Georges Schwizgebel
Biography
Born in 1944 in Switzerland, Georges Schwizgebel is one of the great names in contemporary animation. Author of some 20 short films in animated painting, founder of the GDS studio in Geneva, he has won awards in Cannes, Annecy, Hiroshima, Ottawa… He has notably received the Crystal of Honor of the International Annecy Film Festival in 2017, as well as the Swiss Film Honorary Award in 2018.
His painted films are marked by a strong pictorial approach and the preponderant place of the music. His works have been exhibited in Stuttgart, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Annecy, New York, Montreal, Brussels, Taiwan, Rio de Janeiro or Meknes.
Filmography
La Bataille de San Romano, Studio GDS, 2017
Le Roi des Aulnes (Erlkönig), Studio GDS, 2015
1/3/10, Studio GDS (CH) et Unité Centrale (FR), 2013
Chemin faisant, Studio GDS, 2012
Romance, Studio GDS, 2011
Retouches, Studio GDS, 2008
Jeu, Studio GDS, 2006
L’Homme sans ombre, Studio GDS, 2004
La Jeune fille et les nuages, Studio GDS, 2000
Fugue, Studio GDS, 1998
Zig Zag, Studio GDS, 1996
L’Année du daim, Studio GDS, 1995
La Course à l’abime, Studio GDS, 1992
Le Sujet du tableau, Studio GDS, 1989
Nakounine, Studio GDS, 1986
78 Tours, Studio GDS, 1985
Le Ravissement de Frank N. Stein, Studio GDS, 1982
Hors-jeu, Studio GDS, 1977
Perspectives, Studio GDS, 1975
Le Vol d’Icare, Studio GDS, 1971
Biography
Born in 1944 in Switzerland, Georges Schwizgebel is one of the great names in contemporary animation. Author of some 20 short films in animated painting, founder of the GDS studio in Geneva, he has won awards in Cannes, Annecy, Hiroshima, Ottawa… He has notably received the Crystal of Honor of the International Annecy Film Festival in 2017, as well as the Swiss Film Honorary Award in 2018.
His painted films are marked by a strong pictorial approach and the preponderant place of the music. His works have been exhibited in Stuttgart, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Annecy, New York, Montreal, Brussels, Taiwan, Rio de Janeiro or Meknes.
Filmography
La Bataille de San Romano, Studio GDS, 2017
Le Roi des Aulnes (Erlkönig), Studio GDS, 2015
1/3/10, Studio GDS (CH) et Unité Centrale (FR), 2013
Chemin faisant, Studio GDS, 2012
Romance, Studio GDS, 2011
Retouches, Studio GDS, 2008
Jeu, Studio GDS, 2006
L’Homme sans ombre, Studio GDS, 2004
La Jeune fille et les nuages, Studio GDS, 2000
Fugue, Studio GDS, 1998
Zig Zag, Studio GDS, 1996
L’Année du daim, Studio GDS, 1995
La Course à l’abime, Studio GDS, 1992
Le Sujet du tableau, Studio GDS, 1989
Nakounine, Studio GDS, 1986
78 Tours, Studio GDS, 1985
Le Ravissement de Frank N. Stein, Studio GDS, 1982
Hors-jeu, Studio GDS, 1977
Perspectives, Studio GDS, 1975
Le Vol d’Icare, Studio GDS, 1971
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