Christian Frei

Director, Editor, Screenwriter, Producer

Geboren 1959. Er gehört zu den international bekanntesten Schweizer Dokumentarfilmschaffenden. WAR PHOTOGRAPHER (2001) wurde bei der 74. Oscar-Verleihung für den besten Dokumentarfilm nominiert. THE GIANT BUDDHAS (2005), SPACE TOURISTS (2009), und GENESIS 2.0 (2018) liefen im Wettbewerb des Sundance Film Festivals, wo er 2010 mit dem World Cinema Directing Award ausgezeichnet wurde. Seine Filme gelten als humanistisch und universell, geprägt von subtiler und beharrlicher Ausdruckskraft.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2025
Blame by Christian Frei
2018
Genesis 2.0 by Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev
2016
Heidi beim Geräuschemacher by Christian Frei
2014
Sleepless In New York by Christian Frei
2009
Space Tourists by Christian Frei
2007
Mythos Gotthard: Gotthardpost by Christian Frei
2005
The Giant Buddhas by Christian Frei
2001
War Photographer by Christian Frei
2000
Bollywood im Alpenrausch by Christian Frei
1998
Kluge Köpfe by Christian Frei
1997
Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel by Christian Frei
1984
Der Radwechsel by Christian Frei
1982
Fortfahren by Christian Frei
1981
Die Stellvertreterin by Christian Frei

Screenwriter

2025
Blame by Christian Frei
2018
Genesis 2.0 by Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev
2016
Heidi beim Geräuschemacher by Christian Frei
2014
Sleepless In New York by Christian Frei
2009
Space Tourists by Christian Frei
2005
The Giant Buddhas by Christian Frei
2001
War Photographer by Christian Frei
2000
Bollywood im Alpenrausch by Christian Frei
1997
Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel by Christian Frei

Editor

2025
Blame by Christian Frei
2020
Saudi Runaway by Susanne Regina Meures
2018
Genesis 2.0 by Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev
2016
Heidi beim Geräuschemacher by Christian Frei
2014
Sleepless In New York by Christian Frei
2009
Space Tourists by Christian Frei
2005
The Giant Buddhas by Christian Frei
2001
War Photographer by Christian Frei
1997
Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel by Christian Frei

Producer

2025
Blame by Christian Frei
2022
Girl Gang by Susanne Regina Meures
2020
Saudi Runaway by Susanne Regina Meures
2018
Genesis 2.0 by Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev
2016
Raving Iran by Susanne Regina Meures
2014
Sleepless In New York by Christian Frei
2009
Space Tourists by Christian Frei

Awards

(a selection)

Park City, Sundance Film Festival, World Cinema Directing Award (Winner) in Space Tourists
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