| Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | |
| Location: | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Language: | International |
| Website: | http://www.nifff.ch |
| Directors: | Pierre-Yves Walder[1] |
| Founders: | Anaïs Emery and Olivier Müller[2] |
| Established: | 2000 |
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) is a Swiss film festival dedicated to fantastic movies. The NIFFF constructs its programming around three central axes: Fantastic cinema, Asian cinema and Digital images. The films shown at the Festival are very diversified, ranging from major works by renowned directors to unknown and underground films d'auteurs. Notable attendees include George A. Romero, Joe Dante, John Landis, Terry Gilliam, Hideo Nakata.
The NIFFF offers five competitions: an international competition, an Asian competition, a Best Swiss Short Film Competition, a Best European Short Film Competition and a Swiss Video Art Competition entitled Actual Fears and inaugurated in 2008.[3]
Retrospective themes have included "Scream Queer" (2022),[4] "Female Trouble" (2023)[5] and "Eat the Rich" (2024).[6]
| Year | Award | Film | Country | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 [7] | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Tiger Stripes | Simon Reith | |
| Special mention International Jury | Superposition | Karoline Lyngbye | ||
| Audience RTS Award | Raging Grace | Paris Zarcilla | ||
| International Critic's Award | ||||
| Youth Award | ||||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | Pearl | Ti West | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | Vincent doit mourir | Stéphan Castang | ||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Marry My Dead Body | Cheng Wei-hao | ||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | Pipess | Kilian Feusi, Jessica Meier, Sujanth Ravichandran | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | Ce dit d'un cerf qui quitte son bois | Salomé Crickx | ||
| SSA/Suissimage special mention | Der Molchkongress | Immanuel Esser, Matthias Sahli | ||
| Youth Award Short | Foreigners Only | Nuhash Humayun | ||
| Audience Award Short | ||||
| 2022 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Nos cérémonies | Simon Reith | |
| Special mention International Jury | Blaze | Del Kathryn Barton | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | ||||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | Men | Alex Garland | ||
| International Critic's Award | Ashkal | Youssef Chebbi | ||
| Audience RTS Award | Freaks Out | , | Gabriele Mainetti | |
| Best Asian Movie Award | Demigod: The Legend Begins | Chris Huang | ||
| Youth Award | Hypochondriac | Addison Heimann | ||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | Les héritières | Avril Lehmann | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | Mr. Pete and the Iron Horse | Kilian Vilim | ||
| SSA/Suissimage special mention | Avant 3 nuits | Minna Prader | ||
| Youth Award Short | ||||
| Audience Award Short | Moshari | Nuhash Humayun | ||
| 2021 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Lapsis | Noah Hutton | |
| Special mention International Jury | Cryptozoo | Dash Shaw | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | Boys from County Hell | Chris Baugh | ||
| International Critic's Award | The Feast | Lee Haven Jones | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | Tides | Tim Fehlbaum &<br>Julian R. Wagner | ||
| Audience RTS Award | ||||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Ok! Madam | Lee Cheol-ha | ||
| Youth Award | Censor | Prano Bailey-Bond | ||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | Little Miss Fate | Joder von Rotz | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | ||||
| Taurus Studio Innovation Award | Phlegm | Jan-David Bolt | ||
| 2020 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Dinner in America | Adam Rehmeier | |
| 2019 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Extra Ordinary | Mike Ahern &<br>Enda Loughman | |
| Audience RTS Award | ||||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | Abou Leila | Amin Sidi-Boumédiène | ||
| International Critic's Award | Swallow | Carlo Mirabella-Davis | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway | A Miguel Llansó, Anna-Liisa Liiver, Aitor and Fran Almuedo | ||
| Best Asian Movie Award | The Fable | Kan Eguchi | ||
| Youth Award | Come to Daddy | Ant Timpson | ||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | Dispersion | Basile Vuillemin | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | ||||
| Taurus Studio Innovation Award | Hand in Hand | Ennio Ruschetti | ||
| 2018 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Climax | Gaspar Noé | |
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | ||||
| International Critic's Award | Piercing | Nicolas Pesce | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | ||||
| Audience RTS Award | Kasane | Satō Yūichi | ||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Bad Genius | Nattawut Poonpiriya | ||
| Youth Award | Under the Silver Lake | David Robert Mitchell | ||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | Crepuscule | Pauline Jeanbourquin | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | ||||
| Taurus Studio Innovation Award | Das Mädchen im Schnee | Denis Ledergerber | ||
| Outside the Box Award | Cómprame un Revólver | Julio Hernández Cordón | ||
| 2017 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Super Dark Times | Kevin Phillips | |
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | El bar | Álex de la Iglesia | ||
