NIFFF

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 nationaly and internationaly 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 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/Suiss
Vincent le Magnifique by Pascal Forney.
*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/Suiss

*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-Zeland).
*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).
*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).

External links

* [http://www.nifff.ch Official site of NIFFF]

References/sources

* [http://www.streetwear.ch/events/neuchatel-international-fantastic-film-festival-nifff-switzerland.html Streetwear information on NIFFF]
* [http://www.melies.org/festival.asp?ID=14 Melies informations on NIFFF]
* [http://www.nifff.ch Official site of NIFFF]