Mano Film Explained

Mano Film should not be confused with Maho Film.

Mano Film
Former Name:	Mano Produktion
Industry:	film, art, cinema
Founded:	1987 (Mano Produktion), 2001 (Mano Film) in Zürich, Switzerland
Founder:	Anka Schmid, Rachel Schmid, Agnes Barmettler
Hq Location City:	Zürich
Hq Location Country:	Switzerland
Owner:	Anka Schmid (since 2001)
Website:	www.ankaschmid.ch

Mano Film (formerly Mano Produktion) is a Swiss film production company located in Zürich, Switzerland. It was founded in 1987 by Anka Schmid, Agnes Barmettler and Rachel Schmid and produced several feature films. In 2001 Anka Schmid became the sole proprietress. The production company has since specialized in producing interdisciplinary film and art projects.

Film and art projects

• 2016: La Dada – King Deer (short film)^[1]
• 2014: Sophie tanzt trotzdem (video installation)^[2]
• 2013: Fe-Male (short film, video installation)^[3]
• 2012: Marzili Badi (experimental video)
• 2011: Wasserballett (art video, room installation)
• 2011: Mäusemuseum (short documentary)
• 2011: Musée Bizarre (portrait of a museum)^[4]
• 2010: TV-Stube (art video)
• 2008: Hierig – Heutig (art installation, short film)
• 2006: Found Footage I–XI (art videos, installations, interventions)
• 2004: Perpetuum Mobile (experimental video)
• 2002: Onoma (6 short films for Swiss Expo02)
• 2000: Das Engadiner Wunder (short film, art installation)^[5]
• 1997: Labyrinth-Projektionen (art video)
• 1998: Little Sister (portmanteau film, co-produced with Thelma Film, Zürich/Switzerland)
• 1994: Magic Matterhorn (feature documentary, co-produced with Insert Film, Solothurn/Switzerland)
• 1991: Behind Locked Doors (feature film, co-produced with the German Film and Television Academy Berlin)
• 1989: Techqua Ikachi, Land - My Life (feature documentary)^[6]

External links

• Mano Film on IMDb
• Mano Film on Swissfilms
• Mano Film on www.ankaschmid.ch (German)

Notes and References

1. La Dada - King Deer on IMDB and on Swissfilms
2. http://www.dada100zuerich2016.ch/en/events/event/sophie-tanzt-trotzdem-2/ dada100zuerich2016.ch
3. Web site: www.reelport.com . 2016-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415152833/http://www.reelport.com/index.php?id=300&movie_id=68031 . 2016-04-15 . dead.
4. (German) Article by Roman Huber on Musée Bizarre in the Aargauer Zeitung, 1/7/2011
5. Das Engadiner Wunder on artfilm.ch
6. Techqua Ikachi on San Francisco International Film Festival; on Swissfilms and ankaschmid.ch