Peter Luisi

Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Editor

Peter Luisi was born in Switzerland in 1975. He studied Film at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His first feature VERFLIXT VERLIEBT (2004) won the Zurich film Prize and was awarded at the Max-Ophüls Film festival. He co-wrote VITUS (2006) which was a box office success and was shortlisted for an Oscar. His films THE SANDMAN (2011) and UNLIKELY HEROES (2014) won numerous prizes including the Audience award at the Locarno Film festival. STREAKER (2017) was a commercial success and was sold to over 50 territories. BON SCHUUR TICINO has a brilliant Swiss cinema release in autumn 2023.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
The Last Screenwriter by Peter Luisi
2023
Bon Schuur Ticino by Peter Luisi
2021
Prinzessin by Peter Luisi
2017
Flitzer by Peter Luisi
2014
Schweizer Helden by Peter Luisi
2012
Boys Are Us by Peter Luisi
2011
Der Sandmann by Peter Luisi
2010
Die Praktikantin by Peter Luisi
2006
Love Made Easy by Peter Luisi
2004
Verflixt verliebt by Peter Luisi
1998
Mr. Raindrop by Peter Luisi

Screenwriter

2023
Bon Schuur Ticino by Peter Luisi
2021
Prinzessin by Peter Luisi
2017
Flitzer by Peter Luisi
2014
Schweizer Helden by Peter Luisi
2012
Boys Are Us by Peter Luisi
2011
Der Sandmann by Peter Luisi
2010
Länger leben by Lorenz Keiser, Jean-Luc Wey
2006
Vitus by Fredi M. Murer
2006
Love Made Easy by Peter Luisi
2004
Verflixt verliebt by Peter Luisi
2002
Füür oder Flamme by Markus Fischer

Editor

2023
Bon Schuur Ticino by Peter Luisi
2021
Prinzessin by Peter Luisi
2004
Verflixt verliebt by Peter Luisi

Producer

2024
La storia del Frank e della Nina by Paola Randi
2023
Bon Schuur Ticino by Peter Luisi
2021
Prinzessin by Peter Luisi
2020
Advent, Advent by Natascha Beller, Patrick Karpiczenko, Patrick Karpiczenko
2017
Flitzer by Peter Luisi
2016
Love And Loopholes by Jane Mumford
2014
Schweizer Helden by Peter Luisi
2012
Boys Are Us by Peter Luisi
2011
Der Sandmann by Peter Luisi
2006
Love Made Easy by Peter Luisi

Awards

(a selection)

2011
Breckenridge Festival of Film, Best Director (Winner) in Der Sandmann
2011
Breckenridge Festival of Film, Best Screenplay (Winner) in Der Sandmann
2011
Hoboken International Film Festival, Best Director (Winner) in Der Sandmann
2024
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2024, Best Screenplay (Nomination) in Bon Schuur Ticino
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