Daniel Schmid

Daniel Walter Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and film director.

For the Swiss bobsledder, see Daniel Schmid (bobsleigh). For the musician, see Dan Schmid.

Daniel Walter Schmid
Born(1941-12-26)26 December 1941
Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland
Died5 August 2006(2006-08-05) (aged 64)
Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland
OccupationFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active1970 – 2002

Biography

In 1982, his film Hécate was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.[1] His film Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[2] In 1988, he was a member of the jury at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

A new documentary film on Schmid's life, Daniel Schmid – Le chat qui pense, had its U.S. premiere at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco on 20 June 2011.

Filmography / works
  • 1967: Der Findling (dir. George Moorse) (assistant director; TV film)
  • 1967: Claire (dir. Peter Lilienthal) (assistant director; TV film)
  • 1967: Abgründe (dir. Peter Lilienthal) (assistant director; TV film)
  • 1969: Samuel Beckett (dir. Rosa von Praunheim) (cinematographer; short film)
  • 1970: Thut alles im Finstern, eurem Herrn das Licht zu ersparen (director, writer; TV film)
  • 1970: Der Bomberpilot (dir. Werner Schroeter) (co-director; TV film)
  • 1972: Tonight or Never (producer, director, writer)
  • 1974: La Paloma (director, writer)
  • 1976: Shadow of Angels (director, writer)
  • 1977: Violanta (director, writer)
  • 1981: Notre Dame de la Croisette (director)
  • 1982: Hécate (director, writer)
  • 1983: Mirage de la vie (producer, director, writer; TV film)
  • 1984: Barbe-bleue (dir. Jean Bovon) (co-director; TV film)
  • 1984: Il bacio di Tosca (Der Kuss der Tosca) (director)
  • 1985: Lulu (co-director; TV film)
  • 1986: Der Rosenkönig (producer)
  • 1987: Jenatsch (director, writer)
  • 1988: Guglielmo Tell (director; TV film)
  • 1990: Les amateurs (director)
  • 1992: Hors Saison / Zwischensaison (director, writer)
  • 1995: The Written Face (director, writer) – documentary on the Japanese Kabuki star, Tamasaburo Bando featuring Butoh dancer, Kazuo Ohno
  • 1996: Linda di Chamounix (dir. Alf Bernhard-Leonardi) (co-director; TV film)
  • 1999: Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz (director)
  • 2002: Beatrice di Tenda (dir. Yves-André Hubert) (co-director; TV film)

Actor
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References
  1. "Berlinale: 1983 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  3. "Berlinale: 1988 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 March 2011.


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