Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Editor, Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Producer, Sound Editor, Location Sound Mixer
Born 1981 in Werthenstein (CH), lives and works in Lucerne (CH) and Belgrade (RS). 2004-06 Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel and Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade. 2006-09 Lucerne University of Art and Design, Video department. Since 2010 she has been working as a freelance filmmaker, editor and lecturer. She is a co-founder of PRO SHORT (Swiss Short Film Association) and a member of the Swiss and European Film Academy. Her short films BAGGERN (2011) and INS HOLZ (2017) became festival hits, ALL INCLUSIVE (2018) was shown at over 250 festivals, including Venice, Toronto and Sundance, and won the Golden Dove at DOK.Leipzig and the Swiss Film Award, among many other prizes. Together with her partner Nikola Ilic, she has made a number of other award-winning films, such as KOD COŠKA (2013), JUST ANOTHER DAY IN EGYPT (2015) and DIDA (2021). Her latest short film BEEN THERE (2023) premiered in Corti d'Autori at FF Locarno, is still screening at numerous film festivals and won a candidacy for the European Film Award 2023. Corina is an alumna of the Locarno Filmmakers Academy 2017, the IDFA Academy 2018 and the Berlinale Talents 2023.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2023
- Been There by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2021
- Dida by Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2018
- All Inclusive by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2017
- Ins Holz by Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Thomas Horat
- 2015
- Just Another Day In Egypt by Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2013
- Kod Ćoška by Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Nikola Ilić
- 2011
- My Love Won't Wait For You by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2011
- Baggern by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2009
- I ovo je Beograd by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2008
- Heimatliebe by Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Thaïs Odermatt
- 2006
- Auswärtsspiel by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Screenwriter
- 2023
- Been There by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2021
- Dida by Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2018
- All Inclusive by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2013
- Kod Ćoška by Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Nikola Ilić
Cinematographer
- 2024
- Exit Through the Cuckoo’s Nest by Nikola Ilić
- 2021
- Dida by Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2013
- Kod Ćoška by Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Nikola Ilić
Editor
- 2025
- The Rest is Noise by Maurizius Staerkle Drux
- 2024
- Exit Through the Cuckoo’s Nest by Nikola Ilić
- 2023
- Been There by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2020
- Unter einem Dach by Maria Müller
- 2018
- All Inclusive by Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2017
- Rewind Forward by Justin Stoneham
- 2017
- Ins Holz by Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Thomas Horat
- 2016
- Was soll man noch werden, wenn man schon gross ist? by Sara Stäuble
- 2016
- Vom Flössen am Ägerisee by Thomas Horat
- 2015
- Just Another Day In Egypt by Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2015
- Beyond by Antonia Meile
- 2014
- Lenas Welt by Muriel Kunz
- 2012
- Rimini by Sara Stäuble
- 2010
- Stück für Stück by Antonia Meile
Location Sound Mixer
- 2024
- Exit Through the Cuckoo’s Nest by Nikola Ilić
Producer
- 2015
- Just Another Day In Egypt by Nikola Ilić, Corina Schwingruber Ilić
- 2013
- Kod Ćoška by Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Nikola Ilić
Sound Editor
- 2016
- Was soll man noch werden, wenn man schon gross ist? by Sara Stäuble
Awards
(a selection)
- 2022
- Luzern, Kunst- und Kulturpreis sowie Anerkennungspreise 2022 der Stadt Luzern, Anerkennungspreis der Stadt Luzern (Winner)
- Filmplus, Förderpreis Schnitt (Nomination) in Rimini