Giacun Caduff (born 1979) is a Swiss director and producer. Best known for his work on ''

La femme et le TGV ''La femme et le TGV'' (English: ''The Railroad Lady'') is a 2016 Swiss French-language short film directed by Timo von Gunten. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for many industry awards including the Academy Award for Best Live Actio ...

'' as producer, which earned him critical appraisal and recognition including

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...

at the 89th Academy Awards in 2017 with director

Timo von Gunten Timo von Gunten (born December 15, 1989) is a Swiss director, writer and producer. Best known for his work on ''La femme et le TGV'' as director, which earned him critical appraisal and recognition including a nomination for an Academy Award for Be ...

Early life and education

He was born in

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in 1979. Having made several short movies in school, he moved to

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in the United States in 2001 to study film at the

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from which he earned a

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in creative producing in 2008. His graduation film ''Etienne''!, played at several film festivals.

Professional career

After having returned to Switzerland, he founded the Gässli Film Festival in

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in 2009, which he led until 2020. In 2014 he directed the feature film ''20 rules for Sylvie''. In 2016 he produced the movie ''La femme et le TGV'' for which he was nominated to the academy awards in 2017. In June 2017, he was nominated to become one of the jurors for the

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nominations.

Filmography

* 2016: ''

'' (short) * 2016: ''Three Explanations for a Body in the Rhine'' (Short) (co-producer) (post-production) * 2015: ''20 rules for Sylvie'' * 2015: ''Little Mountain Boy'' (additional second ad) * 2013: ''Not So Young'' (first assistant director) * 2013: ' (additional second ad: additional) * 2012: ''Someone Like Me'' (second assistant director) * 2011: ''Salad Days'' (producer) * 2009: ''AmerAsian'' (first assistant director) * 2006: ''Things You Don't Tell...'' (first assistant director) * 2006: ''Orizuru'' (Short) (first assistant director) * 2009: ''

Etienne! ''Etienne!'' is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Jeff Mizushima. It stars Richard Vallejos, Sophia Myles and Courtney Halverson. It was released on 12 June 2009 at the CineVegas International Film Festival and was an instant ...

'' (producer) * 2005: ''2B or Not 2B'' (Short) (producer) * 2003: ''The Jazz Addict'' (Short) (first assistant director)

Awards

* 2017: Nominated to the

* 2015:

Prize for Culture Furtherance

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caduff, Giacun Swiss directors Swiss producers Romansh people Living people 1979 births