Philip Delaquis Explained

Birth Date:29 July 1974
Birth Place:Bern, Switzerland
Occupation:Producer (film/theatre)

Philip Delaquis (born 29 July 1974) is a Swiss film and theatre producer and member of the Swiss Film Academy and the European Film Academy.[1]

Biography

Philip Delaquis was born on 29 July 1974 in Bern.[1] He attended schools in Spiez and Interlaken, graduated in 1994 and worked as a newspaper photographer before enrolling at Bern's School of Design and completing film courses at FOCAL, later acquiring a lic.rer.pol. in business and media science at the University of Bern and Humboldt University of Berlin[2] and launching a TV editorial career with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR. In his spare time, he made short films and organised film festivals, including DVD ShortICutsIBern & Zurich[3] [4] and the festival Talent Screen.[5] [6] In 2005, Delaquis co-founded the Zurich-based film production company Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke GmbH.[7] [8]

This company produced several award-winning films, including the feature documentary Yalom's Cure (2014), which screened in cinemas in over ten European countries and the documentary Forbidden Voices (2012), which won the Amnesty International Award and the WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award.[9] [10] The company also produced GURU – Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard (2011). All the three films were nominated for the Swiss Film Award.[11] Further film productions include the feature film Soundless Wind Chime (2009) by Kit Hung, which won over ten international awards and premiered in the official selection of the Berlin International Film Festival.[12] Together with Barbara Miller, Delaquis established the production company Mons Veneris Films in 2014.[13]

He also developed and produced Dällebach Kari – The musical based on the Swiss figure Dällebach Kari. The production premiered at the Thunerseespiele, then had runs at Theater 11 in Zürich and Rote Halle Bern.[14] He also worked on the musical The Visit – Der Besuch der alten Dame (2013) which premiered at the Thunerseespiele and later was performed at the Ronacher Theatre in Vienna.[15] [16]

In 2024, he partnered with Richard Gere and Oren Moverman for a movie on the 14th Dalai Lama.[17]

Filmography[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Philip Delaquis in the Swiss Films Database.
  2. Web site: Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke GmbH.
  3. Book: Short Cuts Bern: 25 Berner short films:the selection 1897-2003:Documentary Animation Fiction. OCLC WorldCat.org. 610792762 .
  4. Web site: Cover "Züri Gschnätzlets" DVD . Persoenlich.com (paragraphs describe roots of Shortcuts and Delaquis's role).
  5. Web site: Movie Wirz Werbung promotes pitch for newcomers with fresh ideas for cinema, TV and advertising. Persoenlich.com (Swiss portal).
  6. Web site: Filmografie Philip Delaquis (Buch und Regie) . FAMA FILM AG.
  7. Web site: Commercial Registrar (Swiss). Money House CH).
  8. Web site: IG independent Swiss film producers. IG unabhängige Schweizer Filmproduzenten.
  9. Web site: Forbidden Voices wins WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award.
  10. Web site: Swiss Films.
  11. Web site: Swiss Film Award. 2017-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308080012/http://www.swissfilmaward.ch/en/. 2016-03-08. dead.
  12. Web site: Swiss Films.
  13. Web site: IDFA Forum. 2017-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023174800/https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/fbcc3902-b2f9-4f3d-b833-10b094a204dd/the-female-touch/idfa-forum. 2017-10-23. dead.
  14. Web site: The souped Dällebach, Der Bund, October 9, 2012.. Article in German..
  15. Web site: The Old Lady goes to Japan", Berner Zeitung, December 18, 2014..
  16. Web site: The Visit in Japan, Vienna Musical.
  17. Web site: Morfoot . Addie . 2024-07-31 . Richard Gere and Oren Moverman Join Dalai Lama Documentary ‘Wisdom of Happiness’ as Exec Producers (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-08-02 . Variety . en-US.
  18. http://www.swissfilms.ch/en/film_search/filmdetails/-/id_address/2146125447 Swiss Films Database