Georges Schwizgebel
Directing
Schwizgebel was born on 28 September 1944 in Reconvilier, Canton of Berne (Jura bernois), in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. From 1960-65 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts et des Arts Décoratifs at Geneva. In 1971 he founded Studio GDS where he produced and directed animated films as well as working in graphic design. From 1986 to 1995 he worked on retrospectives and exhibitions, among others, in Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris and New York. In 2002 he was awarded Swiss Film Prize, Best Short Film for “La jeune fille et les nuages”. His film, The Man With No Shadow was included in the Animation Show of Shows. His 2011 short film Romance, a co-production of the National Film Board of Canada and two Swiss studios, was one of five animated shorts nominated for the 32nd Genie Awards, where it won the Award for Best Animated Short.
Known for
Directing29
movieDarwin's Notebook
2020
Director
movieErlking
2015
Director
1/3/10
2013
Director
movieRomance
2011
Director
movieRetouches
2008
Director
movieAnimatou
2007
Director
movieGame
2006
Director
movieFugue
1998
Director
Zig Zag
1996
Director
movieThe Year of the Deer
1995
Director
movieThe Ride to the Abyss
1992
Director
movie78 Tours
1986
Director
movieNakounine
1986
Director
movieOff-side
1977
Director
movieThe Flight of Icarus
1974
Director
Patchwork
1970
Director
moviePirouette
1969
Director
Production15
movieDarwin's Notebook
2020
Producer
movieThe Musical Dragon
2017
Producer
movieErlking
2015
Producer
movieRomance
2011
Producer
movieRetouches
2008
Producer
movieGame
2006
Producer
movieThe Ride to the Abyss
1992
Producer
Writing7
Visual Effects4
movieThe Picture of Dorian Gray
2026
Animation
movieAnimatou
2007
Animation
movieThe Subject of the Picture
2007
Animation
movieThe Ride to the Abyss
1992
Animation
Camera3
movieDarwin's Notebook
2020
Director of Photography
movieAnimatou
2007
Director of Photography
movieThe Subject of the Picture
2007
Director of Photography
