denmark
Critics' Award, FOUDRE, Carmen Jaquier, Switzerland
Science Film Award, THE TERRITORY, Alex Pritz, Brasilien, Dänemark, USA
Prize of the Churches of Zurich, FOUDRE, Carmen Jaquier, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Sharon Stone
A Tribute to ... Award, Paolo Sorrentino
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Mychael Danna | Paul Schrader | Andrey Mordovsky
Focus Competition, LA MIF, Fred Baillif, Switzerland
Feature Film Competition, A CHIARA, Jonas Carpignano, Italy, France, Sweden, Denmark
Documentary Competition, LIFE OF IVANNA, Renato Borrayo Serrano, Russia, Norway, Finland, Estonia
Audience Award, YOUTH TOPIA, Dennis Stormer, Switzerland, Germany
Kids' Jury Award, LE LOUP ET LE LION, Gilles de Maistre, France, Canada
Science Film Award, ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE ,Theo Anthony, USA
Prize of the Churches of Zurich, LA MIF, Fred Baillif, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Juliette Binoche
A Tribute to ... Award, Maïwenn
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Iris Berben | Til Schweiger | Rolf Lyssy
Focus Competition, HOCHWALD, Evi Romen, Austria,
Feature Film Competition, SIN SEÑAS PARTICULARES, Fernanda Valadez, Mexico, Spain
Documentary Competition, TIME, Garrett Bradley, USA
Series, CRY WOLF, Maja Jul Larsen, Denmark
Audience Award, SAMI, JOE UND ICH, Karin Heberlein, Switzerland
Kids' Jury Award, THE CLUB OF UGLY CHILDREN, Jonathan Elbers, Netherlands
Kids' Audience Award, LITTLE CRUMB, Diede In't Veld, Netherlands
Science Film Award, I AM GRETA, Nathan Grossman, Sweden
Prize of the Churches of Zurich, SAMI, JOE UND ICH, Karin Heberlein, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Cate Blanchett
A Tribute to ... Award, Roland Emmerich
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Kristen Stewart
Feature Film Competition, SOUND OF METAL, Darius Marder, USA
Documentary Competition, COLECTIV, Alexander Nanau, Romania, Luxemburg
Focus Competition, SYSTEMSPRENGER, Nora Fingscheidt, Germany
Audience Award, VOLUNTEER, Anna Thommen & Lorenz Nufer, Switzerland
Kids' Audience Award, INVISIBLE SUE, Markus Dietrich, Germany, Luxemburg
Kids' Jury Award, ZU WEIT WEG, Sarah Winkenstette, Germany
Best International Series, JUST FOR TODAY, Nir Bergman & Ram Nehari, Israel
Science Film Award, BRUNO MANSER - DIE STIMME DES REGENWALDES, Niklaus Hilber, Switzerland
Prize of the Churches of Zurich, WAREN EINMAL REVOLUZZER, Johanna Moder, Austria
Golden Icon Award, Judi Dench
A Tribute to ... Award, Wim Wenders
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Donald Sutherland
Feature Film Competition, GIRL, Lukas Dhont, Belgium, Netherlands
Documentary Competition, HEARTBOUND, Janus Metz, Sine Plambech, DK, SE, NL
Focus Competition, L’ANIMALE, Katharina Mückstein, Austria
Audience Award, COLD NOVEMBER, Ismet Sijarina, Kosovo, Albanien, Macedonia
Kids' Audience Award, RAOUL TABURIN, Pierre Godeau, France, Belgium
Kids' Jury Award, LOS BANDO, Christian Lo, Norwegen, Sweden
Schweizer Förderpreis, WALDEN, Daniel Zimmermann, Switzerland
Critic' Award, THE GUILTY, Gustav Möller, Denmark
Prize of the Churches of Zurich, WELCOME TO SODOM, Florian Weigensamer, Christian Krönes, Austria
Treatment Award, C.O.D.A. – CHILD OF DEAF ADULTS, Maurizius Staerkle Drux, Lenz Baumann, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Glen Close
A Tribute to ... Award, Rob Reiner
