Kaserne Basel, (director) 2011–2012: „Mein Kopfschuss sitzt nicht“ by DeinKurt in co-production with the Kaserne Basel and in cooperation with the Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt, (direction and concept) Awards (selection) 2004: 54th Berlin International Film Festival - Shooting Stars Award 2006: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – Canal+ Award in the category Lab Competition for We Are the Faithful 2006: Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen München - ARRI-Award and Arte-Shortfilm-Award for We Are the Faithful 2006: Schwerin Art of Film Festival - Short Film Promotional Award in the category Best Short Documentary for We Are the Faithful 2006: Locarno Film Festival - Nomination for the Pardi di domani (Leopards of Tomorrow) - Award for Beckenrand 2009: Berlin International Film Festival - DIALOGUE en Perspective - Special Mention for Polar 2009: Filmfest Dresden - Award Golden Horseman (Goldener Reiter) in the category Best Short Fiction Film - National Competition for Polar 2009: German Short Film Award - Short Film Award in Gold in the category Outstanding Short Film - 7 to 30 Minutes Length for Polar 2009: Warsaw International Film Festival - Nomination for Best Short in the category Shorts Competition for Polar 2016: Locarno Film Festival - Nomination for the Golden Leopard in the category Best film for Marija 2017: Glasgow Film Festival - Nomination for the Audience Award for Marija 2017: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival - Nomination for the Emerging Filmmaker Award for Marija 2017: Mons International Film Festival - Le Coup de cœur du Jury (Jury - Prize) in the Official Competition (feature-length films) for Marija 2017: Prague International Film Festival - Amnesty International Febio Fest Award in the category Best Film for Marija 2017: Swiss Film Award - Nomination for the Swiss Film Award in the category Best Fiction Film for Marija 2021: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - TRT Award in the category First Cut+ for A Piece of Sky 2022: 72nd Berlin International Film Festival - Special Mention and Nomination for the Golden Bear in the international competition for A Piece of Sky References External links Official website 1982 births Living people Swiss film directors German-language film directors Swiss male stage actors Swiss male film actors Swiss male television actors People from Lucerne