Sebastian Klinger

Cinematographer, Producer, Animator

Website: sebklinger.com
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Sebastian Klinger is an award-winning Swiss cinematographer and producer. Born in 1993 in Zurich, he shot numerous projects for Student Academy Award winner Freddy Macdonald, among which SEW TORN, a short film executive produced by Peter Spears (NOMADLAND) that was acquired by Searchlight Pictures and qualified for the 2020 Academy Awards. He shot three music videos for 3x Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito and lately was awarded the White Dolphin in Cannes for a commercial he shot. As Lead VFX Unit Switzerland he contributed to Peruvian Netflix series CONTIGO CAPITÁN and German feature PARADIES. Recently, he shot and produced Freddy Macdonald’s first feature – a continuation of the SEW TORN narrative starring Eve Connolly (VIKINGS) – which premiered at SXSW 2024.

Filmography
(a selection)

Cinematographer

2025: Polizeyposchtä Feyf by Silvia Häselbarth Stolz
2024: Sew Torn by Freddy Macdonald
2021: Paxmal by Sven Schnyder
2020: Maiensäss by Sven Schnyder
2019: Pünt by Sven Schnyder
2019: Sew Torn by Freddy Macdonald
2018: Zoe by Johannes Thüring
2017: The Father of Art by Freddy Macdonald

Producer

2024: Sew Torn by Freddy Macdonald
2021: Paxmal by Sven Schnyder
2020: Maiensäss by Sven Schnyder
2019: Pünt by Sven Schnyder
2018: Zoe by Johannes Thüring

Animator

2024: Sew Torn by Freddy Macdonald
2020: Paradies by Immanuel Esser
2018: Zoe by Johannes Thüring

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