Christof Schertenleib

Editor, Screenwriter, Director

Born in 1958 in Saanen, Switzerland. Studied German, Psychology and Journalism at the University of Bern. 1981-88 Attends the Film Academy in Vienna, directing and editing specialization. Worked as a film technician on numerous films. Lecturer at the HKB (Hochschule der Künste Bern, formerly SfG) and at the ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste). Since 1990 works as independent director, film editor and screenplay writer.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2010
Zwerge sprengen by Christof Schertenleib
2004
Lücken im Gesetz by Christof Schertenleib
2000
Tatort – Chaos by Christof Schertenleib
1999
Grosse Gefühle by Christof Schertenleib
1995
Liebe Lügen by Christof Schertenleib
1992
AltersWeGe – Alternatives Wohnen und Pflegen im Alter by Christof Schertenleib
1988
Die Wahrheit über die Schweizer Epidemie by Christof Schertenleib
1986
Fieber Zeit by Christof Schertenleib
1984
Fernfahrerfilm Nr. 346 by Christof Schertenleib

Screenwriter

2010
Zwerge sprengen by Christof Schertenleib
2004
Lücken im Gesetz by Christof Schertenleib
1999
Grosse Gefühle by Christof Schertenleib
1995
Liebe Lügen by Christof Schertenleib
1993
Jagdzeit by Rolando Colla

Editor

2024
Bergfahrt by Dominique Margot
2024
Avant il n'y avait rien by Yvann Yagchi
2023
Unser Vater by Miklós Gimes
2023
Margreet Honig – Der freie Ton by Stefan Haupt
2023
Queer Glauben by Madeleine Corbat
2022
Lost in Paradise by Fiona Ziegler
2022
Schwarzarbeit by Ulrich Grossenbacher
2020
Who's Afraid of Alice Miller? by Daniel Howald
2020
Zürcher Tagebuch by Stefan Haupt
2019
Yara by Sean Wirz
2018
Der Unschuldige by Simon Jaquemet
2018
Der Läufer by Hannes Baumgartner
2017
Kinder machen by Barbara Burger
2016
Finsteres Glück by Stefan Haupt
2016
Looking Like My Mother by Dominique Margot
2015
Usfahrt Oerlike by Paul Riniker
2015
Best Buddies by Irene Ledermann
2014
Unser Kind by Luki Frieden
2014
Chrieg by Simon Jaquemet
2013
Die Schweizer by Dominique Othenin-Girard
2012
Sagrada by Stefan Haupt
2011
Zaffaraya 3.0 by Andreas Berger
2011
Herz im Emmental by Bernhard Giger
2006
Fixerorte by Bernhard Giger
2004
Wer keinen Pass hat, ist ein Hund by Bruno Moll
2004
Oeschenen by Bernhard Giger
2004
November by Luki Frieden
2001
Tatort – Time-out by Bernhard Giger

Awards

(a selection)

2015
Genève, Swiss Film Award 2015, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Editing (Nomination) in Chrieg
2023
Köln, Schnitt Preise 2023, Schnitt Preis Dokumentarfilm (Nomination) in Unser Vater
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