Thomas Ott

Director, Screenwriter, Character Designer, Actor

Website
www.tott.ch

Born 1966 in Zurich, Switzerland. 1983-87 Trained as a graphic artist at the ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste). Since 1987 works as a freelance comic artist and illustrator for newspapers and magazines, mainly in Switzerland, Germany and France. Publication of several books (comic albums). 1990-98 Lives in Paris. 2001 Graduated from the ZHdK, Film/Video Department. 2007-18 Lecturer at the ZHdK. He currently devotes himself fully to his work as an artist, comic artist and illustrator.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
Sunset Motel by Gilles Jobin, Thomas Ott
2020
W. – Was von der Lüge bleibt by Rolando Colla, Thomas Ott
2001
Sjeki vatcsh! by Thomas Ott

Screenwriter

2024
Sunset Motel by Gilles Jobin, Thomas Ott
2022
Lucky Man by Claude Luyet

Actor

2025
Wolves by Jonas Ulrich
1981
Der Erfinder by Kurt Gloor

Character Designer

2020
W. – Was von der Lüge bleibt by Rolando Colla, Thomas Ott
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