Georges Schwizgebel
Known for
Directing
Born
September 28, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Reconvilier, Switzerland
Biography
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 Nation...
Best known work
78 Tours
1986
The Ride to the Abyss
1992
The Man Without a Shadow
2004
Fugue
1998
The Ravishing of Frank N. Stein
1982
Game
2006
Retouches
2008
The Year of the Deer
1995
The Young Girl and the Clouds
2001
Along the Way
2012Filmography
TBA
Collection Georges SchwizgebelProducer, Director
TBA
The Films of Georges SchwizgebelProducer
2026
The Picture of Dorian GrayDirector, Producer, Animation
2023
Collection Georges SchwizgebelProducer, Director
2023
From One Painting... to AnotherDirector, Producer, Writer
2020
Darwin's NotebookProducer, Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
2017
The Battle of San RomanoDirector, Writer
2017
The Musical DragonProducer
2015
ErlkingDirector, Screenplay, Producer
2013
1/3/10Director
2012
Kali, the Little VampireProducer
2012
Along the WayDirector
2011
RomanceDirector, Producer
2008
RetouchesDirector, Producer
2007
AnimatouAnimation, Director, Director of Photography
2007
The Subject of the PictureAnimation, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
2006
GameDirector, Producer
2004
The Man Without a ShadowDirector, Producer
2003
La chanson du pharmacienProducer
2001
The Young Girl and the CloudsDirector
1998
FugueDirector, Writer
1996
Zig ZagDirector
1995
The Year of the DeerDirector
1992
The Ride to the AbyssWriter, Director, Producer, Editor, Animation
1990
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