German Tejeira's drama "A Moonless Night" or "Una Noche Sin Luna" won the top prize for the best international film at the Zurick International Film Festival 2014.
The Uruguayan drama is about four lonely and luckless single people in the rural Uruguay.
The drama follows the life of four lonely people in a span of a single night.
"A Moonless Night" won over the hearts of the international jury, headed by Oscard-winning director, Susanne Bier from the movie "In A Better World."
The documentary "Toto and His Sisters" had won the prize for the best international documentary.
The documentary directed by Romanian director Alexander Nanau is about the lives of children and teenagers in a tough suburb of Bucharest.
Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Life Itself) was president of the documentary jury.
The Best German-language feature at the 10th Zurich Festival went to "Children of the Arctic," a portrait of five Native Alaskan teenagers growing up in Barrow, the northernmost community in the United States.
All of the three main winners each got a $25,800 (CHF 25,000) cash prize in addition to the $103,000 (CHG 100,000) to use for the promotion of their movies in the Swiss cinemas.
Bruno Deville received Zurich's inaugural Emerging Swiss Talent Award for his Swiss comedy "Bouboule."
Director Ronnie Sandahl won this year's critic choice award for his Swedish drama "Underdog."
Rebecca Panian's euthanasia documentary "Zu Ende Leben" won the Audience Award that is voted by thr Zurich Festival attendees.
Viet Helmer's "Quatch und die Nasenbarbande" won the best children's film by the ZFF for Kid's audience award.
Christine Widerkehr won the top prize from Zurich's treatment competition for her treatment for the drama "Anneli."
The treatment prize comes with a $5,100 (CHF 5000) cash bursary with additional $25,800 (CHF 25,000) towards the development of Winderkehr's screenplay.
