"You are welcome!": Third edition of the Swiss Hotel Film Award launched
Under the motto «You are welcome!», professional, up-and-coming, and amateur filmmakers are now invited to submit ideas for the Swiss Hotel Film Award. At the same time, members of Hotelleriesuisse are invited to make their hotels available for filming.
After 2009 and 2011 (Werbewoche.ch reported), the third edition of the Swiss Hotel Film Award is now being held under the motto: "You are welcome!". "The motto focuses on hospitality as an emotionally charged topic," says Guglielmo Brentel, President of Hotelleriesuisse. "It is intended to inspire filmmakers and can be interpreted in all possible ways."
Until April 15, 2013, the concept ideas can be submitted to Swisshotelfilmaward.ch can be entered. At the same time, Hotelleriesuisse member hotels can now apply to be a filming location. "The Festival Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern supported the film crew wherever possible and was able to provide hotel guests and employees with an exciting experience on a film set," says Clemens Hunziker, Director of the Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern and host of the winning film crew from 2011 and jury member in 2013.
Evaluation by expert jury and internet community
The expert jury nominates 20 projects from the submitted concepts, which are then filmed in a Swiss hotel for a maximum of two days. The finished films will also be judged by the internet community on the Swisshotelfilmaward.ch website. The highlight of the competition is the award ceremony on September 19, 2013 in Zurich. The award is endowed with a total of CHF 15,000. The expert jury is made up of experts from the film scene and representatives of the hotel industry from all parts of Switzerland. They are Sabine Boss (director), Philippe Clivaz (Visions du Réel), Madeleine Hirsiger (film expert), Clemens Hunziker (director of Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne), Mohan Mani (film editor), Christoph Schaub (director) and Daniel J. Ziegler (director of Relais & Châteaux Hotel Le Vieux Manoir, Murten).
