DIRETTORE DELLA FOTOGRAFIA
TORO FILM produzione audiovisiva, film e foto:
da HD a 4K,
TORO FILM, Multimedia Produktion, Film und Foto:
Equipment HD und 4K,
TORO FILM, film and photo production:
own equipment and facilities in HD and 4K
Blackmagic Mini Ursa Pro 4.6 complete/ GH5 , Atomos Shogun Flame/ Mini Jib/ gimbal / drone / lights and sound
CURRICULUM : https://www.crew-united.com/en/Nicolas-Joray_11361.html?mode=showall#!
For over 50 years in the film and photo industry
NEWS AND WORK IN PROGRESS :
- „IL PATRIZIATO E IL SUO BOSCO“, 25 min. documentary, 2024/25
- „LA SCAM ED I SUOI PRIMI 60 ANNI“, 83 min. documentary about and with a former worker and current mountaineer choir. November 2024 on screen, Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1023322893?share=copy#t=0
- „BASEL and his BIRDS“; May 2024, 12 photo, 90x60cm, placed in the new building of the Basels Home for the Blind. Photos with a integrated soundtrack: birds and sounds of specific Basel locations
- „YSCHTOO TO THE CARNIVAL OF BASLE“ broadcast on 31 July 2023 on Buthan TV (BBSC). „Yschtoo “ is still running on various festivals in 2024/25 , Sidney, London, Vienna, Pisa.
- „ARNO STERN- Spuren des Lebens“ documentary by Andrea Rodoni, on screen 2023/2024 Cinematography. https://www.arnostern-film.ch/
FILM
„YSCHTOO ZUR BASLER FASNACHT“ a feature length documentary by Nicolas Joray, subtitled in German , English, Italian or French. Also on DVD/ Blu-ray or
STREAMING: SUBTITLES: E/D/F: on myfilm.ch: https://www.myfilm.ch/asset/yschtoozurbaslerfasnacht_59EA01c
TRAILER: https://youtu.be/7EnawVPYj8A
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE AWARDS: SFAAF- Rancagua Chile , March 2020
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD: Kyiv Film Festival, Kiev Ukraine , June 2020
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD: Golden Sand IFF, Istanbul; 2022; Tabriz Cinema Award, 2023; Andromeda Film Festival, Istanbul, 2023
- OFFICIAL SELECTIONS : 2020: IERAPETRA Documentary Film Festival, Greece August / Austrian International Film Festival. – 2022/23 : Fox Festival , Rome / Butterfly Int. Film Festival, Marseille / Emerald Peacock, Berlin/ Stockholm Gold Award SDAIF, Stockholm / Snow Leopard Film Festival, Madrid. – 2024: Cinema Carnival, Pisa, Italy / Online Festivals: London Cinematic Horizon / Sidney Cinematic Horizon / Vienna Film Stories
- „ARNO STERN- Spuren des Lebens“ documentary by Andrea Rodoni, on screen 2023/2024 Cinematography. https://www.arnostern-film.ch/
„WOODWIND“, feature film, 126 min. DOP , directed and produced by Fin Manjoo ; South Africa / India;
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, . Named as a rising star at Diorama Festival, New Delhi.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ7SHdonQRs
„ARNO STERN-Spuren des Lebens“, DoP, documentary by Andrea Rodoni, on screen 2023/2024
SCENOGRAPHIC WORK – MULTIMEDIA DESIGN AND FILM
„AIDA“ opera by G.Verdi, conducted by Andrea Cupia, LAC Lugano 2023, multimedia photo show
„LA SONNAMBULA“ opera by V.Bellini, conducted by Andrea Cupia, scenographic film 120 min. 2022
„SCHLUSSPFIFF“ multimedia installation by Susanne Dieringer, scenographic film 55 min. 2021
„TERROR“ theatre play by Ferdinand v.Schirach, dir.: Kami Manns; scenographic films and photos
