Michael Frei
Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Editor, Animator
- mail@michaelfrei.io
- Website
- www.michaelfrei.io
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