Lionel Baier
Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Location Sound Mixer, Editor, Production Designer, Actor
Born in 1975 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Worked as co-manager and programmer at the Rex cinema in Aubonne. 1995-98 Studies Arts at the University of Lausanne. Since 1996 assistant director for various films and commercials. 2002-21 Head of Cinema department at the ECAL (École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne). 2009 Cofounds Bande à part Films. Baier is best known for the award-winning LONGWAVE (2013), which became a festival hit and was honoured with the Trophée Francophone for Best Director. VANITY (2015) was selected for ACID in Cannes. SHOCK WAVES – FIRST NAME: MATHIEU screened in the Berlinale Panorama in 2018.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2025
- La cache by Lionel Baier
- 2022
- La dérive des continents (au sud) by Lionel Baier
- 2018
- Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu by Lionel Baier
- 2015
- La vanité by Lionel Baier
- 2013
- Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) by Lionel Baier
- 2012
- Emile de 1 à 5 by Lionel Baier
- 2012
- Cartographie 11 – En onze by Lionel Baier
- 2011
- La faute à Rousseau by Thomas Ammann, Lionel Baier, Basil Da Cunha, Jacob Berger, Felipe Monroy, Ophélie Couture
- 2011
- Bon vent Claude Goretta by Lionel Baier
- 2010
- Toulouse by Lionel Baier
- 2010
- Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
- 2008
- Un autre homme by Lionel Baier
- 2006
- Comme des voleurs by Lionel Baier
- 2004
- Garçon stupide by Lionel Baier
- 2002
- Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch, pour mémoire by Lionel Baier
- 2002
- La parade (notre histoire) by Lionel Baier
- 2000
- Celui au pasteur by Lionel Baier
- 1999
- Mignon à croquer by Lionel Baier
Screenwriter
- 2025
- La cache by Lionel Baier
- 2022
- La dérive des continents (au sud) by Lionel Baier
- 2018
- Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu by Lionel Baier
- 2015
- La vanité by Lionel Baier
- 2013
- Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) by Lionel Baier
- 2012
- Emile de 1 à 5 by Lionel Baier
- 2011
- Bon vent Claude Goretta by Lionel Baier
- 2010
- Toulouse by Lionel Baier
- 2010
- Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
- 2008
- Un autre homme by Lionel Baier
- 2006
- Comme des voleurs by Lionel Baier
- 2004
- Garçon stupide by Lionel Baier
- 2002
- Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch, pour mémoire by Lionel Baier
- 2002
- La parade (notre histoire) by Lionel Baier
- 2000
- Celui au pasteur by Lionel Baier
- 1999
- Mignon à croquer by Lionel Baier
Cinematographer
- 2010
- Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
- 2009
- Rester partir by Anne Cuneo
- 2008
- Un autre homme by Lionel Baier
- 2004
- Garçon stupide by Lionel Baier
- 2002
- La parade (notre histoire) by Lionel Baier
- 2000
- Celui au pasteur by Lionel Baier
Editor
- 2010
- Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
Actor
- 2006
- Comme des voleurs by Lionel Baier
Producer
- 2027
- Quiet Land by Ursula Meier
- 2025
- Toute ma vie by Matias Carlier
- 2025
- The Deal by Jean-Stéphane Bron
- 2024
- Le procès du chien by Laetitia Dosch
- 2023
- Autoportrait: Seul dans le noir by Pierre Daendliker
- 2023
- Ricardo et la Peinture by Barbet Schroeder
- 2022
- Hotel Motel by Alice Denyse
- 2022
- Somnia by Loris Theurillat
- 2022
- Une vie de fantôme by Sebastian Friedmann
