Jessy Moravec

Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Born in 1990, Swiss-Slovenian director, screenwriter, actress and producer. She lives in both Switzerland and Berlin. As an actress, she has appeared in various cinema and television films in both Switzerland and Germany. In 2018, she won the Swiss Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in MARIO (2018) by Marcel Gisler. Since 2013, she has increasingly worked behind the camera, writing, directing and producing various award-winning short films and music videos.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2025
Hotel Excelsior by Liliane Ott, Jessy Moravec, Talkhon Hamzavi, Martin Skalsky
2020
Our Next Shooting Star by Jessy Moravec, Tizia Florence Holzer

Screenwriter

2025
Hotel Excelsior by Liliane Ott, Jessy Moravec, Talkhon Hamzavi, Martin Skalsky

Editor

2020
Our Next Shooting Star by Jessy Moravec, Tizia Florence Holzer

Actor

2025
Hotel Excelsior by Liliane Ott, Jessy Moravec, Talkhon Hamzavi, Martin Skalsky
2019
22:47 Linie 34 by Michael Karrer
2018
Mario by Marcel Gisler
2017
Lasst die Alten sterben by Juri Steinhart
2015
Driften by Karim Patwa
2013
Stärke 6 by Sabine Boss
2012
Teneriffa by Hannes Baumgartner
2011
Leyla heisst Nacht by Tirza Bosshardt

Producer

2025
Hotel Excelsior by Liliane Ott, Jessy Moravec, Talkhon Hamzavi, Martin Skalsky

Awards

(a selection)

2018
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2018, Swiss Film Award, Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Winner) in Mario
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