Awards
- St.Gallen Cantonal Culture Prize 1986.
- Berne Film Prizes: GRIMSEL 1990, SIGNER'S SUITCASE 1996, MARTHA'S GARDEN 1998.
- Action Light Award Locarno: SIGNER'S SUITCASE 1995.
- SSA Award «Best Script» SIGNER'S SUITCASE 1995.
- Zurich Film Prizes: FATHER'S GARDEN 2013, THE SOUND OF INSECTS 2009, LUCKY JACK 2003, SIGNER'S SUITCASE 1996
- Nominations for SwissFilm Prize: THE SOUND OF INSECTS 2010, NAMIBIA CROSSINGS 2005.
- European Documentary Film Award: THE SOUND OF INSECTS 2009
- Swiss Film Prizes: «Best Documentary Film»/«Best Editing» FATHER'S GARDEN 2014, «Best Film Music» THE SOUND OF INSECTS 2010
- Prize of the Swiss Film Critics: «Best Swiss Film» FATHER'S GARDEN 2013
- Zürich Art Award (Zürcher Kunstpreis) 2010
- Grand St. Gallen Cultural Award (Grosser Kulturpreis of St.Gallen) 2010
Festival Awards
- Torino, Jury's Award: GRIMSEL, 1990
- Vienna, Viennale Public Award: SIGNER'S SUITCASE, 1995
- Leipzig, Bronze: SIGNER'S SUITCASE, 1995
- Saarbrücken, Spezial Mention Max Ophuls Award: MARTHA'S GARDEN, 1997
- Solothurn, Film Music Award: MARTHA'S GARDEN, 1997
- Amsterdam IDFA, Nominee Joris Ivens Award: LUCKY JACK, 2003
- Duisburg, 3sat-award "best German spoken film": LUCKY JACK, 2003
- Warsaw, Millenium Award Planete Doc Review Film Festival: THE SOUND OF INSECTS, 2009
- Montréal RIDM, Prix Caméra-Stylo: THE SOUND OF INSECTS, 2009
- Berlinale Forum, Audience Award: FATHER'S GARDEN, 2013
- Crossing Europe FF Linz, FEDEORA-Award Best European Documentary: FATHER'S GARDEN, 2013
- Visions du Réel Nyon, Prize SSA/Suissimage "most innovative Swiss feature film": FATHER'S GARDEN, 2013
- Fünf Seen Film Festival FSFF, Bavaria/Germany: FSFF Best Documentary Award: FATHER'S GARDEN, 2013
- Busan IFF, Korea, Busan Cinephile Award: FATHER'S GARDEN, 2013