DIRETTORE DELLA FOTOGRAFIA
TORO FILM produzione audiovisiva- film e foto:
da HD a 4K,
TORO FILM, Multimedia Produktion von Film und Foto:
mit eigenem Equipment in HD und in 4K,
TORO FILM, film and photo production:
own equipment and facilities in HD and 4K
Blackmagic Mini Ursa Pro complete/ GH5 , Atomos Shogun Flame/ Mini Jib/ one hand gimbal / Drone Phantom4 Pro+/ lights and sound
NEWS AND WORK IN PROGRESS:
“ Frutta quattro stagioni“ Documentary AFT/ Ass. Frutticoltori Ticinesi; postproduction,
“ Eine Reise durch Deutschland / Portrais of collaborators „ corporate movie for Omexom, Germany, in production
„Tirsa“ theatre play; scenographic multimedia design; director: Kami Manns, in production
3 MOVIES – 3 CONTINENTS – 1 MONTH – ; January 2019
„YSCHTOO ZUR BASLER FASNACHT“ documentary , 93 min. directing and producing,
PREMIERE , BASEL, SWITZERLAND; january 27, 2019,
links: https://www.fasnachtderfilm.ch/
https://telebasel.ch/2019/01/27/ich-bin-immer-noch-etwas-sprachlos/
„WOODWIND“, feature film, 126 min. , Dir.: Fin Manjoo; South Africa / India; director of photography
at the DIORAMA FESTIVAL, NEW DEHLI , INDIA; january 14-2o 2019
Nominated for Best Film at both the Cape Town International Film Festival and the South Africa International Film Festival (Rapid Lion). Rated by FIPRESCI as the best film in SA for the year, and one of the best internationally. Named as a rising star at Diorama, New Delhi.
Story: A composer travels to India to search for the truth behind a poetic vision, written to him by a female painter and his mysterious journey to discover the source of his music inspiration.
further informations: https://finpictures.movie/
„HEIMKEHR-HOME COMING“ by F.Kafka. experimental Short Movie, 14 min., dir.: Kami Wilhelmina Manns
BRONX WORLD FILM CYCLE; NEW YORK, january 4-7 2019
FURTHER ON:
„Yschtoo zur Basler Fasnacht“ released now on DVD/ Blu-ray subtitled German , English, French. www.fasnachtderfilm.ch
„ARNO STERN, die Welt der malenden Kinder“ documentary, dir.: Andrea Rodoni; co camera with Helena Vagnières and A.Rodoni
on TV: SRF april 14, 2019
SCENOGRAPHIC VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA DESIGN for:
„TERROR“ theatre play/ Ferdinand v.Schirach, dir.: Kami Manns;
Teatro dell’Arte, Milano/ Tribunale Penale Federale , CH-Bellinzona / Torino/ LAC, Lugano/ Venezia
http://luganoinscena.ch/it/1089/terror
https://vimeo.com/301769261
curriculum vitae:
- 1952 born in Basle/ Switzerland
1972 start working in the film industry,
1978 – 2009 Berlin based, living now in Mairengo-Switzerland
as DoP:
about 65 motions pictures and tv-dramas, e.g.:
„Peter Gombas Lehr und Wanderjahre“ director: Nenad Djapic
„Am nächsten Morgen kehrte …“ Monika Funke-Stern
„Stadtromanzen“ Dagmar Brendecke
„Kein Ort für Sirenen“ Angi Welz-Rommel
„La tregua/ the truce“ Francesco Rosi; DoP: Pasqualino de Santis; ( camera operator)
„Verdammt, er liebt mich“ Sven Severin
“„Error 2000“ Anders Engström
„Code Baltic Storm“ Reuben Leder
„ Bye Bye Berlusconi“ Jan Hendrik Stahlberg
“My heart in Africa” John Delbridge
“Diamond diver ” ”
“Woodwind” Fin Manjoo
around 25 feature length documentries, cinema and television :
„Scarabaeus“ director: Pierre Voyame (first motion picture as DoP, 1976)
„Der Gelbe Stern“ Dieter Hildebrand, (Oscar nomination 1981)
„1000 Kraniche musst du falten“ /Children of Cernobyl Thomas Bauermeister
„Majdanek“ Krzystof Czajka
„Ludiano-Texas“ Mike Wildbolz
“ Romeo and Julia unplugged” Yasmin Khalifa
various tv-serials, for example:
„Neues aus Uhlenbusch“, „Karfunkel“, „Happy Birthday“, „Girlfriends“, „Liebe, Babies und…“ „Inga Lindström“
Shooting experiences : Peru, Mexico, USA, Turkey, Europe, Russia, Central Asia, India, Australia, Southern Africa,
Languages : Italian, German, French, English
Extended filmography under: crew-united.com?bio=11361
Photography / Exhibitions :
- M54/visarte, BS/ 2012
- Dazio Grande,TI /2014
- PEP+noname, BS/2015
- Dazio Grande, TI / 2016
- Wett/ Gruppenausstellung, BS / 2019
Lectureship/ Docent Cinematography:
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, in german
- Filmakademie DFFB,Berlin; german
- Zelig, Bolzano/IT in italian
MOVIES, directed and produced by TORO FILM:
examples / esempi/Beispiele
„La lunga marcia della banda“, 65 min. docu/ trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_mvVT9_6dc
„Le mamme della Valascia“ docu / RSI
Spots : „Coro SCAM and the Italian Harmonists“ / „Aiuta l’Ambrì di avere un futuro