Ursula Meier
Biography
Born in 1971 in Besançon, France. Joint Swiss and French citizenship. 1989-95 Works as actress, production assistant and trainee producer on various films. 1990-94 Studies cinema and television production at IAD (Institut des Arts de Diffusion) Louvain-la-Neuve. 1997 Receives degree from IAD. Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2009», Best Fiction Film and Best Screenplay for “Home”. 2012 Silver Bear - Special Award for “Sister”, 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. 2013 Swiss Film Award “Best Fiction Film” for “Sister”.
Filmography
- 1992 Vidéodanse (short film)
- 1993 Contretemps (short film)
- 1994 Le songe d'Isaac (short film)
- 1998 Des heures sans sommeil (short film)
- 2000 Autour de Pinget (documentary)
- 2000 Tous à table (short film)
- 2002 Pas les flics, pas les noirs, pas les blancs (documentary)
- 2002 Des épaules solides (fiction)
- 2008 Home (fiction)
- 2012 Sister (fiction)