SWISS 2019 SHORTS
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SWISS FILMS SHORTS 2019
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FICTION ALL GOOD BRISSOGNE ISLANDS ECHO FRAMEWORK IDIOTIKON IDYLLE MARTYRE INTERCONTINENTAL LA PLACE LIBRE LIFE IS A BITCH MISCELLANEOUS OFF PISTE SCHÄCHER STONE AGE TENDERNESS THE HEDGEHOG’S DILEMMA THE JARARIJU SISTERS THE SOUND OF BIRDS STOPS THE NOISE IN MY MIND
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ANIMATION HONOUR KIDS LA TRAQUE
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ONANIGRAPH THE FLOOD IS COMING THE FOUR OF US THE FOX AND THE BIRD THE LAST DAY OF AUTUMN WHY SLUGS DON’T HAVE LEGS
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DOCUMENTARY ALL INCLUSIVE BASHKIMI UNITED IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE FUTURE LANTSKY PAPA’S STOLEN OX MATA NE OIL ON WIND SWEET SALTY WIND TALKING SOIL THE INVISIBLE SANCTUARY THE WAVES OF THE FLAT LAND THOSE WHO DESIRE YOUNGVODKA_
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SWISS FILMS would like to thank John Canciani, artistic director of the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, for contributing to this selection.
YOUR SWISS FILMS CONTACT
SYLVAIN VAUCHER Consultant Short Films svaucher@swissfilms.ch T +41 79 542 83 80
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ALL GOOD written & directed by Luisa Ricar 2
It’s all good. Party a little, take some drugs, and suppress the seriousness of the world. All good. From weekend to weekend, an open relationship, the occasional sex between friends. All good. Not being able to say no. Not being able to talk about it. Not wanting to overreact. All good?
WORLD RIGHTS: Luisa Ricar, Zürich luisaricar@hotmail.com WORLD PREMIERE: shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival Bern 2018
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 18 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Swiss-German CAST: Lisanne Hirzel, Simon Labhart, Maurice Joss, Sophie Bock PRODUCTION: Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK
LUISA RICAR * 1993 in Zurich. Luisa Ricar worked as a journalist for print and radio. She studied film at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and received her BA in 2018. Her short ZU GAST BEI FREUNDEN (2017) was selected for many international festivals. ALL GOOD is her bachelor film and screened at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur and the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis among others. She currently works as screenwriter and director in Zurich.
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Aurora, an 18-year-old girl, prostitutes herself at night in trucks parked at a motorway station in northern Italy. Her brother Angiolino acts as protector despite his slight mental handicap.
JULIETTE RICCABONI * 1990. Juliette Riccaboni has joint Swiss and Italian citizenship. She studied Film at Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève) and received her BA in 2014. BRISSOGNE ISLANDS is her first directorial work after her studies. It premiered at the Locarno Festival (Pardi di domani) and screened in competition at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur. Riccaboni also works as camerawoman, lighting technician and casting director.
WORLD RIGHTS: SWITZERLAND Alva Film, Geneva Fiction, 23 min., 2018 www.alvafilm.ch ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: WORLD PREMIERE: Italian Locarno Festival 2018 CAST: Daphne Scoccia, Alessio Gallo PRODUCTION: Alva Film, Geneva / RTS
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ECHO written & directed by Jelena Pavlovic
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Twenty-year-old Maša is one step away from leaving her small town life behind. In order to process her decision completely, she enters the depths of her subconscious. There she meets not only familiar faces, but also herself.
WORLD RIGHTS: Jelena Pavlovic, Baden jelena.pavlovic2011@gmail. com NATIONAL PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 18 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: Swiss-German, Serbian CAST: Sylvie Marinkovic, Tobias Bienz, Tabea Buser, Ruth Oswalt, Margot Gödrös, Nina Hesse Bernhard PRODUCTION: Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK
JELENA PAVLOVIC * 1992 in Baden. Jelena Pavlovic completed her BA in Film at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in 2018. Her film ECHO received the award for best ZHdK graduation film of 2018. Pavlovic works as a freelancer in Switzerland and Serbia.
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FRAMEWORK directed by Jasmin Gordon
JASMIN GORDON * 1978 in Los Angeles. Jasmin Gordon has joint Swiss and American citizenship. She studied Literature and Photo graphy in the USA and in France. In 2006 she received her MA in Documentary Film from Stanford University. Her short MONSIEUR BORGES AND I (2006) screened at many festivals in the United States, FRAMEWORK (2018) premiered at the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in Bristol and screened at the international festivals in Leeds and Winterthur.
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 16 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French SCREENPLAY: Julien Bouissoux CAST: Jules Balekdjian, Yahya Boudjelloul, Yanis Richard, Martin Swabey PRODUCTION: Octuor Films Production, Vevey / RTS
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A mysterious man exits the freeway and drives out into the French rural landscape. There, he crosses paths with a group of teenage boys hanging out at the local soccer field. After a few beers and common experiences shared, the man invites the boys to follow him to an unknown destination. Can they really trust this stranger?