| International Critic's Award | The Endless | Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | ||||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Trapped | Vikramaditya Motwane | ||
| Youth Award | Hostile | Mathieu Turi | ||
| Audience RTS Award | Takashi Miike | |||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | The Bridge over the River | Jadwiga Kowalska | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | ||||
| Taurus Studio Innovation Award | Sons of Bitches | Arnaud Baur | ||
| 2016 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Under the Shadow | Babak Anvari | |
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | Forældre | Christian Tafdrup | ||
| International Critic's Award | Swiss Army Man | Daniel Scheinert, Dan Kwan | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | ||||
| Audience RTS Award | ||||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Honor Thy Father | Erik Matti | ||
| Youth Award | Detour | Christopher Smith | ||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | Ivan's Need | Veronica Lingg, Manuela Leuenberger & Lukas Suter | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | ||||
| Taurus Studio Innovation Award | Belle comme un coeur | Gregory Casares | ||
| 2015 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Green Room | Jeremy Saulnier | |
| Youth Award Denis-de-Rougemont | ||||
| Audience RTS Award | ||||
| Silver Melies to the best fantastic film | Men & Chicken | Anders Thomas Jensen | ||
| International Critic's Award | The Invitation | Karyn Kusama | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for best design production | Crumbs | Miguel Llansò | ||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Full Strike | Henri Wong & Derek Kwok | ||
| H. R. Giger "Narcisse" Award to the best swiss short - SSA/Suissimage Competition | Es war finster und merkwürdig still | Mirella Brunold & Nina Calderone | ||
| Méliès d’argent to the best european fantastic short | ||||
| Prix Tauris Studio for innovation | Parasit | Diego Hauenstein | ||
| 2014 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Housebound | Gerard Johnstone | |
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | Blind | Eskil Vogt | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | The Mole Song : Undercover Agent Reiji | Takashi Miiike | ||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Yasmine | Siti Kamaluddin, Chan Man-Ching | ||
| International Critic's Award | It Follows | David Robert Mitchell | ||
| Youth Award | ||||
| Audience RTS Award | What We Do in the Shadows | Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi | ||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | Lothar | Luca Zuberbühler | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | ||||
| Taurus Studio Innovation Award | Pappkameraden | Stefan Bischoff, Stephan Wiki | ||
| 2013 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Dark Touch | Marina de Van | |
| Mad Movies Award to the «Maddest» Movie | ||||
| Youth Award | ||||
| Special mention of the International Jury | Chimères | Olivier Beguin | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | In the Name of the Son | Vincent Lannoo | ||
| Imaging The Future Award for Best Design Production | Ghost Graduation | Javier Ruiz Caldera | ||
| Special mention of the Imaging The Future Jury | Mars and April (Mars et Avril) | Martin Villeneuve | ||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Eega | S.S Rajamouli, J.V.V Sathyanarayana | ||
| Speciale mention of the Mad Movies Jury | ||||
| Blaise Cendrars Youth Award | The Crack | Alfonso Acosta | ||
| Audience RTS Award | You're Next | Adam Wingard | ||
| Titra Film Award | The Dyatlov Pass Incident | Renny Harlin | ||
| H. R. Giger «Narcisse» Award for Best Swiss Short | Palim Palim | Marina Klauser, Pia Hellenthal | ||
| Taurus Studio Award | ||||
| Special mention of the SSA/Suissimage Jury | Pocket Rocket | Walter Feistle | ||
| Taurus Studio Innovation Award | Effort | Eleonora Berra | ||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | Entre Ange et Demon | Pascal Forney | ||
| 2012 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Citadel | Ciaran Foy | |
| Special mention of the Mad Movies Jury | ||||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Film | ||||
| Special mention of the International Jury | Vanishing Waves | Kristina Buozyté | ||
| Best Asian Movie Award | Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings | Jade Castro | ||
| Youth Award | The Butterfly Room | Jonathan Zarantonello | ||
| Mad Movies Award for the «Maddest» Movie | Resolution | Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | ||
| Titra Film Award | Grabbers | Jon Wright | ||
| TSR Audience Award | ||||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Zimmer 606 | Peter Volkart | ||
| Taurus Studio Award | ||||
| Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short | ||||
| Taurus Studio Innovation Award | Magnetfelder | Jan-Eric Mack | ||
| 2011 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Trollhunter | André Øvredal | |
| TSR Audience Award | ||||
| Silver Méliès for Best European Film | ||||
| Special Mention from the International Jury | Stake Land | Jim Mickle | ||
| Best Asian Film Award | Hello Ghost | Kim Young-tak | ||
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | Wake Wood | David Keating | ||
| Mad Movies Award for the «Maddest» Film | The Violent Kind | Butcher Brothers | ||
| Titra Film Award | Insidious | James Wan | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Evermore | Philip Hofmänner | ||
| Taurus Studio Award | ||||
| Taurus Studio Award for Innovation | Employe Du Mois | Olivier Béguin | ||
| Nomination for the Golden Méliès for Best European Short | Brutal Relax | David Munoz, Adrian Cardona, Rafa Dengra | ||
