Michael Frei

Director, Producer, Editor, Screenwriter

Born in 1987 in Appenzell, Switzerland. 2002-06 Apprenticeship as draftsman. 2008-12 Attends HSLU (Hochschule Luzern, Design & Kunst), animation department. 2010-11 Exchange year at the Estonian Academy of Art in Tallinn. 2012 BA in Animation from HSLU. 2015 Cofounds Playables.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2019
Kids by Michael Frei
2013
Plug & Play by Michael Frei
2012
Not About Us by Michael Frei
2010
Never Touch The Ground by Michael Frei
2009
Herr Meier by Michael Frei
2009
Her Absence Filled The World by Fabio Friedli, Michael Frei

Screenwriter

2019
Kids by Michael Frei

Editor

2019
Kids by Michael Frei

Producer

2019
Kids by Michael Frei

Awards

(a selection)

2020
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2020, Swiss Film Award, Best Animation Film (Nomination) in Kids
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