International Feature Film Competition

Contemporary non-fiction filmmaking through a selection of 13 original and singular feature films, presenting films in world, international or European premieres.

Faya Dayi Jessica Beshir

Grand Jury Prize offered by la Mobilière
CHF 20 000

1970 Tomasz Wolski

Special Jury Award offered by Région de Nyon
CHF 5’000 (ex aequo)

Les Enfants terribles Ahmet Necdet Cupur

Special Jury Award offered by Région de Nyon
CHF 5’000 (ex aequo)

Burning Lights Competition

An international competition dedicated to new vocabularies and expressions, to research and to narrative and formal experimentation. A selection of medium length and feature films, presented in world, international or European premiere.

Looking for Horses Stefan Pavlović

Prize in the Burning Lights Competition offered by the Canton of Vaud
CHF 10’000

Splinters Natalia Garayalde

Special Jury Award offered by la Société des Hôteliers de la Côte
CHF 5’000

National Competition

A competition dedicated to feature and medium length films (co)produced by Switzerland and presented in world, international or European premiere.

Nostromo Fisnik Maxville

Prize in the National Competition offered by SRG SSR
CHF 15’000

Chronicles of That Time Maria Iorio & Raphaël Cuomo

Special Jury Award offered by SSA/Suissimage
CHF 10’000

Grand Angle

Film still of the film Flee, directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Visions du Réel 2021 Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen

The Audience Award of the Grand Angle Competition is sponsored by the City of Nyon
CHF 10,000.

International Medium Length & Short Film Competition

Contemporary non-fiction filmmaking through a selection of original and singular medium length and short films, presented in world, international or European premiere.

Strict Regime Nikita Yefimov

Prize – Medium Length offered by Clinique de Genolier Film
CHF 10’000

The Communion of My Cousin Andrea Brandán Cerviño

Prize – Short Film offered by Fondation Goblet
CHF 5’000

If You See her, Say Hello Hee Young Pyun & JIAJUN OSCAR Zhang

Special Jury Award – Short Film offered by Mémoire Vive
CHF 2’500

Trees in Summer Suyu Lee

Youth Jury Award –  Medium Length Film offered by École Moser
CHF 5’000

International Critics Award – FIPRESCI Award

To promote cinema as an art form and encourage new and young cinema, the International Federation of Film Critics awards the International Critics’ Prize – FIPRESCI Prize to a first feature film presented in the International Feature Film Competition or the Burning Lights Competition.

Interreligious Award

Feature film of the International Competition that sheds light on issues dealing with meaning and sense of life.

ZONTA Creative Support Award

Prize for a female filmmaker whose work reveals mastery and talent and calls for support for future creations.