Awards

Reto Caffi’s shortfilms "Quickie" (1995), "Leo's friends" (1996), "Bus-Stop 99" (2000) and "Männer am Meer" (Pale Pals) have won more than 30 awards at festivals and were aired on numerous TV-stations.

"Auf der Strecke" ("On the line") has been screened by more than 100 festivals (London Int'l Filmfestival, Telluride, Sao Paolo Shortfilmfestival, Flickrfest Sidney, Seattle Int'l Filmfestival, etc.) and has swiped over 50 international awards, including an Oscar-Nomination for "live action short film" in 2009, a win at the Student Academy Awards for "honorary foreign film", the "Lutin" for the best European shortfilm, several audience awards, and many others.

Jury statements for "On the line"

"... for it's superbly controlled, well performed and layered narrative about human values in the age of surveillance."

("Grand Prix" Clermont Ferrand Shortfilm-Festival, 2008)

"...shows us how deep a shortfilm can go - and how suspensful and truthful fiction can be."

("best shortfilm", Zurich Film Prize, 2008)

"Contemporary cinema of high viruosity"

(Nomination First Steps Award, 2008)

"...develops subtly but with great intensity and sensitivity a drama of great proportions"

(Nomination German Short Film Award, 2008)

"Social relevance and a promising creative power have found together here in a most impressive manner."

(Jurystatement "best production", Filmschoolfest Munich, 2008)