Reto Caffi
Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Editor
- caffi@mac.com
- Website
- www.retocaffi.com
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