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Georges Schwizgebel

Schwizgebel was born on 28 September 1944 in Reconvilier, Canton of Berne (Jura bernois), in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. From 1960-65 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts et des Arts Décoratifs at Geneva. In 1971 he founded Studio GDS where he produced and directed animated films as well as working in graphic design. From 1986 to 1995 he worked on retrospectives and exhibitions, among others, in Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris and New York. In 2002 he was awarded Swiss Film Prize, Best Short Film for “La jeune fille et les nuages”. His film, The Man With No Shadow was included in the Animation Show of Shows. His 2011 short film Romance, a co-production of the National Film Board of Canada and two Swiss studios, was one of five animated shorts nominated for the 32nd Genie Awards, where it won the Award for Best Animated Short.

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Directing

1969

[ ] Pirouette (Director)

1970

[ ] Patchwork (Director)

1974

[ ] The Flight of Icarus (Director)

1975

[ ] Perspectives (Director)

1977

[ ] Off-side (Director)

1982

[ ] The Ravishing of Frank N. Stein (Director)

1986

[ ] 78 Tours (Director)
[ ] Nakounine (Director)

1987

[ ] Academy Leader Variations (Director)

1992

[ ] The Ride to the Abyss (Director)

1995

[ ] The Year of the Deer (Director)

1996

[ ] Zig Zag (Director)

1999

[ ] Fugue (Director)

2001

[ ] The Young Girl and the Clouds (Director)

2004

[ ] The Man Without a Shadow (Director)

2006

[ ] Game (Director)

2007

[ ] The Subject of the Picture (Director)
[ ] Animatou (Director)

2008

[ ] Retouches (Director)

2011

[ ] Romance (Director)

2012

[ ] Chemin faisant (Director)

2013

[ ] 1/3/10 (Director)

2015

[ ] Erlking (Director)

2017

[ ] The Battle of San Romano (Director)

2020

[ ] Darwin's Notebook (Director)

2023

[ ] From One Painting To Another (Director)
[ ] Collection Georges Schwizgebel (Director)

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[ ] Collection Georges Schwizgebel (Director)

Production

1992

[ ] The Ride to the Abyss (Producer)

2003

[ ] La chanson du pharmacien (Producer)

2011

[ ] Romance (Producer)

2012

[ ] Kali, the Little Vampire (Producer)

2017

[ ] The Musical Dragon (Producer)

2020

[ ] Darwin's Notebook (Producer)

2023

[ ] Collection Georges Schwizgebel (Producer)

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[ ] Collection Georges Schwizgebel (Producer)
[ ] The Films of Georges Schwizgebel (Producer)

Writing

1986

[ ] 78 Tours (Writer)

1992

[ ] The Ride to the Abyss (Writer)

2015

[ ] Erlking (Screenplay)

2017

[ ] The Battle of San Romano (Writer)

2020

[ ] Darwin's Notebook (Writer)

Editing

1992

[ ] The Ride to the Abyss (Editor)

2007

[ ] The Subject of the Picture (Editor)

2020

[ ] Darwin's Notebook (Editor)

Camera

2007

[ ] The Subject of the Picture (Director of Photography)
[ ] Animatou (Director of Photography)

2020

[ ] Darwin's Notebook (Director of Photography)

Visual Effects

1992

[ ] The Ride to the Abyss (Animation)

2007

[ ] The Subject of the Picture (Animation)
[ ] Animatou (Animation)

Actor

1990

[ ] Des tableaux qui bougent (Self)