Two Swiss Productions Nominated for Golden Rose
The major SF production «La Traviata at the Central Station» and the Swiss-Austrian film collage «Halbzeit» have been nominated for awards at the 49th Rose d’Or Festival. A total of 79 entries are competing for trophies in ten categories.
The SF large-scale production "La Traviata im Hauptbahnhof" and the Swiss-Austrian film collage "Halbzeit" are nominated for an award at the 49th Rose d'Or Festival. A total of 79 entries are vying for a trophy in ten categories. The Golden Roses will be presented on the evening of May 5 at the Culture and Convention Center Lucerne (KKL). SF's successful opera program "La Traviata" is competing in the Performing Arts category, while the film collage "Halbzeit" by Christina Zurbrügg and Michael Hudecek is in the Arts Documentary category.
During the festival from May 2 to 5, 424 TV programs will be shown in Lucerne - six percent more than last year and more than ever before, according to an SDA communiqué. From this multitude, a jury determined the nominees, which 53 TV stations from 18 countries had submitted. As usual, most of the nominated entries (33) came from Great Britain, nine from Canada and five each from Germany and Holland. The remaining nominated programs are from the rest of Europe, the USA, Israel, Australia and South Africa. It has already been decided that the 2009 Rose of Honor will go to Sheena Macdonald and George Anthony. They have contributed to making the Canadian entertainment program more diverse and multifaceted, according to the festival.
During the festival from May 2 to 5, 424 TV programs will be shown in Lucerne - six percent more than last year and more than ever before, according to an SDA communiqué. From this multitude, a jury determined the nominees, which 53 TV stations from 18 countries had submitted. As usual, most of the nominated entries (33) came from Great Britain, nine from Canada and five each from Germany and Holland. The remaining nominated programs are from the rest of Europe, the USA, Israel, Australia and South Africa. It has already been decided that the 2009 Rose of Honor will go to Sheena Macdonald and George Anthony. They have contributed to making the Canadian entertainment program more diverse and multifaceted, according to the festival.
