archives 2023
29th GIFF: A Poster Shining in Gold
For the third year in a row, Swiss artist Benjamin Muzzin has designed the poster for the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF), subtly blending heritage from the past with visions of the future—an approach that lies at the heart of the event’s identity.
“For this 2023 edition, the GIFF logo is once again placed at the center of the visual, around which the poster’s narrative unfolds. The fluid shapes and textures evoke the many narrative genres featured at the festival, harmoniously merging with new technologies. The golden and bronze hues echo the rich and ancient history of cinema, positioning GIFF at the crossroads of genres and image technologies. The logo, subtly transparent, appears like a cinematic window opening onto new worlds.”
– Benjamin Muzzin
The poster for the 29th edition pays tribute to the Festival’s convergent programming—the essence of GIFF—which will bring together cinema, series, and virtual territories this coming November. At a time when the boundaries of image technologies are being pushed further every day, the visual evokes the iconic Reflets d’Or (Golden Reflections), the namesake awards of the Festival’s three historic international competitions.
This new visual identity also reflects the positioning of its market, the Geneva Digital Market, which offers a unique showcase in Switzerland for the diversity of technologies and their experimental potential. Dive into a powerful and elegant graphic cosmos, inviting the audience to step out of the everyday and embark on a unique journey at the intersection of genres and disciplines.
PALMARÈS
REFLET D’OR FOR THE BEST FEATURE 2023
Humanist vampire seeking consenting suicidal person by Ariane Louis-Seize (CA)
Supported by the City and Canton of Geneva (10,000 CHF)
Awarded by a Jury comprising of the director and screenwriter Stéphanie Chuat as the president (CH), and 4 students from Swiss film schools: Gabriel Grosclaude (ZHDK, CH), Anna Joos (ECAL/HEAD, CH), Timon Musy (UNIL, CH), Sofia Pasotti (USI, CH)
REFLET D’OR FOR THE BEST SERIES 2023
The Club de Leander Verdievel et Zita Theunynck (BE)
Supported by the City and Canton of Geneva (10,000 CHF)
Awarded by an inclusive jury comprising of three festival-goers (contest winners): Justine Langlois (CH), Damien Molineaux (CH), Mathieu Roux (CH)
REFLET D’OR FOR THE BEST IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE 2023
Eternal walkers de Hayoun Kwon (FR, KR)
Supported by the City and Canton of Geneva (10,000 CHF)
Awarded by a jury of international experts: Gaëlle Mourre (FR, UK), Jay Kim (KR), Alexandra Gérard (BE)
FUTURE IS SENSIBLE AWARD 2023
THE ARCHITECT, A SERIES CREATED BY KERREN LUMER-KLABBERS, KRISTIAN KILDE AND NORA LANDSRØD (NO)
Funded by the “Pour-cent culturel Migros” cultural support program (10,000 CHF)
Awarded by a Jury of three international personalities active in the audiovisual field and creative industries: Nora Nahid Khan (US), Giovanna Fossati (NL), Keith Stuart (GB)
GENEVA AWARD 2023
Collectif Kourtrajmé
In association with Edmond de Rothschild and the Geneva University of Art and Design – HEAD
Kim Chapiron, Toumani Sangaré, Romain Gavras, Ladj Ly, Nabil Zerfa & Yassine Lassar Ramdani (FR)
FILM & BEYOND 2023
Jean-Michel Jarre (FR)
In association with O. Zbinden
TALES OF SWISS INNOVATION 2023
Marguerite Kudelski (CH)
