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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 complete/ GH5 , Atomos Shogun Flame/ Mini Jib/ gimbal / drone / lights and sound
CURRICULUM : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429792/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
For over 50 years professional in the film and photo industry
NEWS AND WORK IN PROGRESS :
- „YSCHTOO TO THE CARNIVAL OF BASLE“ broadcast on 31 July 2023 on Buthan TV (BBSC). Selected by the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi, India to celebrate the Swiss National Day.
- „SCAM, 60 CANDELE E LA LORO MUSICA“, 55 min. documentary about and with a former worker and current mountaineer choir, Ticino 2023/24
- „TECHNIKFORUM DARMSTADT 2023“, image film for Omexom, Vinci Energies, Germany, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TqQ95BZz-M
- „PAEFFI ET JUERG CHEZ EINSTEIN“ short doc movie, 16 min. with life performance on stage by the BIREWEGGE de Bâle/ Rencontre des Créateurs de Masques au Théâtre Mouffetard, Paris, 2022;
- „YSCHTOO-Get ready for the Carnival“ subtitled now also in italian and screened 2023 in cinemas. Presented 2022/23 at festivals in a European capital tour, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Stockholm, Istanbul,
- „SCHLUSSPFIFF“ multi media project by Susanne Dieringer, 55 min. film version 2022, subtitled in german and english. DoP+editor
- „ARNO STERN- Spuren des Lebens“ by Andrea Rodoni, still on screen 2023 Cinematography. https://www.arnostern-film.ch/
- „LA SONNAMBULA“ scenographic film for Bellini’s opera , conducted by Andrea Cupia, November 2021 Lugano/ April 23 2022, Locarrno/ 1st of May 2022, Vevey
- „FASNACHT LOCKED IN“ a 23 minutes documentary fot the Symposium -Ritualising in Corona Times – at the Charles University Prague, 2021; then Honourable Mention as Best Covid Film at the Snow Leopard Film Festival Madrid and Official Selection Your Way Film Festival Valletta / Malta; contribution of the City Book/Stadtbuch Basel, Christoph Merian Stiftung 2022
- PHOTOGRAPHY – EXHIBITIONS
- „INDIA-TICINO“ photo exhibition, Portraits from 2 working worlds in dialogue. Autumn 2023
- „BASLER KUNSTTAGE“ Participation with poster and photographs 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 for „Sakrale Zeiten ?“ , a cross-town art event of 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 together with Pascal Joray and Gregor Muntwiler organisation 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
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 2022/23 at: Golden Sand IFF, Istanbul; Golden Wheat Award, Turkey; Tabriz Cinema Award; Andromeda Film Festival, Istanbul.
- OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2020: IERAPETRA Documentary Film Festival, Greece August / Austrian International Film Festival 2020
- OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2022: Fox Festival , Rome / Butterfly Int. Film Festival, Marseille / Emerald Peacock, Berlin/ Stockholm Gold Award SDAIF, Stockholm / Snow Leopard Film Festival, Madrid.
„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
IMAGE FILMS for OMEXOM, Vinci Energies, Germany,
https://youtu.be/Ag1qxyTI76g and https://youtu.be/u_SDTTDXU5c
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
curriculum vitae:
1952 born in Basle/ Switzerland
1972 start of work in the film industry as camera assistant
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, in german
- Filmakademie DFFB,Berlin; german
- Zelig, Bolzano/IT in italian
MOVIES as director
„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“