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Aaron Sorkin | Andrew Garfield | Jake Gyllenhaal
Feature Film Competition, POP AYE, Kirsten Tan, Singapur
Documentary Competition, MACHINES, Rahul Jain, India
Focus Competition, BLUE MY MIND, Lisa Brühlmann, Switzerland
Audience Award, A RIVER BELOW, Mark Grieco, Kolumbien, USA
Kids' Audience Award, DIE HÄSCHENSCHULE - JAGD NACH DEM GOLDENEN EI, Ute von Münchow-Pohl, Germany
Kids' Jury Award, UPP I DET BLÅ / UP IN THE SKY, Petter Lennstrand, Sweden
Schweizer Förderpreis, AVANT LA FIN DE L'ÉTÉ, Maryam Goormaghtigh, Switzerland
Critics' Award, BLUE MY MIND, Lisa Brühlmann, Switzerland
Prize of the Churches of Zurich, BLUE MY MIND, Lisa Brühlmann, Switzerland
Treatment Award, SECONDO, Seraina Nyikos, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Hugh Grant
A Tribute to ... Award, Olivier Assayas
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Marcel Hoehn | Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Focus Competition, HYMYILEVÄ MIES / THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI, Juho Kuosmanen, Finland
Documentary Competition, MADAME B, HISTOIRE D'UNE NORD-CORÉENNE, Jero Yun, France, South Korea
Focus DE, AT, CH, STILLE RESERVEN, Valentin Hitz, Austria
Audience Award, WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE, Heidi Brandenburg und Mathew Orzel, Peru
Kids' Audience Award, GEHEIMCODE M., Dennis Bots, Netherlands
Critics' Award, LADY MACBETH, William Oldroyd, UK
Treatment Competition Award, COLD TURKEY FOR EMERGENCIES, Anna Schwingenschuh, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Arnold Schwarzenegger
A Tribute to ... Award, Mike Leigh
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Armin Mueller-Stahl | Steve Golin | Liam Hemsworth
Feature Film Competition, HRUTAR, Grímur Hákonarson, Iceland
Documentary Competition, LOS REYES DEL PUEBLO QUE NO EXISTE, Betzabé García, Mexico
Focus Competition, THANK YOU FOR BOMBING, Barbara Eder, Austria
Audience Award, AMATEUR TEENS, Niklaus Hilber, Switzerland
Kids' Audience Award, SUPILINNA SALASELTS, Margus Paju, Estonia
Critics' Award, PIKADERO, Ben Sharrock, Spanien, UK
Treatment Competition Award, RENATAS ERWACHEN, Stefanie Klemm, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Diane Keaton
A Tribute to ... Award, Claire Denis
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Michael Shamberg | Hans Zimmer | John Malkovich
Feature Film Competiton, UNA NOCHE SIN LUNA, Germán Tejeira, Uruguay
Documentary Competition, TOTO AND HIS SISTERS, Alexander Nanau, Romania
Focus Competition, CHILDREN OF THE ARCTIC, Nick Brandestini, Switzerland
Audience Award, ZU ENDE LEBEN, Rebecca Panian, Switzerland
Kids' Audience Award, QUATSCH UND DIE NASENBÄRBANDE, Veit Helmer, Germany
Critics' Award, SVENSKJÄVEL, Ronnie Sandahl, Sweden
Treatment Competition Award, ÄNNELI, Christine Wiederkehr, Switzerland
Golden Icon Award, Hugh Jackman
A Tribute to ... Award, Michael Haneke
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Tim Bevan | Eric Fellner | Harrison Ford
Feature Film Competition, LA JAULA DE ORO, Diego Quemada-Díez, Spain
Documentary Competition, LEJ EN FAMILIE A/S, Kaspar Astrup Schroeder, Denmark
German speaking Film Competition, FINSTERWORLD, Frauke Finsterwalder, Germany
Documentary DE/AT/CH, NEULAND, Anna Thommen, Switzerland
Audience Award, JOURNEY TO JAH, Noël Dernesch, Moritz Springer, Germany
