Fosco Dubini
Fosco Dubini (* 1954 in Zurich ) is a Swiss director and documentary filmmaker. He made his films in close collaboration with his brother Donatello Dubini .
Life
He studied film studies at the University of Cologne from 1975 to 1981 and wrote his master's thesis on the development of Swiss documentary film .
He made his first documentary film Gösgen - A film about the popular movement against nuclear power plants about the Gösgen nuclear power plant in 1978 together with his brother. This was followed by documentaries about the missing Italian physicist Ettore Majorana , the nuclear spy Klaus Fuchs and the Bavarian fairytale king Ludwig II.
With later works, the Dubini brothers turned increasingly to film and art topics. This is how documentaries were made about the actress Jean Seberg , the writer Thomas Pynchon and the actress Hedy Lamarr .
In 2001, both filmed Annemarie Schwarzenbach's travel diary under the title Die Reise nach Kafiristan .
Dubini is a member of the Zurich film collective and the Kölner Filmhaus '. Since 1991 he has been teaching at the École supérieure d'art visuel in Geneva.
Filmography (selection)
- 1978: Gösgen - A film about the popular movement against nuclear power plants
- 1986: The disappearance of Ettore Majorana
- 1993: Ludwig 1881
- 1995: Jean Seberg: American Actress
- 2001: Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P.
- 2001: The trip to Kafiristan
- 2005: Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star
Awards
- 1987: Sponsorship award from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for young artists
- 1990: Bavarian Film Prize , together with his brother Donatello Dubini
Web links
- Fosco Dubini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film-dienst 08/2011, page 23
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dubini, Fosco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss director and documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |