2024 WT: DER FROSCH UND DAS WASSER Feature Film DE/CH, Pandora Film Cologne
Director: Thomas Stuber
IN POST-PRODUCTION
2023/24 WINTER PALACE Series 8 Ep FR/CH, NETFLIX, PointProd Geneve
Director: Pierre Monnard & Christine Wiederkehr
IN POST-PRODUCTION
2022 DIE MITTAGSFRAU Feature Film DE/CH/LUX, LBP Munich, C-Films Zürich
Director: Barbara Albert
2019-22 MISTY-THE ERROLL GARNER STORY Doc CH/DE/FR, Gachot Films Zürich
Director: Georges Gachot
2022 7 FOIS / 7 TIMES Short Film CH, RTTW Films Zürich
Director: Christine Wiederkehr
2020 UND MORGEN SEID IHR TOT Feature Film CH, Zodiac Pictures Zürich
Director: Michael Steiner
*NOMINATION BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Swiss Film Price 2022*
2019 SCHWESTERLEIN Feature Film CH, Vega Film Zürich
Directors: Stéphanie Chuat & Véronique Reymond
*WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Swiss Film Price 2021*
*WINNER BEST PICTURE Swiss Film Price 2021*
*Official Selection "Competition" Berlin Film Festival 2020*
2018 DIE KÄNGURU CHRONIKEN Feature Film DE, X-Filme Berlin
Director: Dani Levy
2017 ONE-TAKE TATORT TV-Movie CH, 90 Min. with no cut, Hugo Film Zürich
Director: Dani Levy
2016 55 STEPS Feature Film USA/DE, 90 Min., Elsani Film Cologne
Director: Bille August
2015 CHINESE WIDOW Feature Film China, 90 Min., ZeijangRoc Pictures
Director: Bille August
2015 THE CHINESE LIVES OF ULI SIGG Doc CH, 90 Min., T&C Film Zürich
Director: Michael Schindhelm
2015 MISERICORDE Feature Canada/CH, 87 Min., 1976Prod Montreal & PprodGE
Director: Fulvio Bernasconi
*NOMINATION BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Swiss Film Price 2017*
2013 SITTING NEXT TO ZOE Feature Film CH, 90 Min., LangFilm Zürich
Director: Ivana Lalovic
2012 NIGHTTRAIN TO LISBON Feature DE/CH/Port, 110 Min., StudioHamburg
Director: Bille August
2010 ONE WAY TRIP 3D 3D Feature CH/Austria, 90 Min., HesseGreutert Zürich
Director: Markus Welter
2009 GIULIA'S VERSCHWINDEN Feature Film CH, 90 Min., T&C Film Zürich
Director: Christoph Schaub
2007 MARCELLO MARCELLO Feature CH, 90 Min., S-35/35mm, C-Films Zürich
Director: Denis Rabaglia
2006 FUORI DALLE CORDE Feature CH/Italia, 85 Min., S-16/35mm, Ventura Film
Director: Fulvio Bernasconi
*WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Brooklyn Intl Film Festival 2008*
2005 GROUNDING Feature Film CH, 135 Min., IMX/35mm, C-Films Zürich
Director: Michael Steiner
2003 HöLLENTOUR Doc DE/CH, 90 Min., S-16/35mm, Quinte Film Freiburg iB
Director: Pepe Danquart Co-Kamera with M. Hammon / W. Thaler
2003 STRÄHL Feature Film CH, 90 Min., DV/35mm, Dschoint Ventschr Zürich
Director: Manuel Flurin Hendry
*WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Swiss Film Price 2005*
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Filip Zumbrunn, Director of Photography, born 1969 in Zurich, Switzerland
I grew up with my mother and two sisters in a household rich in arts and classical music. Many instruments were available, and eventually, I chose the cello, which I played for 13 years. The trumpet and drums were also present, and in 1988, we founded the hardcore punk band "FLEISCH," where I was the drummer.
My father is a photographer, and from a very early age, I was fascinated by cameras and photography. During my teenage years, I began experimenting with Super 8 film. In 1987, I won the first prize at the Swiss Youth Film Festival with my Super 8mm production "Timeless." This event convinced me to pursue a career in the world of motion pictures.
After graduating from high school in 1989, I started working in the film industry as an electrician and later as a clapper loader. From 1992 onward, I worked as a first camera assistant and focus puller on a variety of commercials, corporate films, documentaries, and feature films.
In 2000, I took a short break from the film industry and opened a bar in Zurich with three friends as partners, which is still running today, though without my involvement. Since 2001, I have been working as a freelance director of photography. In 2005, I won the Special Jury Prize for Best Cinematography at the Swiss Film Prize for the film "Strähl." Many other nominations and awards followed, including:
- 2022: Nomination for Best Cinematography at the Swiss Film Prize for "Und Morgen seid ihr tot"
- 2021: Winner of Best Cinematography at the Swiss Film Prize for "Schwesterlein"
- 2017: Nomination for Best Cinematography at the Swiss Film Prize for "Miséricorde"
- 2008: Winner of Best Cinematography at the Brooklyn International Film Festival for "Fuori Dalle Corde"
Filip Zumbrunn is a member of both the European and Swiss Film Academies and lives with his wife and two daughters in Zurich, Switzerland. He is currently working on international productions across Europe.
IMAGO Interview with Filip Zumbrunn 2024