Georges Schwizgebel
Schwizgebel was born on 28 September 1944 in Reconvilier, Canton of Berne (Jura bernois), in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. From 1960-65 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts et des Arts Décoratifs at Geneva. In 1971 he founded Studio GDS where he produced and directed animated films as well as working in graphic design. From 1986 to 1995 he worked on retrospectives and exhibitions, among others, in Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris and New York. In 2002 he was awarded Swiss Film Prize, Best Short Film for “La jeune fille et les nuages”. His film, The Man With No Shadow was included in the Animation Show of Shows. His 2011 short film Romance, a co-production of the National Film Board of Canada and two Swiss studios, was one of five animated shorts nominated for the 32nd Genie Awards, where it won the Award for Best Animated Short.
Chemin faisant (2012)
Through paintings that interact on the principle of Russian dolls, we are drawn along the swirling path of the thoughts of a pilgrim, a solitary walker. (more)
Through paintings that interact on the principle of Russian dolls, we are drawn along the swirling path of the thoughts of a pilgrim, a solitary walker. (more)
1/3/10 (2013)
Drama represented by the arrest of Jafar Panahi... until he is freed. Freedom for Jafar Panahi, and all imprisoned Iranian filmmakers. (more)
Drama represented by the arrest of Jafar Panahi... until he is freed. Freedom for Jafar Panahi, and all imprisoned Iranian filmmakers. (more)
Romance (2011)
While on an airplane, a traveller's spirit plunges into a dream world. Here, under the influence of the unknown, the logic of his desires prevails, and a romantic saga takes shape. (more)
While on an airplane, a traveller's spirit plunges into a dream world. Here, under the influence of the unknown, the logic of his desires prevails, and a romantic saga takes shape. (more)
Zig Zag (1996)
A brief homage to Rodolphe Töpffer in a zigzag travelling inspired by the drawings of the Geneva author. The short trip starts with a stroller and ends with a reader. (more)
A brief homage to Rodolphe Töpffer in a zigzag travelling inspired by the drawings of the Geneva author. The short trip starts with a stroller and ends with a reader. (more)
The Young Girl and the Clouds (2001)
The story of Cinderella is modernised. Cinderella dreams of clouds and ends up fleeing by plane with her Prince Charming. The image is animated simultaneously at various speeds (decor, moving elements, characters) in connection with the sound tape played by Georges ... (more)
The story of Cinderella is modernised. Cinderella dreams of clouds and ends up fleeing by plane with her Prince Charming. The image is animated simultaneously at various speeds (decor, moving elements, characters) in connection with the sound tape played by Georges ... (more)
The Year of the Deer (1995)
The story of a young deer deceived by appearances, or how a good deed in haste can be the cause of a tragedy. (more)
The story of a young deer deceived by appearances, or how a good deed in haste can be the cause of a tragedy. (more)
The Subject of the Picture (1989)
With the complicity of a painter, an elderly man recovers youth and manages to wander through paintings. (more)
With the complicity of a painter, an elderly man recovers youth and manages to wander through paintings. (more)
The Ride to the Abyss (1992)
‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz. (more)
‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz. (more)
The Ravishing of Frank N. Stein (1982)
The slow construction of an image, to the rhythm of steps, ends when the monster meets his Bride. (more)
The slow construction of an image, to the rhythm of steps, ends when the monster meets his Bride. (more)
Game
(2006)
A visual and musical game which builds and destroys itself according to the vivacious rhythm of Serge Prokofiev’s Scherzo to Piano Concerto No. 2. (more)
A visual and musical game which builds and destroys itself according to the vivacious rhythm of Serge Prokofiev’s Scherzo to Piano Concerto No. 2. (more)
Perspectives (1975)
An animated short where no real story is being told and the perspective is constantly shifting. (more)
An animated short where no real story is being told and the perspective is constantly shifting. (more)
Hors-jeu (1977)
A descrition of a game between two teams where one of the teams change the rules. (more)
A descrition of a game between two teams where one of the teams change the rules. (more)
Nakounine (1986)
A bicycle ride through the streets of Shanghai between spring and summer 1984, from the suburbs to the center of the city. (more)
A bicycle ride through the streets of Shanghai between spring and summer 1984, from the suburbs to the center of the city. (more)
The Flight of Icarus (1974)
Loosely following the Greek myth of the Flight of Icarus, Georges Schwizgebel opens his directional career with Le vol d'lcare, a short animation of LED lights. (more)
Loosely following the Greek myth of the Flight of Icarus, Georges Schwizgebel opens his directional career with Le vol d'lcare, a short animation of LED lights. (more)
Fugue (1999)
A work of visual art that borrows from music the principles of the fugue, with the sudden flight of a man to his hotel room as its main theme. Where he dreams. (more)
A work of visual art that borrows from music the principles of the fugue, with the sudden flight of a man to his hotel room as its main theme. Where he dreams. (more)
78 Tours (1986)
A waltz played with an accordion starts a short story about the running time. (more)
A waltz played with an accordion starts a short story about the running time. (more)
The Man Without a Shadow (2004)
An animated film made in 2004 by the Swiss director Georges Schwizgebel. It is an adaptation of The Curious Case of Peter Shlemihl, written by German writer Adelbert von Chamisso 1813 novel. (more)
An animated film made in 2004 by the Swiss director Georges Schwizgebel. It is an adaptation of The Curious Case of Peter Shlemihl, written by German writer Adelbert von Chamisso 1813 novel. (more)
Academy Leader Variations (1987)
Twenty animators from the U.S., Switzerland, Poland and China express their friendship with and love of animation in a series of animated variations on the standard countdown. (more)
Twenty animators from the U.S., Switzerland, Poland and China express their friendship with and love of animation in a series of animated variations on the standard countdown. (more)
Retouches (2008)
Between a wave’s rhythm and the breath of a young woman in her sleep, some animated paintings go on modifying each other. (more)
Between a wave’s rhythm and the breath of a young woman in her sleep, some animated paintings go on modifying each other. (more)
Erlking
(2015)
A father is riding with his son through the forest. The sick child thinks he sees the Erlking, who both charms and frightens him. Based on Goethe's poem "Erlkönig" and the music of Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt. (more)
A father is riding with his son through the forest. The sick child thinks he sees the Erlking, who both charms and frightens him. Based on Goethe's poem "Erlkönig" and the music of Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt. (more)