Michael Frei

Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Editor, Animator

Born in 1987 in Appenzell, Switzerland. Filmmaker and game designer.
He studied animation at HSLU (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Design Film Art) and at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn. His projects PLUG & PLAY (2013), and KIDS (2019) were successful as films at festivals and as games on YouTube. He is co-founder of Playables, a production company for strange projects based in Zurich.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
Long Distance by Michael Frei
2019
Kids by Michael Frei
2013
Plug & Play by Michael Frei
2012
Not About Us by Michael Frei
2010
Never Touch The Ground by Michael Frei
2009
Herr Meier by Michael Frei
2009
Her Absence Filled The World by Fabio Friedli, Michael Frei

Screenwriter

2024
Long Distance by Michael Frei
2019
Kids by Michael Frei

Editor

2019
Kids by Michael Frei

Producer

2019
Kids by Michael Frei

Animator

2024
Long Distance by Michael Frei

Awards

(a selection)

2020
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2020, Swiss Film Award, Best Animation Film (Nomination) in Kids
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