Die ZFF Academy in Zahlen: In 19 Jahren haben wir 412 Talente unterstützt, gefördert und Tausende von neuen Connections ermöglicht!
2023: 19 Alumni
Carlo Beer – Writer & Director
Charlotte Hamblin – Writer, Director & Actor
David Franciscus – Writer & Creative Producer
Elham Ehsas – Director & Actor
Émile V. Schlesser – Writer, Director & Visual Artist
Jennifer Lane – Writer, Producer & Actor
Kristina Wagenbauer – Writer & Director
Laura Klippel – Producer & Co-Founder of Bandenfilm
Laurens Pérol – Writer, Director & Producer
Loïc Hobi – Writer & Director
Lukas Nathrath – Writer, Director & Actor
Lydia Rui – Writer & Director
Rebecca Martin – Writer
Ryushi Lindsay – Director
Sara Bonakdar – Producer
Sasha Xiaoyan Li – Writer & Director
Simon David – Director
Stefan Staub – Writer
Thomas Mataheru – Producer & Founder of DotInk Cinema
2022: 20 Alumni
Aleksandra Kostina – Producer
Aurélie Oliveira Pernet – Director
Christian Wehrlin – Writer & Creator
Dwayne LeBlanc – Director & Writer
Edwin Charmillot – Director, Producer & Writer
Eli Zuzovsky – Writer & Director
Georden West – Director, Editor & Writer
Hussen Ibraheem – Writer & Director
Ida Kat Balslev – Director & Writer
Joele Walinga – Director
Margarita Amineva-Jester – Producer
Marta Romanova-Jekabsone – Producer
Mathieu Volpe – Director
Michael Graf – Producer
Paul Marques Duarte – Director & Screenwriter
Pranav Bhasin – Director, Writer & Producer
Sabina Smitham – Producer
Taratoa Stappard – Writer & Director
Viv Li – Director
Yuval Shapira – Director
2021: 17 Alumni
Andreas Elsener – Director, Writer & Producer
Ariel Gutiérrez – Director & Writer
Barbora Berezňáková – Director
István Kovács – Director
Jason Bradbury – Director & Writer
Jelena Vujović – Author & Director
Jessica Hefti – TV Producer
Magdalena Welter – Producer
Maria Laskaridou – Creative Producer
Marta Cruañas Compés – Producer
Massih Parsaei – Writer & Director
Natalia Sinelnikova – Director & Writer
Paulo Carneiro – Writer & Director
Saskaris Stora – Writer & Director
Till Ellrich – Writer & Director
Youssef Youssef – Writer & Director
Zamo Mkhwanazi – Writer & Director
2020: 18 Alumni
Aylin Gökmen – Director & Producer
Ben Donateo – Director & Writer
Bernhard Wenger – Director & Writer
Charlotte Rey – Producer
David Clay Diaz – Director & writer
Eric Brehmer – Director & Writer
Jessie Mangum – Producer
Kristian Håskjold – Director & Writer
Léon Yersin – Director & Writer
Lino Rettinger – Producer
Malina Nwabuonwor – Writer
Marek Čermák – Director & Writer
Marisa Meier – Producer & Writer
Minoas Nikolakakis – Director, Producer & Writer
More Raca – Director & Writer
Raphaela Schmid – Director & Writer
Roman Hodel – Director
Séverine Tibi – Producer
2019: 20 Alumni
Zoe Dobson – Director
Yan Decoppet – Producer
Vojtěch Strakatý – Director & Writer
Torfinnur Jákupsson – Writer
Sylvie Leray – Producer & Distributor
Sophie Linnenbaum – Director
Satindar Singh Bedi – Director & Writer
Nic Fforde – Director & Writer
Min Min Hein – Director & Producer
Martin Monk – Director & Writer
Maria Sigrist – Director
Magdalena Chmielewska – Director & Writer
Luis Campos – Director, Producer & Writer
Lou Rambert Preiss – Director
Kantarama Gahigiri – Director & Writer
Ion Papaspyrou – Director & Writer
Corinne Steiner – Producer
Beatrice Minger – Director & Writer
Akos Gerstner – Director & Writer
Adrian Spring – Writer & Creative Producer
2018: 20 Alumni
