Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (or NIFFF) is a Swiss film festival dedicated to fantastic movies. It was created in 2000 by a group of friends and is now renowned nationally and internationally as an unavoidable reference in genre cinema. The NIFFF defines itself through a rich and diversified programming, constructed around three central axes : Fantastic cinema, Asian cinema and Digital images. The films shown at the Festival are very diversified, going from worldwide expected movies by renowned directors to unknown and underground films d'auteurs. Famous fantastic film directors have already honored the NIFFF with their presences, including George A. Romero, Joe Dante, John Landis, Terry Gilliam, Hideo Nakata.
The NIFFF offers five competitions : an international competition, an Asian competition, a Best Swiss Short Film Competition, a Best European Short Film Competition and a Swiss Video Art Competition entitled Actual Fears and inaugurated in 2008.
Since its creation, the NIFFF has been programmed each year during the first week of July, except in 2001. In 2008, the NIFFF celebrates its eighth edition and counts amongst the major cinematographic events in Switzerland, supported by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture.
List of Winners in 2009
- Prize H.R. Giger for the Best International Film : FISH STORY by Yoshihiro Nakamura (Japan).
- Special note from the International Jury : INFESTATION by Kyle Rankin (USA).
- Méliès d'argent for the best European Film : LEFT BANK by Pieter Van Hees (Belgium).
- Prize H.R. Giger for the best Swiss Short Film and Price SSA/Suissimage: LE PETIT DRAGON by Bruno Collet.
- Nomination for the Méliès d'Or for the best European Short Film : TILE M FOR MURDER by Magnus Holmgren (Sweden).
- Prize TSR du Public (Swiss French-speaking television) : CONNECTED by Benny Chan (China/Hong-Kong).
- Prize Mad Movies for the best Asian Film : THE HANDSOME SUIT by Tsutomu Hanabusa(Japan).
- Prize Mad Movies for the movie the "Madest" : LEFT BANK by Pieter Van Hees (Belgium).
- Prix de la Jeunesse : FISH STORY by Yoshihiro Nakamura (Japan).
- Prize Titra Film : ANTICHRIST by Lars Von Trier (Poland/Danemark/Germany/Sweden/Italia).
- Prize Taurus Studio : LE PETIT DRAGON by Bruno Collet and DÉJÀ by Antonin Schopfer.
List of Winners in 2008
- Prize H.R. Giger for the Best International Film : Sleep Dealer by Alex Rivera (USA/Mexico)
- Special note from the International Jury : Let the Right One in by Tomas Alfredson (Sweden)and Tokyo! by Bong Joon-ho, Leos Carax and Michel Gondry (France/Japan/Germany/South Corea)
- Méliès d'argent for the best European Film : Let the Right One in by Tomas Alfredson (Sweden)
- Prize H.R. Giger for the best Swiss Short Film and Price SSA/Suissimage: Vincent le Magnifique by Pascal Forney.
- Nomination for the Méliès d'Or for the best European Short Film : Scary by Martijn Hullegie (Netherland)
- Prize TSR du Public (Swiss French-speaking television) : CJ7 by Stephen Chow (Hong-Kong)
- Prize Mad Movies for the best Asian Film : Om Shanti Om by Farha Khan(India)
- Prix de la Jeunesse : Let the Right One in by Tomas Alfredson (Sweden)
- Prize Titra Film : Tokyo! by Bong Joon-ho, Leos Carax and Michel Gondry (France/Japan/Germany/South Corea).
List of Winners in 2007
- Prize H.R. Giger for the Best International Film : YOU, THE LIVING by Roy Andersson (Sweden).
- Special note from the International Jury : THE UGLY SWANS by Konstantin Lopushansky (Russia) .
- Méliès d'argent for the best European Film : THE UGLY SWANS by Konstantin Lopushansky (Russia).
- Prize H.R. Giger for the best Swiss Short Film and Price SSA/Suissimage: CITY WASP by Stephan Wicki and Steven Tod.
- Nomination for the Méliès d'Or for the best European Short Film : SILENCE IS GOLDEN by Chris Shepherd (UK).
- Prize TSR du Public (Swiss French-speaking television) : BLACK SHEEP by Jonathan King (New Zealand).
- Prize Mad Movies for the best Asian Film : DON by Farhan Akthar (India).
- Prix de la Jeunesse : LA ANTENA by Esteban Sapir (Argentina).
- Prize Titra Film : YOU, THE LIVING by Roy Andersson (Sweden).
List of Winners 2006
- Prize H.R. Giger for the Best International Film : THE BOTHERSOME MAN by Jens Lien (Norway/Iceland).
- Nomination for the Méliès d’or for the best European Film : THE BOTHERSOME MAN by Jens Lien (Norway/Iceland).
- Prize TSR du Public (Swiss French-speaking television) : ADAM’S APPLES by Anders Thomas Jensen (Denmark/Germany).
- Prize Mad Movies for the best Asian Film : SPL by Wilson Yip (Hong Kong).
- Prix de la Jeunesse : ADAM’S APPLES by Anders Thomas Jensen (Denmark/Germany).
- Prize SSA/Suissimage for the best European Short Film : UNE NUIT BLANCHE by Maja Gehrig (Switzerland).
First prize for the previous editions
- 2005 : INNOCENCE by Lucile Hadzihalilovic (France).
- 2004 : THE MACHINIST by Brad Anderson (Spain/USA).
- 2003 : 28 DAYS LATER by Danny Boyle (UK).
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