Fritz E. Maeder

Fritz E. Maeder (* 1936 in Bern ; † November 23, 2018 ) was a Swiss cameraman .

Life

Maeder completed training as a photographer and camera assistant . As a cameraman he has made numerous documentaries and feature films since the 1950s . He was Vice President of the Swiss Cinematographer's Society (SCS) and was a visiting professor at the Munich Film School .

The documentary How you and I (1997), for which Maeder also directed, scripted and produced, was nominated for Best Documentary at the Swiss Film Awards 1998.

Filmography (selection)

Feature films

• Dallsbach Kari
• The delivery
• confrontation
• Small ones also freeze in summer
• The Swiss makers
• Hand kiss
• East End
• The limping Alois
• Cassette love
• Lucifer
• Rabio
• Swiss made
• Farewell to Madagascar
• Wilhelm Tell (castles in flames)

Documentaries

• Mandara
• L'uomo il fuoco e il ferro
• On a white ground
• Hellas
• Hans Arp
• Federico Lorca
• Music festival
• Our teacher
• One in twenty
• Uijama
• Emigrants
• El grito del pueblo
• Looking for better dreams
• Zino Davidoff
• Significant moments
• The world is yours
• Switzerland (IMAX)
• Time bandit
• René B. deaf
• Like you and I
• scarab
• The seven wonders of the world

Awards

• Silver Bear Berlin
• 5 × 1st Prize Venice (Mercurio d'oro)
• 2 × 1st prize in Strasbourg
• 2 × 1st prize Trento
• 1st prize Milano
• 1st prize Leipzig et Berlin pour Documentaire
• 1st prize Mannheim
• 3 × 1st prize New York
• 3 × "Golden Camera Award"
• 1st prize Houston
• 1st prize Columbus (Ohio)
• 23 × prime à la quality de l'Office fédéral de la Culture.

Web links

• Fritz E. Mäder in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Fritz E. Maeder at Swisscameramen.ch
• Fritz E. Maeder at Swissfilm.ch
• Urs Tremp: Behind the camera. Obituary in: NZZ am Sonntag of December 16, 2018, p. 21.
• Obituary in Der Bund

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Short biography at SCS
2. ↑ Like you and me at Swiss Films.