- 2022
- Les héritières by Avril Lehmann
- 2022
- Askêsis by Lucas Giordano
- 2022
- Nuit blanche by Adrien Beroud
- 2022
- MIMIC by Marion Reymond
- 2022
- Sans condition by Yael Vallotton
- 2022
- Casting di un padre by Giulia Goy
- 2022
- Doosra by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2022
- Les montagnes continuent de grandir by Marie Chemin
- 2022
- Mountain Flesh by Valentina Shasivari
- 2022
- Le défilé by Michail Galanopoulos
- 2022
- Le petit homme by Yael Vallotton
- 2021
- La fièvre by Matias Carlier
- 2021
- Soraya Luna by Elisa Gómez Alvarez
- 2021
- Le nouveau millénaire by Alexandre Brulé
- 2021
- Rondinella by Nikita Merlini
- 2021
- Cinq nouvelles du cerveau by Jean-Stéphane Bron
- 2021
- Ma frangine by Marion Reymond
- 2021
- Les quatre chambres by Laurine Joyeux
- 2021
- Dehors by Charlène Girel
- 2021
- Tous les chemins by Paul Choquet
- 2021
- Europa by Lucas del Fresno
- 2021
- Clémente by Nina Defontaine
- 2021
- La Relève by Alexandre Brulé
- 2021
- Oïdium by Olivia Calcaterra
- 2021
- Le collier de Vénus by Yan Ciszewski
- 2021
- Suis-je aussi un rêve? by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2021
- La cabane en pierre by Myriam Guyénard
- 2021
- Menace Miamine by Alexandre Brulé
- 2020
- Bliss by Avril Lehmann
- 2020
- IEJI by Lucas Giordano, Rodrigo Muñoz
- 2020
- Les enfers by Adèle Beaulieu
- 2020
- Le prix du bonheur by Rodrigo Muñoz
- 2020
- Moitié-Moitié by Sebastian Friedmann
- 2020
- L'Usine by Axel Bezençon
- 2020
- Feu l'amour by Sebastian Friedmann
- 2020
- Chiens endormis by Sarah Rathgeb
- 2020
- Rose Spirit by Avril Lehmann
- 2020
- La comtesse et le comte by Charlène Girel
- 2020
- Le pull-over by Charlène Girel
- 2019
- Le ciel des bêtes by Thomas Paulot
- 2019
- Les particules by Blaise Harrison
- 2019
- Les écoutantes by Agnese Làposi
- 2019
- Les amants de la Place Stucky by Lucas Giordano
- 2019
- On se le dit pour la détresse by Lou-Théa Papaloïzos
- 2019
- Sous les écailles by Colombe Rubini
- 2019
- Spring Lights by Thibault Villard
- 2019
- Achille by Kimyan Flückiger
- 2019
- Dans ces rues by Léonard Gauthier
- 2019
- Du mouvement et des gestes by Thibault Rodrigues
- 2019
- Visionaries by Aurel Ganz
- 2019
- L'ultima by Nikita Merlini
- 2019
- Blanc la nuit by Fanny Reynaud
- 2019
- La renarde by Coline Confort
- 2019
- Garage by Lorraine Perriard
- 2019
- Rendez-vous vendredi by Colombe Rubini
- 2019
- Intercontinental by Louis Hans-Moëvi
- 2019
- Bloc B by Nora Longatti
- 2019
- Jegan by Keerthigan Sivakumar
- 2019
- Shamanín by Nikita Merlini
- 2019
- XX VIRUS by Kimyan Flückiger
- 2019
- Ne tissez pas comme des araignées les filets avec la salive des chagrins by Robin Mognetti
- 2019
- Dans les ruines by Selina Olivia Weber
- 2019
- La nuit des chauves-souris by Moreno Cabitza
- 2019
- Chasseurs by Benjamin Bucher
- 2019
- Clando Bi by Olivia Frey, Elisa Gómez Alvarez, Paul Choquet, Moustapha Guèye, Yoro Mbaye
- 2018
- Les zumains by Lou Rambert Preiss
- 2018
- Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu by Lionel Baier
- 2018
- Ici le chemin des ânes by Lou Rambert Preiss
- 2018
- Pearl by Elsa Amiel
- 2018
- Ondes de choc - Sirius by Frédéric Mermoud
- 2018
- Ondes de choc - La Vallée by Jean-Stéphane Bron
- 2018
- Josette et moi by Jann Kessler
- 2018
- Ein weiterer Mann in Eile by Max Wuchner
- 2018
- Ondes de choc – Journal de ma tête by Ursula Meier
- 2018
- Todos los que son by Chiara Ghio
- 2018
- La Caricia by Aurel Ganz
