Sabine Timoteo
Actor, Screenwriter, Editor, Director
- Website
- www.abovetheline.de
Born in 1975 in Berne, Switzerland. Following her training at the Swiss Professional Ballet School in Zurich (1991-93), after varying dance roles with Heinz Spoerli and Carlotta Ikeda, and an apprenticeship in cookery in Berne (1997–2000), Timoteo's career began as a film actress. For her first leading role in Philip Grönings “L'amour, l'argent, l'amour” Sabine Timoteo was awarded the Bronze Leopard in Locarno (2000) and the Swiss Film Prize 2001 as Best Actress. In 2003, she received the Grimme Award for “Die Freunde der Freunde”. She has played alongside Jürgen Vogel and Daniel Brühl amongst others and has obtained roles throughout the German speaking countries. For “Ein Freund von mir” she is nominated for the German Film Award in the category “Best Performance in a supporting role”. She is also awarded the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2008» for her role in “Nebenwirkungen”. 2015 Swiss Film Award, Best Actress for her role in “Driften” by Karim Patwa.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2018
- Sag mir nicht, du kannst nicht singen by Sabine Timoteo
Screenwriter
- 2018
- Sag mir nicht, du kannst nicht singen by Sabine Timoteo
- 2018
- Mein Bruder heisst Robert und ist ein Idiot by Philip Gröning
- 2016
- Zen For Nothing by Werner Penzel
Editor
- 2018
- Sag mir nicht, du kannst nicht singen by Sabine Timoteo
Actor
- 2024
- Electric Fields by Lisa Gertsch
- 2024
- Les Courageux by Jasmin Gordon
- 2024
- Transit by Wero Rodowicz
- 2024
- Cinema Bruciato by Clemens Klopfenstein
- 2024
- Dinosaures by Christian Wehrlin
- 2024
- Ailleurs by Anne Thorens
- 2022
- Foudre by Carmen Jaquier
- 2022
- Last Dance by Delphine Lehericey
- 2022
- A Forgotten Man by Laurent Nègre
- 2021
- Rois Mages by Charlie Petersmann
- 2021
- Zahorí by Marí Alessandrini
- 2021
- Das Mädchen und die Spinne by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
- 2019
- Tambour battant by François-Christophe Marzal
- 2018
- Das Ächzen der Asche by Clemens Klopfenstein
- 2018
- Wer hat eigentlich die Liebe erfunden? by Kerstin Polte
- 2018
- Cronofobia by Francesco Rizzi
- 2018
- Bis ans Ende der Träume by Wilfried Meichtry
- 2018
- Fauves by Robin Erard
- 2017
- Sicilian Ghost Story by Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
- 2017
- Sarah joue un loup-garou by Katharina Wyss
- 2016
- Tinou by Res Balzli
- 2016
- Analysis Paralysis by Anete Melece
- 2016
- 7 minuti by Michele Placido
- 2015
- Usfahrt Oerlike by Paul Riniker
- 2015
- Driften by Karim Patwa
- 2014
- Le meraviglie by Alice Rohrwacher
- 2013
- Palim Palim by Marina Klauser, Pia Hellenthal
- 2013
- Die Schwarzen Brüder by Xavier Koller
- 2013
- Cyanure by Séverine Cornamusaz
- 2010
- Sommervögel by Paul Riniker
- 2010
- Die Farbe des Ozeans by Maggie Peren
- 2010
- 180° by Cihan Inan
- 2009
- Räuberinnen by Carla Lia Monti
- 2009
- Pepperminta by Pipilotti Rist
- 2009
- Flug in die Nacht by Till Endemann
- 2007
- Das Vaterspiel by Michael Glawogger
- 2007
- Nebenwirkungen by Manuel Siebenmann
- 2007
- Kleine Fische by Petra Volpe
- 2006
- Ein Freund von mir by Sebastian Schipper
- 2006
- Flanke ins All by Marie-Louise Bless
- 2005
- Die Vogelpredigt by Clemens Klopfenstein
- 2004
- Gespenster by Christian Petzold
- 2004
- Der freie Wille by Matthias Glasner
- 2000
- L'amour, l'argent, l'amour by Philip Gröning
Awards
(a selection)
- 2008
- Solothurn, Swiss Film Award 2008, Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Actress (Winner) in Nebenwirkungen
- 2001
- Solothurn, Swiss Film Award 2001, Swiss Film Award, Best Actress (Winner) in L'amour, l'argent, l'amour
- 2015
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2015, Swiss Film Award, Best Actress (Winner) in Driften
- 2020
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2020, Swiss Film Award, Best Actress (Nomination) in Tambour battant