
MICHAEL KRUMMENACHER
Michael Krummenacher was born 1985 in Schwyz, Switzerland. In 2005 he left for New York City to take part in Columbia University’s Filmmaking Intensive Workshop. In 2006 he was accepted as a directing student at University of Television and Film Munich (HFF München). In 2009 Krummenacher co-founded the production company Passanten Filmproduktion and directed his first feature-length film HINTER DIESEN BERGEN (BEYOND THESE MOUNTAINS) that was shown at several film festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam. His short WENN ALLE DA SIND (WHEN EVERYBODY‘S HERE) was nominated for the German Short Film Award in 2012. Michael Krummenacher's diploma film SIBYLLE premiered at Berlinale 2015. In the same year, HEIMATLAND celebrates its world-premier at Festival del Film Locarno in the International Competition.
FILMOGRAPHY (selection)
2015 Heimatland
Director Headwriter // feature 99 min
2015 Sibylle (Like A Cast Shadow)
Director Co-Writer // feature 87 min
2014 Neulich in meiner Wohnung (Recently in my apartment)
Co-Director with Peter Baranowski // short 5 min
2013 Vierhundertdreizehn & Vierhundertsechzehn (413 & 416)
Director: Gwendolin Stolz
Producer // short 25 min
2012 Wenn alle da sind (When everybody‘s here)
Director Writer Producer // short 26 min
2011 Rauschgift (Addicted)
Director: Peter Baranowski
Producer // short 22 min
2010 Hinter diesen Bergen (Beyond these mountains)
Director Co-Writer Producer // feature 76 min
2009 Paralyzing and lazy days
Director Cinematographer Producer // documentary 43 min
Theodor Gold
Director Writer // short 12 min
2008 Der Gast (The Guest)
Director Writer // short 5 min
Meet Monica (Episode Francois & Herr Heinzer)
Director Writer // anthologyfilm 45 Min
Francois & Karina à Paris
Director Writer // short 11 min
2007 und draussen Flirren
Director Writer // short 13 min
2006 Aquarium
Director Writer Cinematographer // short 11 min
PUBLISHED WORK (literature)
2008 Schnee
Herr Heinzer und das Matterhornwunder
413 & 416
in DAS LEUCHTEN UNTER DEM EIS | Primero Verlag München
ISBN 978-3-9810943-5-0