Andreas Fontana
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Born | 1982 Geneva, Switzerland |
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Years active | 2009 – present |
Andreas Fontana is a Swiss film director and writer.[1][2] He is best known for his debut feature film Azor.[3]
Life and career[]
Fontana was born in Geneva. He completed his MA in Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva.[1] In 2009, he directed his first short film Cotonov Vanished, won the First Steps prize at the 2010 Visions du Réel in Nyon.[4] Later in 2010, he graduated with a MA in film production at the ECAL in Lausanne and HEAD in Geneva.[5]
Fontana's debut feature film Azor, starring Fabrizio Rongione, Stephanie Cléau and Elli Medeiros, premiered worldwide at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[6] He also won the Emerging Swiss Talent Award at the Zurich Film Festival in 2021.[7]
Selected filmography[]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Note |
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2009 | Cotonov Vanished | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2011 | Dans Nos Campagnes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
2015 | Pedro M, 1981 | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
2021 | Azor | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2010 | Won | Visions du Réel | First Steps prize | Cotonov Vanished | |
2016 | Nominated | Swiss Film Award | Best Short Film | Pedro M, 1981 | [8] |
2021 | Won | Zurich Film Festival | Emerging Swiss Talent Award | Azor | |
Nominated | Best Film | ||||
Nominated | Taipei Film Festival | International New Talent Competition | [9] | ||
Nominated | Stockholm International Film Festival | Best Film | [10] | ||
Nominated | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Horizons Award | [11] | ||
Nominated | Reykjavík International Film Festival | New Visions | [12] | ||
Nominated | BFI London Film Festival | First Feature Award | [13] | ||
Nominated | Jerusalem Film Festival | Best International Debut | [14] | ||
Nominated | Berlin International Film Festival | Encounters Award | [15] | ||
Nominated | Gotham Awards | Best International Feature | [16] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Anonymous Content Signs 'Azor' Filmmaker Andreas Fontana". deadline.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Andreas Fontana • Director of Azor". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Andreas Fontana on 'Azor': 'The movie is about power'". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Cotonov Vanished". dafilms.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Andreas Fontana (Switzerland)". dafilms.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Berlinale 2021 Encounters 'Azor' by Andreas Fontana". blogs.sydneysbuzz.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "THESE ARE THE WINNERS OF THE 17TH ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL". zff.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Vanity and Köpek steamroll the competition at the 2016 Quartz nomination ceremony". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "International New Talent Competition". taipeiff.taipei. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "FILMS FOR SWEDISH ACQUISITION". stockholmfilmfestival.se. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "AZOR". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "DIVERSE AND PROGRESSIVE FILMS COMPETING FOR GRAND PRIZE, THE GOLDEN PUFFIN AWARD, IN NEW VISIONS CATEGORY AT REYKJAVIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021". riff.is. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Competition juries for the 65th BFI London Film Festival". filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "AZOR". jff.org.il. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "AZOR". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Gotham Awards 2021 Nominations: 'Pig,' 'Green Knight,' 'Passing' Compete for Best Feature". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Swiss film directors
- Swiss screenwriters
- People from Geneva
- European film director stubs
- Swiss artist stubs