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Lionel Baier

Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Location Sound Mixer, Editor, Production Designer, Actor

Copyright: Ulysse del Drago

Born in 1975 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Worked as co-manager and programmer at the Rex cinema in Aubonne. 1995-98 Studies Arts at the University of Lausanne. Since 1996 assistant director for various films and commercials. 2002-21 Head of Cinema department at the ECAL (École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne). 2009 Cofounds Bande à part Films. Baier is best known for the award-winning LONGWAVE (2013), which became a festival hit and was honoured with the Trophée Francophone for Best Director. VANITY (2015) was selected for ACID in Cannes. SHOCK WAVES – FIRST NAME: MATHIEU screened in the Berlinale Panorama in 2018.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2025
La cache by Lionel Baier
2022
La dérive des continents (au sud) by Lionel Baier
2018
Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu by Lionel Baier
2015
La vanité by Lionel Baier
2013
Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) by Lionel Baier
2012
Emile de 1 à 5 by Lionel Baier
2012
Cartographie 11 – En onze by Lionel Baier
2011
La faute à Rousseau by Thomas Ammann, Lionel Baier, Basil Da Cunha, Jacob Berger, Felipe Monroy, Ophélie Couture
2011
Bon vent Claude Goretta by Lionel Baier
2010
Toulouse by Lionel Baier
2010
Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
2008
Un autre homme by Lionel Baier
2006
Comme des voleurs by Lionel Baier
2004
Garçon stupide by Lionel Baier
2002
Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch, pour mémoire by Lionel Baier
2002
La parade (notre histoire) by Lionel Baier
2000
Celui au pasteur by Lionel Baier
1999
Mignon à croquer by Lionel Baier

Screenwriter

2025
La cache by Lionel Baier
2022
La dérive des continents (au sud) by Lionel Baier
2018
Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu by Lionel Baier
2015
La vanité by Lionel Baier
2013
Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) by Lionel Baier
2012
Emile de 1 à 5 by Lionel Baier
2011
Bon vent Claude Goretta by Lionel Baier
2010
Toulouse by Lionel Baier
2010
Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
2008
Un autre homme by Lionel Baier
2006
Comme des voleurs by Lionel Baier
2004
Garçon stupide by Lionel Baier
2002
Mon père c'est un lion - Jean Rouch, pour mémoire by Lionel Baier
2002
La parade (notre histoire) by Lionel Baier
2000
Celui au pasteur by Lionel Baier
1999
Mignon à croquer by Lionel Baier

Cinematographer

2010
Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
2009
Rester partir by Anne Cuneo
2008
Un autre homme by Lionel Baier
2004
Garçon stupide by Lionel Baier
2002
La parade (notre histoire) by Lionel Baier
2000
Celui au pasteur by Lionel Baier