| 2010 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Enter The Void | Gaspar Noé | |
| TSR Audience Award | Black Death | Chris Smith | ||
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | Strayed | Akan Satayev | ||
| The Silver Méliès for Best European Film | Strigoi | Faye Jackson | ||
| Mad Movies Award for the «Maddest» Film | Dream Home | Pang Ho-Cheung | ||
| Special mention of the Jury | ||||
| Best Asian Movie Award | WIG | Renpei Tsukamoto | ||
| Titra Film Award | Valhalla Rising | Nicolas Winding Refn | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Danny Boy | Marek Skrobecki | ||
| The Taurus Studio Award | ||||
| The Taurus Studio for Innovation Award | Ich Bin's Helmut | Nicolas Steiner | ||
| Nomination for the Golden Méliès for Best European Short | Try a Little Tenderness | Benjamin Teske | ||
| 2009 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Fish Story | Yoshihiro Nakamura | |
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | ||||
| Special mention of the Jury | Infestation | Kyle Rankin | ||
| TSR Audience Award | Connected | Benny Chan | ||
| The Silver Méliès for Best European Film | Left Bank | Pieter Van Hees | ||
| Mad Movies Award for «le film le plus Mad» | ||||
| Best Asian Movie Award | The Handsome Suit | Tsutomu Hanabusa | ||
| Titra Film Award | Antichrist | Lars Von Trier | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Le Petit Dragon | Bruno Collet | ||
| The Taurus Studio Award | ||||
| The Taurus Studio for Innovation Award | Déjà | Antonin Schopfer | ||
| Nomination for the Golden Méliès for Best European Short | Tile M for Murder | Magnus Holmgren | ||
| 2008 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Sleep Dealer | Alex Rivera | |
| Special mention of the Jury | Tokyo | Bong Joon-ho, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry | ||
| Titra Film Award | ||||
| TSR Audience Award | CJ7 | Stephen Chow | ||
| The Silver Méliès for Best European Feature Film | Let the Right One in | Tomas Alfredson | ||
| Special mention of the Jury | ||||
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | ||||
| Mad Movies Award for Best Asian Movie | Om Shanti Om | Farah Khan | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Vincent le Magnifique | Pascal Forney | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Art Video | The Counterfeiters | Katia Bassanini | ||
| Nomination for the Golden Méliès for Best European Short | Scary | Martijn Hullegie | ||
| 2007 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | You, the Living | Roy Andersson | |
| Titra Film Award | ||||
| Special mention of the Jury | The Ugly Swans | Konstantin Lopishansky | ||
| Silver Méliès for Best European Feature Film | ||||
| TSR Audience Award | Black Sheep | Jonathan King | ||
| Mad Movies Award for Best Asian Movie | Don | Farhan Akthar | ||
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | La Antena | Esteban Sapir | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | City Wasp | Steven Tod[8] | ||
| Nomination for the Golden Méliès for Best European Short | Silence Is Golden | Christ Sheperd | ||
| 2006 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | The Bothersome Man | | Jens Lien |
| Golden Méliès for Best European Film | ||||
| TSR Audience Award | Adam's Apples | Anders Thomas Jensen | ||
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | ||||
| Mad Movies Award for Best Asian Movie | SPL | Wilson Yip | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Une Nuit Blanche | Maja Gehrig | ||
| Nomination for the Golden Méliès for Best European Short | Dilemma | Boris Paval Conen | ||
| 2005 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Innocence | Lucile Hadzihalilovic | |
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | ||||
| TSR Audience Award | Zeburaman | Miike Takashi | ||
| Mad Movies Award for Best Asian Movie | ||||
| Golden Méliès for Best European Film | Code 46 | Michael Winterbottom | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Terra Incognita | Peter Volkart | ||
| 2004 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | The Machinist | Brad Anderson | |
| Silver Méliès Award for Best Feature Film | ||||
| TSR Audience Award | Tokyo Godfathers | Satoshi Kon | ||
| Mad Movies Award for Best Asian Movie | ||||
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | The Taste of Tea | Katsuhito Ishii | ||
| SSA/Suissimage Price for Best Swiss Short | Belmondo | Annette Carle | ||
| Nomination for the Golden Méliès for Best European Short | 7:35 de la Manana | Nacho Villalongo | ||
| 2003 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | 28 Days Later | Danny Boyle | |
| Special mention of the Jury | Gozu | Takashi Miike | ||
| Mad Movies Award for Best Asian Movie | ||||
| TSR Audience Award | The Invisible | Joel Bergvall, Simon Sandquist | ||
| The Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award | New Blood | Pou-soi Cheang | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Loups | Hugo Veludo | ||
| Special mention of the SSA/Suissimage Jury | La Clé d'Argent | Victor Jaquier | ||
| 2002 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | The Yin Yang Master | Takita Yojiro | |
| The Jury's Omnicrom Prize | Ichi The Killer | Miike Takashi | ||
| TSR Audience Award | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Doug Miles | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Joshua | Andreas Müller | ||
| 2000 | H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Feature Film | Gemini | Shinya Tsukamoto | |
| Special mention of the Jury | Blood] | Charly Cantor | ||
| H. R. Giger Award « Narcisse » for Best Swiss Short | Time With Nyenne | Olivier Béguin |