Pink Apple Award goes to Lionel Baier

This year Pink Apple will grant the «Pink Apple Award» for the first time in history. A cash prize of 3000 Swiss Francs, the award is given to a film maker for his or her complete oeuvre. This year’s prize was won by Lionel Baier from the French speaking region of Switzerland. Born in Lausanne in 1975, the film director shot the documentary  «La parade» about the first Gay Pride in Sion 15 years ago. In 2004 his film «Garçon stupide» came to the cinemas. Since 2002, Baier has been head of the film department at ECAL in Lausanne.