Romed Wyder (born 1967) is a Swiss filmmaker. He has been established in Geneva since 1989.

Biography

Romed Wyder was born in 1967 in

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, Valais,

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. In 1995, he graduated with a degree from the cinema department of the

Geneva University of Art and Design Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD), () is a European art and design school founded in 2006, and belonging to the network of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland The University of Applied Sciences and Art ...

(HEAD) (formerly

École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève (English: ''School of Fine Arts, Geneva''), was an art school founded in 1748 in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2006, the school was merged with the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD). History The � ...

). He is an active member of the Cinéma Spoutnik and founded Laika Films with five other filmmakers in 1993. Romed developed a tape to film system and an online widget generator. He founded

Paradigma Films SA ''Power of Evil'' (french: Le pouvoir du mal, it, Paradigma, also known as ''Paradigm'') is a 1985 French-German-Italian drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. Cast * Vittorio Gassman: Gottfried * Marie-Christine Barrault: Sy ...

in 2003. During 12 years he was a member of the

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. Between 2005 and 2008 he was the president of the

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. He works as director, producer and screenwriter since 1990.

Filmography

* Et Israël fut... directed and written by Romed Wyder; produced by Yasmine Abd El Aziz and Romed Wyder (2018, documentary, 52 min, DCP) * Dawn directed by Romed Wyder; written by Billy MacKinnon; based on a novel by

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; produced by

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and Romed Wyder (2014, fiction, 95 min, DCP) * 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) * 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)Laïka Films
/ref> * 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

References

External links

*
Romed Wyder
at Kinorium.com
Paradigma Films SA , Romed Wyder's production company

Laika Films , Filmmaker collective
1967 births Film people from Geneva Swiss film directors Living people People from Brig-Glis Alumni of the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève {{Switzerland-film-director-stub