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
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