WORLD RIGHTS: Octuor Films Production, Vevey www.octuorfilms.ch WORLD PREMIERE: Encounters Bristol 2018
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IDIOTIKON written & directed by Gianni Keller 6
Gianni persuades Dimi, a record store owner, to return to his hometown in Italy. He grudgingly accepts but already starts to regret his desicion at the start of the journey. On the road Gianni’s enthusiasm and Dimi’s patience start to fade while they both realize that their understanding of home is very different.
WORLD RIGHTS: Gianni Keller keller.gianni@gmail.com WORLD PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 16 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Swiss-German CAST: Gianni Keller, Dimitri Denage PRODUCTION: Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK
GIANNI KELLER * 1988 in Aarau. Gianni Keller worked as graphic and media designer before his film studies at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). He received his BA in Film from ZHdK in 2018. His bachelor film IDIOTIKON screened in Competition at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.
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IDYLLE MARTYRE written & directed by Alexandre Schild
ALEXANDRE SCHILD * 1999 in Geneva. Alexandre Schild is a self-taught filmmaker. At the age of 17 he shot his first short film GRANULEUSE REVERIE (2017). With his second film IDYLLE MARTYRE he pursues his unique poetic style. Both films deal with teenage topics.
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 16 min., 2019 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French CAST: Ella Pellegrini, Véronique Montel PRODUCTION: Lune Production, Geneva
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Juliette refuses to go to school. She doesn’t want to walk through those hostile doors. The girls at school push her around, they make her life miserable. She is unwilling to live anymore, because living makes her suffer. Only her tender imagination allows Juliette to escape this anxious reality.
WORLD RIGHTS: Collection Film, Lausanne www.collection-film.com
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written & directed by Louis Hans-Moëvi Sarjo is fired from the laundry service of a Swiss luxury hotel. At night, before leaving this place for good, he steals an access card and enters into the clients corridors of the building.
WORLD RIGHTS: SWITZERLAND ECAL École Cantonale d’Art Fiction, 20 min., 2019 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: de Lausanne French jean_guillaume.sonnier@ecal.ch CAST: www.ecal.ch Bakary Barrow, Sara Louis, WORLD PREMIERE: Felipe Castro Clermont-Ferrand 2019 PRODUCTION: ECAL École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne / RTS
LOUIS HANS-MOËVI * 1994 in Geneva. Louis HansMoëvi has joint Swiss and Spanish citizenship. He first studied acting before he received his BA in Film from the École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) in 2018. INTERCONTINENTAL is his bachelor film and was selected for the International Compe tition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
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LA PLACE LIBRE written & directed by Filippo Demarchi
FILIPPO DEMARCHI * 1988 in Zurich. Filippo Demarchi received his BA in Cinema from École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) in 2013 and his MA in Screenwriting from INSAS (Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et des Techniques de Diffusion) in Brussels in 2015. His award-winning short documentary COUPE COURT (2013) premiered at Visions du Réel and screened at many international festivals, his short fiction film AGE 17 (2013) became a huge festival hit.
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 20 min., 2019 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French CAST: Nemo Flouret, Antonin Schopfer
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Mateo, a young dancer, returns to his native region of Menton to reconnect with his brother Albert after a long absence. Very quickly, Mateo is confronted with the loneli ness of his elder brother who is fighting for the survival of the family candle workshop. Mateo wants to overcome the childhood sufferings but reconciliation is difficult between misunderstandings and fraternal love.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Alva Film, Geneva www.alvafilm.ch
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LIFE IS A BITCH written & directed by Jules Carrin 10
In the forsaken French countryside, two eternal adolescents pass away their time drinking beer. Lamiche, ten years older, torments Yannick and drags him into a series of dodgy escapades. Their friendship gets bogged down, and Lamiche finds himself alone, relegated to the fringes, and facing a violent reality. Few choices are left.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Les Films du Causse, Lausanne louise.carrin@gmail.com WORLD PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 20 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French CAST: Nicolas Michot, Hugo Bonnet
JULES CARRIN * 1988 in France. Jules Carrin received his BA in Film from Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève). His bachelor film FIRST LOVE premiered at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, where it was awarded with the Cinematography Award, and was selected for the Berlinale Generation 14plus as well as for the San Sebastian International Film Festival (Nest Film Students).
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At dawn, Gregor is woken by the police knocking at his door. They’ve come to pick up the body of his next door neighbour, dead for two years without anybody noticing. Gregor must deal with his conscience, slowly transforming himself as he becomes contaminated by this death which now haunts him. He gradually sinks into paranoia. When the night comes, there’s no turning back.
