Christian Johannes Koch

Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Casting, Creator

Born in 1986 in Lucerne, Switzerland. A director, screenwriter and lecturer in script development, his work straddles a variety of media and institutional contexts. He studied photography at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig, and has a Master in film directing from the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. After a number of short films, SPAGAT (2020) was his feature film debut. He lives in Zurich and works transnationally.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2027
The Guard by Christian Johannes Koch
2026
Blind by Christian Johannes Koch, Barbara Kulcsar
2023
Wir waren Kumpel by Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek
2023
Neumatt – Staffel 2 by Andrea Štaka, Christian Johannes Koch
2020
Spagat by Christian Johannes Koch
2016
J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre by Valérie Anex, Christian Johannes Koch
2014
Der Gast by Christian Johannes Koch
2013
Über uns Elektrizität by Christian Johannes Koch
2012
Souvenir by Christian Johannes Koch

Screenwriter

2023
Wir waren Kumpel by Christian Johannes Koch, Jonas Matauschek
2020
Spagat by Christian Johannes Koch
2016
J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre by Valérie Anex, Christian Johannes Koch

Producer

2016
J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre by Valérie Anex, Christian Johannes Koch

Casting

2016
J'ai tout donné au soleil sauf mon ombre by Valérie Anex, Christian Johannes Koch

Creator

2027
The Guard by Christian Johannes Koch

Awards

(a selection)

Sofia, Sofia International Film Festival, Special Mention (Best Director) (Winner) in Spagat
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