Marcel Gisler

Marcel Gisler (born 18 March 1960) ^[1] is a Swiss film director and screenwriter.

Life

Marcel Gisler was raised in the Canton of St. Gallen. Since 1981 he lives in Berlin ^[2] and studied Theatre studies and Philosophy at the Free University of Berlin when he founded the «cinéma copain» Filmgroup.

Marcel Gisler is also lecturer at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin and member of the European Film Academy

Film

As writer/director ^[3]

• Tagediebe (1985) ^[4]
• Sleepless Nights (1988) ^[5]
• The blue hour (1993) ^[6]
• Fögi Is a Bastard (1998)
• Rosie (2013) ^[7]
• Electroboy (2014) ^[8]

Awards

• Locarno: Silver Leopard (Pardo d'Argento) for Tagediebe (1985)
• Locarno: Bronze Leopard for Sleepless Nights (1988)
• Max Ophüls Prize for The blue hour (1993)
• Swiss Film Prize for Fögi Is a Bastard (1998)
• Zurich Film Prize for Rosie (2013)
• Zurich Film Prize for Electroboy (2014) ^[9]
• Swiss Film Award for Electroboy: Best Documentary (2015) ^[10]
• International Documentary Film Festival Munich: Audience Award for Electroboy (2015) ^[11]

References