Kids' Audience Award, BELIEVE, David Scheinmann, UK
Critics' Award, FINSTERWORLD, Frauke Finsterwalder, Germany
Treatment-Award, STÜRM - BIS ICH TOT BIN ODER FREI, Dave Tucker, UK
Golden Icon Award, Richard Gere
A Tribute to ... Award, Tom Tykwer
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Jerry Weintraub | John Travolta | Helen Hunt
Feature Film Competition, BROKEN, Rufus Norris, UK
International Documentary, THE IMPOSTER, Bart Layton, USA
German speaking feature film, AM HIMMEL DER TAG, Pola Beck, Germany
German speaking Documentary, DER PROZESS, Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Austria
Audience Award, APPASSIONATA, Christian Labhart, Switzerland
Critics' Award, EL ÚLTIMO ELVIS, Armando Bo, Argentina
Golden Icon Award, Sean Penn
A Tribute to ... Award, Paul Haggis
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Alejandro González Iñárritu
Interational feature film, TAKE SHELTER, Jeff Nichols, USA
International documentary, BUCK, Cindy Meehl, USA
German speaking feature film, ATMEN, Karl Markovics, Austria
German speaking documentary, DARWIN, Nick Brandestini, Switzerland
Audience Award, UNTER WASSER ATMEN, Andri Hinnen, Stefan Muggli, Switzerland
Critics' Award, SYKT LYKKELIG / HAPPY, HAPPY, Anne Sewitsky, Norway
Golden Icon Award, Michael Douglas
A Tribute to ... Award, Miloš Forman
Career & Lifetime Achievement Award / Golden Eye Award, Michael Keaton
International feature film, ŽENA SA SLOMLJENIM NOSEM / THE WOMAN WITH A BROKEN NOSE, Srdjan Koljevic, Serbia
International documentary, ARMADILLO, Janus Metz, Denmark
German speaking feature film, DAS LIED IN MIR, Florian Cossen, Germany
Audience Award, STATIONSPIRATEN, Mike Schaerer, Switzerland
Variety’s New Talent Award, ADEM, Hans van Nuffel, Belgium
Critics' Award, PAL ADRIENN, Agnes Kocsis, Hungary
Golden Icon Award, Morgan Freeman
A Tribute to ... Award, Roman Polański
International Feature Film, VOLCHOK (WOLFY), Vasilij Sigarev, Russia
International documentary, THE SOUND AFTER THE STORM, Patrik Soergel, Ryan Fenson-Hood, Sven O. Hill, USA
German speaking feature film, 66/67 FAIRPLAY WAR GESTERN, Carsten Ludwig, Jan-Christoph Glaser, Germany
Audience Award, WAFFENSTILLSTAND, Lancelot von Naso, Germany
Variety’s New Talent Award, AMREEKA, Cherien Dabis, USA, KW, CA
Critics' Award, APPLAUSE, Pieter Zandvliet, Denmark
Golden Icon Award, Sylvester Stallone
A Tribute to ... Award, Costa-Gavras
Debut feature film, EIN AUGENBLICK FREIHEIT, Arash T. Riahi, Deutschland, Turkey
International feature film, TULPAN, Sergey Dvortsevoy, DE/KZ/PL/RU/CH
International documentary, SLEPÉ LASKY (BLIND LOVES), Juraj Lehotský, Slovakia
Audience Award, THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER, Stephan Komanderev, BG/DE/HU
A Tribute to ... Award, Oliver Stone
Debut feature film, CHAPTER 27, Jarrett Schaefer, USA
New generation feature film, BIKUR HATIZMORET, Eran Kolirin, Israel, France
New generation documentary, RUNNING WITH ARNOLD, Dan Cox, USA
Audience Award, TWELVE IN A BOX, John McKenzie, UK
A Tribute to ... Award, Stephen Frears
Debut feature film, OMARET YACOUBIAN, Marwan Hamed, Egypt
New generation feature film, SHORTBUS, John Cameron Mitchell, USA
New generation documentary, HAMMER & TICKLE – THE COMMUNIST JOKE BOOK, Ben Lewis, USA
Audience Award, THE HIP HOP PROJECT, Matt Ruskin, Scott K. Rosenberg, USA
A Tribute to ... Award, Rainer Werner Fassbinder