LÉON YERSIN * 1990 in Lausanne. Léon Yersin studied Cinema at UNIL (University of Lausanne) and Film at Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève), where he received his BA in 2018. MISCELLANEOUS is his bachelor film and premiered in competition at the Locarno Festival (Pardi di domani).
WORLD RIGHTS: SWITZERLAND Nouvelle Tribu, Geneva Fiction, 18 min., 2018 yasmine@nouvelletribu.ch ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: WORLD PREMIERE: French Locarno Festival 2018 CAST: Pierre Cevaer, Leonor Oberson PRODUCTION: Nouvelle Tribu, Geneva / Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève)
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written & directed by Léon Yersin
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written & directed by Jules Pourchet Gaspard, a young seasonal worker in a ski resort, is in love with his new colleague Chloé. He understands that Chloé is not interested, and that she makes fun of him. Through the snow-covered peaks of Jura, which can be as dangerous as they are beautiful, Gaspard, smooth in every respect, finds himself confronted with his own nature, more cruel than he thought.
PRODUCTION AND SWITZERLAND Fiction, 15 min., 2018 WORLD RIGHTS: Master ECAL / HEAD–Genève ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French (École Cantonale d’Art de CAST: Lausanne and Geneva Anatole Devoucoux Du University of Art and Design) Buysson, Félicie Robert, jean_guillaume.sonnier@ecal.ch WORLD PREMIERE: Simon Bichet Flickerfest Sydney 2019
JULES POURCHET * 1994 in Besançon, France. Jules Pourchet studied Cinema at ESAV (École Supérieur des Arts visuels) in Marrakesh and Video Art at ERG (École de Recherche Graphique) in Brussels. In 2018 he received his MA in Cinema from the ECAL / HEAD–Genève (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne and Geneva University of Art and Design). OFF PISTE is his bachelor film.
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SCHÄCHER written & directed by Flurin Giger
FLURIN GIGER * 1995 in Lucerne. Flurin Giger studied acting at EFAS (European Film Actor School) in Zurich and founded the production company Giger Brothers Studio together with his brother Silvan Giger. His first short RUAH (2016) celebrated its world premiere at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica Venice. His second short SCHÄCHER was selected for the Semaine de la Crititque in Cannes. Giger was also part of the Next Step programme 2018 with his first feature film project.
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 30 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: German CAST: Ernst Jacobi, Vilmar Bieri, Lisa Brand, Levi Giger
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An unknown guest enters the house of an old woman and an old man. His visit is unexpected and changes everything forever.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Giger Brüder, Malans www.gigerbrueder.com WORLD PREMIERE: Cannes 2018, Semaine de la Critique MORE INFORMATION: www.schaecher-film.com
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STONE AGE
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written & directed by Lou Rambert Preiss A vast rock quarry today. Following an explosion, 27-year-old Antonin discovers a face in the rock. The sector is shut down and the company is stormed by mysterious scientists. One speculates on the origin of the face... Antonin’s obsession grows.
WORLD RIGHTS: SWITZERLAND ECAL École Cantonale d’Art Fiction, 22 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: de Lausanne French jean_guillaume.sonnier@ecal.ch CAST: www.ecal.ch Damien Chapelle, Cédric WORLD PREMIERE: Imwinkelried, Raphaël Locarno Festival 2018 Barman, Sidney Wernicke, Hilmi Qestaj, Irène Oswald, Yves Paudex PRODUCTION: ECAL École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne / PointProd SA, Geneva
LOU RAMBERT PREISS * 1993 in Paris. Lou Rambert Preiss graduated in Philosophy at the Sorbonne University before studying Filmmaking at the École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL). STONE AGE is his bachelor film. It premiered at the Locarno Festival (Pardi di domani) and was honoured with the Best Swiss Newcomer Award as well as the Junior Award for the Best Swiss Short Film.
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TENDERNESS written & directed by Maxime Rappaz
MAXIME RAPPAZ * 1986 in Geneva. Maxime Rappaz studied Fashion Design at Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève). He graduated in 2010 and worked in several fashion houses from Florence to Paris. He continued his education with a screenwriter formation at Centre Européen de Forma tion à la Production de Films (CEFPF) in Paris and with a Master in Cinema at ECAL/ HEAD–Genève in 2015.
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 17 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French CAST: Arsinée Khanjian, Adrien Savigny, Pierandré Boo, Pierre Antoine Dubey, Bernard Escalon, Albert Nicolet PRODUCTION: GoldenEggProduction, Geneva / RTS / ARTE
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It’s the first time Adrien is entering a homosexual sauna. In the space of one night, he discovers this microcosm where the comic aspect of the individual tragedies encounters the passing of time and where hope mingles with melancholy.
