Switzerland sweeps the board at the US International Awards
The winners of this year's US International Awards have been announced. Seeed and Switzerland Tourism are among the big winners in the competition for corporate videos, online and social media videos, and documentaries.
The Zurich-based film production company Seed Audio-Visual Communication snatched the Grand Award for the best submission in the main category "Corporate Videos". Switzerland Tourism also won a Grand Award in the main category "Online & Social Media". In addition, the jury named the tourism organization Client Company of the Year.
In total, there were 18 awards for Switzerland. Other Swiss award winners include Filmgerberei, Maybaum Film, Pumpkin Film, Stories, Wirz and Georg Fischer.
Across all categories, there were a total of 108 awards - 29 Gold Awards, 51 Silver Awards and 28 Finalists. Ten Production Art & Craft Awards were also presented, for example for Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Editing. In addition, the jury selected five Grand Awards, for the main winners in the respective main categories, and five Specialty Awards, which also include the Client Company of the Year Switzerland Tourism.
| Award | Category | Subcategory | Production/Company | Campaign/Client |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client Company of the Year | Switzerland tourism | |||
| Grand Award | Corporate videos | Seed | "Studying is what you make of it!" for FHNW | |
| Grand Award | Online & Social Media | Wirz/Pumpkin Film | "No Drama" for ST | |
| Gold | Corporate videos | Corporate Image | Seed | "Studying is what you make of it!" for FHNW |
| Gold | Online & Social Media | Tourism Product | Wirz/Stories | "No one upstages the Grand Tour of Switzerland!" for ST |
| Gold | Online & Social Media | Webisode | Film Tannery | "Hanna Cash - S2, E1" for Economiesuisse |
| Gold | Online & Social Media | Country Promotion | Wirz/Pumpkin Film | "No Drama" for ST |
| Silver | Corporate videos | Corporate Image | Brand film | "Going Forward" for Georg Fischer |
| Silver | Corporate videos | Corporate Image | Maybaum/Stämpfli Communication | "University of Bern - Knowledge creates Value!" for Unibe |
| Silver | Corporate videos | Business, Economy & Finance | Film Tannery | "Hanna Cash - S2, E1" for Economiesuisse |
| Silver | Corporate videos | Marketing B2C | Film Tannery | "FEHH - The beauty of health" for Fehh |
| Finalist | Corporate videos | Corporate Image | Seed | "Renggli image film" for Renggli |
| Finalist | Corporate videos | Corporate Image | Film Tannery | "Every day a new tomorrow" for island group |
| Finalist | Corporate videos | Health, Medical & Wellness | Film Tannery | "Every day a new tomorrow" for island group |
| Finalist | Corporate videos | Corporate Image | Maybaum film | "Trisa of Switzerland" for Trisa |
| Finalist | Corporate videos | Informational | Film Tannery | "Hanna Cash - S2, E1" for Economiesuisse |
| Finalist | Corporate videos | Human Resources | Film Tannery | "Coop Future" for Coop |
| Finalist | Corporate videos | Fashion & Beauty | Film Tannery | "FEHH - The beauty of health" for Fehh |
Source: US International Awards
The Specialty Award Winners
- Production Company of the Year: Monte Nero Productions (Austria)
- Client Company of the Year: Switzerland Tourism
- Agency of the Year: Brunswick Creative Campaigns and Content (USA)
- TV Network of the Year: TVN Warner Bros. Discovery (Poland)
- Film School of the Year: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
The Grand Award Winners
- Corporate videos: "Studying is what you make of it!" - Seed Audio-Visual Communication for University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
- Online & Social Media: "No Drama" - Pumpkin Film in collaboration with Wirz for Switzerland Tourism
- Documentaries: "The Wagner Group. Putin's Mercenaries" - TVN Warner Bros. Discovery (Poland)
- Independent videos: "Disco Sauce: The True Story of Penne Alla Vodka" - Roberto Serrini (USA)
- Student videos: "Henry" - Marco Henn from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
