Awards
St.Gallen Cantonal Culture Prize 1986.
Bern Film Prizes 1990, 96, 98 for GRIMSEL, SIGNER'S SUITCASE, MARTHA'S GARDEN.
Action Light Award Locarno 1995 for SIGNER'S SUITCASE.
SSA Award "best script" 1995 for SIGNER'S SUITCASE.
Zurich Film Prizes 2009, 2003 & 1996 for THE SOUND OF INSECTS, LUCKY JACK, SIGNER'S SUITCASE.
Nomination for Swiss Film Prize 2005 for NAMIBIA CROSSINGS.
European Documentary Film Award 2009, Prix Arte for THE SOUND OF INSECTS
Zürich Art Award 2010 (Zürcher Kunstpreis 2010)
Grosser Kulturpreis of St.Gallen 2010

Federal Quality Awards
for AUSFLUG INS GEBIRG 1986, THEATRE DE L'ESPERANCE 87, KICK THAT HABIT 89, GRIMSEL 90, SIGNER'S SUITCASE 95, MARTHA'S GARDEN 97.

Festival Awards
Torino, Jury's Award for GRIMSEL.
Vienna, Viennale Public Award for SIGNER'S SUITCASE.
Leipzig, Bronze for SIGNER'S SUITCASE.
Saarbrücken, Spezial Mention Max Ophuls Award for MARTHA'S GARDEN.
Solothurn, Film Music Award for MARTHA'S GARDEN.
Amsterdam IDFA, Nominee Joris Ivens Award for LUCKY JACK.
Duisburg, 3sat-award "best German spoken film" for LUCKY JACK.
Warsaw, Millenium Award Planete Doc Review Film Festival, for THE SOUND OF INSECTS
Montréal RIDM, Prix Caméra-Stylo 2009, for THE SOUND OF INSECTS