Michael Saxer – Cinematographer | Kameramann – Schweiz/Zürich
/cinematographer/
| since 2003 | working as Director of Photography |
| 2002 - 2003 | Masterclass in Cinematography at the National Filmschool in Lodz, Poland |
| 1997 – 2002 | Filmproduction Studies at the University of the Arts in Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1995 – 1997 | Filmscience and History Studies at the University Zurich, Switzerland
meanwhile working on different feature and commercial film projects as assistant cameraman, assistant director, assitant editor or production assistant. |
| 1973 - 1982 | childhood in Peru |
| 1973 | born near Zurich, Switzerland |
| title | production | director | genre | subgenre | format |
|---|
| Flores | HGKZ | Angela Rohrer | short | short fiction | S16mm/35mm |
| Fleisch | HGKZ | Thomas Ott | short | short fiction | S16mm/35mm |
| 90 min. | HGKZ | Nico Gutmann | short | short fiction | 16mm |
| HomeMovie | HGKZ | Samuel Ammann | short | short fiction | 16mm |
| Sjeki Vatcsh! | HGKZ | Thomas Ott | short | short fiction | DVCam / Blowup 35 mm |
| El Viaje en Taxi | HGKZ | Nico Gutmann | short | doc | DVCam / Blowup 35 mm |
| Auszeit | HGKZ | Angela Rohrer | short | short fiction | S16/35mm |
| Joshua | HGKZ | Andreas Müller | short | short fiction | S16/35mm |
| Liebe&Wahn 1 | C- Films, Zürich | Mike Huber | feature | tv-feature | |
| Krokus | Hugofilm | Reto Caduff / Hannes Hug | feature | doc | DV/35mm |
| Sunntig | Maximage | Barbara Kulcsar | short | short fiction | DV/35mm |
| Belmondo | HGKZ | Anet Carle | short | short fiction | S16/35mm |
| Keis Händli, kei Schoggi | HGKZ | Susanna Hübscher | short | doc. | |
| Liebe&Wahn 2 | C- Films, Zürich | Mike Huber | feature | tv-feature | |
| Liebe&Wahn 3 | C- Films, Zürich | Mike Huber | feature | tv-feature | |
| Snowwhite | Dschoint Ventschr | Samir | feature | feature | 35mm |
| Lou’s Waschsalon | Cobra Film | Katalin Gödrös | feature | tv-feature | 16mm |
| Visite Medicale | Maximage | Felix Muralt | short | short fiction | 35mm scope |
| Un Momento | HGKZ | Tim Geser | short | short fiction | S16/35mm |
| Flanke ins All | Cobra Film | MarieLouise Bless | feature | tv-feature | |
| title | client | production | director |
|---|
| Sleeping Beauties | Mercedes | JvM/Limmat | Dainese/Perez |
| Pro Montagna | Coop | Embassy of Dreams, München | Michael Steiner |
| Garage | SSV/ BFU | Shining Pictures, Zürich | Marc R.Wilkins |
| Ring | Coop | Embassy of Dreams, München | Sebastian Schipper |
| BluewinTV Mutter Tochter | Swisscom | Peek GmbH | Tobias Fueter |
| BluewinTV Fussball | Swisscom | Peek GmbH Zürich | Tobias Fueter |
| Say Hello | Swisscom | Peek GmbH Zürich | Tobias Fueter |
| IWC Aquatimer | IWC | Condor Films, Zürich | Luki Frieden |
| 1818 | 1818 | Rosas'n'Co | Achim Bornhak |
| Lauriane Gillerion | SF Swiss Television Station Idents | Eqal, Zürich | Michel Comte |
| Stabhochsprung | Vontobel | Condor Films, Zürich | Markus Welter |
| Dark Side | Chocolate Frey | Condor Films, Zürich | Luki Frieden |
| Diner | Yellow Pages | Pumpkin Film, Zürich | Kaspar Wedendahl |
| Soap | Bluewin | Pumpkin Film, Zürich | Kaspar Wedendahl |
| Nadine Strittmatter | SF Swiss Television Imageclip | Eqal, Zürich | Michel Comte |
| Joshua | nominated Best Camerawork at Camerimage 2002 in Lodz, Polen
awarded for Best Camerawork at Innnerschweizer Filmtage 2002 |
| Swiss Chocolate | EDI, spezial award for camerawork
New York Film Festival |
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