Petra Volpe STEFANIE LOOS/AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment In an unusual festival and award season collaboration, the Zurich Film Festival has unveiled that it will present its Golden Eye Award to Swiss director Petra Volpe at a FYC screening of her Oscar-contending film Late Shift. The Zurich Festival will present Volpe with her trophy at an AMPAS screening at the Soho House in Los Angeles on Monday. The Zurich festival is hosting the screening together with Late Shift's U.S. distributor, Music Box Films. Volpe will accept her prize in person. The film, which premiered in Berlin last year, is Switzerland's official entry for the Best International Feature Oscar. Related Stories Business HBO Max Signs Bundling Deal With Streamer RTL+ in Germany Music Jessi Opens Up About Latest Album 'P.M.S.' and Gets Vulnerable on How She's Feeling Volpe's drama follows Leonie Benesch (September 5, The Teacher's Lounge) playing an overextended nurse struggling through a demanding night shift at a Swiss hospital. Late Shift has been a cross-over hit in Europe, where it grossed more than $4 million. "Petra Volpe has once again succeeded with Late Shift in creating a socially realist auteur film that is firmly rooted in the present, shedding light on the precarious working conditions in the nursing profession while paying tribute to the dedication of healthcare workers," Zurich festival CEO Christian Jungen said in a statement. "In Switzerland, Late Shift became the most successful domestic film of the year with more than 200,000 admissions and sparked a national debate about improving working conditions in the care sector. In recognition of the film's cinematic quality and its powerful contribution to public discourse, we are honoring Petra Volpe with the Golden Eye Award and wish her every success in the Oscar race." Volpe said she had a "special connection" to the Zurich festival, having premiered her first feature there. "It is wonderful to see how the festival has evolved, and I would like to sincerely thank Christian Jungen and the entire team for the award as well as for their support during the Oscar campaign," she added. "And when it comes to our chances: you gotta believe!" THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Wagner Moura 'Awards Chatter' Pod: Wagner Moura on Brazil's 'The Secret Agent,' Importance of Memory, 'Narcos' 10 Years Later and Trump's Invasion of Venezuela Heat Vision Sadie Sink Saw Fan Theories She'd Be in Next 'Spider-Man' Movie, Then "Two Days Later, They Asked Me to Do It" Heat Vision 'Tangled' Live-Action Movie Finds Its Leads: Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim (Exclusive) Theater Marcia Rodd, Actress in 'Little Murders' and Broadway's 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers,' Dies at 87 Heat Vision Will Arnett Set to Replace David Harbour in Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!' Drama Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow Recalls Being Fired From a Movie Amid Chris Martin Split Wagner Moura 'Awards Chatter' Pod: Wagner Moura on Brazil's 'The Secret Agent,' Importance of Memory, 'Narcos' 10 Years Later and Trump's Invasion of Venezuela Heat Vision Sadie Sink Saw Fan Theories She'd Be in Next 'Spider-Man' Movie, Then "Two Days Later, They Asked Me to Do It" Heat Vision 'Tangled' Live-Action Movie Finds Its Leads: Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim (Exclusive) Theater Marcia Rodd, Actress in 'Little Murders' and Broadway's 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers,' Dies at 87 Heat Vision Will Arnett Set to Replace David Harbour in Tony Gilroy's 'Behemoth!' Drama Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow Recalls Being Fired From a Movie Amid Chris Martin Split