Michael Karrer

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

Born in 1992 in Bern, Switzerland. 2013-18 BA in film from ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste). 2018-21 MA in Directing Fiction at ZHdK. Independent director, author and editor. His Master film 22:47 LINE 34 which premiered at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage in Winterthur, won among others, the main prize in the Swiss competition, and screened at numerous international film festivals. Michael Karrer's first feature film FÜÜR BRÄNNT celebrated its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2023. Michael Karrer lives and works in Zurich and is co-founder of "Sabotage Kollektiv".

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2023
Füür Brännt by Michael Karrer
2022
Les Grands Prés by Sophia Remer, Michael Karrer
2019
22:47 Linie 34 by Michael Karrer
2017
Fragmente eines Abschieds by Michael Karrer
2017
Contenance by Michael Karrer

Screenwriter

2025
First Days by Kim Allamand, Michael Karrer
2023
Füür Brännt by Michael Karrer
2022
Réduit by Leon Schwitter
2022
Les Grands Prés by Sophia Remer, Michael Karrer
2019
22:47 Linie 34 by Michael Karrer
2017
Fragmente eines Abschieds by Michael Karrer
2017
Contenance by Michael Karrer

Cinematographer

2022
Les Grands Prés by Sophia Remer, Michael Karrer

Editor

2025
First Days by Kim Allamand, Michael Karrer
2025
A Window I Can('t) Open (WT) by Moris Freiburghaus
2023
Füür Brännt by Michael Karrer
2023
What if, if by Nicola T. Madison
2022
Réduit by Leon Schwitter
2022
Les Grands Prés by Sophia Remer, Michael Karrer
2021
Mussies Zimmer by Felix Hergert
2019
Summerloch by Moris Freiburghaus
2017
Contenance by Michael Karrer

Location Sound Mixer

2022
Les Grands Prés by Sophia Remer, Michael Karrer
2019
Summerloch by Moris Freiburghaus
2018
Wir Zwei by Cosima Frei
2017
Trieb by Diego Hauenstein

Producer

2025
A Window I Can('t) Open (WT) by Moris Freiburghaus
2024
Habitants by Florian Geisseler, Charline Lefrançois
2023
Füür Brännt by Michael Karrer
2022
Les Grands Prés by Sophia Remer, Michael Karrer

Location Sound Mixer

2016
Peripherie by Jan-Eric Mack, Luca Ribler, Lisa Brühlmann, Yasmin Joerg, Wendy Pillonel

Sound Designer

2022
Les Grands Prés by Sophia Remer, Michael Karrer

Awards

(a selection)

Grenoble, Festival du Film Court, Prix d'aide à la création (Winner) in 22:47 Linie 34
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