Peter Liechti

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Peter Liechti (born January 8, 1951 in St. Gallen ; † April 4, 2014 in Zurich ) was a Swiss film director , screenwriter , producer and cameraman .

biography

Peter Liechti graduated from high school (Matura type B) and first began studying medicine. He graduated from the University of Art and Design in Zurich (HGKZ) for a higher teaching degree in drawing and studied art history at the University of Zurich .

From 1981 to 1982 Peter Liechti lived in Crete and occupied himself with painting and writing, the following year he made his first film experiments. In 1985 he was one of the co-founders of the art house cinema KinoK in St. Gallen.

From 1986 Peter Liechti worked as a freelance filmmaker and worked as a screenwriter, director, cameraman and producer. His filmography included only one feature film (Martha's Garden) , most of his works were documentaries, essays, music and experimental films. Various films were made in collaboration with well-known artists and musicians such as Roman Signer , Norbert Möslang , Fredy Studer and Nam June Paik . From 1988 to 1995 Liechti was a member of the film group Achtziger Film in Zurich.

In 2014, Peter Liechti died at the age of 63 from years of cancer.

Filmography

  • 1984: summer hill
  • 1985: vertical / horizontal
  • 1986: Excursion into the mountains
  • 1987: Théâtre de l'Espérance
  • 1987: thaw
  • 1987: Three art editions
  • 1989: Kick That Habit
  • 1990: Roman Signer , fuse
  • 1990: Grimsel - a look
  • 1991: A Hole in the Hat
  • 1996: Signer's suitcase - out and about with Roman Signer
  • 1997: Martha's garden
  • 1999: MSF Médécins sans Frontières - an attempt at misery in culture
  • 2003: Hans im Glück - Three attempts to quit smoking
  • 2004: Namibia Crossings
  • 2006: Hardcore Chambermusic - A club for 30 days
  • 2009: The Hum of Insects - Report of a Mummy
  • 2013: Father's Garden - My Parents' Love

Publications

  • Scrolling text - from 1985 . Vexer Verlag St. Gallen, 2010
  • Plain text. Vexer Verlag St. Gallen, 2013 (book for the film "Father's Garden")
  • Dedications. 2016. ISBN 978-3-85881-500-2 (book publication with DVD of the rough cut fragment left behind)

Awards

  • 1986: Cantonal Culture Prize St. Gallen
  • 1990: Bern Film Prize for Grimsel
  • 1995: Action Light Award Locarno for Signer's suitcase
  • 1995: SSA Award (Best Screenplay) for Signer's case
  • 1996: Bern Film Prize for Signer's suitcase
  • 1996: Zurich Film Prize for Signer's suitcase
  • 1998: Bern Film Prize for Martha's Garden
  • 2003: Zurich Film Prize for Hans im Glück
  • 2005: Nomination for the Swiss Film Award (Best Documentary) for Namibia Crossings
  • 2009: European Documentary Film Prize Prix Arte for The Sound of Insects
  • 2009: Zurich Film Prize for The Sound of Insects
  • 2010: Culture Prize of the City of St. Gallen
  • 2010: Zurich Art Prize
  • 2013: Zurich Film Prize for Father's Garden
  • 2014: Swiss film award in the documentary category for father's garden

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christoph Egger: Death of the Swiss filmmaker Peter Liechti. Confrontations with the inner demon . Neue Zürcher Zeitung , April 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ Hans in luck. ( Memento from February 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Awarded the 2010 Culture Prize to Peter Liechti. ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stadt.sg.ch
personal data
SURNAME Liechti, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Gallen
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 2014
Place of death Zurich