Nominations for Swiss Film Prize Quartz by the Bak commission for the first time

This year, for the first time, the nominations for the Swiss Film Prize Quartz will be made by a commission of the Federal Office of Culture (Bak), which is made up of members of the Swiss Film Academy. The commission nominates its favorites in new categories. The names of the nominated films and people will be announced on January 23 at the "Night of Nominations". The winners of the Film Prize will be announced on March 7 at the Lucerne Culture and Convention Center by Nicolas Bideau, Head of the Film Bak section, and Fredi Murer, President of the Swiss Film Academy.
The Nomination Commission is made up of nine members proposed by the Swiss Film Academy and elected by the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA). The commission consists of the following persons: Laurent Barbey (sound engineer), This Brunner (cinema director), Christian Davi (producer), Markus Fischer (director), Ivo Kummer (film festival director), Mariano Morace (film critic), Anita Schlegel (distributor), Nicolas Wadimoff (director) and Susanne-Marie Wrage (actress).