Christof Schertenleib
Editor, Screenwriter, Director
Born in 1958 in Saanen, Switzerland. Studied German, Psychology and Journalism at the University of Bern. 1981-88 Attends the Film Academy in Vienna, directing and editing specialization. Worked as a film technician on numerous films. Lecturer at the HKB (Hochschule der Künste Bern, formerly SfG) and at the ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste). Since 1990 works as independent director, film editor and screenplay writer.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2010
- Zwerge sprengen by Christof Schertenleib
- 2004
- Lücken im Gesetz by Christof Schertenleib
- 2000
- Tatort – Chaos by Christof Schertenleib
- 1999
- Grosse Gefühle by Christof Schertenleib
- 1995
- Liebe Lügen by Christof Schertenleib
- 1992
- AltersWeGe – Alternatives Wohnen und Pflegen im Alter by Christof Schertenleib
- 1988
- Die Wahrheit über die Schweizer Epidemie by Christof Schertenleib
- 1986
- Fieber Zeit by Christof Schertenleib
- 1984
- Fernfahrerfilm Nr. 346 by Christof Schertenleib
Screenwriter
- 2010
- Zwerge sprengen by Christof Schertenleib
- 2004
- Lücken im Gesetz by Christof Schertenleib
- 1999
- Grosse Gefühle by Christof Schertenleib
- 1995
- Liebe Lügen by Christof Schertenleib
- 1993
- Jagdzeit by Rolando Colla
Editor
- 2024
- Bergfahrt by Dominique Margot
- 2024
- Avant il n'y avait rien by Yvann Yagchi
- 2023
- Unser Vater by Miklós Gimes
- 2023
- Margreet Honig – Der freie Ton by Stefan Haupt
- 2023
- Queer Glauben by Madeleine Corbat
- 2022
- Lost in Paradise by Fiona Ziegler
- 2022
- Schwarzarbeit by Ulrich Grossenbacher
- 2020
- Who's Afraid of Alice Miller? by Daniel Howald
- 2020
- Zürcher Tagebuch by Stefan Haupt
- 2019
- Yara by Sean Wirz
- 2018
- Der Unschuldige by Simon Jaquemet
- 2018
- Der Läufer by Hannes Baumgartner
- 2017
- Kinder machen by Barbara Burger
- 2016
- Finsteres Glück by Stefan Haupt
- 2016
- Looking Like My Mother by Dominique Margot
- 2015
- Usfahrt Oerlike by Paul Riniker
- 2015
- Best Buddies by Irene Ledermann
- 2014
- Unser Kind by Luki Frieden
- 2014
- Chrieg by Simon Jaquemet
- 2013
- Die Schweizer by Dominique Othenin-Girard
- 2012
- Sagrada by Stefan Haupt
- 2011
- Zaffaraya 3.0 by Andreas Berger
- 2011
- Herz im Emmental by Bernhard Giger
- 2006
- Fixerorte by Bernhard Giger
- 2004
- Wer keinen Pass hat, ist ein Hund by Bruno Moll
- 2004
- Oeschenen by Bernhard Giger
- 2004
- November by Luki Frieden
- 2001
- Tatort – Time-out by Bernhard Giger
Awards
(a selection)
- 2015
- Genève, Swiss Film Award 2015, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Editing (Nomination) in Chrieg
- 2023
- Köln, Schnitt Preise 2023, Schnitt Preis Dokumentarfilm (Nomination) in Unser Vater