WORLD RIGHTS: GoldenEggProduction, Geneva www.goldeneggproduction.ch WORLD PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
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THE HEDGEHOG’S DILEMMA
LE DILEMME DU PORC-ÉPIC
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After a dazzling carreer as a sportsman, 45-year-old Jean goes from job to job, without any satisfaction. At the same time he coaches his daughter Lea, rising star of competitive diving. The day of an important competition, an unexpected event is going to change the relationship between them.
WORLD SALES: Varicoloured, Tallinn www.varicoloured.eu
SWITZERLAND Fiction, 12 min., 2019 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: French CAST: Thierry Romanens, Selma Keller PRODUCTION: DOK MOBILE, Fribourg / RTS
FRANCESCA SCALISI * 1982 in Bergamo. Francesca Scalisi received her degree from ZeLIG (School for Documentary, Television and New Media) in Bolzano. Together with Mark Olexa she founded DOK MOBILE in 2012 and directed several awardwinning documentaries such as MORIOM (2015), HALFLIFE IN FUKUSHIMA (2016) and BLACK LINE (2017), which screened at numerous international festivals such as IFFR, Hot Docs and PÖFF.
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In the middle of an austere landscape polluted by a coal mine in northern Colombia, Viviana and Yandris, two teenage sisters of the Wayuu ethnic group, discover their traditions through ancestral rituals. When their father dies, the Jajariju sisters leave their country, in an act of boldness and courage.
JORGE CADENA * 1985 in Colombia. Jorge Cadena has Colombian citizenship and is based in Geneva. He studied Photo graphy in Buenos Aires and graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor in Film from the Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève). His short documentaries THE THREE SWALLOWS (2016) and SONALI (2017) both premiered at Visions du Réel, with the short fiction film THE TALE OF ANTONIA (2016) he won a Tiger Award for Short Films at IFFR 2017.
WORLD RIGHTS: SWITZERLAND GoldenEggProduction, Fiction, 21 min., 2018 Geneva ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: www.goldeneggproduction.ch Arawak WORLD PREMIERE: CAST: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Viviana Uriana Jarariyu, Winterthur 2018 Yandris Uriana Jarariyu, Rosa INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: Jarariyu, Wilson Sapuana Berlinale 2019, Generation PRODUCTION: 14plus GoldenEggProduction, Geneva / ECAL École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne / Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève) / RTS
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written & directed by Jorge Cadena
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THE SOUND OF BIRDS STOPS THE NOISE IN MY MIND
EINE LAERCHE IST EIN BAUM UND EIN VOGEL
written & directed by Michèle Flury 18
A young couple goes through a crisis; following a manic episode the man ends up in a psychiatric clinic. The woman stays home. She is left questioning herself about guilt, help and dependency. A collage made up of reason, emotion and imagination makes the supposed norm go off the rails.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) Video Department www.hslu.ch/video
SWITZERLAND Fiction / Experimental, 13 min., 2019 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: German CAST: Marie Popall
MICHÈLE FLURY * 1990 in Basel. Michèle Flury studied Psychology at University of Basel, BA in 2014, and Film at the Video departement, specialization directing, at the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU), BA in 2018. THE SOUND OF BIRDS STOPS THE NOISE IN MY MIND is her bachelor film.
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HONOUR written & directed by Frederic Siegel
FREDERIC SIEGEL * 1991 in Zug. Frederic Siegel works as animation filmmaker, animator, illustrator and currently also as lecturer of animation, drawing and design basics at the University of Applied Sciences HTW in Chur. He studied Animation at the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU). His bachelor film RUBEN LEAVES (2015) became a huge festival hit. It was honoured with numerous awards, among them the Swiss Film Award 2016 for Best Graduation Film and the Best Mini Short Award at Sapporo Short Fest.
SWITZERLAND Animation, 5 min., 2018 ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: 2D Computer animation ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Without dialogue
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On a planet far away, a primeval creature is banished by the chief of its tribe. Exiled and with the burden of a disgraced honour, it sets foot into the unknown land beyond its home, where it finds an intriguing alien concept to take vengeance.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Team Tumult, Zurich www.teamtumult.ch WORLD PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
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KIDS directed by Michael Frei 20
An experimental project about group dynamics. How do we define ourselves when we are all equal? The animated short is accompanied by an interactive animation for computer that is set to release later this year.
WORLD RIGHTS: Playables, Zurich www.playables.net FESTIVAL DISTRIBUTION: Some Shorts, Nijmegen www.someshorts.com MORE INFORMATION: www.playkids.ch
SWITZERLAND Animation, 9 min., 2019 ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: Drawn animation, 2D Computer animation ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English SCREENPLAY: Michael Frei, Mario von Rickenbach PRODUCTION: Playables, Zurich / SRF / SRG SSR / ARTE
MICHAEL FREI * 1987 in Appenzell. Michael Frei studied Animation at the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) and cofounded the production company Playables in 2015. He is especially known for his two awardwinning short animated films NOT ABOUT US (2012), which screened at the festivals in Annecy, Baden, Tallinn and Leipzig, among others, and PLUG & PLAY (2013), which became a big festival hit and was awarded at numerous international film festivals.
