2025

Nominees:
Antonio Di Iorio (USA/Italy)
Gary Hirche (Germany)
The third nominee who has been awarded the prize during the competition concert had to be disqualified retrospectively, because the submitted composition did not comply with the regulations. No winner has been awarded for the 2025 edition.

Jury:
Hildur Guðnadóttir, film composer (president of the jury)
Balz Bachmann, film composer
Jasmin Gordon, film director and producer
Frank Strobel, conductor of the award concert

Competition film: WILD LOVE by Paul Autric, Quentin Camus, Léa Georges, Maryka Laudet, Zoé Sottiaux, and Corentin Yvergniaux

Concert: 2 October 2025, Tonhalle Zürich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2024

Nominees:
Krzysztof Dobosiewicz (Poland/Finland)
Théo Schmitt (Switzerland/USA)
Ahmed Soroko (Canada) ← WINNER

Jury:
Howard Shore, film composer (president of the jury)
Rachel Braunschweig, actor
Nicolas Rabaeus, film composer
Frank Strobel, conductor of the award concert

Competition film: THE FLYING SAILOR by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Concert: 5 October 2024, Tonhalle Zürich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2023

Nominees:
Carl Falkenau (Sweden)
Cian McCarthy (Ireland/USA)
Elliot Murphy (Ireland) ← WINNER

Jury:
Volker Bertelmann, film composer (president of the jury)
Mark Bächle, film composer
Sophie Linnenbaum, film director and writer
Gabrielle Selnet, co-director of the competition film
Frank Strobel, conductor of the award concert

Competition film: AU REVOIR JÉRÔME! by Chloé Farr, Gabrielle Selnet und Adam Sillard

Concert: 30 September 2023, Tonhalle Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2022

Nominees:
Nicolò Braghiroli (Italy)
Robert IJserinkhuijsen (Netherlands) ← WINNER
Elliot Murphy (Ireland)

Jury:
Barney Cokeliss, film director
Pernille Fischer Christensen, film director
Rachel Portman, film composer (president of the jury)
Frank Strobel, conductor
Marcel Vaid, film composer

Competition film: THE FOUNDLING by Barney Cokeliss

Concert: 29 September 2022, Tonhalle Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2021

Nominees:
Julien Bellanger (France)
John Heins (USA)
Andrey Mordovsky (Russland) ← WINNER

Jury:
Diego Baldenweg, film composer
Mychael Danna, film composer (president of the jury)
Pirmin Marti, music supervisor
Frank Strobel, conductor

Competition film: ETIQUETA NEGRA von David Vergés

Concert: 30 September 2021, Tonhalle Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2019

Nominees:
Ching-Shan Chang (USA/Taiwan) ← WINNER
Olivier Depierre (Switzerland)
Carl Falkenau (Sweden)
Andrey Mordovsky (Russia)
Gus Nicholson (UK)

Jury:
Don Davis, film composer (president of the jury)
Adrian Frutiger, film composer
Robert Rugan, film director
Andrea Štaka, film director
Frank Strobel, conductor

Competition film: DANNY AND THE WILD BUNCH by Robert Rugan

Concert: 28 September 2019, Tonhalle Maag, Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2018

Nominees:
Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi (Romania) ← WINNER
Baptiste Cathelin (Canada)
Antoine Duchêne (France)
Juan J. Ochoa (Spain)
Lente Verelst (Belgium)

Jury:
Christine Aufderhaar, film composer
Sabine Gisiger, film director
Cliff Martinez, film composer (president of the jury)
Frank Strobel, conductor

Competition film: HAPPINESS by Steve Cutts

Concert: 4 October 2018, Tonhalle Maag, Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2017

Nominees:
David Arcus (Canada)
Andréane Détienne (France)
Christoph J. Hiller (Germany)
Giuseppe Onofrietti (Italy) ← WINNER
Joakim Unander (Sweden)

Jury:
Anne Dudley, film composer
Herbert Grönemeyer, composer/singer/actor (president of the jury)
Fabian Römer, film composer
Frank Strobel, conductor
Erhan Yürük, film director

Competition film: TAMAH by Erhan Yürük

Concert: 5 October 2017, Tonhalle Maag, Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2016

Nominees:
Javier Bayon (Spain) ← WINNER
Nic Danielson (USA)
Marcin Sadowski (Poland)
Joakim Unander (Sweden)
Lucian Zbarcea (Romania)

Jury:
Seth Boyden, film director
Brigitte Hofer, film producer
Sophie Hunger, songwriter/film composer
Jan Müller-Wieland, composer/conductor
Frank Strobel, conductor

Competition film: AN OBJECT AT REST by Seth Boyden

Concert: 23 September 2016, Tonhalle Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2015

Nominees:
Nicolas Alvarez (Japan/Colombia)
Faris Badarni (Germany/Israel) ← WINNER
Wonkyung Lee (South Korea)
Nico Maas (Germany)
Toby Sheriff (USA/Canada)

Jury:
Sabine Boss, film director
Günther Fischer, film composer and bandleader
Xavier Koller, film director
Maggie Rodford, music supervisor
Martin Tillman, film composer and instrumentalist

Competition film: THE CONTROL MASTER by Run Wrake

Concert: 25 September 2015, Arena Cinema, Zurich
Zurich Jazz Orchestra and Zurich Chamber Orchestra conducted by André Bellmont

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2014

Nominees:
Dominik Giesriegl (Austria)
Lidia Kalendareva and Alin Cristian Oprea (Germany/Russia/Romania)
Matteo Pagamici (Switzerland)
Leeran Z. Raphaely (USA) ← WINNER
Richard Ruzicka (Germany)

Jury:
Marcel Barsotti, film composer
Henning Lohner, film composer
Bettina Oberli, film director
Frank Strobel, conductor
Axel Tillement, film director

Competition film: MAXIMALL by Axel Tillement, Axelle Cheriet, Hadrien Ledieu and Nawel Rahal

Concert: 1 October 2014, Tonhalle Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Frank Strobel

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2013

Nominees:
Laurent Courbier (France) ← WINNER
Aaron Kenny (Australia)
Felipe Senna (Brazil)
Nathan Stornetta (Switzerland)
Jan Torkewitz (Germany)

Jury:
Carlos Leal, actor and rapper
Pepe Lienhard, bandleader
Rolf Lyssy, film director
Peter Scherer, film composer
Peter Thomas, film composer

Competition film: REIGN OF DEATH by Matthew Savage

Concert: 27 September 2013, Arena Cinema, Zurich
Zurich Jazz Orchestra and Zurich Chamber Orchestra conducted by André Bellmont

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2012

Nominees:
Adrien Diery (Australia)
Jan Glembotzki (Japan)
Michael Künstle (Switzerland) ← WINNER
Anže Rozman (Slovenia)
Adam Żurada (Poland)

Jury:
Annette Focks, film composer
Philip Hofmänner, film director
Henning Lohner, film composer
David Zinman, conductor

Competition film: EVERMORE by Philip Hofmänner

Concert: 27 September 2012, Tonhalle Zurich
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by David Zinman