Anton Peterson – Director & Writer
Govinda van Maele – Director & Writer
Jude Chebab – Director & Writer
Kabir Mehta – Director & Writer
Katia Lom – Director, Writer & Animator
Lony Welter – Director & Writer
Lukas Feeigelfeld – Director & Editor
Małgorzata Wabińska – Producer
Marc Mounier – Producer
Mariann Sofiasdóttir – Writer
Marysia Nikitiuk – Writer
Monica San – Writer
Samantha Collins – Writer
Philip Zakrzewski – Producer & Writer
Savvas Stavrou – Director & Writer
Sharon Angelhart – Director & Writer
Slava Doytcheva – Director & Writer
Tereza Kotyk – Director, Writer & Curator
Tomáš Pavlíček – Director
Wendy Pillonel – Director & Writer
2017: 25 Alumni
Asli Özarslan – Director
Ben Vandendaele – Producer
Christian Johannes Koch – Director & Writer
Cosima Frei – Director & Writer
Daniel Grove – Director & Writer
Franziska Sonder – Producer
Ivan Bakrac – Director & Writer
Jakub Viktorin – Producer
Jela Hasler – Director
Jiří Sádek – Director & Producer
Kaisa El Ramly – Director & Writer
Karen Newman – Producer
Klara Kochańska – Director & Writer
Manuela Piemonte – Writer
Masha Kondakova – Director & Writer
Mohamed Jabaly – Director
Pia Hellenthal – Director & Writer
Samuel Grandchamp – Director & Writer
Shirley Bruno – Director & Writer
Susanne Meures – Director
Synia Pappa – Director & Writer
Teymur Hajiyev – Director & Writer
Tia Kouvo – Director
Thanasis Neofotistos – Director
Yvann Yagchi – Director
2016: 25 Alumni
Aline Fischer – Director & Writer
Cecilia Verheyden – Director & Writer
Christophe M. Saber – Director
Engin Kundag – Director, Writer & Producer
Fiona Ziegler – Director & Writer
Fisnik Maxhuni – Director & Writer
George Teltzidis – Director & Writer
Giacun Caduff – Director & Producer
Hadas Ben Aroya – Director & Writer
Hallvar Witzø – Director & Writer
Jan-Eric Mack – Director & Writer
Jenni Toivoniemi – Director & Writer
Lisa Brühlmann – Director & Writer
Lorcan Finnegan – Director
Luca Ribler – Director & Writer
Mauro Mueller – Producer, Writer & Director
Marc Wilkins – Director
Marina Klauser – Director
Martin Kosok – Producer
Michaela Cajkova – Producer
Ola Jankowska – Director
Sigrid Andrea Bernardo – Director
Teodor Kuhn – Director
Tilman Kolb – Producer
Uisenma Borchu – Director
2015: 24 Alumni
Annie Gisler – Director & Writer
Beatriu Vallés Jimenu – Director, Writer & Producer
Brendan Uffelmann – Director of Photography
Damian John Harper – Director & Writer
Facundo Scalerandi – Director & Writer
Filippa Bauer – Director
Franziska Pflaum – Director
Henri Steinmetz – Director
Jakob Beurle – Writer & Director of Photography
Jakob M. Erwa – Director
Julia Hönemann – Director of Photography
Laurentia Genske – Director
Maurice Hübner – Director
Maximilian Haslbeger – Director & Producer
Michael Binz – Director & Writer
Nicolas Steiner – Director & Producer
Nora Fingscheidt – Director & Writer
Partick Vollrath – Director
Piet Baumgartner – Director
Sabine Jankowski – Director of Photograpgy
Sophia Bösch – Director & Writer
Stefan Dux – Director of Photography
Štěpán Altrichter – Director
Steven Swirko – Director & Producer
2014: 32 Alumni
Alexandre Powelz – Director & Writer
Anja Reiss – Director
Benjamin Chimoy – Director & Writer
Caroline Bobek – Director & Writer
Dominik Locher – Director & Writer
Filippo Demarchi – Director & Writer
Friederike Jehn – Director
Georg Tiller – Director & Writer
Golo Schultz – Producer & Composer
İlker Çatak – Director
