Samir receives Aargauer Culture Award 2006

On Thursday evening, the AZ Medien Group presented the director and film producer Samir with the Aargau Culture Prize. This year marks the ninth time that the award, which is endowed with 25,000 francs, has been presented. The filmmaker ("Snow White", "Fräulein") has not only created outstanding works, but has also contributed to the current success of Swiss film as a producer and politico-cultural activist, according to a press release. With his tenacity and perseverance, Samir has already helped some films get off the ground and onto the big screen - but has also caused headaches and perplexity for others. Samir was born in Baghdad in 1955 and has lived in Switzerland since 1961. He founded the Zurich production company "Dschoint Ventschr" with Werner Schweizer in 1994.