Sonia Rossier

Casting, Screenwriter, Producer, Director

Born in Monthey, Switzerland. She trained in the film industry at the LACC (Los Angeles City College) TV and Film department. She began her career in California shooting independent films, before moving back to Switzerland in 2003. Since then, she has worked as a 1st assistant director on film, television and advertising productions in Switzerland and abroad. In 2016, she directed the short film LES VAUTOURS. She regularly lectures in the film sections of the ECAL (École d'art de Lausanne) and the HEAD-Geneva (Haute École d'Art et de Design). Having worked on over thirty Swiss productions, she was awarded the Prix Spécial de l'Académie suisse du cinéma 2024 for her contribution to the industry. Today, she continues to work as first assistant director and second team director, while developing her own directing projects.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2016
Les vautours by Sonia Rossier

Screenwriter

2016
Les vautours by Sonia Rossier

Producer

2016
Les vautours by Sonia Rossier

Casting

2016
Les vautours by Sonia Rossier
2014
Les rayures du zèbre by Benoît Mariage
2013
Der Schmetterlingsjäger by Harald Bergmann
2010
Insoupçonnable by Gabriel Le Bomin

Awards

(a selection)

2024
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2024, Special Academy Award (Winner)
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