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LA TRAQUE written & directed by Natacha Baud-Grasset
NATACHA BAUD-GRASSET * 1986 in Geneva. Natacha Baud-Grasset studied drawing for animation at the School of Visual Arts Ceruleum in Lausanne and is an animator at Nadasdy Film since 2009. She worked on several awardwinning films such as HASTA SANTIAGO (2013) by Mauro Carraro and OF SHADOWS AND WINGS (2015) by Elice Meng and Eleonora Marinoni. LA TRAQUE is her first short film, which she has written and directed.
SWITZERLAND Animation, 5 min., 2019 ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: 2D Computer animation ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Without dialogue PRODUCTION: Nadasdy Film Sarl, Geneva / RTS
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At dawn, in the wilderness, a wolf pack hunts to feed. But the prey, a stag, will not be caught so easily. The hunt quickly becomes strange.
WORLD RIGHTS: Nadasdy Film Sarl, Geneva www.nadasdyfilm.ch
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ONANIGRAPH written & directed by Maja Gehrig 22
During a PowerPoint presentation, statistical diagrams are breaking free from the strait-jacket of their coordinates. A trip into the sensual world of statistics begins. Pie charts are melting, arrow diagrams are twisting, scatter plots, bar graphs and stock market curves join in a collective climax.
WORLD RIGHTS: Langfilm / Bernard Lang AG, Freienstein www.langfilm.ch
SWITZERLAND Animation, 7 min., 2019 ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: 2D Computer animation ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Without dialogue PRODUCTION: Langfilm / Bernard Lang AG, Freienstein / SRF
MAJA GEHRIG * 1978 in Zurich. Maja Gehrig studied at the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK as well as Animation at the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU). From 2006–11 she worked as curator of installations and performances at ARM (Artspace Rondeel Maastricht) and founded her own production company Gehrig Trick & Sohn in 2011. Her awardwinning shorts LUST TO DUST (AMOURETTE, 2009) and QUEEN BUM (2015) became festival hits.
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THE FLOOD IS COMING written & directed by Gabriel Böhmer
GABRIEL BÖHMER * 1984 in Zurich. Gabriel Böhmer is a Swiss artist, writer, musician and filmmaker based in the UK. His animated short film BEETLE TROUBLE (2017) received a Special Mention in the Lab Competition in Clermont-Ferrand, THE FLOOD IS COMING won the Award for Best Swiss Film at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018 and screened in the International Competition at Flickerfest in Sydney and in the Lab Competition at the Clemont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2019.
SWITZERLAND / UNITED KINGDOM Animation, 9 min., 2018 ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: Drawn animation ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English PRODUCTION: Benjamin Steckel, Zollikon / Rational Vagabund, Wokingham
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A forest hermit tries to prepare for a flood, but he becomes distracted by his noisy neighbour – who happens to be the hermit’s left eye. The film explores the growing anxiety about the state of nature, and our place in it.
WORLD RIGHTS: Gabriel Böhmer, Wokingham www.thingsbygabriel.com FESTIVAL DISTRIBUTION: Some Shorts, Nijmegen www.someshorts.com WORLD PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
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THE FOUR OF US written & directed by Daria Locher
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Shot on the hunt, the film deals with the dynamics of a group and its consequences. The roles of the hunters and the filmmaker are mixed up and the individual perspectives on the events are influenced by each other.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) animation@hslu.ch www.hslu.ch/animation
SWITZERLAND Animation, 5 min., 2019 ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: Rotoscope ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English
DARIA LOCHER * 1992 in Zurich. Daria Locher studied Animation 3D at Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU), including an exchange semester in Animation & Interactive Media at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. She is focusing on experimental films with a documentary content and currently lives and works in Bern.
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A solitary fox finds itself improvising fatherhood for a freshly hatched baby bird. Two paths cross and a family is formed, until fate reminds each of the life it is meant to lead.
SAMUEL AND FRÉDÉRIC GUILLAUME * 1976 in Fribourg. The twin brothers both attended one year at the École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL), studying Industrial Design and Cinema. Together they codirected numerous animated and commissioned films. They are especially known for their feature film MAX & CO (2007), honoured with the Cristal – Prix du Public in Annecy and their successful recent shorts HAPPY CHEESE (2011) and the award-winning festival hit THE NIGHT OF THE BEAR (2012).
