Pascal Bergamin

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Pascal Bergamin (born July 28, 1979 in Davos ) is a Swiss filmmaker .

life and career

Bergamin, born in Davos in 1979, completed a teacher training seminar in Chur from 1996 to 2001 before studying film / video at the Zurich University of Art and Design ( HGKZ) from 2001 to 2005, where he obtained his diploma. His first short films were made during his studies. These include works such as Hardau or the short film Sennentuntschis Tod, nominated at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival . The two subsequent short films Staila crudanta (2005) and Am Galgen (2008) were also nominated for awards at various festivals (including the Swiss Film Prize ) or received a prize ( Locarno International Film Festival ).

In 2012 Bergamin directed the British independent feature film Nice Guy with Cavan Clerkin and Abigail Blackmore in the leading roles. The film premiered on July 7, 2012 at the East End Film Festival in London . Director Danny Boyle was the patron of the film festival . The film received a nomination in the category Best Feature at the East End Film Festival for Pascal Bergamin as director.

Bergamin lives and works as a freelance writer and director in London and Zurich.

Filmography

As a director

motion pictures

  • 2012: Nice Guy

Short or documentary

  • 2001: D'Gisela
  • 2002: Opus No. 1
  • 2002: White Rabbit
  • 2003: Hamburger
  • 2003: Hardau
  • 2004: Sennentuntschi's death
  • 2005: Staila crudanta
  • 2008: On the gallows
  • 2011: Honor the Stone (TV documentary series)

As a screenwriter

  • 2005: Staila crudanta
  • 2011: Honor the Stone (TV documentary series)

Awards

  • 2005: Nomination at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival for the Narcisse Award in the Best Swiss Short category for the short film Sennentuntschis Tod
  • 2005: Awarded the Prix Cinécourts for the short film Staila crudanta at the Aix-en-Provence International Short Film Festival
  • 2005: Nomination at the Locarno International Film Festival for the Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow for the short film Staila crudanta
  • 2005: Award at the Locarno International Film Festival for the Action Light Award - Special Mention (For the quality of its directing and the performance of its actors) for the short film Staila crudanta
  • 2006: Nomination at the Swiss Film Prize for the Swiss Film Prize in the Best Short Film category for the short film Staila crudanta
  • 2008: Nomination at the Locarno International Film Festival for the Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow for the short film Am Galgen
  • 2012: Nomination for EEFF's Best Film Award in the Best Feature category at the East End Film Festival in London for Pascal Bergamin for the feature film Nice Guy

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interview with Cavan Clerkin on Nice Guy
  2. ↑ Pascal Bergamin in: Südostschweiz
  3. ↑ Brief portrait of Pascal Bergamin
personal data
SURNAME Bergamin, Pascal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Davos , Switzerland