Esther Petsche

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Esther Petsche (* 1973 ) is a Swiss filmmaker and graphic artist .

Career

Petsche grew up in Germany and has lived in Switzerland since 2000 . After studying fashion design , she worked for two years as Frida Parmeggiani's costume assistant for the production of “ The Ring of the Nibelung ” at the Zurich Opera House under the direction of Robert Wilson . For nine years she worked as a cultural manager and program manager for the “Unternehmens Mitte” cultural center in Basel . There she designed exhibitions and accompanied reading series with film works. At the same time she began to work as a freelance graphic artist and filmmaker. In her cinematic work, she primarily deals with social and ecological issues. She realized u. a. commissioned film work for the Animal Welfare Association Basel Regional, the Drumrum room school and the Office for Environment and Energy of the Canton of Basel-Stadt.

In spring 2016, together with journalist Samuel Schlaefli , she produced the short documentary film “The climate changers” about civil society activities during the historic COP21 climate conference in Paris, which was shown as part of the “official selection” of the “9th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival” . In March 2019, the joint film "Die Friedensköche am Rio Napo" (The amazon changers - cook to empower) was released about oil extraction and displacement of indigenous groups along the Rio Napo in the Amazon region of Ecuador, as well as communal ecotourism as an alternative to the destruction of the rainforest . The documentary will be shown at various film festivals around the world and will celebrate its Swiss premiere in October 2019.

Petsche lives and works in Basel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Esther Petsche. In: imdb. imdb, accessed on June 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ www.petsche.ch. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ HOME. Retrieved on July 17, 2019 (German).
  4. ↑ Lioba Snowman: Inspired by people from all over the world. In: Basel Environment Agenda. Office for Environment and Energy Basel-Stadt, September 7, 2018, accessed on June 28, 2019 .
  5. ^ Tierschutzbund Basel Regional: Tierschutzbund Basel Regional: Rundum Tier # 10. November 11, 2018, accessed June 28, 2019 .
  6. ^ Office for Environment and Energy Basel-Stadt: short video environmental role models. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Kai Pulver: THE CLIMATE CHANGERS: Departure towards a sustainable global society. In: Films for the Earth. Films for the Earth, June 3, 2016, accessed June 28, 2019 .
  8. ↑ About KLEFF. In: 12th Int'l Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019 (American English).
  9. ↑ The Amazon Changers - Trailer. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
  10. ^ Next screenings - The Amazon Changers-Cook to Empower | Movie. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Petsche, Esther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss filmmaker and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1973