Suisa Film Music Prize goes to Balz Bachmann
This year's Film Music Prize of the Fondation Suisa goes to Balz Bachmann for
their original compositions for the documentary film "Bis ans Ende der Träume" by director Wilfried Meichtry.
The film tells the story of the Swiss travel journalist Katharina von Arx (1928-2013) and the French photographer Freddy Drilhon (1926-1976) in both documentary and fictional sequences. Balz Bachmann's music was created in parallel with the film editing and combines the multi-layered elements into a whole. The two co-composers Michael Künstle and Peter Bräker were also significantly involved in the development of the musical themes.
The Fondation Suisa Film Music Prize is endowed with CHF 25,000 and honors "exceptional work in the field of Swiss film music composition". It is awarded annually, alternating between the feature film and documentary film categories.
This year's jury consisted of Mario Beretta (president), composer, conductor, Zurich; Pierre Funck, composer, lecturer, president of Forum Filmmusik, Zurich; Zeno Gabaglio, composer, journalist, member of the board of trustees of the Fondation Suisa, Vacallo (TI); Duscha Kistler, former artistic director of Fantoche, member of the commission for animated film at the Federal Office of Culture, Bern.
