Discover more about the impressive achievements and successes of former ZFF prize winners. You'll find an overview of all winners here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Competition, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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