WORLD RIGHTS: SWITZERLAND fvp, Lausanne Animation, 12 min., 2019 miguel.stucky@fvp.ch ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: Mixed technique ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Without dialogue SCREENPLAY: Vincent Gessler, Christophe Pagnon PRODUCTION: fvp, Lausanne / RTS / SRG SSR
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THE LAST DAY OF AUTUMN
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A group of forest animals secretly collects parts from abandoned bicycles, with the intention of constructing vehicles adapted to their size. They are preparing for a great race. The Last Day of Autumn race.
WORLD RIGHTS: Nadasdy Film Sarl, Geneva www.nadasdyfilm.ch WORLD PREMIERE: Berlinale 2019, Generation Kplus
SWITZERLAND / BELGIUM / FRANCE Animation, 7 min., 2019 ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: 2D Computer animation ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Without dialogue PRODUCTION: Nadasdy Film Sarl, Geneva / La Boîte,… Productions, Brussels / Les Films du Nord, Roubaix / RTS
MARJOLAINE PERRETEN * 1990 in Lausanne. Marjolaine Perreten studied Multimedia Design at ERACOM (École Romande d’Arts et Communication) in Lausanne and Animation Filmmaking at La Poudrière in Valence. She currently works at Nadasdy Film as animator and animation film director. Her animated shorts BALLOON BIRDS (2014), SUPER GRAND (2014), NOVEMBRE (2015) and A FESTIVE WIND (2017) all became festival hits. THE LAST DAY OF AUTUMN was selected for the Berlinale 2019.
ANIMATION WARUM SCHNECKEN KEINE BEINE HABEN
WHY SLUGS DON’T HAVE LEGS written & directed by Aline Höchli
ALINE HÖCHLI * 1990 in Switzerland. Aline Höchli, aka Tricksfilms, studied Animation at the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU). Her diploma film HE SÖ KHERÖ (2016) was selected by numerous international animation film festivals, KUCKUCK (2017), her first self-produced film after the studies, premiered at the Locarno Festival and was honoured with the Junior Award for the Best Swiss Short Film.
SWITZERLAND Animation, 10 min., 2019 ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: Drawn animation ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Without dialogue PRODUCTION: Cinéma Copain, Zurich / SRF
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Slugs were not always without limbs. But they have always been slow. In fact they are so slow that they become unbearable for their co-workers, the ever busy bees. During the big financial crisis in the city of insects, the bees see only one way to save their once flourishing business. What follows is a big step in the evolution of animals.
WORLD RIGHTS: Cinéma Copain, Zurich www.cinemacopain.com
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ALL INCLUSIVE written & directed by Corina Schwingruber Ilić 28
A workout on the sun deck, a conga line in the dining hall, a photo shoot with the captain, or a beauty contest for all ages: fun around-the-clock is guaranteed on a cruise, while you float along with your hotel room. The sea-faring holiday fortresses have come into vogue and business is booming. In the towering ship’s wake, we are left behind with a hoard of digital memories and a cloud of exhaust fumes on the horizon.
WORLD SALES: Ouat Media, Toronto www.ouatmedia.com FESTIVAL DISTRIBUTION: Some Shorts, Nijmegen www.someshorts.com WORLD PREMIERE: Venice 2018, Orizzonti
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 10 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Without dialogue PRODUCTION: freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH, Basel
CORINA SCHWINGRUBER ILIĆ * 1981. Corina Schwingruber Ilić studied at the University of Arts in Basel, in Belgrade, and at the Lucerne School of Art and Design. She has shot a number of award-winning short docs together with Nikola Ilić, such as JUST ANOTHER DAY IN EGYPT (2015) or KOD ĆOŠKA (2013). Her shorts BAGGERN (2011) and INS HOLZ (2017) became festival hits, ALL INCLUSIVE was selected for the festivals in Venice, Toronto and Sundance and was honoured with the Golden Dove of DOK.Leipzig among others.
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written & directed by Lasse Linder
LASSE LINDER * 1994 in St. Gallen. While studying German Literature and Cinema Studies at the University of Zurich, Lasse Linder discovered he would rather make films himself. He worked as an editor and directed several short films in Switzerland and abroad. Since 2016 he has studied Video at Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU). BASHKIMI UNITED received a Special Mention at the Swiss Film School Day of the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 10 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Swiss-German
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In his barbershop, Bashkim tinkers with hair and hearts. He shares his philosophy of life with his customers, whom he treats like guests and reveals his next project: shooting a film. As director and protagonist he is trans figured from being a marginal figure to having the key role in an aesthetic exploration of the big concepts in life.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) Video Department www.hslu.ch/video NATIONAL PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE FUTURE written & directed by Laurence Favre 30
Archival footage of a weekend among friends at the beach intertwines with the testimony about memories that are fading away: the rock band, the pre-sixties flowerpower movement, a feeling of carefreeness and freedom … it was the 1950s in the United States of America. The now aged protagonists share their memories and thoughts about a remote youth, that some still can feel. An essay on memory and the (un-)truth of images. WORLD RIGHTS: Virgule Films, Geneva virgulefilms@gmail.com WORLD PREMIERE: Locarno Festival 2018
SWITZERLAND / GERMANY Documentary, 8 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English PRODUCTION: Virgule Films, Geneva / Volte Slagen, Berlin
LAURENCE FAVRE * 1979 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Laurence Favre received her degree in Sociology from the University of Geneva in 2007 and her MA in Cinema from the HES-SO ECAL / HEAD (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland) in 2012. Her film NWA-MANKAMANA (2013) was honoured with the Award for the most innovative short film of the international competition at Visions du Réel, RESISTANCE (2017) was selected for the Locarno Festival and the IFFR Perspectives 2018.
