Yvann Yagchi

Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Cinematographer

Born in 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland. From Palestinian and Iraqi origins, Yvann has a strong interest in both European and Middle Eastern culture. He holds a Master in Journalism from Université Libre de Bruxelles and in documentary filmmaking from the the National Film and Television School in England. After working as a journalist in Belgium and Switzerland, he became a cameraman for the BBC and then a documentary director. THERE WAS NOTHING HERE BEFORE (2024) is his second feature-length documentary and premiered at IFFR in Rotterdam.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
Avant il n'y avait rien by Yvann Yagchi
2017
Acta non verba by Yvann Yagchi
2015
Jazzmine by Yvann Yagchi

Screenwriter

2024
Avant il n'y avait rien by Yvann Yagchi
2017
Acta non verba by Yvann Yagchi

Cinematographer

2017
Acta non verba by Yvann Yagchi

Producer

2017
Acta non verba by Yvann Yagchi
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