Ines Schiller – Writer & Producer
Jakob Lass – Director & Writer
Jeshua Dreyfus – Director, Writer & Producer
Jörg Kundinger – Director & Producer
Julia Walter – Director
Lena Knauss – Director & Writer
Maurizius Staerkle Drux – Director & Writer
Mickey Nedimovic – Writer & Director
Monja Art – Director, Editor & Producer
Nikola Ilic – Director & Writer
Pawan Kumar – Director & Writer
Pierre-Adrian Irle – Director, Writer & Producer
Rajko Jazbec – Producer
Ramon Zürcher – Director & Writer
Rebecca Panian – Director & Writer
Samuel Perriard – Director, Writer & Producer
Sylvain Coisne – Director & Writer
Sylvia Borges – Director & Writer
Timon Birkhofer – Director
Valerie Gudenus – Director & Writer
Valerie Heine – Director & Writer
Yoav Parish – Director, Writer & Producer
2013: 27 Alumni
Aron Lehmann – Director
Anna von Dziembowska – Producer
Bryn Chainey – Writer & Director
Christoph Rainer – Director
Clara Trischler – Director
Felix Schaffert – Writer & Director
Florian Eichinger – Producer, Director & Writer
Gabriela Betschart – Director
Giacun Caduff – Director & Producer
Hanna Doose – Writer & Director
Isabell Šuba – Director
Julian Grünthal – Director
Katrin Gebbe – Director & Writer
Laureano Ladislao Gutiérrez – Producer
Lena Vurma – Producer
Lisa Glock – Writer
Luca Zuberbühler – Director
Luka Popadic – Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Markus Zucker – Director of Photography
Matthias Weidenhöfer – Producer
Mauro Mueller – Producer, Writer & Director
Moritz Springer – Director
Oliver Schwarz – Director
Rocio Lopez – Producer
Sebastian Fritsch – Director & Producer
Stefan Schaller – Director & Writer
Talkon Hamzavi – Writer, Director
2012: 35 Alumni
Alex Schmidt – Director
Andri Hinnen – Director
Anja Salomonowitz – Director
Carsten Unger – Writer & Director
Constanze Schumann – Producer
Corina Schwingruber – Director
Elmar Imano – Director
Evi Goldbrunner – Director & Writer
Florian Knittel – Director & Writer
Geraldine Zosse – Director & Writer
Hannes Baumgartner – Director & Writer
Hüseyin Tabak – Director & Writer
Iris Sommerlatte – Producer
Joachim Dollhopf – Writer & Director
Jonas Carpignano – Director
Julian Pörksen – Director & Writer
Katharina Kress – Writer
Kyle Patrick Alvarez – Director & Writer
Martin Guggisberg – Director
Marvin Kren – Director
Mauro Mueller – Producer, Writer & Director
Nick Brandestini – Director & Producer
Oliver Kienle – Director & Writer
Pola Beck – Director & Writer
Ralph Etter – Writer & Director
Severine Cornamusaz – Director
Sheenu Das – Producer
Sophie Stäglich – Producer
Stefan Gieren – Producer
Thaïs Odermatt – Writer & Director
Timo von Gunten – Writer & Director
Tina von Traben – Director & Writer
Toke Constantin Hebbeln – Director
Umut Dag – Director & Producer
York-Fabian Raabe – Director, Producer & Writer
2011: 19 Alumni
Amaury Berger – Writer & Director
Aminta Iseppi – Producer
Andres Jud – Writer & Director
Anna Katharina Brehm – Writer & Producer
Annkatrin Hausmann – Director
Carlo Pisani – Writer & Director
Christian Werner – Writer & Director
Christoph Arni – Producer
Dario Schoch – Producer & Writer
Hannes Baumgartner – Director & Writer
Isabelle Stüssi – Director
Jolanta Wieczorek – Director & Writer
Karsten Prühl – Writer & Director
Natascha Cartolaro – Editor
Rebecca Panian – Writer & Director
Shirin Saghaie – Director
Stefan Eichenberger – Producer
Talkhon Hamzavi – Writer & Director
Ulla Lehmann – Producer
