Swiss Film Awards 2025: Quartz trophies for "Reinas" and "Wir Erben"
On Friday evening, the winners of the 2025 Swiss Film Awards were announced in Geneva. In the two main categories, the Swiss Film Academy honored the feature film «Reinas» and the documentary «Wir Erben.» The awards ceremony took place in the presence of Federal Councilor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider.
"Reinas" by Klaudia Reynicke (Alva Film Sàrl, Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin) was awarded Best Feature Film 2025. The Quartz trophy for best documentary film went to Simon Baumann for "Wir Erben" (Balzli & Fahrer GmbH, Dieter Fahrer).
"Las novias del sur" by Elena López Riera (Alina film Sàrl, Eugenia Mumenthaler, David Epiney) received the award in the "Best Short Film" category. "Sans voix" by Samuel Patthey (DOK MOBILE SA, Mark Olexa) was awarded in the category "Best Animated Film". Maman danse" by Mégane Brügger (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne) was honored as the best graduation film.
The feature film "The Sparrow in the Chimney" was awarded two prizes: Director Ramon Zürcher received the prize for best screenplay and, together with Peter von Siebenthal and Balthasar Jucker, for best sound. In the best actor category, two actors were honored: David Constantin (as Bax in "Tschugger - Der lätscht Fall") and Dimitri Krebs (as Ernst Schrämli in "Landesverräter"). The Quartz for Best Actress went to Laetitia Dosch for her role as Avril in her own feature film debut "Le procès du chien". Rachel Braunschweig received a Quartz trophy for best supporting actress for her interpretation of Erna Gmür in "Frieda's Fall".
Marcel Vaid was honored for the best film music in "Les paradis de Diane" and Gabriel Sandru received an award for the best camera in "Electric Child". Kevin Schlosser was honored in the "Best Editing" category for his work in "Riverboom".
This year, the Academy's special prize was awarded to Oliver Keller for his work as stunt coordinator in the film "Tschugger - Der lätscht Fall". The Swiss-French couple and artistic duo Barbet Schroeder and Bulle Ogier were awarded the honorary prize for their joint life's work. The laudatory speech was given by Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs Edi.
All awards of the Swiss Film Awards 2025:
- Best Feature Film: REINAS by Klaudia Reynicke (Alva Film Sàrl, Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin)
- Best Documentary: WIR ERBEN by Simon Baumann (Balzli & Fahrer GmbH, Dieter Fahrer)
- Best Short Film: LAS NOVIAS DEL SUR by Elena López Riera (Alina film Sàrl, Eugenia Mumenthaler, David Epiney)
- Best Animated Film: SANS VOIX by Samuel Patthey (DOK MOBILE SA, Mark Olexa)
- Best Screenplay: THE SPARROW IN THE FIREPLACE - Ramon Zürcher
- Best Actress: Laetitia Dosch (Avril) in LE PROCÈS DU CHIEN
- Best Actor: David Constantin (Bax) in TSCHUGGER - DER LÄTSCHT FALL and Dimitri Krebs (Ernst Schrämli) in LANDESVERRÄTER
- Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Braunschweig (Erna Gmür) in FRIEDAS FALL
- Best Film Score: LES PARADIS DE DIANE - Marcel Vaid
- Best camera: ELECTRIC CHILD - Gabriel Sandru
- Best assembly: RIVERBOOM - Kevin Schlosser
- Best sound: DER SPATZ IM KAMIN - Ramon Zürcher, Peter von Siebenthal, Balthasar Jucker
- Best Graduation Film: MAMAN DANSE by Mégane Brügger (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne)
- Special Award of the Academy: Oliver Keller, stunt coordinator in "TSCHUGGER - DER LÄTSCHT FALL"
- Honor Award: Barbet Schroeder and Bulle Ogier, for their joint life's work
Choosing the winners
The nominees and winners are chosen by the approximately 500 paying members of the Swiss Film Academy in an anonymous voting process. Prize money is awarded for the nominations; no additional money is awarded for winning the Film Prize.
The tribute to local filmmaking is realized by the Federal Office of Culture FOC with its partners SRG SSR and Association "Quartz" Genève Zürich and organized in collaboration with Swiss Films, the Swiss Film Academy and the Solothurn Film Festival.
