Bern Film Awards Go To Two Documentaries And One Feature

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Forces of nature, moral contradictions and courage: this year's Bern Film Awards honour documentaries about inheritance, the island of Stromboli and a feature film about a single mother. This content was published on September 2, 2025 - 10:58 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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With IDDU – Racconti dell'isola, director Miriam Ernst has created an impressive portrait of the island of Stromboli and the people living in the shadow of the volcano, the cantonal education and culture directorate said in a press release on Tuesday.

The jury praised the atmospheric camera work and the sensitive film music. The prize money for the film is CHF30,000 ($37,315).

Simon Baumann's documentary film Wir Erben (We, The Heirs) was also honoured. The prize money is CHF10,000. The film uses his family as an example to shed light on the moral contradiction between property and justice.

Baumann tells this inheritance story with subtle humour and personal wit, the canton added. We, The Heirs has already won this year's Swiss Film Prize.

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