On May 5th, Phönix auf der Wolke by Yun-Long Song (music by Pierre Funck) has been given the 2011 documentary award of the Alexis Victor Thalberg Foundation. The film is going to be premiered on Sunday, May 8th at 12am at the cinema Riffraff in Zurich.

The films Ruth and Cappuccino by Tamer Ruggli (music by Pierre Funck) will be screened at the festival “Pink Apple“ on Thursday, May 5th, 6:30 pm, in the cinema Arthouse Movie in Zurich. Details here.

In the exhibition Beyond Bug-Eyed Monsters: Astrophysics, Biology and the Search for Life in the Universe (April 5th, 2011, till March 11th, 2012) by the Zoological Museum of the University of Zurich, a 30-minute film with music by Pierre Funck will be shown in the “romantic lounge.”

At the 46th Solothurn Film Festival, SSA and Suissimage have awarded the prize “best short by a young professional” to the film Ronaldo by Jan Mettler (music: Pierre Funck and Adrian Pfisterer).

Two films with music by Pierre Funck will be shown at the 46th Solothurn Film Festival:

• Ronaldo (short film by Jan Mettler)

• De Hardcore-Schwiizer (animation film by Dustin Rees)

The film Ronaldo by Jan Mettler (music: Pierre Funck and Adrian Pfisterer) has been awarded a first prize at the VGIK International Student Festival in Moscow.

The film Little Eden by Nino Christen (music by Pierre Funck) has been awarded the first prize at the “Filmwettbewerb zum Thema Biodiversität” (film competition on biodiversity).

Two films with music by Pierre Funck have been nominated for the Swiss competition at the animation film festival cinématou (October 2–10): Little Eden by Nino Christen and Imago by Rebekka Keusch.