Romed Wyder Explained

Romed Wyder (born 1967) is a Swiss filmmaker.^[1] He has been established in Geneva since 1989.^[2]

Biography

Romed Wyder was born in 1967 in Brig-Glis, Valais, Switzerland.^[3] In 1995, he graduated with a degree from the cinema department of the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) (formerly École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève).

He is a former member of the Cinéma Spoutnik and founded Laika Films with five other filmmakers in 1993.^[4] Romed developed a tape to film system and an online widget generator. He founded Paradigma Films SA in 2003.^[5] During 12 years he was a member of the Federal Film Commission. Between 2005 and 2008 he was the president of the Swiss Filmmakers Association^[6] and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Swiss Films and of the executive committee of the Swiss Film Academy. He works as director, producer and screenwriter since 1990.

Filmography

• A fleeting encounter (Une histoire provisoire) directed by Romed Wyder; written by Nasim Ahmadpour and Romed Wyder, produced by Romed Wyder, Cyrill Gerber, Bady Minck, Alexander Dummreicher-Ivanceanu (2022, fiction, 85 min, DCP)
• Et Israël fut... directed and written by Romed Wyder; produced by Yasmine Abd El Aziz and Romed Wyder (2018, documentary, 52 min, DCP)^[7]
• Dawn directed by Romed Wyder; written by Billy MacKinnon; based on a novel by Elie Wiesel; produced by Samir and Romed Wyder (2014, fiction, 95 min, DCP)^{[8] [9]}
• Ménagerie intérieure directed by Nadège de Benoit-Luthy, written by Nadège de Benoit Luthy and Nicole Borgeat, produced by Romed Wyder (2007, fiction, 18 min, 35mm)
• Absolut directed and produced by Romed Wyder, written by Romed Wyder, Yves Mugny and Maria Watzlawick (2004, fiction, 94 min, 35mm)^{[10] [11]}
• Pas de café, pas de télé, pas de sexe directed and produced by Romed Wyder, written by Romed Wyder and Maria Watzlawick (1999, fiction, 87 min, 35mm)^[12]
• Écran d’argile directed, written and produced by Romed Wyder and Maria Watzlawick (1997, documentary, 53 min, 16mm)
• Excursion directed, written and produced by Romed Wyder (1996, fiction, 21 min, 35mm)
• Squatters directed, written and produced by Romed Wyder (1995, documentary, 70+55 min, 16mm)
• November am Meer directed, written and produced by Romed Wyder (1992, fiction, 5 min, 16mm

External links

• • Romed Wyder at Kinorium.com
• Paradigma Films SA | Romed Wyder's production company
• Laika Films | Filmmaker collective

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harvey . Dennis . 2000-05-08 . No Coffee, No Tv, No Sex . 2022-09-27 . Variety . en-US.
2. http://www.swissfilms.ch/en/information_publications/festival_search/festivaldetails/-/id_person/94 Swiss Films
3. Web site: Romed Wyder . 2022-09-27 . Kino-Zeit . de.
4. http://www.laika.info Laika Films
5. http://www.paradigmafilms.ch Paradigma Films
6. http://www.arf-fds.ch ARF FDS
7. Web site: Israël, une naissance dans la douleur . 2022-09-27 . LaLiberte.ch . fr.
8. Book: Brownstein, Rich . Holocaust Cinema Complete: A History and Analysis of 400 Films, with a Teaching Guide . 2021-09-17 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-4192-8 . 298 . en.
9. Web site: Del Don . Giorgia . April 14, 2015 . The captivating psychological huis clos Dawn, coming soon to Swiss screens . 2022-09-27 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . en.
10. http://www.absolut-film.com Official Website of the film ABSOLUT
11. Web site: 2005-03-15 . ROTTERDAM Film Festival part EIGHT (5th Feb) 'Absolut, ' 'The Soup, One Morning, ' 'Moog, ' etc . 2022-09-27 . Jigsawlounge.co.uk . Neil Young's Film Lounge . en.
12. http://www.laika.info Laïka Films