- 2018
- Mokuso by Moreno Cabitza
- 2018
- Mercedes by Julietta Korbel
- 2018
- Hors piste by Jules Pourchet
- 2018
- Liliane A. by Lou-Théa Papaloïzos
- 2018
- Lirio da paz by Louis Hans-Moëvi, Maxime Beaud
- 2017
- On casse le ciel on prend un bout by Céline Dondénaz
- 2017
- Sonali by Jorge Cadena, Lucia Martinez Garcia
- 2017
- Ma Yan Chan – Waves Of Transition by Jonas Scheu
- 2017
- Les intranquilles by Magdalena Froger
- 2017
- Le vénérable W. by Barbet Schroeder
- 2017
- Foulek by Patrick Muroni
- 2017
- Blaise et la lune by Antoine Flahaut
- 2017
- Mit einem Hauch Kardamom by Jann Kessler
- 2017
- Caccia Bassa by Agnese Làposi, Martina Vanini
- 2016
- En face du bloc by Aude Sublet
- 2016
- Za nase zvijezde by Carmen Jaquier, Nagi Gianni
- 2016
- Ton ombre by Manon Goupil
- 2016
- Hladivode by Jonas Scheu
- 2016
- Côté cour by Lora Mure-Ravaud
- 2016
- Comme des loups by Aude Sublet
- 2016
- Fedor by Hugo Radi
- 2015
- Swizzair by Hugo Radi
- 2015
- Suspendu by Elie Grappe
- 2015
- Sempervirens by Raphaël Dubach
- 2015
- Nirin by Josua Hotz
- 2015
- Mars by Max Wuchner
- 2015
- Lettre à un ami by Max Idje
- 2015
- Les avalanches by Maxime Descloux
- 2015
- Joconde by Lora Mure-Ravaud
- 2015
- Eleonore by Christophe Giordani
- 2014
- Jour J by Julia Bünter
- 2014
- Répétition by Elie Grappe
- 2014
- Parades by Charlotte de Rufz
- 2014
- Limbes by Elie Grappe
- 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
- Le petit prince au pays qui défile by Carina Freire
- 2014
- La vie en rose comme dans les films by Christophe M. Saber
- 2014
- Abseits der Autobahn by Rhona Mühlebach
- 2014
- A briglie strette by Roman Hüben
- 2014
- Songe d'une nuit by Josua Hotz
- 2014
- Shabe Sher by Jennifer Saparzadeh
- 2013
- Training by Jan Czarlewski
- 2013
- L'harmonie by Blaise Harrison
- 2013
- L'expérience Blocher by Jean-Stéphane Bron
- 2013
- Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) by Lionel Baier
- 2013
- L'âge de feu by Léo Haddad
- 2013
- Io ho un potere by Roman Hüben
- 2013
- Homme en mouvement, 2012 by Christophe M. Saber, Max Idje, Ruben Glauser
- 2013
- Dérobée by Myriam Rachmuth
- 2013
- Brûlures by Mélanie Rappo
- 2013
- Antigo para sempre by Frédéric Favre, Jean-François Vercasson, Franck Hoursiangou
- 2013
- 17 anni by Filippo Demarchi
- 2011
- Retour à Mandima by Robert-Jan Lacombe
- 2011
- L'ambassadeur & moi by Jan Czarlewski
- 2011
- À quoi tu joues by Jean-Guillaume Sonnier
- 2008
- La Délogeuse by Julien Rouyet
Location Sound Mixer
- 2010
- Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
- 2009
- Rester partir by Anne Cuneo
Production Designer
- 2011
- Dans nos campagnes by Marie-Eve Hildbrand, David Maye, Andreas Fontana
Awards
(a selection)
- 2014
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2014, Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay (Nomination) in Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest)
- 2014
- Dakar, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma 2014, Trophée Francophone Meilleure Réalisation (Winner) in Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest)
- 2005
- NEFF New European Film Festival, Best European Director (Winner) in Garçon stupide
- 2016
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2016, Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay (Nomination) in La vanité
- 2016
- Beirut, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma 2016, Trophée Francophone du scénario (Nomination) in La vanité