Christian Johannes Koch
Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Casting, Creator
Born in 1986 in Lucerne, Switzerland. A director, screenwriter and lecturer in script development, his work straddles a variety of media and institutional contexts. He studied photography at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig, and has a Master in film directing from the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. After a number of short films, SPAGAT (2020) was his feature film debut. He lives in Zurich and works transnationally.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2027
- The Guard created by Christian Johannes Koch, Stéphane Mitchell
- 2026
- Blind created by Plinio Bachmann
- 2023
- Wir waren Kumpel by Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek
- 2023
- Neumatt – Staffel 2 created by Marianne Wendt
- 2020
- Spagat by Christian Johannes Koch
- 2016
- J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre by Valérie Anex, Christian Johannes Koch
- 2014
- Der Gast by Christian Johannes Koch
- 2013
- Über uns Elektrizität by Christian Johannes Koch
- 2012
- Souvenir by Christian Johannes Koch
Screenwriter
- 2023
- Wir waren Kumpel by Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek
- 2020
- Spagat by Christian Johannes Koch
- 2016
- J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre by Valérie Anex, Christian Johannes Koch
Producer
- 2016
- J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre by Valérie Anex, Christian Johannes Koch
Casting
- 2016
- J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre by Valérie Anex, Christian Johannes Koch
Creator
- 2027
- The Guard created by Christian Johannes Koch, Stéphane Mitchell
Awards
(a selection)
- 2021
- Sofia, Sofia International Film Festival, Special Mention (Best Director) (Winner) in Spagat