Pietro Zuercher
Cinematographer
- Website
- www.pietrozuercher.com
Born in 1976 in Switzerland. 1997 Moves to the USA to attend a film programme at the Maine Film and TV Workshop in Rockport. 1998 he started his professional experience as camera assistant. 2000 Is accepted at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles where he earns a Master Degree. 2003 Shoots his first feature film. Since then Pietro has been shooting features, documentaries and commercials around the world. He has received several awards and nominations. He is now based in Los Angeles and Switzerland, and still works internationally.
Filmography
(a selection)
Cinematographer
- 2023
- Die Nachbarn von oben by Sabine Boss
- 2023
- Alter Ego by Erik Bernasconi, Robert Ralston Jr.
- 2022
- The Fuse by Kevin Haefelin
- 2021
- Atlas by Niccolò Castelli
- 2021
- Il demolitore di camper by Robert Ralston Jr.
- 2021
- Neumatt – Staffel 1 by Sabine Boss, Pierre Monnard
- 2019
- My Little One by Frédéric Choffat, Julie Gilbert
- 2019
- Double vie by Bruno Deville
- 2018
- Boomerang by Nicole Borgeat
- 2018
- Beyond the Bolex by Alyssa Bolsey
- 2017
- The Song of Scorpions by Anup Singh
- 2017
- La mer à boire by Tania Zambrano Ovalle
- 2016
- Les vautours by Sonia Rossier
- 2016
- Le temps d'Anna by Greg Zglinski
- 2015
- Station Horizon by Romain Graf, Pierre-Adrian Irlé
- 2015
- Come un morto ad Acapulco by Alessio Pizzicannella
- 2014
- Fuori Mira by Erik Bernasconi
- 2014
- Oro verde by Mohammed Soudani
- 2013
- ¿Asì son los hombres? by Klaudia Reynicke
- 2012
- Tutti Giù by Niccolò Castelli
- 2011
- Jump by Bindu de Stoppani
- 2010
- Sinestesia by Erik Bernasconi
- 2010
- Lo más importante de la vida es no haber muerto by Pablo Martin Torrado, Marc Recuenco, Olivier Pictet
- 2010
- Lionel by Mohammed Soudani
- 2009
- Dirty Money, l'infiltré by Dominique Othenin-Girard
- 2006
- Pédra. Un reporter sans frontières by Villi Hermann
Awards
(a selection)
- 2010
- Festival Cinespaña, Prix de la Meilleure Photographie (Winner) in Lo más importante de la vida es no haber muerto
- 2012
- Busto Arsizio Film Festival, Miglior fotografia (Winner) in Sinestesia
- 2012
- British Independent Film Festival, Best Cinematography (Winner) in Jump
- 2021
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2021, Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography (Nomination) in Atlas