For the Final, the 4 candidates (one per country - Spain, China, Brazil, Switzerland) havel do their filming in Lausanne from August 24th to August 30th.
THE FINAL RESULTS:
The interest of the international public for this Final Round was very strong. From 9 till 21 September, 207’561 votes were registered on the official website of the Olympic Short Film Contest Lausanne 2009
Films were subjected to the evaluation of an international professional jury with the following personalities:
Fernando Meirelles (Brazil), director of City of God (2002), The Constant Gardener (2004), Blindness (2008)
Ursula Meier (Switzerland), director of Home (2008)
Carlos Pastor Moreno (Spain), director of A ras de suelo (2005), Campos de fresas (2004)
WU Wenguang (China), director and independant documentary-maker, producer of China villagers documentary project (2006)
The winners of the Olympic Short Film Contest Lausanne 2009 are:
Grand Prix of CHF 7’500.-, allocated to the best film of the Final Round and decided by the Jury
Directed by Fernando Coimbra (Brazil)
Fiction, 5’
Jury’s Prize of CHF 5’000.-, allocated to the second best film of the Final Round and decided by the Jury
Directed by Ari Zehnder and Eric Andreae (Switzerland)
Fiction, 4’30
Public’s Prize of CHF 2’500.-, allocated to the best film according to the public vote
Directed by Ari Zehnder and Eric Andreae (Switzerland)
Fiction, 4’30
THE MOVIES:
Brazil: Playing Tennis with Jean-Luc Godard, by Fernando Coimbra
China: Yi, by Lin Kai
Spain: Lausanne, Louzaane, by Mohamed Ali Chediak
Switzerland: 19.30, by Ari Zehnder & Eric Andreae
Playing Tennis with Jean-Luc Godard, by Fernando Coimbra / 2009 / 5' / Brazil
Yi, by Lin Kai / 2009 / 5' / China
Lausanne, Louzaane, by Mohamed Ali Chediak / 2009 / 3' / Spain
19.30, by Ari zehnder & Eric Andreae / 2009 / 5' / Switzerland
Details about the 4 filmmakers of the Final:
Brazil:
Fernando Coimbra
China:
Lin Kai
Spain:
Mohamed Ali Chediak
Switzerland:
Ari Zehnder
Fernando Coimbra, São Paulo (Brasil)
Why should people come and visit your town?
São Paulo is the biggest city of South America. It's ugly and beautiful at the same time. Every day there's a lot of things to do here. Every day, there's a lot of things not to do here!
Which films would you like have to produce?
Once upon a time in west - directed by Sergio Leone
Underground - Directed by Emir Kusturica
Your personal pole vault record?
none
Lin Kai, Xiamen (China)
Why should people come and visit your town?
Every Country has his unique culture. Because of unique anddifferent cultures, it attract people to travel China and my hometown. Welcome to China and my hometown.
Which films would you like have to produce?
Forrest Gump, Slumdog Millionaire
Your personal pole vault record?
none
Mohamed Ali Chediak, Barcelona (Spain)
Why should people come and visit your town?
Unfortunately, I didn’t have any time for sightseeing here. But in general, Barcelona is a city with its own architectural identity. Moreover, the weather is moderate almost all of the year, and the clouds are a bit shy so it doesn’t rain a lot. That being said, one can always enjoy unique long walks in here wherever and whenever
Which films would you like have to produce?
As an animator, I prefer movies with a lot of expressions and movement. Hence to me, it would be great if I can travel back in time and “co-produce” Buster Keaton’s silent masterpiece “The General” and Ray Harryhausen’s stop motion animations in “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”.
Your personal pole vault record?
Long story short: Beirut, spring of 1999. 50cm vertically and 3 meters horizontally. My pole vaulting is far ahead of its time.
Ari Zehnder, Zürich (Switzerland)
Why should people come and visit your town?
Watch "Zurich's Olympic Short Film" and find out yourself!
Which films would you like have to produce?
Brother Lumière's first film. I would have loved to see people's faces watching the first motion picture ever made.
"Completition" Becaus some people say the Olympic Museum Lausanne was the producer 
Your personal pole vault record?
Minus 6m15, falling down a cliff.
Some pictures of the Final
August 24th to 29th