DOCUMENTARY LE BOEUF VOLÉ DE PAPA LANTSKY
LANTSKY PAPA’S STOLEN OX
written & directed by Elene Naveriani, Thomas Reichlin
ELENE NAVERIANI * 1985 in Georgia. She studied Painting in Tbilisi and gra duated with a BA in Film from Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève) in 2013. Her award-winning first feature I AM TRULY A DROP OF SUN ON EARTH (2017) premiered at IFFR (Bright Future). THOMAS REICHLIN * 1993 in Geneva. He studied film at HEAD–Genève and graduated in 2017. He cofounded the production company mishkin with Elene Naveriani.
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 29 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Georgian PRODUCTION: Alva Film, Geneva / mishkin, Bernex
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Four bandits, a stolen ox, a whale under a sofa, a jealous brother and a Soviet controller whose throat has been slit: the elders of a small village of the Caucasus shake the dust off their memories relating to a series of crimes that occurred more than half a century ago. Their fantastic testimonies transform a local anecdote into an epic legend. A documentary that retells a fabulous and true story.
WORLD RIGHTS: Alva Film, Geneva www.alvafilm.ch WORLD PREMIERE: Entrevues Belfort 2018
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MATA NE written & directed by Christina Sayaka Kerber 32
Mata ne – see you again. I am travelling with my mother to my second home Okinawa, Japan. We visit my grandmother who is almost one hundred years old. This visit is both a reunion and a farewell at the same time. The encounters I have during our stay let arise a familiar feeling of alienation from my Japanese origins: How does it feel to be a stranger in my own home country?
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Catpics AG, Adliswil www.catpics.ch
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 15 min., 2019 ORIGINAL LANGUAGES: Japanese, German
CHRISTINA SAYAKA KERBER * 1982 in Bregenz, Austria. Christina Sayaka Kerber studied Economics, Law and Japanology in Vienna and Zurich. Since 2017 she works as a freelancer for film and television. MATA NE is her directorial debut.
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OIL ON WIND written & directed by Alejandro Pérez
ALEJANDRO PÉREZ * 1985 in Spain. Alejandro Pérez has Spanish citizenship. In 2010 he graduated in Economics and Journalism from Carlos III University of Madrid, in 2017 in Documentary film from EICTV (International Film and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños). He currently studies film at Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD– Genève). OIL ON WIND premiered at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur and received a Special Mention from the Swiss Competition Jury.
SWITZERLAND Essay, 20 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Spanish
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Water and wind mold a fragile landscape through which the reflection of a lone old man slowly fades away. An island full of wild olive trees emerges on the waters that seem to have flooded everything. On his way to the island the wind is transforming his image and leaves us only his voice in the distance of this landscape that will also disappear.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève) cinema.head@hesge.ch head.hesge.ch/cinema WORLD PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
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SWEET SALTY WIND
VIENTO DULCE SALADO
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Three siblings live on the seashore, on the north coast of Cuba. Through the games and the context that surrounds them, we gradually discover the absence of their parents who immigrated off the island.
WORLD RIGHTS: Association Ecran Mobile, Geneva www.ecran-mobile.ch
SWITZERLAND / CUBA Documentary, 20 min., 2019 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Spanish PRODUCTION: Association Ecran Mobile, Geneva / EICTV Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, San Antonio de los Baños
LAURA GABAY * 1987 in Geneva. Laura Gabay studied Sociology. From 2013– 15 she was the co-director of the festival Courtoujours in Geneva. In 2016 she graduated from Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève). Her short SURVEY 62 (2016) received the Audience Award at Filmets Badalona Film Festival. From 2016–18 she studied at the EICTV (Inter national Film School of Cinema and Television) in Cuba, where she produced a film workshop for children supported by UNICEF.
