Frédéric Mermoud

Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Copyright: Claude Dussez

Born in 1969 in Sion, Switzerland. In 1994 he graduated with an MA in Literature from the University of Geneva. In 1999, he completed a degree in directing at the ECAL (École cantonale d'art de Lausanne), cinema department. He was recipient of the 2004 Swiss Film Award, Best Short Film for THE STAIRCASE (2003). In 2010 COMPLICES (2009) won the Swiss Film Award for Best Screenplay. In 2012, he directed LES REVENANTS, the cult Canal+ series. He returned to cinema with MOKA (2016), starring Emmanuelle Devos and Nathalie Baye, which was a big hit. He then plunged back into crime thrillers, shooting ENGRENAGES for Canal+. Finally, he directed and co-produced CRIMINAL FRANCE for Netflix (2019), a series in the form of a procedural huis-clos. LA VOIE ROYALE is his third feature film.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2023
La voie royale by Frédéric Mermoud
2018
Ondes de choc - Sirius by Frédéric Mermoud
2017
Pas vu pas pris by Frédéric Mermoud
2016
Moka by Frédéric Mermoud
2015
À rebours by Frédéric Mermoud
2012
Du contrat social by Frédéric Mermoud
2009
Complices by Frédéric Mermoud
2007
Le créneau by Frédéric Mermoud
2006
Rachel by Frédéric Mermoud
2004
Bonhomme de chemin by Frédéric Mermoud
2003
L'escalier by Frédéric Mermoud
2002
Dissonance, des idées dans la tête by Frédéric Mermoud
2000
Les paysages intérieurs de Gottfried Tritten by Frédéric Mermoud
1999
Les électrons libres by Frédéric Mermoud
1998
Son jour à elle by Frédéric Mermoud
1998
Nocturne by Philippe Mach, Frédéric Mermoud

Screenwriter

2023
La voie royale by Frédéric Mermoud
2018
Ondes de choc - Sirius by Frédéric Mermoud
2017
Pas vu pas pris by Frédéric Mermoud
2016
Moka by Frédéric Mermoud
2012
Du contrat social by Frédéric Mermoud
2009
Complices by Frédéric Mermoud
2007
Le créneau by Frédéric Mermoud
1996
Bad Trip To Mars by Fulvio Bernasconi

Producer

2015
La vanité by Lionel Baier
2014
Tišina Mujo by Ursula Meier
2014
Les ponts de Sarajevo by Ursula Meier, Jean-Luc Godard, Angela Schanelec, Aida Begic, Cristi Puiu, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Kamen Kalev, Isild Le Besco, Sergei Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, Vladimir Perisic, Marc Recha, Teresa Villaverde
2014
Les gymnastes by Gilles Monnat
2013
L'expérience Blocher by Jean-Stéphane Bron
2013
Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) by Lionel Baier

Awards

(a selection)

2024
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2024, Best Screenplay (Nomination) in La voie royale
2017
Genève, Swiss Film Award 2017, Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay (Nomination) in Moka
2010
Luzern, Swiss Film Award Quartz 2010, Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Screenplay (Winner) in Complices