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 and 2025 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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Some examples:  https://vimeo.com/user64223606/klangbild-rheinhafen-tauben?share=copy  https://vimeo.com/user64223606/klangbild-riehen-dorf?share=copy
  • „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.

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“