Valentin Merz

Director, Actor, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor

Website
andreafilm.com

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, where his mother migrated to from Istanbul. He worked as a typographer in Mexico City and in Berlin in cinema and theatre, prior to studying film at HEAD–Genève (Geneva University of Art and Design). His short films have screened at festivals around the world. BROTHERS – A FAMILY FILM (2020) premiered at Visions du Réel. DE NOCHE LOS GATOS SON PARDOS (2022), his feature debut, premiered in Locarno, where it received a Special Mention for Best First Feature and then screened at Rotterdam, Thessaloniki, Sevilla, São Paulo and the Berlin Critics' Week, among other international festivals. His short LES BOUCHES (2024) premiered at the Locarno Film Festival.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
Les bouches by Valentin Merz
2022
De Noche los Gatos son Pardos by Valentin Merz
2020
Rêver comme lui by Valentin Merz
2020
Brüder – Ein Familienfilm by Valentin Merz
2016
Chronique d'un territoire by Valentin Merz

Screenwriter

2024
Les bouches by Valentin Merz
2022
De Noche los Gatos son Pardos by Valentin Merz

Editor

2024
Les bouches by Valentin Merz

Actor

2022
De Noche los Gatos son Pardos by Valentin Merz
2022
Unrueh by Cyril Schäublin
2021
Il faut fabriquer ses cadeaux by Cyril Schäublin
2017
Dene wos guet geit by Cyril Schäublin

Producer

2024
Les bouches by Valentin Merz
2022
De Noche los Gatos son Pardos by Valentin Merz
2020
Brüder – Ein Familienfilm by Valentin Merz
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