Georges Schwizgebel
Animator, Director, Character Designer, Screenwriter, Producer
- Website
- www.studio-gds.ch
Born 1944 in Reconvillier, Switzerland. 1960-65 Attends École des Beaux-Arts et des Arts Décoratifs, Geneva. 1971 Founds Studio GDS. Works as producer and director of animation films and as graphic designer. 1986-95 Retrospectives and exhibitions, among others, in Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris and New York. 2002 Awarded Swiss Film Prize, Best Short Film for LA JEUNE FILLE ET LES NUAGES. 2016 Swiss Film Award, Best Animated Film for ERLKING. 2021 Swiss Film Award, Best Animated Film for DARWIN'S NOTEBOOK. 2019 awarded Officer Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2023
- D'une peinture… à l'autre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2020
- Darwin's Notebook by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2018
- Around the Stairway by Georges Schwizgebel, Jonathan Laskar, Delia Hess, Camille Müller, Charlotte Waltert, Elena Madrid, Gabriel Möhring, Sophie Laskar-Haller, Anja Sidler, Vladislav Lukyantsev
- 2017
- La bataille de San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2015
- Erlkönig by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- Chemin faisant by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- 1/3/10 by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2011
- Romance by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2008
- Retouches by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2007
- Animatou by Claude Luyet, Georges Schwizgebel, Dominique Delachaux-Lambert, Claude Barras, Roméo Andréani, Alexandre Lachavanne
- 2006
- Jeu by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2004
- L'homme sans ombre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2000
- La jeune fille et les nuages by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1998
- Fugue by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1997
- Cyclades by Claude Luyet, Georges Schwizgebel
- 1996
- Zig Zag by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1995
- L'année du daim by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1992
- La course à l'abîme by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1989
- Le sujet du tableau by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1987
- Academy Leader Variations by Georges Schwizgebel, Claude Luyet, Daniel Suter, Martial Wannaz
- 1986
- Nakounine by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1985
- 78 Tours by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1982
- Le ravissement de Frank N. Stein by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1977
- Hors-jeu by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1975
- Perspectives by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1974
- Le vol d'Icare by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1970
- Patchwork by Georges Schwizgebel, Claude Luyet, Daniel Suter, Gérald Poussin, Manuel Otéro
Screenwriter
- 2023
- D'une peinture… à l'autre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2020
- Darwin's Notebook by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2017
- La bataille de San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2015
- Erlkönig by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- 1/3/10 by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- Chemin faisant by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2011
- Romance by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2008
- Retouches by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2006
- Jeu by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2004
- L'homme sans ombre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2000
- La jeune fille et les nuages by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1998
- Fugue by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1989
- Le sujet du tableau by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1986
- Nakounine by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1985
- 78 Tours by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1982
- Le ravissement de Frank N. Stein by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1977
- Hors-jeu by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1975
- Perspectives by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1974
- Le vol d'Icare by Georges Schwizgebel
Producer
- 2023
- D'une peinture… à l'autre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2021
- O-Bon, Anecdotes de Kyoto by Jénay Vogel
- 2020
- Darwin's Notebook by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2017
- La bataille de San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2015
- Le dragon et la musique by Camille Müller
- 2015
- Erlkönig by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- Kali, le petit vampire by Regina Pessoa
- 2004
- L'homme sans ombre by Georges Schwizgebel
Animator
- 2023
- D'une peinture… à l'autre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2020
- Darwin's Notebook by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2018
- 50:50 by Loretta Arnold, Fela Bellotto, William Crook, Jochen Ehmann, Moritz Engi, Robi Engler, Yves Gutjahr, Gerd Gockell, Raphaël Haab, Tom Hänni, Delia Hess, Marcel Hobi, Aline Höchli, Joel Hofmann, Justine Klaiber, Sophie Laskar-Haller, Séverine Leibundgut, Manuela Leuenberger, Vladislav Lukyantsev, Elena Madrid, Franziska Meyer, Gabriel Möhring, Veronica L. Montaño, Camille Müller, Marjolaine Perreten, Jonas Raeber, Dustin Rees, Claudia Röthlin, Georges Schwizgebel, Anja Sidler, Alessia Tamagni, Basil Vogt, Charlotte Waltert, Jonathan Wuest
- 2018
- Around the Stairway by Georges Schwizgebel, Jonathan Laskar, Delia Hess, Camille Müller, Charlotte Waltert, Elena Madrid, Gabriel Möhring, Sophie Laskar-Haller, Anja Sidler, Vladislav Lukyantsev
- 2017
- La bataille de San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2015
- Erlkönig by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- Chemin faisant by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- 1/3/10 by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2011
- Romance by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2008
- Retouches by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2007
- Animatou by Claude Luyet, Georges Schwizgebel, Dominique Delachaux-Lambert, Claude Barras, Roméo Andréani, Alexandre Lachavanne
- 2006
- Jeu by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2004
- L'homme sans ombre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2000
- La jeune fille et les nuages by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1998
- Fugue by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1997
- Cyclades by Claude Luyet, Georges Schwizgebel
- 1996
- Zig Zag by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1995
- L'année du daim by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1992
- La course à l'abîme by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1989
- Le sujet du tableau by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1987
- Academy Leader Variations by Georges Schwizgebel, Claude Luyet, Daniel Suter, Martial Wannaz
- 1986
- Nakounine by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1985
- 78 Tours by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1982
- Le ravissement de Frank N. Stein by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1977
- Hors-jeu by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1975
- Perspectives by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1974
- Le vol d'Icare by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1970
- Patchwork by Georges Schwizgebel, Claude Luyet, Daniel Suter, Gérald Poussin, Manuel Otéro
Character Designer
- 2023
- D'une peinture… à l'autre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2020
- Darwin's Notebook by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2017
- La bataille de San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2015
- Erlkönig by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- Chemin faisant by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2012
- 1/3/10 by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2011
- Romance by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2008
- Retouches by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2006
- Jeu by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2004
- L'homme sans ombre by Georges Schwizgebel
- 2000
- La jeune fille et les nuages by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1998
- Fugue by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1997
- Cyclades by Claude Luyet, Georges Schwizgebel
- 1996
- Zig Zag by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1995
- L'année du daim by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1992
- La course à l'abîme by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1989
- Le sujet du tableau by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1986
- Nakounine by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1985
- 78 Tours by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1982
- Le ravissement de Frank N. Stein by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1977
- Hors-jeu by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1975
- Perspectives by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1974
- Le vol d'Icare by Georges Schwizgebel
- 1970
- Patchwork by Georges Schwizgebel, Claude Luyet, Daniel Suter, Gérald Poussin, Manuel Otéro
Awards
(a selection)
- Lisbon, Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Career Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) (Winner)
- Zagreb, World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest, Lifetime achievement Award (Winner)
- Poznan, Animator International Animated Film Festival, The Crystal Pegasus – The Lifetime Achievement Award (Winner)
- 2018
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2018, Swiss Film Award, Honorary Award (Winner)
- Annecy, Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, Cristal d’Honneur (Winner)
- Wiesbaden, Internationales Trickfilm Woechenende Wiesbaden, Preis des Kulturamts der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (Winner)