2010: 19 Alumni
Andrea Roggon – Director
Anna Juliane Grossheim – Writer & Director
Anna Katharina Wohlgenannt – Director
Benny Jaberg – Director & Writer
Corina Schwingruber – Director
David Berger – Director
Eleonore Meier – Producer
Katrin Gebbe – Director & Writer
Luc Gut – Director
Marie-Catherine Theiler – Writer & Director
Natascha Beller – Writer & Director
Quinn Evan Reimann – Director & Writer
Ramon Giger – Director
Samuel Flückiger – Producer & Director
Sebastian Stern – Director
Stefanie Klemm – Writer & Director
Thaïs Odermatt – Writer & Director
Tiziana Sarro – Director
Tobias Walker – Producer
2009: 20 Alumni
Anita Blumer – Director
Anna Thommen – Director
Barbara Seiler – Writer & Director
Christoph Heller – Director
Claudio Cea – Editor & Director
Eric Andreae – Director, Writer & Editor
Irene Ledermann – Director
Isabelle Gattiker – Producer
Julia Tal – Editor, Writer & Director
Kaya Inan – Editor & Director
Lorenz Merz – Director & Writer
Marcel Wehn – Director
Markus Dietrich – Writer & Director
Matthias Günter – Writer & Director
Michael Kupczyk – Director
Nasha Gagnebin – Writer & Director
Patrick Karpiczenko – Writer
Rolf Hellat – Director
Sarika Hemi Lakhani – Producer
Tobias Nölle – Director & Writer
2008: 25 Alumni
Alex Eslam – Director
Andreas Zimmermann – Director
Andrina Mracnikar – Writer & Director
Anke Hentschel – Writer & Director
Anne Thoma – Director
Caroline Daube – Producer
Cihan Inan – Director & Writer
Daniel Casparis – Writer & Director
Daniel Young – Director
Felix von Muralt – Director & DoP
Frederik Steiner – Writer & Director
Gil Wiener – Director
Hanna Maria Heidrich – Director
Henning Kamm – Producer
Ivana Lalovic – Director
Krystof Zlatnik – Writer & Director
Leonidas Bieri – Writer & Director
Lucas Vossoughi – Producer & Director
Marc Brummund – Writer & Director
Markus Welter – Editor & Director
Michael Koch – Director
Simon Jaquemet – Writer & Director
Sophie Narr – Writer & Director
Thomas Peter – Writer
Tunje Berns – Producer
2007: 21 Alumni
Andrea Nobile – Director
Bastian Günther – Director
Bernie Forster – Director
Birgit Grosskopf – Director
Carmen Stadler – Writer & Director
Christine Wiederkehr – Director
Corinne Garfin – Director
Dan Wechsler – Producer
Dominique Müller – Director
Fulvio Bernasconi – Director
Germinal Roaux – Director
Jeanne Waltz – Director
Kaspar Winkler – Producer
Lukas Schmid – Director
Marek Beles – Director
Markus Mörth – Director
Michael Finger – Director
Moritz Gerber – Director
Peter Luisi – Director
Pierre Monnard – Director
Stefan Müller – Producer
2006: 26 Alumni
Alex Kleinberger – Editor & Director
Alexander Joho – Writer
Andrew Katumba – Director
Anette Lober – Director
Angela Rohrer – Director
Benjamin Weiss – Director
Caroline Velan – Producer
Claudia Jucker – Director & Producer
Dominique Fleury – Writer & Director
Hanna Salzer – Writer & Director
Joël Louis Jent – Writer & Producer
Lawrence Grimm – Writer & Director
Liliane Keller – Writer & Director
Louis Frédéric Golay – Editor, DoP & Producer
Malgorzata Schneider – Writer
Marcel Schneider – Director
Meret Burger – Producer & Director
Patrick M. Müller – Producer
Ralph Etter – Writer & Director
Shari Yantra Marcacci – Writer & Director
Simone Häberling – Producer
Stefan Kollmuss – Writer
Stéphanie Chuat – Writer & Director
Song Yun Long – Writer & Director
Thomas Buschbeck – Director
Véronique Reymond – Director & Writer