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TALKING SOIL written & directed by Jan Baumgartner
JAN BAUMGARTNER * 1987 in Basel. Jan Baumgartner is a self-taught filmmaker. He discovered his passion for photography and filmmaking through extensive traveling around the world. Originally he was trained in health care as nursing professional. He currently lives in Bern and works as a freelance filmmaker and photographer. TALKING SOIL was selected for the Swiss as well as for the Inter national Competition at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 28 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Bosnian
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Since the end of the war in Yugoslavia they meet once a year – somewhere in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ground which they step on is full of danger. A threat which, even after twenty years, is still out to kill and injure people. Their status as minesweepers has not been defined by the state and so, the feeling of constant uncertainty has become normal for them. However, not to the feeling of being a worker without a profession.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Jan Baumgartner, Bern www.janbaumgartner.ch WORLD PREMIERE: Sarajevo Film Festival 2018 MORE INFORMATION: www.talkingsoil.com
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directed by Sayaka Mizuno In Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan, Masayo Fujio and Nobuko Takahashi narrate the painful account of their life. Through their stories, mingled with that of the district, Suujin, the past of an invisible Japanese community that is still discriminated today, gradually surfaces.
WORLD RIGHTS: SWITZERLAND GoldenEggProduction, Geneva Documentary, 30 min., 2019 www.goldeneggproduction.ch ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Japanese PRODUCTION: GoldenEggProduction, Geneva / ECAL École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne / Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD– Genève)
SAYAKA MIZUNO * 1991 in Geneva. Mizuno Sayaka graduated with a BA in Film from Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève) and with a MA in Film from ECAL/HEAD–Genève in 2018. Her bachelor film, the midlength documentary KAWASAKI KEIRIN (2016), received the Flaherty Talent Award at Nara International Film Festival and the Prix du Jury for the most innovative Swiss film of all competitive sections at Visions du Réel.
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written & directed by Yan Sterckx
YAN STERCKX * 1996 in Belgium.Yan Sterckx studied Film at Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD– Genève) and graduated in 2018. His short documentary LE FOND DE LA TERRE (2017) premiered at Visions du Réel. His bachelor film THE WAVES OF THE FLAT LAND received a Special Mention at the Swiss Film School Day of the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 31 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Thai
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Pui, a sea gypsy, lives his fisherman’s life working with tourists. A life that seems peaceful at first glance but which will be shaken by a major problem. Father of two children living on the other side of the world, Pui questions his choices and his place among the people whose identity is threatened.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD–Genève) cinema.head@hesge.ch head.hesge.ch/cinema NATIONAL PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
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THOSE WHO DESIRE
LOS QUE DESEAN
written & directed by Elena López Riera 38
In the south of Spain, a race of colourfully painted pigeons, will reward not the one who flies the fastest, but the one who will have known how to seduce a female pigeon, and to fly the longest time at its sides.
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Alina film Sàrl, Geneva www.alinafilm.com WORLD PREMIERE: Locarno Festival 2018 MORE INFORMATION: www.alinafilm.com/ losquedesean
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 24 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Spanish
ELENA LÓPEZ RIERA * 1982 in Spain. Elena López Riera is an essayist and filmmaker based in Geneva. Her short film PUEBLO (2015) competed at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in Cannes, THE ENTRAILS (2016) at the Locarno Festival. She studied at the University of Valencia and at the Sorbonne among others and works as assistant teacher at the University of Geneva. She has also worked as curator and programmer for the Cinema Jove Festival, the Spanish culture mission to the UN, Entrevues Belfort and Tabakalera.
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YOUNGVODKA_ written & directed by Léa Hall
LÉA HALL * 1994 in Basel. Léa Hall has joint Swiss, French and American citizenship. She studied at the Video department of the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) and received her BA in 2018. YOUNGVODKA_ is her bachelor film and premiered at the Interationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 15 min., 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Swiss-German PRODUCTION: Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) / SRF
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*Puts on a thong and fishnet tights* – click. 230 Likes. Like many other young women, Nicole presents herself lightly dressed and provocative on her Instagram account. I asked myself: Why? Now I’m asking her.
WORLD RIGHTS: Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) Video Department www.hslu.ch/video WORLD PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018
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TOUCHING SOUND written & directed by Johannes Binotto 40
A scene from an old classic: The femme fatale’s hand touches a dangerous box. Stop the scene and it looks as if she’s touching a different object – the elusive and ungraspable object of sound. Her gestures mirror my own video essay practice: with my fingers on the keyboard the film object is transformed. This essay is handicraft in the literal sense: the trembling image, the stuttering soundtrack, both results of my hands intervening in the course of the film. My fingers get burned. For research purposes. PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: Johannes Binotto, Winterthur www.medienkulturtechnik.org WORLD PREMIERE: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2018 INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: IFFR 2019
SWITZERLAND Experimental, 5 min, 2018 ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English
JOHANNES BINOTTO * 1977. Johannes Binotto is a cultural and media scientist and works as author, video essayist and lecturer. He studied German, English and Philosophy at the University of Zurich and received is PhD in 2010 with a study on the spatiality of the uncanny in theory, fine arts, literature and film. He currently works as lecturer in film theory at the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) and the Uni versity of Zurich.
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