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Martin Witz (* 1956 in Zurich ) is a Swiss director and screenwriter of feature films and documentaries for cinema and television.
Life
After studying German , European folk literature and journalism , he co-founded the video store in Zurich and worked there himself until 1982. Since then, Martin Witz has been touring Switzerland and Germany as a freelance filmmaker.
He also works as a film editor and dramaturge, mostly for documentaries in the fields of history, politics and art.
After making documentaries for television, Dutti the Giant was his first directorial work for the cinema.
Filmography
- 2018: Gateways to New York - Othmar H. Ammann and His Bridges. - Director, screenplay - Documentary 90 min.
- 2017: A Long Way Home - editing - documentary 90 min. (Director: Luc Schaedler )
- 2015: When the sun fell from the sky - dramaturgy, collaboration editing - documentary 90 min. (Director: Aya Domenig )
- 2013: The gentlemen asked to pay - screenplay, co-director - documentary 160 min. (Director: Carl-Ludwig Rettinger )
- 2013: Forget mine not - dramaturgy, narration - documentary 90 min. (Director: David Sieveking )
- 2011: The Substance - Albert Hofmanns LSD Director, screenplay - Documentary 90 min.
- 2010: Hugo Koblet - Pédaleur de Charme - Screenplay - DocuFiction 90 min. (Director: Daniel von Aarburg )
- 2009: David wants to fly - Narration - Documentary 90 min. (Director: David Sieveking )
- 2008: Letter to Anna - Narration - Documentary 85 min. (Director: Eric Bergkraut )
- 2007: Dutti the giant - director, screenplay - documentary 90 min.
- 2006: Angry Monk - A Journey Through Tibet - Editing, Narration - Documentary 90 min. (Director: Luc Schaedler )
- 2006: A song for Argyris - narration, sound engineer - documentary 100 min. (Director: Stefan Haupt )
- 2005: Indian Rain Harvest - Director, Editor - Documentary 50 min.
- 2004: The Last Navigator - Editing, Narration - Documentary 50 min. (Director: Ueli Meier )
- 2004: Samba for Singles - Narration - Documentary series arte / wdr (Director: Rettinger / Richarz)
- 2002: Malaria - director, editor - documentary 50 min.
- 2002: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - Narration, Tonmann - Documentary 100 min. (Director: Stefan Haupt )
- 2002: Von Werra - screenplay - documentary film 95 min. (Director: Werner Schweizer )
- 1992: The Travels of Santiago Calatrava - Music - Documentary 77 min. (Director: Christoph Schaub )
- 1997: Marthas Garten - screenplay - feature film 90 min. (Director: Peter Liechti )
- 1997: Noel Field - Documentary 90 min. (Director: Werner Swiss Schweizer)
- 1993: Ludwig 1881 - screenplay - feature film 90 min. (Director: F. & D. Dubini)
- 1992: At the end of the night - screenplay - feature film 88 min. (Director: Christoph Schaub )
- 1992: Enchanted for a while - sound - film portrait about the curator Harald Szeemann 45 min. (Director: Gaudenz Meili )
- 1989: Thirty Years - Screenplay - Fiction 90 min. (Director: Christoph Schaub )
- 1988: Filou - screenplay - feature film 90 min. (Director: Samir )
- 1987: Wendel - screenplay - feature film 60 min. (Director: Christoph Schaub )
Awards
- 2007: Zurich Film Prize - for Dutti the Giant
- 2012: Swiss Film Award - nomination for Best Documentary for The Substance - Albert Hofmanns LSD
- 2012: San Francisco, Berlin & Beyond Filmfestival - Audience Award for The Substance - Albert Hofmanns LSD
- 2012: Paris Festival International du Film Scientifique Pariscience - Prix Audace for The Substance - Albert Hofmanns LSD
- 2012: Moscow Contemporary Science Film Festival - Special Jury Award for The Substance - Albert Hofmanns LSD
- 2019: Solothurner Filmtage - Prix du Public / Audience Award for Gateways to New York - Othmar H. Ammann and His Bridges.
Web links
- Official website
- Martin Witz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Martin Witz at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trip to another world. In: Tages-Anzeiger from November 10, 2011
- ↑ Solothurn Film Festival: These are the winners . Article dated January 31, 2019, accessed February 1, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joke, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich , Switzerland |