AZ Medien awards Aargau Culture Prize to Samir
Director and film producer Samir is this year's recipient of the AZ Medien Group's Aargau Culture Prize, which comes with a cash award of 25,000 francs.
The director and film producer Samir is this year's recipient of the Aargau Culture Prize of the AZ Medien Group, endowed with 25,000 francs. The award recognizes an innovative filmmaker who has not only created outstanding works of his own, but has also contributed to the current success of Swiss film as a producer and politico-cultural activist, according to a press release. The prize will be presented to Samir from Wohlenschwil in the canton of Aargau at a ceremony in August. The Aargau Culture Prize has been awarded eight times to date.
