Jan Gassmann (director)
Jan Gassmann (born September 28, 1983 in Zurich ) is a Swiss film director .
Life
Jan Gassmann gained his first experience in filmmaking in 1999 on the television program VideoGang on Tele24 . After a long stay in Ecuador , he studied documentary film directing and television journalism at the University of Television and Film Munich . His first feature film Chrigu was released at the Berlinale in 2007 and was an international success. For this he was awarded the Bern and Zurich Film Awards and the Prix Walo . His next film project, Off Beat (2011), a feature film, was shown at festivals around the world and was shown in theaters in Switzerland and Germany.
Gassmann has lived in Zurich since 2010, where he founded the production company 2: 1 Film with Julia Tal and Lisa Blatter . This company produced, among other things, the documentary film Karma Shadub , in which he was involved as co-director, editor and producer with Ramòn Giger . Together with Michael Krummenacher , he developed the idea of Heimatland, a collective feature film with nine other directors about the fictional downfall of Switzerland . In 2016 he realized the semi-fictional pilot documentary Europe, She Loves , for which he portrayed love affairs between four couples in Estonia , Greece , Spain and Ireland .
Filmography
- 2007: Chrigu (documentary)
- 2011: Off Beat - Everything wrong, everything right (feature film)
- 2013: Karma Shadub (documentary)
- 2015: Heimatland (feature film)
- 2016: Europe, She Loves (documentary)
Awards
Europe, She Loves
- 2016: Swiss Film Award - nomination "Best Documentary" and "Best Cinematography"
- 2016: Zurich Film Award - "Best Documentary" and "Best Cinematography"
- 2016: DOK.Fest Munich - Documentary Film Advancement Award
- 2016: Zurich Film Festival - Swiss sponsorship award and nomination " Golden Eye "
- 2016: DocsDF Mexico - Jury Award
Homeland
- 2015: Bern Film Prize - "Best Feature Film"
- 2015: Zurich Film Award - "Best Feature Film"
- 2016: Swiss Film Award - "Nomination for Best Feature Film"
- 2016: Max Ophüls Prize - "Prize for the socially relevant film"
Karma Shadub
- 2013: Main prize at the Visions du Réel
Chrigu
- 2008: Bern Film Prize
- 2008: Zurich Film Prize
- 2008: Swiss Film Critics' Prize
- 2008: Prix Walo in the film category
Web links
- January Gassmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Swiss Films: Jan Gassmann on swissfilms.ch
- Interview with Jan Gassmann
- Jan Gassmann at the Zurich Film Festival
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage 2zu1film accessed on December 13, 2017
- ↑ zeit.de accessed on December 13, 2017
- ↑ Europe, She Loves at the Berlinale, accessed on December 13, 2017
- ↑ Jan Gassmann on arsonfilm.com accessed on December 13, 2017
- ↑ Nominations for the Swiss Film Prize. Accessed on October 17, 2017
- ↑ Press release City of Zurich Retrieved on October 17, 2017
- ↑ Karma Shadub on swissfilms.Retrieved December 13, 2017
- ^ Press release Prix Walo Accessed on December 13, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gassmann, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |