Simon Aeby
Director, Screenwriter, Producer
- Website
- simonaeby.ch
Born in 1954 in Bern, Switzerland. From 1978-82 he produced and directed commercials for Condor Films in Zurich. In 1982 he cofounded G.L.A.S.S. films in Zurich, with which he developed and directed many international award-winning commercials until 1987. He founded Sidewalk Pictures in New York, pursuing his career as a screenwriter and director. His debut THREE BELOW ZERO (1998) earned critical acclaim at international festivals, winning the Max Ophüls Best Film Prize in Saarbrücken in 2000. Further films followed, including HEADSMEN (2005), released in 32 countries, DINU (2013), NIGHTFALL (2018) and DIARY OF A WOMAN expected for 2024.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2025
- Diary of a Woman by Simon Aeby
- 2018
- Nightfall by Simon Aeby
- 2013
- Dinu by Simon Aeby
- 2009
- Mulberry Crossing by Simon Aeby
- 2005
- Headsman by Simon Aeby
- 2001
- Das Fähnlein der sieben Aufrechten by Simon Aeby
- 1998
- Three Below Zero by Simon Aeby
Screenwriter
- 2025
- Diary of a Woman by Simon Aeby
- 2018
- Nightfall by Simon Aeby
- 2013
- Dinu by Simon Aeby
- 1998
- Three Below Zero by Simon Aeby
Producer
- 2018
- Nightfall by Simon Aeby
- 2018
- Der Paradies Fond by Felix Schaffert