Nicolas Wadimoff
Producer, Director, Creator, Screenwriter
- Website
- nicolaswadimoff.com
Born in 1964 in Geneva (Switzerland). 1988 Bachelor of Arts in Communications at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal), cinema department.
In 1997, he directed the feature film CLANDESTINS, which won numerous awards worldwide. Since then he has worked as a director and producer and is represented at the biggest international film festivals (Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto...), where he has won numerous prizes. In 2003, he founded the production company Akka Films. His documentary film AISHEEN (STILL ALIVE IN GAZA), shot in Gaza in 2010, celebrated its world premiere at the Berlinale. In 2012, he returned to feature films with OPERATION LIBERTAD, which premiered at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in Cannes. In 2015, Nicolas Wadimoff won the ‘Prix de Soleure’ with his documentary SPARTIATES. His cinema documentary, THE APOLLO OF GAZA opened the Critics' Week in Locarno in 2018.
From 2019-2023, he was in charge of the Film Department at HEAD-Geneva.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2025
- Qui vit encore by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2025
- UNRWA, 75 ans d'une histoire provisoire by Lyana Saleh, Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2020
- Maisonneuve by Nicolas Wadimoff, Emmanuelle Walter
- 2018
- L'Apollon de Gaza by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2016
- Jean Ziegler, l'optimisme de la volonté by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2014
- Spartiates by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2014
- Chasseurs de crimes by Nicolas Wadimoff, Juan José Lozano
- 2012
- Opération Libertad by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2010
- Aisheen (Still Alive In Gaza) by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2005
- Last Supper by Issa Freij, Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2005
- L'accord by Nicolas Wadimoff, Béatrice Guelpa
- 2003
- Alinghi by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2002
- Kadogo, l'enfant soldat by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2000
- Mondialito by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2000
- 15, rue des Bains by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1998
- Nuit et jour la télé… by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1997
- Clandestins by Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1996
- Cyber-Guerilla by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1995
- Quand on allait voir Carlos by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1994
- Silence, on développe by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1993
- Le temps des clandestins by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1992
- Les Gants d'Or d'Akka by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1991
- Le bol by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1990
- Arménie-Jerusalem by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1989
- Yehudi Arabi Yemeni by Nicolas Wadimoff, Naïma Bachiri
- 1987
- Ouskestekaché by Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1986
- Trachéotomie by Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff
- 1984
- Johnny Kichenin, poids moyen by Nicolas Wadimoff
Screenwriter
- 2025
- UNRWA, 75 ans d'une histoire provisoire by Lyana Saleh, Nicolas Wadimoff
Producer
- 2026
- I Hear Your Voice by Roy Cohen
- 2025
- Futura! – Vol. 2 by Sarah Imsand, Antoine Harari, Valeria Mazzucchi, Elena Laura Petitpierre, Dylan Taher, Valentina Shasivari, Chiara Toffoletto, Antonino Mangiaracina, Alan Sahin, Valentin Raeber, Tobias Wanner, Taina Lopez
- 2024
- Mawtini by Tabarak Abbas
- 2024
- The Shameless by Konstantin Bojanov
- 2023
- La vérité sur Alvert, le dernier dodo by Nathan Clement
- 2023
- Neptune In July by Julian Mauricio Egger
- 2023
- Manga D'Terra by Basil Da Cunha
- 2023
- Gavilán by Myra Lou Ana Thiémard
- 2022
- Le thé et le temps by Salah El Amri
- 2022
- Avec Calvin by Arthur Jaquier
- 2022
- Balbuzards pêcheurs by Louis Rebetez
- 2022
- Faux semblant by Sylvain Marco Froidevaux
- 2022
- Servette aux Charmilles: histoire d'une passion by Juliana Fanjul
- 2022
- Mountain Flesh by Valentina Shasivari
- 2022
- Les montagnes continuent de grandir by Marie Chemin
- 2022
- Le défilé by Michail Galanopoulos
- 2022
- FUTURA! by Youssef Youssef, Laura Morales, Elisa Gómez Alvarez, Basil Da Cunha, Sean Wirz, Jonas Schaffter, Wendy Pillonel, Milly Miljkovic, Maria Kaur Bedi, Agnese Làposi
- 2022
- Les Dieux du Supermarché by Alberto Gonzalez Morales
- 2022
- Serafina by Anna Simonetti, Noa Epars
- 2022
- Le Misanthrope by Noa Epars
- 2022
- Bitter September by Sophia Farantatou
- 2022
- Nous enfuir sur un char ailé by Noa Roquet
- 2021
- L'étincelle by Valeria Mazzucchi, Antoine Harari
- 2021
- Clémente by Nina Defontaine
- 2021
- Soraya Luna by Elisa Gómez Alvarez
- 2021
- Dobri Gosti by Ivan Petrovic
- 2021
- À la recherche d'Aline by Rokhaya Marieme Balde
- 2021
- Europa by Lucas del Fresno
- 2021
- Pro Libertate et Foedere by Alexandre Haldemann
- 2021
- Nuit de mars by Pierre Barral
- 2021
- Anabase by Benjamin Goubet
- 2021
- Hijo by Valentin Lebeau, Lucie Goldryng
- 2021
- Per voi oggi la luce del sole non splenderà by Andrea Bordoli
- 2021
- Le hérisson noir by Gemma Ushengewe
- 2020
- Journal de Désintégration 2 by Loris Ciaburri
- 2020
- Chiens endormis by Sarah Rathgeb
- 2020
- Sunset In Colorado by Jennifer Taylor
- 2020
- À l'ancienne by Yasmine Bahechar
- 2020
- Tezeta by Sarah Imsand
- 2019
- Silence Radio by Juliana Fanjul
- 2018
- Beyond the Bolex by Alyssa Bolsey
- 2017
- La chasse aux fantômes by Raed Andoni
- 2016
- Vox Usini by Déborah Legivre
- 2016
- Non assistance by Frédéric Choffat
- 2014
- Spartiates by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2014
- Chasseurs de crimes by Nicolas Wadimoff, Juan José Lozano
- 2012
- Opération Libertad by Nicolas Wadimoff
- 2012
- Capitaine Thomas Sankara by Christophe Cupelin
- 2011
- Les mécréants by Mohcine Besri
- 2011
- Rouge parole by Elyes Baccar
- 2009
- Dowaha by Raja Amari
- 2009
- Fix Me by Raed Andoni
Creator
- 2025
- Futura! – Vol. 2 by Sarah Imsand, Antoine Harari, Valeria Mazzucchi, Elena Laura Petitpierre, Dylan Taher, Valentina Shasivari, Chiara Toffoletto, Antonino Mangiaracina, Alan Sahin, Valentin Raeber, Tobias Wanner, Taina Lopez
- 2022
- FUTURA! by Youssef Youssef, Laura Morales, Elisa Gómez Alvarez, Basil Da Cunha, Sean Wirz, Jonas Schaffter, Wendy Pillonel, Milly Miljkovic, Maria Kaur Bedi, Agnese Làposi