Rungano Nyoni’s On Changing into a Guinea Fowl has gained high honors on the twentieth Zurich Movie Competition, successful the Golden Eye for finest movie.

Zurich’s competitors jury, led by Lee Daniels, praised the movie for its spectacular cinematography, beautiful sound design and breathtaking performances. Nyoni’s follow-up to her breakout debut I Am Not A Witch is a surreal and seriocomic household drama about sexual abuse, set in Zambia’s capital metropolis of Lusaka. On Changing into a Guinea Fowl premiered in Cannes’ Un Sure Regard part this yr, successful finest director for the Welsh-Zambian filmmaker.

Shiori Itō’s Black Field Diaries gained Zurich’s viewers award and took finest documentary honors. The astounding investigative movie follows the 5 years Itō spent making an attempt to carry to justice the older, extra highly effective man who sexually assaulted her. The movie, which premiered at Sundance, earned accolades from the documentary jury for its courageous and private strategy to addressing misogyny.

Jasmin Gordon’s Swiss household drama Les Courageux (The Brave) took the Zurich Movie Competition’s critics award. Within the movie, Ophélia Kolb stars as Jule, a single mom of three struggling to maintain up appearances who kinds an unlikely, profound friendship with a Muslim lady.

The awards for the twentieth Zurich Movie Competition have been handed out at a gala ceremony on the Zurich Opera Home Saturday evening. Honorary Golden Eye awards have been handed out earlier to Jude Legislation and Pamela Anderson for his or her contributions to cinema. Kate Winslet and Swiss comedy legend Emil Steinberger obtained lifetime achievement awards. The movie trade Sport Changer Awards went to Roeg Sutherland, Co-Head of Media Finance at CAA.

See the total winners listing beneath.

Characteristic Movie Competitors Golden Eye

On Changing into a Guinea Fowl

Documentary Competitors Golden Eye

Black Field Diaries

ZFF Critics’ Award

Les Courageux

ZFF for Youngsters Jury Award

Leeuwin

ZFF for Youngsters Viewers Award

Die Heinzels – Neue Mützen, Neue Mission

Viewers Award

Black Field Diaries

Movie Prize of the Church buildings of Zurich

Les Courageux

Greatest Worldwide Movie Music

Ahmed Soroko

Golden Icon Award

Kate Winslet

Golden Eye Award

Jude Legislation

Golden Eye Award

Pamela Anderson

Golden Eye Award

Alicia Vikander

A Tribute To… Award

Edward Berger

Lifetime Achievement Award

Emil Steinberger

Profession Achievement Award

Howard Shore

Sport Changer Award

Roeg Sutherland