 Born in Delémont, Jura.
National Institute of Performing Arts (INSAS)
in Brussels.
Founder and director of Thelma Film
in Zurich since 1988.
Director of Ciné Manufacture
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Author, director and producer/coproducer of the following movies:
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"Ikaria", Documentary (55')
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"Douleur d'Amour", Documentary (58'), Co-directed by M. Kälin
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"La femme et la sandale", Short film (28')
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"La danse du singe et du poisson", Documentary (40')
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"Thelma", Feature film (95')
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Producer or coproducer of (a.o.):
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"Yaaba" by Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Cannes 1989, Director's Forthnight
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"Parlons grand-mère" by Djibril Diop Mambéty (Senegal)
Fespaco 1989
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"Amelia Lopez O'Neill" by Valeria Sarmiento (Chile)
Berlinale 1991, in Competition
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"Laafi" by Pierre Yameogo (Burkina Faso)
Cannes 1991 , Critic's Week
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"Hyenas" by Djibril Diop Mambéty (Senegal)
Cannes 1992, in Competition
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"Wendemi" by Pierre Yameogo (Burkina Faso)
Cannes 1993, Official Selection
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"Rice People" by Rithy Panh (Cambodia)
Cannes 1994, in Competition
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"Bab el Oued City" by Merzak Allouache (Algeria)
Cannes 1994, Official Selection
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"Men of the Port" by Alain Tanner (Switzerland)
Festival du Réel, Paris, 1995
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"Bye, bye" by Karim Dridi (France)
Cannes 1995, Official Selection |
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"Fire in Paradise" by Markus Imhoof (Switzerland)
Festival of Los Angeles, 1997
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"Balkanisator" by Sotiris Goritsas (Greece)
Filmfestival of Tokyo, 1997 |
"Blind Date" 12 Short Films (Switzerland)
Cinéma Tout Ecran, Geneva 1997 |
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"One evening after the War" by Rithy Panh (Cambodia)
Cannes 1998, Official Selection
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"Karnaval" by Thomas Vincent (France)
Berlinale 1999, in Competition |
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"Charmants voisins" by Claudio Tonetti (Switzerland)
Cinéma Tout Ecran, Geneva, 1999
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"Thelma" by Pierre-Alain Meier (Switzerland)
Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, 2001
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"Me and My White Pal" by S. Pierre Yameogo (Burkina Faso)
Toronto 2003, Official Selection |
"Memoria del Saqueo" by Fernando Solanas (Argentina)
Berlinale 2004, Honorary Golden Bear |
"Delwende" by S. Pierre Yameogo (Burkina Faso)
Cannes 2005, Official Selection |
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| PIERRE-ALAIN MEIER | DIRECTOR'S NOTES |
