Art-tv.ch awards honorary pearl
Once again this year, the Swiss Film Pearls were presented as part of the Locarno International Film Festival. For the first time, an Honorary Pearl was also awarded. Art-tv.ch, the organizer of the Film Pearl awards, honored longtime television journalist Madeleine Hirsiger.
Once again this year, the Swiss Film Pearls were presented at the Locarno International Film Festival. The five best films honored were "Home" by Ursula Meier, "Un autre homme" by Lionel Baier, "No More Smoke Signals" by Fanny Bräuning, "La forteresse" by Fernand Melgar and "Bergauf, Bergab" by Hans Haldimann. The selection is based on the assessment of Swiss film journalists and will be shown free of charge as a mini-festival in German-speaking Switzerland, French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino at the end of the year.
An honorary pearl was also awarded for the first time. Art-tv.ch, the organizer of the Filmperle, honored the long-standing television journalist Madeleine Hirsiger. Hirsiger came to television in 1972 as a trainee on the Tagesschau news program. From 1979 to 1984, she was the first woman ever to be a Federal Parliament correspondent in Bern. She wrote reports on cinema films, the Solothurn Film Festival and the Locarno, Cannes and Venice festivals for the Tagesschau. In 1986, at the suggestion of Alex Bänninger, Head of Culture and Society at Deutschschweizer Fernsehen, she was appointed Head of the Cinema Department. From 2004, she was responsible for feature films, television films and documentaries for the Pacte de l'audiovisuel. Not only have numerous Swiss films been made under her responsibility, but also major cinema successes such as "Die Herbstzeitlosen" by Bettina Oberli and "Sternenberg" by Christoph Schaub. Madeleine Hirsiger receives the Pearl of Honour for her life's work, which is characterized by expertise, creative power, passion and a good "gut feeling" for films, according to a press release from Art-tv.ch.
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An honorary pearl was also awarded for the first time. Art-tv.ch, the organizer of the Filmperle, honored the long-standing television journalist Madeleine Hirsiger. Hirsiger came to television in 1972 as a trainee on the Tagesschau news program. From 1979 to 1984, she was the first woman ever to be a Federal Parliament correspondent in Bern. She wrote reports on cinema films, the Solothurn Film Festival and the Locarno, Cannes and Venice festivals for the Tagesschau. In 1986, at the suggestion of Alex Bänninger, Head of Culture and Society at Deutschschweizer Fernsehen, she was appointed Head of the Cinema Department. From 2004, she was responsible for feature films, television films and documentaries for the Pacte de l'audiovisuel. Not only have numerous Swiss films been made under her responsibility, but also major cinema successes such as "Die Herbstzeitlosen" by Bettina Oberli and "Sternenberg" by Christoph Schaub. Madeleine Hirsiger receives the Pearl of Honour for her life's work, which is characterized by expertise, creative power, passion and a good "gut feeling" for films, according to a press release from Art-tv.ch.
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