Pierre Monnard

Director, Screenwriter, Creator

He graduated from Bournemouth Film School in 1998. He directed his first short films SWAPPED (2002) and COME CLOSER (2004), which won the Swiss Film Prize and a Pardi di Domani at the Locarno Film Festival. RECYCLING LILY (2013) marked his feature directorial debut. This was followed by successful series such as ANOMALIA (2015), WILDER (2017-19), NEUMATT (2021) and OFF SEASON (2022). NEEDLE PARK BABY (2020), his second feature film, is one of the great successes of Swiss cinema. BISONS (2024) premiered in Rotterdam, was nominated for six Swiss Film Awards and won Best Actor, Best Photography and Best Music. The historical drama WINTER PALACE (2024) was the first series coproduced by Netflix and RTS. His most recent films are HELLO BETTY (2025) and EWIGI LIEBI (2026).

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2027
Les liens cachés – La Suisse et l'esclavage created by Cyril Dépraz, Pierre Monnard
2026
Ewigi Liebi by Pierre Monnard
2025
Hallo Betty by Pierre Monnard
2024
Bisons by Pierre Monnard
2024
Winter Palace created by Lindsay Shapero
2022
Hors saison created by Sarah Farkas, Marine Flores-Ruimi , Claire Kanny
2021
Neumatt – Staffel 1 created by Marianne Wendt
2020
Platzspitzbaby by Pierre Monnard
2019
One Year in the Vineyard
2019
Wilder – Staffel 2
2017
Blood Business by Pierre Monnard
2017
Wilder – Staffel 1 created by Béla Batthyany
2016
Anomalia created by Pilar Anguita-MacKay
2013
Recycling Lily by Pierre Monnard
2004
Come Closer by Pierre Monnard
2002
Swapped by Pierre Monnard
2000
The Revenge Of The Flower Pots by Pierre Monnard
2000
Rudolph Learns About Life by Pierre Monnard

Screenwriter

2027
Les liens cachés – La Suisse et l'esclavage created by Cyril Dépraz, Pierre Monnard
2020
Lolo contre les Totos by Pierre Monnard
2004
Come Closer by Pierre Monnard
2002
Swapped by Pierre Monnard

Creator

2027
Les liens cachés – La Suisse et l'esclavage created by Cyril Dépraz, Pierre Monnard
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