The Association for the promotion of film in Switzerland, founded by IWC CEO Georges Kern, along with co-directors of the Zurich Film Festival Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri, film director Marc Forster and the CEO of Ringier, Marc Walder, aims at supporting local filmmaking. The prize is now being awarded for the second year running.
The competition is open to Swiss filmmakers working on film and documentary projects of at least 60 minutes length that require peak production or post-production financing. The jury from the association selected five finalists. The CHF 100’000 award ceremony will take place at the IWC gala dinner on 24 September 2016 as part of the Zurich Film Festival, where IWC Schaffhausen will be appearing as a co-partner.