Teatro dell’Arte, Milano/ Federal Criminal Court, CH-Bellinzona / Teatro Piemonte Europa; Torino/ LAC, Lugano/ Teatro Stabile del Veneto;Venezia
https://vimeo.com/301769261
IMAGE FILMS for OMEXOM, Vinci Energies, Germany,
- „TECHNIKFORUM DARMSTADT 2023“, image film for Omexom, Vinci Energies, Germany, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TqQ95BZz-M
https://youtu.be/Ag1qxyTI76g and https://youtu.be/u_SDTTDXU5c
PHOTOGRAPHY
- PHOTOGRAPHY – EXHIBITIONS
- „GESELLSCHAFT“ , group exhibition, Galeria Spada, Basel, 2025
- „BASLER KUNSTAGE“ 2024
- „INDIA-TICINO“ photo exhibition, 32 Portraits from two different working worlds in dialogue. Autumn 2023
- „BASLER KUNSTTAGE“ Participation August 2023
- „LICHT-BILDER AUS DER LEVENTINA“ photo exhibition, Galeria Spada, Basel, 2023
- „FASNACHT BEWEGT“, photo expo at Schmaler Wurf, Basel-CH, 2023
- „EXPEL“ and „FORGIVE“ 2 photo installations in public space for „Sakrale Zeiten ?“ , a cross-town art event by BKG, Basel. Autumn 2022
- „IL FASNACHT SI MUOVE E COMMUOVE“ photo exhibition at La Carità, Locarno-CH, 2022
- „LE 13 PARROCCHIE“- photo exhibition Oratorio S.Bernardo, Faido, 2021/2022,
- „STATT-FASNACHT“ /2021 photos exhibition and co-organisator of this cross-city event
- „TRACCE UMANE E IL RITORNO DELLA NATURA“; exhibition Dazio Grande, TI / 2020 -> https://www.facebook.com/nicolas.joray.9/posts/10215646936116470
- “ ZSCHOKKE 125th“ at the Wett- BS /2019 /group exhibition, video installations-> https://vimeo.com/416990000
- „LUCI e PERSONE IN VALLE“, Dazio Grande, TI / 2016
- „LICHTER UND MENSCHEN“, PEP+noname, BS/2015
- „RESPIRO DEL TEMPO“, Dazio Grande,TI /2014 installation+photo
- „BILDSPRACHE UND SPRACHBILDER“ M54/visarte, Basle; group exhibition, 2012 installation+photo/video
curriculum vitae:
1952 born in Basle/ Switzerland
1972 start of work 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; 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 ” John Delbridge
“Woodwind” Fin Manjoo
around 25 feature length documentries, cinema and television :
„Scarabaeus“ ( 1976) director: Pierre Voyame
„Der Gelbe Stern“ (Oscar nominated 1981 ) Dieter Hildebrand,
„1000 Kraniche musst du falten“ /Children of Cernobyl Thomas Bauermeister
„Majdanek“ Krzystof Czajka
„Ludiano-Texas“ Mike Wildbolz
“ Romeo and Julia unplugged” Yasmin Khalifa
„Arno Stern, die Welt der malenden Kinder“ Andrea Rodoni
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
citizenship: Swiss and EU
Extended filmography
english : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429792/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
german: crew-united.com?bio=11361
Lectureship/ Docent Cinematography:
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, 1987-1990
- Filmakademie DFFB,Berlin; 1985, 1999
- Zelig, Bolzano/IT 1999
MOVIES as director
„La SCAM ed i suoi primi 60 anni“ documentary feature length, cinema, https://vimeo.com/1023322893?share=copy#t=0
„Yschtoo zur Basler Fasnacht“ docu. feature lenght, cinema https://youtu.be/7EnawVPYj8A
„La lunga marcia della banda“, 65 min. docu trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_mvVT9_6dc
„Le mamme della Valascia“ docu / TV-RSI
Image movies : Omexom, Germany https://youtu.be/Ag1qxyTI76g and https://youtu.be/u_SDTTDXU5c
„Frutta quattro Stagioni“, Ass. Frutticoltori Ticinesi
Spots, p.e. : „Coro SCAM and the Italian Harmonists“ / „Aiuta l’Ambrì di avere un futuro“