Leon Schwitter

Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Editor, Lighting Designer, Cinematographer

Born in 1994 in Lenzburg, Switzerland. Studied film at the Zurich University of the Arts and graduated with a Bachelor's degree with focus in screenwriting. He works as a freelance film director and producer for the production companies Sabotage Kollektiv and EXIT. His first feature film RÉDUIT (2022) screened at numerous international film festivals and won the First Look Award in Locarno, the Golden Alexander in Thessaloniki and the Fipresci Prize in Schwerin.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2025
El Mundo Al Revés by Leon Schwitter, Agostina Di Luciano
2022
Réduit by Leon Schwitter
2021
So weit so gut by Leon Schwitter

Screenwriter

2025
El Mundo Al Revés by Leon Schwitter, Agostina Di Luciano
2022
Réduit by Leon Schwitter
2021
So weit so gut by Leon Schwitter

Cinematographer

2025
El Mundo Al Revés by Leon Schwitter, Agostina Di Luciano

Editor

2025
El Mundo Al Revés by Leon Schwitter, Agostina Di Luciano
2021
So weit so gut by Leon Schwitter

Producer

2025
El Mundo Al Revés by Leon Schwitter, Agostina Di Luciano
2025
First Days by Kim Allamand, Michael Karrer
2022
Réduit by Leon Schwitter

Lighting Designer

2019
ENOXAIAR by Lea Gygli
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