Viktor Sidler
Viktor Sidler (born May 1, 1934 ; † January 8, 2013 in Zurich ) was a Swiss film scholar , filmmaker and publicist .
Life
Viktor Sidler was the only child of Alfred Sidler, a painter and teacher at the School of Applied Arts (1905-1993); his mother Rywka Szadjdwasser († 1970) came from Konstanynof near Lodz. From 1946 Sidler lived in Lucerne , where he attended grammar school before studying history, German literature and comparative literature at the University of Zurich . In 1973 he completed his studies with a dissertation on the interactions between theater and history. He then worked as a teacher at the Rämibühl high school for mathematics and natural sciences in Zurich. There he inspired countless young people to film and organized a cutting and projection room for them. He was also a mentor for the film club of the Zurich Cantonal Schools (FZK).
In 1957 Viktor Sidler founded the film production company Septima Ars together with Mario Gerteis , which by 1966 had made 15 medium-length films in 8 and 16 mm format.
From around 1960 Viktor Sidler was a member of the board of Cinélibre (Association of Swiss Film Clubs and Not-for-Profit Cinemas). From 1964 to 1973 he was editor of the Swiss film magazine Cinema , in which he also published regularly.
Between 1976 and 1998 Viktor Sidler gave around 20 lectures on film studies, first at the University of Zurich, from 1983 at the ETH Zurich , Department XII. At the ETH he worked closely with the film club Filmstelle VSETH .
In 1996 Viktor Sidler was awarded the Zurich Film Prize for his long-term commitment to film studies and film history .
Viktor Sidler died on January 8, 2013 after a dedicated life for the film. On January 14, he was laid to rest in the Manegg cemetery in Zurich.
Works
Movies
Films by the Septima Ars in which Viktor Sidler worked as a director or co-director:
- 1958: encounters
- 1958: episode
- 1959: The Winners, Part 1 - A Hero of Our Time
- 1959: The winners, part 2 - A heroine of our time
- 1960: à la recherche des cadavres
- 1961: The trial - a morality
- 1964: Game without tomorrow
- 1966: trip to N.
Publications
- Interactions between theater and history: examined using Swiss theater before the beginning of the Reformation. Dissertation. Aarau 1973.
- Film history: aesthetic, economic, sociological; from the beginnings of the film to the sound film. Script for the lecture "Film History I: From the Beginnings of Film to Sound Films". Foundation Central Office of the Student Union of the University of Zurich, 1987.
literature
- Thomas Christians. In the center of the film itself - Viktor Sidler, a portrait.
- Adi Kälin. Spiritual father of the Zurich film scene: the history teacher and film scholar Viktor Sidler died at the age of 79. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, January 15, 2013, p. 14
Web links
- Literature by and about Viktor Sidler in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.film.uzh.ch/bibliothek/sidler/publications.html
- ↑ http://www.film.uzh.ch/bibliothek/sidler/lectures.html
- ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/switzerland/neue-zurcher-zeitung/20130112/281964605071406
- ↑ http://www.film.uzh.ch/bibliothek/sidler/filme.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sidler, Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss film scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1934 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2013 |
| Place of death | Zurich |