Editor

2010
Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier

Actor

2006
Comme des voleurs by Lionel Baier

Producer

2027
Quiet Land by Ursula Meier
2025
Toute ma vie by Matias Carlier
2025
The Deal by Jean-Stéphane Bron
2024
Le procès du chien by Laetitia Dosch
2023
Autoportrait: Seul dans le noir by Pierre Daendliker
2023
Ricardo et la Peinture by Barbet Schroeder
2022
Hotel Motel by Alice Denyse
2022
Somnia by Loris Theurillat
2022
Une vie de fantôme by Sebastian Friedmann
2022
Les héritières by Avril Lehmann
2022
Askêsis by Lucas Giordano
2022
Nuit blanche by Adrien Beroud
2022
MIMIC by Marion Reymond
2022
Sans condition by Yael Vallotton
2022
Casting di un padre by Giulia Goy
2022
Doosra by Keerthigan Sivakumar
2022
Les montagnes continuent de grandir by Marie Chemin
2022
Mountain Flesh by Valentina Shasivari
2022
Le défilé by Michail Galanopoulos
2022
Le petit homme by Yael Vallotton
2021
La fièvre by Matias Carlier
2021
Soraya Luna by Elisa Gómez Alvarez
2021
Le nouveau millénaire by Alexandre Brulé
2021
Rondinella by Nikita Merlini
2021
Cinq nouvelles du cerveau by Jean-Stéphane Bron
2021
Ma frangine by Marion Reymond
2021
Les quatre chambres by Laurine Joyeux
2021
Dehors by Charlène Girel
2021
Tous les chemins by Paul Choquet
2021
Europa by Lucas del Fresno
2021
Clémente by Nina Defontaine
2021
La Relève by Alexandre Brulé
2021
Oïdium by Olivia Calcaterra
2021
Le collier de Vénus by Yan Ciszewski
2021
Suis-je aussi un rêve? by Keerthigan Sivakumar
2021
La cabane en pierre by Myriam Guyénard
2021
Menace Miamine by Alexandre Brulé
2020
Bliss by Avril Lehmann
2020
IEJI by Lucas Giordano, Rodrigo Muñoz
2020
Les enfers by Adèle Ada Beaulieu
2020
Le prix du bonheur by Rodrigo Muñoz
2020
Moitié-Moitié by Sebastian Friedmann
2020
L'Usine by Axel Bezençon
2020
Feu l'amour by Sebastian Friedmann
2020
Chiens endormis by Sarah Rathgeb
2020
Rose Spirit by Avril Lehmann
2020
La comtesse et le comte by Charlène Girel
2020
Le pull-over by Charlène Girel
2019
Le ciel des bêtes by Thomas Paulot
2019
Les particules by Blaise Harrison
2019
Les écoutantes by Agnese Làposi
2019
Les amants de la Place Stucky by Lucas Giordano
2019
On se le dit pour la détresse by Lou-Théa Papaloïzos
2019
Sous les écailles by Colombe Rubini
2019
Spring Lights by Thibault Villard
2019
Achille by Kimyan Flückiger
2019
Dans ces rues by Léonard Gauthier
2019
Du mouvement et des gestes by Thibault Rodrigues
2019
Visionaries by Aurel Ganz
2019
L'ultima by Nikita Merlini
2019
Blanc la nuit by Fanny Reynaud
2019
La renarde by Coline Confort
2019
Garage by Lorraine Perriard
2019
Rendez-vous vendredi by Colombe Rubini
2019
Intercontinental by Louis Hans-Moëvi
2019
Bloc B by Nora Longatti
2019
Jegan by Keerthigan Sivakumar
2019
Shamanín by Nikita Merlini
2019
XX VIRUS by Kimyan Flückiger
2019
Ne tissez pas comme des araignées les filets avec la salive des chagrins by Robin Mognetti
2019
Dans les ruines by Selina Olivia Weber
2019
La nuit des chauves-souris by Moreno Cabitza
2019
Chasseurs by Benjamin Bucher
2019
Clando Bi by Olivia Frey, Elisa Gómez Alvarez, Paul Choquet, Moustapha Guèye, Yoro Mbaye
2018
Les zumains by Lou Rambert Preiss
2018
Ondes de choc – Prénom: Mathieu by Lionel Baier
2018
Ici le chemin des ânes by Lou Rambert Preiss
2018
Pearl by Elsa Amiel
2018
Ondes de choc - Sirius by Frédéric Mermoud
2018
Ondes de choc - La Vallée by Jean-Stéphane Bron
2018
Josette et moi by Jann Kessler
2018
Ein weiterer Mann in Eile by Max Wuchner
2018
Ondes de choc – Journal de ma tête by Ursula Meier
2018
Todos los que son by Chiara Ghio
2018
La Caricia by Aurel Ganz
2018
Mokuso by Moreno Cabitza
2018
Mercedes by Julietta Korbel
2018
Hors piste by Jules Pourchet
2018
Liliane A. by Lou-Théa Papaloïzos
2018
Lirio da paz by Louis Hans-Moëvi, Maxime Beaud
2017
On casse le ciel on prend un bout by Céline Dondénaz
2017
Sonali by Jorge Cadena, Lucia Martinez Garcia
2017
Ma Yan Chan – Waves Of Transition by Jonas Scheu
2017
Les intranquilles by Magdalena Froger
2017
Le vénérable W. by Barbet Schroeder
2017
Foulek by Patrick Muroni
2017
Blaise et la lune by Antoine Flahaut
2017
Mit einem Hauch Kardamom by Jann Kessler
2017
Caccia Bassa by Agnese Làposi, Martina Vanini
2016
En face du bloc by Aude Sublet
2016
Za nase zvijezde by Carmen Jaquier, Nagi Gianni
2016
Ton ombre by Manon Goupil
2016
Hladivode by Jonas Scheu
2016
Côté cour by Lora Mure-Ravaud
2016
Comme des loups by Aude Sublet
2016
Fedor by Hugo Radi
2015
Swizzair by Hugo Radi
2015
Suspendu by Elie Grappe
2015
Sempervirens by Raphaël Dubach
2015
Nirin by Josua Hotz
2015
Mars by Max Wuchner
2015
Lettre à un ami by Max Idje
2015
Les avalanches by Maxime Descloux
2015
Joconde by Lora Mure-Ravaud
2015
Eleonore by Christophe Giordani
2014
Jour J by Julia Bünter
2014
Répétition by Elie Grappe
2014
Parades by Charlotte de Rufz
2014
Limbes by Elie Grappe
2014
Les ponts de Sarajevo by Ursula Meier, Jean-Luc Godard, Angela Schanelec, Aida Begic, Cristi Puiu, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Kamen Kalev, Isild Le Besco, Sergei Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, Vladimir Perisic, Marc Recha, Teresa Villaverde
2014
Le petit prince au pays qui défile by Carina Freire
2014
La vie en rose comme dans les films by Christophe M. Saber
2014
Abseits der Autobahn by Rhona Mühlebach
2014
A briglie strette by Roman Hüben
2014
Songe d'une nuit by Josua Hotz
2014
Shabe Sher by Jennifer Saparzadeh
2013
Training by Jan Czarlewski
2013
L'harmonie by Blaise Harrison
2013
L'expérience Blocher by Jean-Stéphane Bron
2013
Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) by Lionel Baier
2013
L'âge de feu by Léo Haddad
2013
Io ho un potere by Roman Hüben
2013
Homme en mouvement, 2012 by Christophe M. Saber, Max Idje, Ruben Glauser
2013
Dérobée by Myriam Rachmuth
2013
Brûlures by Mélanie Rappo
2013
Antigo para sempre by Frédéric Favre, Jean-François Vercasson, Franck Hoursiangou
2013
17 anni by Filippo Demarchi
2011
Retour à Mandima by Robert-Jan Lacombe
2011
L'ambassadeur & moi by Jan Czarlewski
2011
À quoi tu joues by Jean-Guillaume Sonnier
2008
La Délogeuse by Julien Rouyet

Location Sound Mixer

2010
Low Cost (Claude Jutra) by Lionel Baier
2009
Rester partir by Anne Cuneo

Production Designer

2011
Dans nos campagnes by Marie-Eve Hildbrand, David Maye, Andreas Fontana

Awards

(a selection)

2016
Beirut, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma 2016, Trophée Francophone du scénario (Nomination) in La vanité
2016
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2016, Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay (Nomination) in La vanité
2014
Dakar, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma 2014, Trophée Francophone Meilleure Réalisation (Winner) in Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest)
2014
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2014, Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay (Nomination) in Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest)
NEFF New European Film Festival, Best European Director (Winner) in Garçon stupide
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