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