SWITZERLAND
For life’s achievement:
- Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Humane letters honoris causa from the American Franklin University, Lugano, 2022
- Prize of Honor Swiss Film Academy, 2021
- Zurich Prize for Art, 2015
- Recognition from the town Winterthur, 1998
- Honorary Member of the Film Directors’s and Screenwriter’s Association, ARF/FDS, 2023
Eldorado
- Swiss Film Award for Best Camera for Peter Indergand, 2019
- Nomination for Best Documentary film and best film music, 2019
- Zurich Film Award, 2018
- Lugano Human Rights Festival, «Premio Diritti Umani per l’Autore», 2018
- Official OSCAR® – contribution by Switzerland in the category „Foreign Language Film“ and „Best Documentary Feature“ 91. Academy Awards, 2019
More than Honey
- Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film, 2013
- Swiss Film Award, Best Filmscore 2013
- Zurich Film Award, Best Documentary Film, 2012
- Prix Walo Beste Filmproduction, 2012
- Solothurner Filmtage, Audience Award, 2013
- Delémont-Hollywood, Audience Award, 2013
- “Mister Earth”, 2014
- Official OSCAR® – contribution by Switzerland in the category „Foreign Language Film“ and „Best Documentary Feature“, 85th Academy Awards, 2013
The Mountain
- Quality Premium of the The Swiss Department of Inner Affairs, 1991
- Zurich Film Award, 1991
The Journey
- Quality Premium of the The Swiss Department of Inner Affairs, 1986
- Zurich Film Award, 1986
The Boat is full
- Ablehnung der Bundes-Produktionsförderung, 1979
- Quality Premium of the The Swiss Department of Inner Affairs, 1981
- Zurich Film Award, 1981
Isewixer
- Swiss Nomination Prix Italia, 1979
Escape Risk
- Quality Premium of the The Swiss Department of Inner Affairs, 1975
- Zurich Film Award, 1975
- Filmfestival Locarno Competition: Mention Spezial, 1975
Volksmund
- Quality Premium of the The Swiss Department of Inner Affairs, 1972
- Zurich Film Award, 1972
Ormenis
- Public show Prohibition Swiss cavalry union, 1971
- Quality Premium of the The Swiss Department of Inner Affairs, 1971
- Zurich Film Award, 1971
Rondo
- public show prohibition by justice board of canton Zurich
GERMANY
Eldorado
- Bavarian Film Award for the Best Documentary Film, 2019
- German Documentary Award, SWR Doku Festival, 2018
- 68. Berlinale Film Festival, Nomination for Berlinale Documentary Film Award, 2018
More than Honey
- German Film Award LOLA for Best Documentary Film, 2013
- German Film Award LOLA for Best Editing (Nomination), 2013
- Bavarian Film Award for Best Documentary Film, 2012
- Leipzig Movie Fair, Gilde-Filmpreis for Best Documentary Film, 2013
- Darsser Nature Film Festival, Nature Film Award, 2013
- Darsser Nature Film Festival, Audience Award, 2013
- Green Screen Film Festival, Special Jury Award, 2014
The Mountain
- Film Festival Berlin, Competition, 1991
The Boat is full
- Film Festival Berlin, Silver Bear (Best Script and Best Guidance of the Actors), 1981
- Prix de la Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESCI), 1981
- Prix du Comité International pour la Diffusion des Arts et de la Littérature par le Cinéma (CIDALC), 1981
- Prix de l’Office Catholique International Cinématographique (OCIC), 1981
- Otto Dibelus Award: Prix du Jury International Protestant du Film (INTERFILM), 1981
- Prix du Jury Evangélique, Berlin, 1981
AUSTRIA
More than Honey
- ROMY, Best Director, Documentary Film, 2013
- ROMY Best Documentary Film, 2013
- Austrian Film Award, Best Sound Design, 2013
ITALY
For the Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Maria Adriana Prolo Award in Torino Associazione Museo Nazionale del Cinema, 2022
Eldorado
- Audience Award at the Dokumentary Film Festival Le Voci dell` Inchiesta, 2019
- Human Rights Award of WACC-SIGNIS Europe in Palermo, 2019
More than Honey
- Gran Paradiso Film Festival, Premio Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso, 2013
- Special Prize „Expo 2015 – Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life“ Prix Italia (Nomination), 2013
The Mountain
- 1. Prize Filmfestival Trento, 1990
The Journey
- Mostra die Venezia, Wettbewerb, 1986
The Boat is full
- Prix René Clair, David di Donatello, 1982
FRANCE
More than Honey
- Festival Pariscience – International Festival of Scientific Film, Buffon Prize, 2013
- Bourges International Ecological Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2013
Les Petites Ilusions
- Internationales Filmfestival Cannes, besides competition, 1991
Das Boot ist voll
- Grand Prix du 10ème Festival des Droits de l’Homme à Strasbourg, 1981
- “Prix Aliza» in memory of the assassination of the Parisian synagogue, 1981
- Grand Prix du 10ème Festival des Droits de l’Homme à Strasbourg, 1981
UK
More than Honey
- UK Green Film Festival, Audience Award, 2013
USA
Eldorado
- Bridging the Borders Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2019
More than Honey
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Best Documentary, 2013
- Green Film Festival San Francisco, Best Feature Film Award, 2013
The Boat is full
- Oscar nomination, Best „Foreign Language Film“ , 1982
- many other awards
POLAND
Eldorado
- Special mention – Lower Silesia Grand Prix, Millenium Docs Against Gravity Festival, 2018
CZECH REPUBLIC
More than Honey
- Winner International Competition International Festival of Science Documentary Films Academia Film Olomouc, 2014
Volksmund
- Prag TV Festival, «Award for the Best Script», 1972
ROMANIA
More than Honey
- Pelicam International Film Festival, Audience Award, 2013
UKRAINE
More than Honey
- Apimondia – International Apicultural Congress, Golden Medal World Beekeeping Awards, 2013
JAPAN
More than Honey
- Wildlife Film Festival, Special Jury Award, 2015
BRAZIL
More than Honey
- Special Mention Filmambiente International Environmental Film Festival, 2013