Collin Schiffli

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Collin Schiffli (* 20th century in Fort Wayne , Indiana ) is an award-winning American filmmaker who became internationally known through films such as Animals and All Creatures Here Below .

life and career

Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Collin Schiffli has worked in various roles in the film business since the late 2000s. Several short films were made between 2008 and 2013 under his direction. His first feature film was the award-winning drama Animals, starring actor friend David Dastmalchian , who also wrote the script, and starring Kim Shaw and John Heard . Schiffli also acted as a producer on this film. The film won various festival awards. In 2018 he shot the crime drama All Creatures Here Below again with David Dastmalchian as the main actor and screenwriter. Karen Gillan and David Koechner were seen in other roles .

For 2020, the film production Die in a Gunfight , which has meanwhile been changed, with Diego Boneta , Alexandra Daddario and Travis Fimmel is already in progress.

Filmography (selection)

As a director

  • 2008: Johnny Appleseed, Johnny Appleseed (short film)
  • 2009: Head Case (short film)
  • 2010: Band (short film)
  • 2012: Shortcake (short film)
  • 2013: Elias the Ant (short film)
  • 2014: Animals
  • 2018: All Creatures Here Below

As a producer

  • 2012: Oscar's Escape (short film)
  • 2013: This Thing with Sarah
  • 2013: To Hell with a Bullet
  • 2014: Animals
  • 2014: Following the Golden Arrow (documentary)
  • 2015: Play Faire

As a film editor

  • 2010: Band (short film)
  • 2011: Alice Wants Dessert (short film)
  • 2012: Shortcake (short film)
  • 2013: Premature the Show (Video)
  • 2013: Elias the Ant (short film)
  • 2014: Following the Golden Arrow (documentary)

As a screenwriter

  • 2008: Johnny Appleseed, Johnny Appleseed (short film)
  • 2009: Head Case (short film)

Awards (selection)

Virginia Film Festival

  • 2014: Honored with the Programmer's Choice Award in the category Narrative Feature for the feature film Animals together with screenwriter David Dastmalchian

Midwest Independent Film Festival

  • 2014: Honored with the Best of the Midwest Award in the Best Director category for the feature film Animals

Flagler Film Festival

  • 2016: Honored with the Best of the Midwest Award in the category Best Director, Drama for the film Animals

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Collin Schiffli in The Hollywood Reporter
  2. ↑ Alexandra Daddario in Filmfutter
personal data
SURNAME Schiffli, Collin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Wayne , Indiana , United States