Reto Caffi

Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Editor

Born 1971 in Bern. Studied English and Communications at the University of Fribourg. Worked as a film journalist for Swiss television and various print media. Author, director, editor and producer of several award-winning short films. 2004-07 postgraduate studies at the KHM (Academy of Media Arts Cologne). His graduation film ON THE LINE (Auf der Strecke) won the Grand Prix of Clermont-Ferrand in 2008, the Swiss Film Prize, a Gold Student Academy Award and 50 additional awards and was nominated for an Oscar in the category ‘live action short film’ in 2009. Reto Caffi is a graduate of the Drehbuchwerkstatt Munich (2020). He is a member of the Swiss Film Academy and the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2007
Auf der Strecke by Reto Caffi
2005
Männer am Meer by Reto Caffi
2003
Moehsnang by Reto Caffi
2000
Bus-Stop 99 by Reto Caffi
1996
Leo's Freunde by Reto Caffi, Tom Traber
1995
Quickie by Reto Caffi, Niculin Jäger

Screenwriter

2020
Homemade (Netflix, 1 Episode)
2007
Auf der Strecke by Reto Caffi
2005
Männer am Meer by Reto Caffi
2004
Oeschenen by Bernhard Giger
2000
Bus-Stop 99 by Reto Caffi

Cinematographer

2003
Moehsnang by Reto Caffi
1995
Quickie by Reto Caffi, Niculin Jäger

Editor

2003
Moehsnang by Reto Caffi
1996
Leo's Freunde by Reto Caffi, Tom Traber
1995
Quickie by Reto Caffi, Niculin Jäger

Producer

2005
Männer am Meer by Reto Caffi
2003
Moehsnang by Reto Caffi
2000
Bus-Stop 99 by Reto Caffi
1996
Leo's Freunde by Reto Caffi, Tom Traber
1995
Quickie by Reto Caffi, Niculin Jäger

Awards

(a selection)

Int. Festival der Filmhochschulen, Bestes Drehbuch - Luggi-Waldleitner-Preis (Winner) in Auf der Strecke
Int. Festival der Filmhochschulen, Beste Regie Deutscher Film (Winner) in Auf der Strecke
Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis, Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis - Beste Regie (Winner) in Auf der Strecke
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