Born in 1973 in Lucerne. 1993-98 Attends HGKZ (Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich), Film and Video Department. 1998 Receives degree from HGKZ. Receives numerous awards for “Hotel Belgrad” and “Yugodivas”, as well as Swiss Film Prize nominations. 2006 Awarded Golden Leopard in Locarno for “Das Fräulein”. 2007 Awarded Swiss Film Prize, Best Screenplay for “Fraulein”. Lives in Zürich and New York.

Filmography

1992 Time To Buy Flowers / 1995 Ruza (both experimental films) / 1996 Kitchenfloor (music film) / 1997 Zuggeräusche / 1998 Hotel Belgrad / 1999 Daleko (all short films) / 2000 Yugodivas (documentary) / 2006 Das Fräulein (fiction)