Mateo Ybarra

Director, Producer, Location Sound Mixer, Screenwriter

Born in 1992 in Geneva, Switzerland. Director and cofounder of L'ARTIFICE, he studied film production at the University of the Arts in London. In 2018 he graduated from HEAD-Genève (Geneva University of Art and Design) with a Bachelor's degree in cinema. He codirected LUX (2021), followed by OVER OUR HILLS (2022) and SUMMER CAMP (2025). His films explore contemporary institutions and social structures. They have been selected for and won awards at festivals such as Rotterdam, Locarno, Gijón, Thessaloniki and Jihlava.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2026
Small Talk by Mateo Ybarra
2025
Camp d'été by Mateo Ybarra
2022
Sur nos monts by Mateo Ybarra
2021
LUX by Raphaël Dubach, Mateo Ybarra

Screenwriter

2025
Camp d'été by Mateo Ybarra

Location Sound Mixer

2019
Le ciel des bêtes by Thomas Paulot

Producer

2026
Small Talk by Mateo Ybarra
2025
Camp d'été by Mateo Ybarra
2022
Sur nos monts by Mateo Ybarra
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