Gabriel Sandru
Cinematographer, Director
Geboren 1974 in Vatra Dornei, Rumänien. Ab 1997 Produktionassistent, Kameramann, Cutter, Beleuchter für Filme und Werbespots. 2001-05 ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste), Studienbereich Film/Video. 2005 Diplom ZHdK. 2016 Nomination Schweizer Filmpreis, Beste Kamera für KÖPEK von Esen Isik. Sein visuelles Talent setzt sich in international anerkannten Filmen wie ELECTRIC CHILD (2024) und AZOR (2021) fort, für den er erneut für den Schweizer Filmpreis nominiert wurde.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2005
- Concluzie by Gabriel Sandru
- 2003
- Pentru o mana Bomboane by Gabriel Sandru
- 2002
- Parazit by Gabriel Sandru
- 2002
- 1. Mai by Gabriel Sandru
Cinematographer
- 2025
- Las corrientes by Milagros Mumenthaler
- 2024
- Electric Child by Simon Jaquemet
- 2024
- Avant il n'y avait rien by Yvann Yagchi
- 2024
- Polvo serán by Carlos Marqués-Marcet
- 2022
- Semret by Caterina Mona
- 2021
- Azor by Andreas Fontana
- 2021
- Camera Obscura by Gitta Gsell
- 2020
- Who's Afraid of Alice Miller? by Daniel Howald
- 2020
- Ala Kachuu – Take and Run by Maria Brendle
- 2019
- Al-Shafaq – When Heaven Divides by Esen Isik
- 2018
- Chris the Swiss by Anja Kofmel
- 2018
- Zwischen Kalkül und Zufall by Jürg Egli
- 2018
- Der Unschuldige by Simon Jaquemet
- 2017
- Autour de Luisa by Olga Baillif
- 2016
- The Way Down To Your Belly by Jonas Meier
- 2016
- La idea de un lago by Milagros Mumenthaler
- 2015
- Köpek by Esen Isik
- 2015
- Yasin will leben by Christian Labhart
- 2014
- They Chased Me Through Arizona by Matthias Huser
- 2013
- Wir kamen um zu helfen by Thomas Isler
- 2013
- Super Boost by Jonas Meier
- 2012
- Du&Ich by Esen Isik
- 2012
- Appassionata by Christian Labhart
- 2011
- Never Sleep With A Strawberry In Your Mouth by Andro Wekua
- 2011
- Contemporary by Elodie Pong
- 2010
- Reduit by Carmen Stadler
- 2010
- Madly In Love by Anna Luif
- 2009
- Lauras Party by Simon Jaquemet
- 2008
- Un día y nada by Lorenz Merz
- 2007
- The Little Samurai by Lorenz Merz
- 2007
- Die Chronomanen by Karim Patwa
- 2004
- Felizia by Tolga Dilsiz
- 2004
- Sennetuntschis Tod by Pascal Bergamin
- 2003
- Imbissness by Tolga Dilsiz
- 2002
- SchachMatt by Tolga Dilsiz
- 2001
- ExHuman by Tolga Dilsiz
- 2000
- Aksaray by Tolga Dilsiz
Awards
(a selection)
- 2022
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2022, Best Cinematography (Nomination) in Azor
- 2020
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2020, Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography (Nomination) in Al-Shafaq – When Heaven Divides
- 2019
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2019, Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography (Nomination) in Der Unschuldige
- 2016
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2016, Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography (Nomination) in Köpek
- Int. Festival der Filmhochschulen, Beste Kamera - Student Camera Award (Winner) in Un día y nada