Andreas Pfiffner

Andreas Pfiffner (born May 30, 1977 in Zug ) is a Swiss filmmaker .

Life

He attended the Rudolf Steiner School in Bern until 1996 and then studied at the Bern University of the Arts , where he obtained the rhythmic diploma in 2001 and the diploma in music and media art in 2005.

Together with his partner Simon Baumann , he has made several award-winning, often satirical, documentaries. At the same time, he has been working for a long time with the director and choreographer Cisco Aznar and produces films for his operas in Stockholm , Dijon and la Coruña, among others .

Filmography

• 2005: meeting on the 2nd floor (documentary)
• 2007: Zugzwang (short film)
• 2007: Hope Music (TV documentary / web documentary)
• 2009: Emozioniere (short documentary)
• 2012: Image Problem (feature documentary)
• 2013: Camera for For example Suberg (cinema documentary)
• 2014: Le Sacre de Cisco Aznar (documentary)

Awards

• 2009: Young Talent Award of the Canton of Bern
• 2010: Short film award of the Brecht Festival (Augsburg)
• 2010: Special prize of the jury of the 20 MIN / MAX short film festival (Ingolstadt)
• 2010: Lago Film Fest (Italy): INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL MENTION
• 2012: Junior Jury Award - Special Mention for Image Problem at the Locarno Film Festival

Web links

• sound image
• Andreas Pfiffner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Swiss Films Portrait