Two first films were each handed three awards at the Swiss Film Awards 2019: the awards for Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay and Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Pauline Schneider, “Hilde” in the film) went to Those Who Work [+lee también:
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Both films are the fruit of successful co-productions between: Switzerland (Box Productions, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Teleclub AG), and Belgium (Novak Prod and RTBF Radio Télévision Belge Francophone) for the former, and Switzerland (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und fernsehen), Croatia (Nukleus Film), Germany (ma.ja.de Filmproduktion) and Finland (IV Films) for the latter. 

Bolstered by its five nominations, Those Who Work - the first film by the young Genevan director, Antoine Russbach, who trained at IAD in Brussels - managed to fight off competition of enviable pedigree such as The Innocent [+lee también:
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Despite also being one of the favourites, with its five enviable nominations, Wolkenbruch received just one award: Best Actor, bagged by Joel Basman (“Motti” in the film), a young, 29-year-old actor and one of the Berlinale’s Shooting Stars back in 2008.

Following its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in 2018 (in the Pardi di domani section), Those Who Work was screened at a number of international festivals such as CPH PIX Film Festival in Copenhagen, the International Francophone Film Festival in Namur and the Premiers Plans Film Festival in Angers, where it scooped the Audience Award.

Another first film which is bold both in terms of its content (the mysterious death of the director’s cousin during the Yugoslavian war) and form (the combined use of animation and archive footage), Chris The Swiss stands out among the other films nominated in the same category this year, whose directors all opted for a more “classic” documentary form. In addition to the Best Documentary Film award, Chris The Swiss also bagged Best Film Score (Marcel Vaid) and Best Film Editing (Stefan Kälin). Presented during Critics’ Week in Cannes, the film was subsequently selected for documentary film festivals such as DOK Leipzig in Germany and IDFA in Amsterdam, as well as animation festivals (Annecy, and Animafest in Zagreb).

Also in the category of documentaries, Eldorado [+lee también:
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The historical film Zwingli [+lee también:
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The full list of winners at the Swiss Films Awards 2019 is as follows:

Best Feature Film
Those Who Work [+lee también:
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Best Documentary Film
Chris the Swiss [+lee también:
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Best Short Film
All Inclusive - Corina Schwingruber Ilić (Switzerland)

Best Animation Film
Selfies - Claudius Gentinetta (Switzerland) (short film)

Best Screenplay
Those Who Work - Antoine Russbach

Best Actress
Judith Hofmann - The Innocent [+lee también:
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Best Actor
Joel Basman - Wolkenbruch’s Wondrous Journey into the Arms of a Shiksa [+lee también:
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Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Pauline Schneider – Those Who Work

Best Film Score
Marcel Vaid - Chris The Swiss

Best Cinematography
Peter Indergand - Eldorado [+lee también:
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Best Film Editing
Stefan Kälin - Chris The Swiss

Best Graduation Film
Black Hours - Wendy Pillonel (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK)

Honorary Award
Beki Probst, cinema expert and cultural mediator

Special Academy Award
Monika Schmid (costume designer) and Su Erdt (set designer) for historical design in Zwingli [+lee también:
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