Benny Jaberg
Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Director, Editor, Location Sound Mixer, Sound Designer, Producer, Compositor
- benny.jaberg@gmail.com
- Website
- www.bennyjaberg.com
Born in 1981 in Baden, Switzerland. Joint Swiss and German citizenship. 2002-03 Attends preparatory course in art and design at ZHdK (Züricher Hochschule der Künste). 2003-09 Studies directing at ZHdK. 2009 MA in Film from ZHdK. 2010 diploma film DANIEL SCHMID – LE CHAT QUI PENSE codirected with Pascal Hofmann. The documentary on the late Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schmid premiered in the Panorama of the Berlinale 2010. It was selected for numerous festivals worldwide and received the Babelsberg Media Award for Best Graduate Film. 2014 Swiss Film Award Best Short Film for THE GREEN SERPENT. 2020 German Camera Award for the image design in the documentary NOT ME - A Journey with Not Vital.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2015
- Heimatland by Michael Krummenacher, Jan Gassmann, Lisa Blatter, Gregor Frei, Benny Jaberg, Carmen Jaquier, Jonas Meier, Tobias Nölle, Lionel Rupp, Mike Scheiwiller
- 2013
- The Green Serpent by Benny Jaberg
- 2010
- Picturing A Memory by Benny Jaberg
- 2010
- Daniel Schmid – Le chat qui pense by Benny Jaberg, Pascal Hofmann
- 2008
- Unfall by Benny Jaberg
- 2006
- Wintersong by Pascal Hofmann, Benny Jaberg
Screenwriter
- 2023
- Aheym by Benny Jaberg
- 2015
- Heimatland by Michael Krummenacher, Jan Gassmann, Lisa Blatter, Gregor Frei, Benny Jaberg, Carmen Jaquier, Jonas Meier, Tobias Nölle, Lionel Rupp, Mike Scheiwiller
- 2013
- The Green Serpent by Benny Jaberg
- 2010
- Daniel Schmid – Le chat qui pense by Benny Jaberg, Pascal Hofmann
- 2006
- Wintersong by Pascal Hofmann, Benny Jaberg
Cinematographer
- 2020
- Not Me – A Journey with Not Vital by Pascal Hofmann
- 2015
- Undine Gruenter - Le projet d'aimer by Anita Hugi
- 2013
- The Green Serpent by Benny Jaberg
- 2010
- Daniel Schmid – Le chat qui pense by Benny Jaberg, Pascal Hofmann
- 2006
- Wintersong by Pascal Hofmann, Benny Jaberg
Editor
- 2013
- The Green Serpent by Benny Jaberg
- 2010
- Daniel Schmid – Le chat qui pense by Benny Jaberg, Pascal Hofmann
- 2006
- Wintersong by Pascal Hofmann, Benny Jaberg
Producer
- 2013
- The Green Serpent by Benny Jaberg
Compositor
- 2013
- The Green Serpent by Benny Jaberg
Location Sound Mixer
- 2006
- Wintersong by Pascal Hofmann, Benny Jaberg
Sound Designer
- 2013
- The Green Serpent by Benny Jaberg
Awards
(a selection)
- 2020
- Köln, 30. Deutscher Kamerapreis 2020, Deutscher Kamerapreis - Dokumentarfilm (Winner) in Not Me – A Journey with Not Vital
- 2021
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2021, Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography (Nomination) in Not Me – A Journey with Not Vital