Observed Signal · Jul 2, 2026 · Awards · Source: persoenlich.com News · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Switzerland Wins 12 US International Awards
Switzerland Tourism (Schweiz Tourismus) won the Grand Award at the US International Awards 2026 for the film 'Swiss Sounds by Thylacine'. The project was produced by Thylacine and Cécile Chabert with agency Intuitive Studio on behalf of Switzerland Tourism and in cooperation with Travel Switzerland. The article reports that a total of twelve awards went to Swiss companies (another passage states eleven of 94 awards), with multiple awards going to Schweiz Tourismus campaigns, Maybaum Film, Sion Tourism Office, Seed, Mcqueen Films and others. Schweiz Tourismus also received a Specialty Award as 'Client Company of the Year'. The US International Awards are organized by Filmservice International and accept submissions starting in September for the next edition.
Sector-specific creative/production awards recognise agency and production work but do not materially change AdTech/MarTech infrastructure or market dynamics.
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- Schweiz Tourismus received the Grand Award at the US International Awards 2026 for 'Swiss Sounds by Thylacine'.
- The 'Swiss Sounds' project was produced by Thylacine and Cécile Chabert with agency Intuitive Studio, commissioned by Schweiz Tourismus and in collaboration with Travel Switzerland.
- The article reports that twelve awards this year went to Swiss companies; elsewhere in the text it states that eleven of 94 awards were awarded to Swiss companies.
- Maybaum Film received three awards; Sion Tourism Office, Seed and Mcqueen Films each received one award (as reported).
- Schweiz Tourismus also won a Specialty Award titled 'Client Company of the Year'.
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Switzerland Wins 11 US International Awards
Switzerland secured eleven awards at the US International Awards 2026. Schweiz Tourismus won the Grand Award for the film 'Swiss Sounds by Thylacine', a music-and-travel collaboration in which French electronic musician Thylacine travelled across Switzerland for 16 days and composed a track from authentic transport and landscape sounds. The project was produced by Thylacine and Cécile Chabert with agency Intuitive Studio, commissioned by Schweiz Tourismus in cooperation with Travel Switzerland. In total 11 of the 94 awards went to Swiss companies and production firms; other Swiss winners included multiple campaigns by Schweiz Tourismus, three awards for Maybaum Film, and single awards to Sion Tourism Office, Seed (for Geberit) and Mcqueen Films (for Swiss). The US International Awards are organized by Filmservice International; entries for the next edition open in September.
Switzerland Tourism Wins Four Gold Dolphins at Cannes Awards
The 17th Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards celebrated Swiss productions with ten Dolphin trophies. Switzerland Tourism received four gold awards across tourism film categories, including works by Intuitive Studio, Wirz Group, Shining Film, and Mcqueen Branded. Additionally, Nektar won gold for the FC St. Gallen campaign, while Mcqueen Films, Tertianum, and Maybaum Film earned silver and black honors. Kuehne+Nagel's documentary series also won three golds, submitted by German agency BigSun, which was named Agency of the Year. The winners were announced on September 25, 2026.
Swiss Winners at WorldMediaFestivals 2026
At the 27th WorldMediaFestivals in Berlin, six Swiss productions won awards across Television, Corporate Media, Online and Print categories. KPRN Network took the Grand Award for the print production “Abenteuer Angola – Der Weg ist das Ziel,” which also won Gold in Print: Editorial & Magazine Formats. SRG won Gold for its “Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel” entry in Branded Storytelling: Brand Narratives. Four Silver awards went to Maybaum Film (“We care for what we carry”), Absolutturnus (“Elco – Heat & Ice”), Seed Audio-Visual Communication (Swiss Life Corporate Movie) and Georg Fischer (“The Plus Effect”). The WorldMediaFestivals have been organised by Intermedia, based in Hamburg, since 2000. The article was published by persoenlich.com on 2026-05-20.
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